CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Head coach Monte Lee announced the signing of 13 players to the program on Monday. Assistant coaches Bradley LeCroy and Andrew See along with Lee all contributed to the signing class, which is rated No. 12 in the…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – Ian Strom collected three hits and stole three bases on Sunday, but Columbia lost a tightly-contested game to Charleston, 3-2. It was Strom’s second career three-hit game. The outfielder also became the first Firefly in franchise…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- With SEC Media Days this week, the Gamecocks released a 2017 preseason depth chart Sunday night. No major surprises. USC has not named a starting running back. On the preseason depth chart, Rico Dowdle, transfer Ty'Son…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays made a statement to the American League heading into the All-Star break: Don't count us out of the playoff race. Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning…
ATLANTA (AP) -- Brittney Sykes scored 12 points of her 18 points in the decisive third quarter and the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 98-78 on Sunday. Sykes was one short of her career-high and the rookie had eight…
JUPITER, Fla. (Mets) - The St. Lucie Mets took a tough 2-1 loss to the Jupiter Hammerheads on Sunday at Roger Dean Stadium. The key sequence came in the eighth inning when the Mets loaded the bases with no outs…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jay Jabs did a little bit of everything on Saturday night. The outfielder tallied a pair of hits, scored a run, drove another in, but his team fell to the RiverDogs, 13-2. Jabs has reached base safely in 20…
The United States earned a disappointing 1-1 draw in its opening match of Group B play at the 2017 Gold Cup. Bruce Arena's squad is short on U.S. national team regulars and that reality was reflected in an experimental XI…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took Lonzo Ball 20 seconds to get a near-capacity crowd off its feet in his first summer league game. There wasn’t much to cheer the rest of the game. Ball’s highly anticipated Los Angeles Lakers…
NEW YORK (WOLO) -- Former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Saturday, but the move is only temporary. Since Montgomery won't pitch until after the All-Star break, the Bronx Bombers decided to call up a relief…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – Ian Strom slashed a pair of hits on Friday, but Columbia dropped the series opener to Charleston, 7-1. The Hopedale, Massachusetts, product accomplished the feat in just his fifth game as a Firefly. After two innings…
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Layshia Clarendon scored a career-high 27 points to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 89-68 on Friday night. Clarendon was 11 of 15 from the field, and had eight rebounds and six assists. Rookie Brittney…
CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter how easy they made it look a year ago, Anthony Rizzo insisted the Chicago Cubs in no way expected to breeze through another season. If this is a turning point, well, there still is plenty…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named First-Team Freshman All-America by D1 Baseball. Cortes, a 5-7, 195-pounder from Oviedo, Fla., hit .286 (48-for-168) with a team-high 12 home runs, 27 runs scored…
For the third consecutive year, SEC Network is handing the reins over to the 14 Southeastern Conference schools for a two-week stretch. Beginning Monday, July 17, each school will exclusively program 24-hours of the network with classic games, films, ESPN…
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed guard Michael Carter-Williams. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 2013-14 NBA Rookie of the Year, Carter-Williams was selected 11th overall…
NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry head men's basketball coach Dave Davis has signed 6-foot, 8-inch post player Max Miller, from Rockton, Illinois. Miller led Honegah High to the 2017 Regional Championship, was a two time ALL-NIC First Team Selection, and was twice…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Davis Love III can still get some solid work done in a PGA Tour event. Heading into the World Golf Hall of Fame in September, the 53-year-old Love shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday…
CARY, N.C. (USA Baseball) - Andrew Vaughn and Tyler Frank each drove in a run as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team fell to Cuba, 7-2, on Thursday in the fourth game of the sixth USA vs. Cuba International Friendship…
[gtxvideo vid='deozbDYx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/deozbDYx.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies Avoid Sweep in Augusta Series Finale'] AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – Brandon Brosher broke a 1-1 tie with a solo homer in extras, which proved to be the difference Thursday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium. The Fireflies outlasted the GreenJackets…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Recent South Carolina women’s golf addition Lois Kaye Go qualified for the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Thursday after sharing medalist honors at Bermuda Run Country Club. Go posted a 1-under 71 at the club’s East Course in Advance,…
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed 2017 second-round draft pick Dwayne Bacon. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Hornets originally acquired Bacon’s draft rights along with cash…
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has named Buzz Peterson Assistant General Manager. “Throughout his tenure with our organization, Buzz has been an integral part of all aspects of our basketball operations department, with…
The University of South Carolina won the Certified SC Grown Palmetto Series for the second year in a row. The Palmetto Series is an annual points competition between the state’s flagship universities in head-to-head athletic events. Points were also awarded…
