Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Former Clemson All-American Carson Young will make his professional debut this week at the Web.com Tour’s Lecom Health Challenge in Findley Lake, New York. The tournament will run July 6-9. Young qualified for the tournament on Tuesday…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points and had seven assists, Allisha Gray added 20 points, and the Dallas Wings beat the Atlanta Dream 94-84 on Wednesday night. Atlanta trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quarter…
[gtxvideo vid='2SwoqMoh' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2SwoqMoh.jpg' vtitle='Augusta Picks up a Pair of Wins over Fireflies Wednesday'] AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – Columbia dropped both its games to Augusta on Wednesday night, but centerfielder Jacob Zanon made a splash at Lake Olmstead Stadium. The 22-year-old finished with a pair…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s golfers have been named 2016-17 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. Recent Gamecock graduates Katelyn Dambaugh and Jia Xin Yang, rising junior Marion Veysseyre and rising sophomores…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina Football will be represented by quarterback Jake Bentley, tight end Hayden Hurst and wide receiver Deebo Samuel at Kickoff 2017 - the SEC Football Media Days, next week in Birmingham, it…
NEW YORK (WNBA)– Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray today was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in June. Gray earned the honor for the second month in a row. The fourth overall pick in WNBA Draft 2017 presented by…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jose Altuve homered and drove in four runs, Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and the Houston Astros pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Tuesday night. Showing why they’re the major leagues’ best team at 57-27, the…
[gtxvideo vid='Sojy3Cvp' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Sojy3Cvp.jpg' vtitle='Columbia's Game at Augusta Suspended by Power Outage'] AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – The Fireflies were ready to take the field in the bottom of the seventh at Lake Olmstead Stadium. That was until the lights went out.…
[gtxvideo vid='4cwpZ3HZ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4cwpZ3HZ.jpg' vtitle='Florence Completes Comeback over Blowfish'] Dominic Cuoci's solo home run put the Blowfish on the scoreboard first and provided an early firework to the fans at Lexington County Baseball Stadium on the Fourth of July. It also…
[gtxvideo vid='Y8gSjYNS' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Y8gSjYNS.jpg' vtitle='Clemson's Beer Leads USA to Fourth of July Win over Cuba'] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (USA Baseball) - Nick Madrigal collected two hits including a solo home run, while Seth Beer drove in two runs and Tyler Holton threw…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Graduate righthander Tyler Jackson (Piedmont, S.C.) signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners, announced by the organization. He became the 10th Tiger in 2017 to either be drafted or sign a free-agent deal. Jackson also became…
TOKYO, Japan (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball closed out its competition with the Japan National Team Tuesday, playing a full 40-minute game for the first time on the tour. Japan claimed a 78-57 victory with a strong fourth quarter after…
[gtxvideo vid='cAB0D6nt' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cAB0D6nt.jpg' vtitle='Nostalgia, Competition Combine as BIG3 Builds Up Legacy'] The BIG3 is just in it's second week of it's inaugural season. It's NBA veterans, from former All-Stars to journeymen, are still working to get their past-prime bodies back…
[gtxvideo vid='stHc5C0C' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/stHc5C0C.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies Take Rubber Match with Rome'] COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies have found themselves in plenty of close ballgames lately and Monday’s tilt with Rome was no exception. Columbia plated a run in the eighth inning and defeated…
CARY, N.C. (USA Baseball) - Seth Beer drove in the game-winning run in the 10th inning, while Steele Walker went 4-for-5 and Travis Swaggerty recorded two RBIs as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team earned a walk-off win over Cuba, 5-4,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sumter native Bobby Richardson has experienced tremendous levels of success in collegiate and professional athletics. He was a seven time All-Star and won three World Series championships with the New York Yankees, finishing second to Mickey Mantle…
[gtxvideo vid='Vqy8onHm' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Vqy8onHm.jpg' vtitle='Iverson, BIG3 Continue First Season in Carolinas'] CHARLOTTE (WOLO) - The BIG3 continued their inaugural season by making their second-ever stop in the Carolinas Sunday, bringing some of the largest names in NBA history to the Spectrum…
CHARLOTTE (Hornets) – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed 2017 first-round draft pick Malik Monk. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. A consensus 2016-17 All-American Second Team selection, Monk…
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Kyle Stanley was in tears on the 18th green after he holed a 5-foot par putt to win the Quicken Loans National in a playoff over Charles Howell III. He wept again in the interview room…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies)– The Fireflies squeaked past the Braves, 3-2, on Sunday evening at Spirit Communications Park. Rome sparked a late rally, but it wasn’t enough against Columbia’s bullpen. Thomas McIlraith mastered Rome with six hitless frames in just his second start for the club.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- Gamecock-great Justin Smoak was named the starting first baseman for the American League All-Star Team on Sunday. It will mark the first All-Star Game appearance for the eight-year Major League veteran. In 80 games played this…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina mourns the loss of former Gamecock great, Max Runager, who passed away on Friday. Runager was 61 years old. Runager, who starred at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, was an outstanding punter for…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Andres Gimenez and Luis Carpio both notched a pair of hits on Saturday, but the Fireflies stumbled in the opener to Rome, 5-1. It was the 14th and 15th multi-hit games respectively for the duo. Columbia’s catcher, Ali Sanchez, also picked a runner off…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — Six members of the University of South Carolina swimming & diving program were in action over the past week at the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships. Emma Barksdale, Emily Cornell and Kersten Dirrane swam for the Carolina women’s squad, while Cody Bekemeyer, Caleb…
[gtxvideo vid='u0WYJGX4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/u0WYJGX4.jpg' vtitle='LC Breaks USC's Streak, Winning \"Gamefish Alumni Game\"'] Lexington County broke a three-game winning streak for the University of South Carolina alumni in the 11th annual Gamefish Cup. The current collegiate players on the Blowfish topped some…
