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 for the 1962 American League MVP. He coached the Gamecocks baseball team for six seasons, leading them to their first…
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 Center on their 10-stop tour of three-on-three pro basketball. The league includes multiple All-Stars, like former Eau Claire All-American Jermaine O’Neal. But due to a prior commitment, O’Neal was unable…
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 also earned the 2016-17 Jerry West Award, which honors the nation’s top shooting guard. He was named 2016-17 SEC Player…
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 as he spoke about the long slump between his first and second career victories and the doubts that his game…
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 (4-6, 44-34) pitchers did not yield a hit in the first seven innings. McIlraith (W, 2-0) registered six strikeouts…
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 season, Smoak is hitting .303 and leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs and 52 RBIs. His 22 home…
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 coach Jim Carlen’s teams of the late 1970s and was voted to Carolina’s all-time team in 1992. He punted in…
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 at third base this evening. Sanchez has the best caught stealing percentage in the South Atlantic League. The contributions on Saturday night…
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 Tosh and Kevin Liu represented the Gamecock men. Barksdale was the top finisher among the Gamecock contingent, where she qualified for the A…
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 of the best USC ballplayers from the late 1990’s and the 21st century, winning 2-1. Marshawn Taylor drove in the only two LC runs on a an RBI-single in the 4th…
