COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Before the South Atlantic League’s brightest stars take center-stage for the 58th annual SAL All-Star Game on June 20, local South Carolina and national celebrities will showcase their skills in a Celebrities vs. Soldiers Softball Game at Spirit Communications Park. The game will take place on Monday, June 19 prior to the SAL Home Run Derby….
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — As a fresh NBA champions cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced mother Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen Curry before accepting his shiny MVP trophy, holding out his arms and hoisting it for everyone to see. From the Bay all the way to OKC. Durant capped his…
GASTONIA, GA. (Blowfish) — The Blowfish have struggled with errors all season long, as that has been their biggest Achilles heel throughout 2017. Mondaywas their first game not committing but a new thorn in their side did them in. Two controversial calls at the plate doomed the Blowfish tonight at Sims Legion Park as they fell for their second straight…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Wil Crowe was selected 65th overall in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. Crowe is the second Gamecock to be selected in this year’s draft. He went 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 92.1 innings pitched with 90 strikeouts in 15 starts. The Gamecocks currently…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Jay Jabs led the Fireflies to a 2-1 victory over the RiverDogs on Monday night. In the ninth inning, Jabs threw out Charleston’s Dalton Blaser at the plate and then in the bottom of the frame delivered with the game-winning RBI double. The Fireflies completed an impressive five-game sweep over the visitors and earned their ninth…
Dabo Swinney and Clemson football each have already made trips to the White House as National Champions. The 1981 Tigers visited when they won it all. Dabo went with Alabama following the Tide’s title in 1992. But on a Monday in June in 2017, the two were able to enjoy a trip to D.C. together. President Donald Trump welcomed the…
Clemson made their trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Monday to be honored at the White House, acknowledging their National Championship win over Alabama in the College Football Playoff Final. The Tigers became the second title winner to be welcomed to the nation’s capital by President Donald Trump following the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. It’s the second time the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt was selected 16h overall in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. It is the fifth highest a Gamecock has ever been selected in the MLB Draft. Schmidt went 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA in nine starts with 70 strikeouts in 60.1 innings…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named to the 2017 NCBWA Freshman All-America Team, the organization announced Monday. Cortes hit .286 (48-for-168) in his first season with the Garnet & Black with a team-high 12 homers as well as 41 RBIs. A Freshman All-SEC selection earlier in the year, seven of his 12 homers came…
Blythewood alum and Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel returned to his high school alma mater this weekend to host his second-annual 7-on-7 Tournament championship. Seven area programs played for a $5,000 donation to their school, provided by the former Bengals’ “Beating the Odds” foundation. Just two days before the Saturday event, Bethel was on the other side of the country, taking…
