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SC Athletics Hall inducts seven Monday night

COLUMBIA, SC (SCAHOF) – Two former NFL defensive backs in Donnell Woolford of Clemson and Andre Goodman of the University of South Carolina, along with former Furman and Vanderbilt head football coach Bobby Johnson, highlighted the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017 inducted Monday night at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The Class of 2017 also consists…

Clemson fifth after first round of regional

Murfreesboro, Tenn (CAC) — Bryson Nimmer tied the Clemson record for low round in an NCAA Regional on Monday with a six-under-par 66, leading Clemson to a fifth place standing after the first round of the NCAA College Grove Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn.   Clemson had an eve- par team score of 288 and is in fifth place in the 13-team…

Gamecocks in Fourth After First Round In West Lafayette

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (USC SID) — South Carolina is in solid position sitting in fourth place after round one of the NCAA West Lafayette Regional on Monday afternoon. The Gamecocks shot 291 (+3) and used a stellar back nine to climb up the leaderboard. Junior Keenan Huskey is T-4th at 3-under and sophomore Ryan Stachler is T-14th at even par. Huskey, one of two…

Fireflies face Lakewood Monday night on the road

ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia launched three home runs and took down Lakewood, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon. Michael Paez and Dash Winningham hit back-to-back long balls, which broke the 3-3 tied in the eighth inning. Brandon Brosher added his second homer of the season – a two-run blast. Jake Simon tossed three shutout innings out of the bullpen and earned the…

Dabo and Kathleen Swinney named honorary Clemson alumni

CLEMSON (CAC) — Football Head Coach Dabo Swinney and his wife, Kathleen Bennett Swinney, have been named honorary alumni of Clemson University. They received the recognition at the 2017 All In Ball, an event presented by Dabo’s All In Team Foundation. A graduate of the University of Alabama,William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney began his career on the Clemson football coaching staff in 2003…

Golf Channel Set to Broadcast Four Rounds of 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Golf Channel is set to broadcast four rounds of the 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, which gets underway this Friday at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. The station will again provide nearly 15 hours of live tournament coverage in addition to 15 more hours of pre-and post-event live news coverage. Daily news updates…

ICYMI: Gamecock softball heading back to NCAA Tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. – For the fifth-straight year under head coach Beverly Smith, South Carolina has made the NCAA Tournament, this season heading to the Tucson Regional to play Saint Francis (Pa.) on Friday at 7 p.m. EDT at Hillenbrand Stadium. South Carolina, 32-23 in the regular season, has eight wins over top-25 teams in both major polls this year, the…

Gamecocks Tee It Up At West Lafayette Regional Monday

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (USC SID) – Postseason play gets underway Monday for South Carolina men’s golf in the Midwest as the team competes in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional, hosted by Purdue University. The Gamecocks, led by Second Team All-SEC selections Keenan Huskey and Scott Stevens, will be gunning for a spot in the top five and a trip to the program’s fifth-straight NCAA Championship….

Clemson begins NCAA Regional Play Monday

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson will begin play in the 2017 College Grove Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on Monday morning.  The Tigers are seeded third in the 13-team regional.   The top five teams in the tournament at the conclusion of 54 holes on Wednesday will advance to the NCAA Championships in Sugar Grove, Illinois on May 26. The Tigers will be…