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Clemson Indoor Practice Facility Renamed

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — After practice on Wednesday, Head Coach Dabo Swinney called his team together for an introduction and an announcement.  He brought forward Betty Poe, introduced her to the team and made them aware that from now on Clemson’s indoor football facility would be known as the Betty Sheppard Poe and William Maxwell Poe Indoor Football Facility. “To…

Claflin Volleyball Wins SIAC Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Claflin) – Benedict College hit just .098 and Claflin University took a 3-0 victory over the Lady Tigers in the 2016 SIAC Volleyball Championship on Wednesday night in the Birmingham CrossPlex. Benedict, now 16-14 overall, will take on Albany State in an elimination match on Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern. The winner of that match will advance to…

Clemson Women Advance to 3-0 for First Time Since 1998

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Freshman Kobi Thornton recorded her first career double-double just four games into her Tiger career, leading Clemson to a 58-47 victory over Georgia Southern on Wednesday evening at Littlejohn Coliseum. With the win, the Tigers improved to 3-0, marking the first time the program has started the season 3-0 since 1998-99. The loss was the first…

Thursday Soccer Matches in Columbia to be Played as Scheduled

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – All three NCAA soccer matches, scheduled for Stone Stadium on Thursday, November 17, will be played as scheduled, it was announced today. The air quality for Thursday has been upgraded to a Code Orange alert (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) from a Code Red alert (Unhealthy) that was in effect today, according to the South Carolina…

Four Bengals Announce College Plans

BLYTHEWOOD  (Blythewood HS) —  Blythewood High School held its first scholarship signing ceremony of the school year on Wednesday to honor four student-athletes who have announced their plans to continue their athletic careers on the collegiate level.  The student athletes represented baseball, basketball, track and field, and volleyball. Sharnae Alston, daughter of David and Kim Alston, announced her intention to continue…

ACC Championship to Kick Off at 8 p.m. on ABC Columbia Dec. 3

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have announced that the 2016 Dr Pepper Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game, which will be held on  Saturday,  December 3, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, will have an 8 p.m.kickoff and be shown nationally on ABC. This marks the eighth consecutive year that the Dr Pepper ACC…

Tigers Look for 3-0 Record Wednesday vs. Georgia Southern

Game Information: Who: Georgia Southern Eagles (2-0) at Clemson Tigers (2-0) When: Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. Buy Tickets: http://bit.ly/29MSA0q TV: ACC Network Extra (http://es.pn/2f9yRr8) Radio: WCCP (http://bit.ly/1NT0HAo) Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com (http://statb.us/b/145248) Follow: Twitter & Instagram: @ClemsonWBB   Clemson Notes: ·         Clemson (2-0) opened the season with wins over Coastal Carolina, 64-57, on Nov….