Date: Mon., Nov. 14, 2016 Tipoff: 6 p.m. Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Value City Arena (18,809) Tickets: $8-14 Watch On: Big Ten Network 2 Go (Nate Rubinstein, play-by-play; Dylan Tyrer,analyst) Broadcast: 107.5 The Game (Brad Muller) SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES • South Carolina begins its 43rd season of women’s basketball tonight and its ninth under the tutelage of head coach Dawn Staley. • The Gamecocks enter the season ranked…
WACO, Texas (Newberry) – Newberry has risen five spots in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll to No. 14 following its dramatic come-from-behind victory over Wingate to clinch the outright conference championship. Newberry made the biggest jump of any team in the poll this week with its 27-22 win that locked up a playoff bid for the Wolves….
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The third-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team is the No. 3 National Seed in the 48-team bracket for the 2016 NCAA Tournament, as announced by the NCAA on Monday afternoon. The Tigers play the winner of South Carolina and Mercer, in the second round on Sunday, Nov. 20 at Historic Riggs Field. The time of the match…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s basketball team is ranked sixth in this week’s South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Tigers open the season on Tuesday against Johnson C. Smith University at 7:30 p.m. Benedict received 22 total points. Also representing the SIAC is Morehouse in eighth. The poll is voted on by a committee of Sports Information…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College women’s basketball team dropped to 10th in this week’s South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Lady Tigers opened the season on Saturday with a 97-52 loss to 14th-ranked Virginia Union University. Benedict received 14 total points, falling from fourth in last week’s poll. SIAC representative Kentucky State moved from a tie for eighth…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The games controlled under the ACC Television Agreement (Florida at Florida State, South Carolina at Clemson and Kentucky at Louisville) will use a six-day selection for games of November 26 for both start times and networks. Here are the SEC games set for Thanksgiving weekend: Thursday, Nov. 24: ESPN 7:30 ET LSU at Texas A&M…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt leads the way with three Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week selections following the Panthers’ 43-42 upset win at No. 2 Clemson on Saturday. Pitt quarterback Nathan Peterman was voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, while Matt Galambos earned Co-Linebacker of the Week honors and placekicker Chris Blewitt was the Specialist of…
ROCK HILL (Newberry) – Senior wide receiver Braxton Ivery has been named AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his fourth-quarter heroics that delivered the outright conference championship to the Wolves on Saturday. Ivery caught four passes for 79 yards on the evening, but his most potent damage came while running the Newberry offense out of a wildcat formation. Newberry trailed Wingate 22-14…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett has been named one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award. The honor is presented each year to the top tight end in college football. Leggett was one of three finalists last year. So far this year, Leggett has 28 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns. He has a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Heathwood Hall) — Heathwood Hall announces the hiring of Marcus Lattimore as the Head Football Coach, upon the resignation of outgoing coach Steve Victory. Victory, 3-15 in his two seasons at the helm, will be returning to his home state of Louisiana to tend to family matters. Lattimore, a former South Carolina All-American and San Francisco 49ers draft…
