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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina volleyball team threw a spur-sized monkey wrench into the SEC standings Sunday evening, as the Gamecocks stunned conference leader Missouri in four sets, 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23. The Tigers came into the match ranked 21st nationally, but the Gamecocks used 17 kills from Mikayla Shields and a double-double from Koko Atoa-Williams to pull off the upset. It…
CLEMSON, S.C. – One goal by junior Shannon Horgan was all the 12th-ranked Tigers needed to advance in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon, as Clemson picked up a 1-0 victory over Northeastern at Historic Riggs Field in the first round of the national tournament. With the win, the Tigers improved to 14-4-3 overall, and remained unbeaten at Riggs with…
GREENSBORO, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference Sunday announced the game times and networks for the football games of November 17-19 that had been held by ESPN in its six-day option. Announced were: Saturday, November 19 Florida State at Syracuse, ABC/ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. Clemson at Wake Forest, ESPN, 7 p.m. Games Previously Announced: Thursday, November 17 Louisville at…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had no offensive touchdowns, and their defense was on the field for much of the afternoon. No big deal. They found another way to win — again. Marcus Peters stripped Kelvin Benjamin with 20 seconds left, Cairo Santos kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired, and the Chiefs overcame a 17-point…
