COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies ace P.J. Conlon took home a MiLBY (pronounced mill-bee) on Monday, Minor League Baseball announced. The Mets prospect was awarded the Top Starting Pitcher honor as voted on by fans. Conlon ran away with the award, pulling in 63% of the fan vote. The next closest nominee gathered just 9%. “It is very humbling and…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Hornets) — Hornets Sports & Entertainment and Charter Communications today announced that Spectrum Center has officially replaced Time Warner Cable Arena as the name of the Hornets’ home arena in Uptown Charlotte. The new name follows Time Warner Cable’s merger with Charter Communications and reflects the brand name of Charter’s all-digital TV, internet and voice offerings. The venue’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina Head Softball Coach Beverly Smith has put together the toughest test yet for her Gamecocks in 2017, as her 56-game schedule is released today. The Gamecocks are slated to have 33 games against teams that played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, facing at least one foe from that list in all but one…
Who: Clemson Tigers (12-3-2, 6-1-2 ACC) at Duke Blue Devils (12-3-2, 7-1-1 ACC) When: Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Where: Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C. Rankings: Clemson – No. 14 NSCAA, No. 9 Hero Sports, No. 12 Top Drawer Soccer, No. 13 Soccer America. Duke – No. 6 NSCAA, No. 12 Hero Sports, No. 6 Top Drawer Soccer, No. 6…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 25 South Carolina (9-5-1 overall, 4-1-1 C-USA) fell 2-1 at Stone Stadium Wednesday night to No. 8 Charlotte (10-2-1, 5-1-0 C-USA) in a showdown of the two top teams in Conference USA. The eighth-ranked 49ers struck first in the opening minutes of the match when Maxi Rodriguez found the back of the net off a…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Jaron Blossomgame was tabbed first-team All-ACC on Wednesday by league media attending Operation Basketball, the annual preseason media day. Blossomgame is the first Clemson player to be named to the preseason All-ACC team since Trevor Booker in 2009. In addition, Clemson was chosen by attending media to finish 11th in the ACC. The Tigers, who return…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Fresh off its SEC Championship, No. 2 South Carolina women’s soccer (16-0-1, 10-0-0 SEC) rounds out the regular season Thu., Oct. 27, when it plays host to Ole Miss (9-9-0, 4-6-0 SEC). Kickoff at Stone Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and the match will air on SEC Network. It will be Senior Night…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team moved up two spots to No. 6 in the latest NCEA national rankings, which were released on Wednesday. The Gamecocks had been ranked eighth in each previous edition of the top-10 poll. South Carolina (3-1, 1-1 SEC) owns three victories over NCEA top-10 competition, including last week’s win…
NEWBERRY – The Newberry College men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hosting a Tipoff Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Eleazer Conference Room on the campus of Newberry College and tickets are available for $25 per person. Additional donations will be accepted at the dinner and all proceeds…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers conclude fall practice with three Orange & Purple baseball scrimmages this weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Game times are 6 p.m., 2 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively. Admission is free to all three scrimmages. The scrimmages mark the end of the fall practice season, which began on September 16. The Tigers,…
