ATLANTA – George Myers Jr. (Benedict) was selected as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Offensive Player of the Week and Rodriquez Jones (Kentucky State) was named the Defensive Player of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. Rickym Holmes (Benedict) was chosen as the Special Teams Player of the Week and Whitney Richardson (Lane) earned the Newcomer of…
WACO, Texas – For the first time since the 2013 season, Newberry is ranked in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Wolves enter the rankings at No. 23 this week after winning their seventh game in a row, tied for the second-longest winning streak and fourth-longest unbeaten streak in school history. Newberry’s eight conference wins…
COLUMBIA, SC – The list of awards continues to grow for the Columbia Fireflies in its inaugural year as a franchise. Ballpark Digest honored the Fireflies with its 2016 Best New Logo and Branding Award on Monday. Columbia’s design was selected as the most creative among all other Minor League Baseball teams that featured new or altered logos and color schemes in 2016….
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson cornerback Cordrea Tankersley has been named one of 16 semifinalists for the 2016 Jim Thorpe Award and linebacker Ben Boulware has been named one of 19 quarterfinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. Both organizations made announcements on Monday. The Thorpe Award is presented to the top defensive back in the nation by the Oklahoma Sports Hall…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Clemson will now host Virginia at 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, October 29 instead of its original scheduled time of 7:00 p.m. The contest in Jervey Gym will be a rematch as the Tigers fell 3-0 to the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this season. UVA is Clemson’s only matchup of the weekend as its first test…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (USC SID) – The Gamecock women’s tennis team closed out play at the ITA Carolina Regional Championships on Monday morning in Chapel Hill. The doubles team of senior Caroline Dailey and freshman Mia Horvit fell in a thrilling, three-set title match to Duke’s Ellyse Hamlin and Samantha Harris. “We started a bit off today but hung around and kicked it into gear…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s soccer senior defender Paige Bendell has been tabbed the SEC Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Bendell becomes the fourth Gamecock to earn weekly conference honors this season, and Monday’s accolade marks the third-straight week a Carolina player was named the league’s defensive player of the week. Bendell contributed on…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 24, 2016) (USC SID) – The South Carolina – Missouri football game, scheduled for Saturday, November 5, will kick off at 4 pm ET, the SEC office announced today. The SEC Eastern Division showdown will be televised on SEC Network. Mizzou leads the all-time series by a 4-2 count, with wins in each of the last two…
(CAC) – Georgia Southern Match Information Who: No. 8 Clemson Tigers 9-2-4 vs. Georgia Southern 7-5-3 When: Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m. Where: Historic Riggs Field, Clemson, S.C. Watch: ACC Network Extra (http://es.pn/2eMO3h5) Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com (http://statb.us/b/140677) Follow: @ClemsonMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram Clemson Notes: Clemson (9-2-4) is coming off a hard-fought scoreless draw with No. 6 Syracuse on Friday night. Six Tigers have recorded…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman guard Rakym Felder was arrested Sunday and charged with several counts, including assault, resisting arrest and public disorderly conduct. Felder, a 6-foot-1 shooting guard from New York, is being held at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, according to the facility’s website. A team spokeswoman said coach Frank Martin was aware…
