COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The 2016 home schedule began on a high note for the South Carolina volleyball program, as it swept two Saturday matches to open the Carolina Classic. The Gamecocks beat Furman (2-3) 25-22, 25-19, 25-23 and Winthrop (1-4) 25-14, 25-12, 25-22 to move their record to 5-0 so far this season. Furman: The Gamecocks opened against the Paladins,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (CAC) – Clemson (3-2) was just a point or two away from sweeping the first day of the Carolina Classic, however the Tigers fell short in five sets (26-28, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 15-17) against Furman (3-2) after defeating Winthrop (1-4) in five (24-26, 25-13, 24-26, 25-21, 15-12) to begin the day. “The loss was our second of the…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia walked off for the fifth time this season, defeating Charleston on Saturday night in the 14th inning. Patrick Mazeika scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 series-opening victory. The game had been tied since the seventh inning. But luck was on the Fireflies’ side the seventh time through the batting order. Mazeika pushed a single…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College Tigers snapped a 12-game losing streak with an impressive defensive performance to beat the Livingstone Blue Bears 5-3 in the Palmetto Capital City Classic on Saturday evening in Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Benedict held the Blue Bears to just 119 total yards and smothered them on the ground, limiting Livingstone to just eight…
Missouri head coach Barry Odom motions to a referee during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Morgantown, W. Va., Saturday Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Skyler Howard played through a rib injury and Rushel Shell missed most of the second half with leg cramps, yet West Virginia overcame…
South Alabama players run on to the field at the field after defeating Mississippi State 21-20 in an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — South Alabama quarterback Dallas Davis thought he’d be nervous before his first career start — against a Southeastern Conference opponent, no less —…
Now this is the way to start the college football season. The usual steady stream of games from Thursday through Monday night this year includes four matchups of ranked teams and six more ranked teams facing Power Five opposition, four of those away from home. In some cases, regardless of the quality of the competition, the names alone scream big-time…
After a slow start to their season opener, senior quarterback Perry Orth sparked a second half comeback against Vanderbilt to help lead the Gamecocks to a 13-10 victory in Will Muschamp’s debut. Click the video above to see the story from ABC Columbia Sports. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: usc gamecocks
Due to the storms rolling through the Midlands Friday, all high school football games set to take place have been canceled or postponed till later in the week. Here is an updated schedule as of Friday night: Saturday Batesburg – Leesville – Newberry – 10:30 a.m. (at Mid-Carolina) Barnwell – Pelion – 10:30 a.m. Brookland-Cayce – Lexington – 11 a.m….
DARLINGTON, S.C. (NASCAR) — With inclement weather expected at Darlington Raceway due to the advancing Hurricane Hermine, NASCAR postponed all at-track activity for Friday. The weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend looks very good, according to the National Weather Service, with the temperatures in the 80s and sunny skies. The Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 is scheduled for 6…
