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G-Hive, Women’s Basketball Season Tickets Available Now

COLUMBIA (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today that G-Hive memberships are available now via GamecocksOnline.com, giving fans the convenience of joining while renewing or purchasing their season tickets for the 2016-17 season on the website. Introduced to the program in 2015-16, G-Hive annual membership ensures fans will have the five theme-based t-shirts that…

Dabo Swinney Wins National Coaches Award

DAPHNE, Ala. (CAC) – Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney, who led his team to an undefeated regular season in 2015 and who has won more than 73 percent of his games in eight years as head coach, received the 2016 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award from the United States Sports Academy on Thursday evening at Clemson Memorial Stadium. …

Clemson Holds Final Preseason Scrimmage

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — The Clemson football team held its third and final stadium scrimmage of the August practice season on Thursday afternoon.   The Tigers are preparing for the season opener at Auburn on September 3. Swinney’s team ran 77 plays from scrimmage, numerous special teams plays and some simulated end of game plays.   “It was a good scrimmage,” said…

Former Gamecock Wes Bryan Shoots Even Par at Wyndham

File GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Rested after the Rio Olympics, Rafa Cabrera Bello shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the Wyndham Championship for a share of the first-round lead with Kevin Na. Cabrera Bello eagled the par-5 fifth and closed the bogey-free round with a birdie on Sedgefield’s par-4 ninth. On Sunday, the 32-year-old Spaniard tied for fifth in…

Watch: USC Fills Donation Trucks to Baton Rouge

COLUMBIA, S.C. COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–(USC) — Because of the overwhelming compassion of the Midlands community, the Gamecock football equipment truck has been filled with donations for Baton Rouge flood relief. A second truck is being filled today and anticipated to be full after this evening’s soccer game.  The truck is located on Heyward Street next to Dodie Anderson Academic Center. …

Fireflies to Hold Fort Jackson Centennial Celebration Friday

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Spirit Communications Park hosts the Fort Jackson Centennial Celebration presented by Amazon, on Friday, August 19, when the Columbia Fireflies host the Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants) at 7:05 p.m. The Fireflies will honor Fort Jackson’s soldiers by providing 2,000 tickets for basic training soldiers and permanent party soldiers, as well as their families. “The Fireflies…

#10 Clemson Opens Season at #12 Auburn Friday

Match Information:  Who: Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers When: Friday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. CT (8 p.m. ET) Where: Auburn Soccer Complex, Auburn, Ala. Rankings: Clemson – No. 10 Soccer America, No. 10 Top Drawer Soccer, No. 14 NSCAA; Auburn – No. 14 Soccer America, No. 14 Top Drawer Soccer, No. 12 NSCAA Follow: @ClemsonWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram…

Bulldog Voice Named 2016 Sportscaster of the Year

ORANGEBURG (SCSU) — The “Voice of South Carolina State Football”, Ernest Robinson has been named the 2016 South Carolina Broadcasters Association Sportscaster of the Year for Radio during its annual Star Awards Ceremony held at the Columbia Conference Center in Columbia, S.C. Robinson won for his call of South Carolina State football during the 2015 season.  Winners are chosen by…

ACC Announces Fall Olympic Sports Coverage on ACC Network Extra

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Thursday the fall schedule for Olympic sporting events to be broadcast via ACC Network Extra, a dedicated digital channel for ACC sports which makes its debut this weekend. Clemson is scheduled to have 30 home contests and 15 road matches in the sports of men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball air via the online platform….