RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) — Day two of track and field competition at the summer Olympics in Rio saw the start of two South Carolina athletes’ quest for glory. Former Gamecock Natasha Hastings and current student-athlete Aliyah Abrams were in action in the first round of the women’s 400-meter dash. Hastings was up first, running as an individual quarter-miler for the first time in…
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy has certainly caught on quickly with his new team. The All-Star catcher drove in five runs with two homers to help the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Friday night. Acquired from Milwaukee at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Lucroy has six homers and 11 RBIs in 11 games with Texas. “For…
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton was sharp in his return, leading the Cincinnati Bengals into field-goal range on his only drive during the Minnesota Vikings’ 17-16 preseason victory Friday night. Dalton’s season ended at Paul Brown Stadium last Dec. 13 when he broke the thumb on his passing hand while making a tackle during an interception return. On Friday night,…
Wesley Bryan tees off on the 17th hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. (Meg McLuaghlin/The Dispatch via AP) SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Wesley Bryan took the lead in the rain-delayed John Deere Classic on Friday, five days after earning a PGA Tour card…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was no question coming into the Olympics that the U.S. women’s basketball team could score. With the offense struggling at points Friday for the first time, the Americans turned up their defensive effort to dispatch Canada. Maya Moore scored 12 points and the U.S. clinched the top seed in the group with an 81-51…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina swimming & diving program continued to leave its mark on the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday, as student-athletes Akaram Mahmoud and Julia Vincent competed at the biggest event in international athletics. Egypt’s Mahmoud swam his second race of the week, the men’s 1500m freestyle, while South Africa’s Vincent made her Olympic debut in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team did not practice on Friday as they took a day of rest prior to their first scrimmage of the preseason camp, which is set for 9:15 am on Saturday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium. However, head coach Will Muschamp spent a few minutes with the local media following a team…
ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) — The Bulldogs will hold their first preseason scrimmage Saturday (Aug.13) at 10 a.m. in Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Coach Buddy Pough, coaches and players will be available for interviews following the teams scrimmage. The Bulldogs held an early morning practice session that lasted nearly 2 hours and half in full gear. The Bulldogs wrapped up goal…
