COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s soccer players were named to the SEC soccer coaches’ preseason watch list, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon. Seniors Kaleigh Kurtz, Paige Bendell, Chelsea Drennan and Sophie Groff earned the nod along with junior forward and 2015 Third-Team NSCAA All-American Savannah McCaskill. The 24th season of women’s soccer in the SEC…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Tom Chapman, former Tiger baseball pitcher who has had a stellar career as a philanthropist and in community service, is the winner of the 2016 Clemson Distinguished Athletes Award. Margaret Bond and her late husband, former Clemson golfer Steve Bond, established this perpetual award to honor Tiger athletes who have shown great character and become outstanding…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 24 South Carolina men’s soccer hits the field at Stone Stadium for the first time in 2016 as it hosts an exhibition against Winthrop on Thurs., Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. Admission is free for the event. Thursday’s contest marks the second of three exhibition matches for the Gamecocks before they open regular-season play at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the South Atlantic League, have released the team’s schedule for the second season of professional baseball at Spirit Communications Park in downtown Columbia. 2017 Columbia Fireflies Schedule The Fireflies will open the 2017 season at Spirit Communications Park on Thursday, April 6, 2016, against one of their Southern Division…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) – Clemson hosts its annual Football Fan Day presented by Greenville Heath Systems and Coca-Cola on Sunday, Aug. 21 inside Memorial Stadium. All Clemson players and Head Coach Dabo Swinney are scheduled to be available for autographs beginning at 2:30 p.m., with the session ending at 5 p.m. Coca-Cola will provide free water and soft drinks for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The 34th annual University of South Carolina Lettermen’s Association golf tournament will take place on Friday, October 7, 2016, at Cobblestone Park. Cobblestone Park is located at 280 University Club Parkway in Blythewood, S.C. The first 120 golfers to sign up and pay the entry fee will be guaranteed a spot in this year’s outing,…
CHARLOTTE, NC — Hornets Sports & Entertainment and Charter Communications today announced that “Spectrum Center” will be replacing Time Warner Cable Arena as the name of the Hornets’ home arena with Charter’s merger with Time Warner Cable having taken effect earlier this year. Spectrum is the brand name of Charter’s all-digital TV, internet and voice offerings. “We are pleased to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team practiced Tuesday night at their new practice fields, located at the west end of Gamecock Park. It was the second of three-consecutive evening practices open to the public. Following Tuesday’s practice, outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson said he believes his background of playing 14 years in the NFL catches…
ASHEVILLE, NC (Fireflies) — The two teams on Tuesday night combined for 15 runs and 25 hits, but it was Asheville that came out on top and defeated Columbia, 8-7, at McCormick Field. Vicente Lupo and J.C. Rodriguez nearly carried the Fireflies to victory, reaching base a combined six times. Lupo finished a triple shy of the cycle and slugged…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball brushed aside yet another opponent at the Rio Games after being challenged for the first time in the Olympics, albeit for just one half. While Japan played the Americans tough in the first half, the end result was another blowout victory for the U.S., although the 110-64 dismantling…
