COSTA RICA (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team posted a 73-53 victory over the Costa Rica National Team on Sunday afternoon in San Ramon. The Gamecocks are on day two of a six-day foreign tour in the country. Senior guard Justin McKie led Carolina with 17 points in the win, while classmate Duane Notice added 16. Prior…
Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Clemson senior golfer Carson Young fired a final round 70 on Sunday and won the South Carolina Amateur for the second time. Young finished with a 72-hole total of 11-under-par 277 on the par 72 DeBordieu Club course in Georgetown, S.C. The native of Pendleton also won the South Carolina Amateur at Woodcreek Farms in…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball team opened their Olympics with a record rout. The Americans were not expected to be challenged on Sunday by Senegal, and the only real suspense was how many records they would set. When it ended, they had set three Olympic marks: Points scored in a game, margin of…
ORANGEBURG, SC (Bulldogs) — SC State continued fall football workouts Sunday (Aug.7) in a live spirited two-hour session. The workout was the third preseason practice and first in shoulder pads for the Bulldogs. Coach Buddy Pough’s team continued to emphasize fundamentals and also worked on some team and individual-style drills. “We had a chance to see a lot of guys fit…
Deon Cain was suspended for the last two games of Clemson’s run at the national championship last season. Now he’s back in Dabo Swinney’s good graces. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 11. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Cain, Clemson, Deon Cain, Receiver, Tigers
Replacing the anchor of Carolina’s defense won’t be easy, but Will Muschamp says the “next guy up” has to step up in place of linebacker Skai Moore. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Carolina, Football, Gamecocks, Muschamp, SEC, skai moore, USC
The Gamecocks held their first full practice with the pads on Saturday morning. Click the video to watch a recap. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Carolina, Football, Gamecocks, Muschamp
HOUSTON (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy hit two homers, Carlos Beltran had a tiebreaking single and three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. The Rangers improved to 10-2 against the Astros this season and pulled 6 1/2 games ahead of Houston in the AL West. Beltran singled to left off Chris Devenski (0-3) in…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson held its first practice in full pads on Saturday evening. It was the fifth straight day of a 21-period practice that took about two-and-a-half hours. The Tigers will take Sunday off before holding their first day of two-a-day practices on Monday. The pre-practice walk-through, stretching, and the first four periods of practice were held in…
Rome, GA (Fireflies) – A day after joining the team, right-hander Nabil Crismatt struck out seven batters in his debut as a Firefly. Despite his best efforts, Columbia fell, 2-0, at State Mutual Stadium. Crismatt went 6.2 innings on Saturday night and at one point retired 12 straight batters. Crismatt (L, 0-1) arrived in Rome just 24 hours before his…
