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…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson golfers, past, present and future all will begin play Monday in the 2016 United States Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield, Michigan. The tournament will be held August 15-21. Three-hundred and twelve amateurs will begin play on the North and South courses at the Oakland Hills Country Club on Monday. The 312 players…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson men’s soccer team, ranked 3rd nationally in the NSCAA’s Preseason Top 25, hosts UAB tomorrow night in an exhibition match to be played at Historic Riggs Field at 7 p.m. The match is open to the public and admission is free. The UAB Blazers finished the 2015 season with a 5-11 overall record and…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson held a two-hour practice in the Jervey Meadows on Friday morning. It was a physical workout in varying weather conditions, as there were periods of hard rain and brilliant sunshine. Fittingly, Head Coach Swinney wore his B.Y.O.G hat (Bring Your Own Guts), a phrase he coined after the Notre Dame game last year that was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team will hold three practices next week that will be open to the public. The squad will practice on Monday, August 15, and Wednesday, August 17, in Williams-Brice Stadium. The team will practice on Tuesday, August 16, at the new practice fields, located next to the Jerri and Steve…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You can take in a baseball game and help the midlands hungry under a new project kicking off at Spirit Communications Park. The Columbia Fireflies, and Harvest Hope Food Bank are launching Food Drive Fridays. According to organizers, for the final three home Friday games at Spirit Communications Park, fans will be offered buy one get one…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina season opener is less than three weeks away. The Gamecocks will take on Vanderbilt in Nashville, September 1. Tim Hill has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Football, Gamecocks
