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ICYMI: Former Gamecock Sam Dyson Gets His 23rd Save of Season Thursday

BALTIMORE (AP) — It sure didn’t take long for new players on the Texas Rangers to get comfortable in a different environment. The trio has made a good team even better. Jonathan Lucroy hit his first homer with Texas, Carlos Beltran had two hits and an RBI, and the Rangers beat Wade Miley and the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 Thursday night…

Gamecock Confidential: Forever to Thee Begins August 10

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The first episode of “Gamecock Confidential: Forever to Thee,” a five-part mini-series documenting the dawn of a new era of Gamecock Football under head coach Will Muschamp, will debut on Facebook LIVE on Wednesday, August 10, it was announced today. Episode One of the series will cover the hiring of Coach Muschamp and his staff…

Gamecocks Travel To Costa Rica Saturday

COLUMBIA, S.C. – (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team travels to Costa Rica on Saturday for a six-day foreign tour in the country. The Gamecocks will play two games versus the Costa Rica National Team and will have one day of combined practice with the Team while on the tour, in addition to holding two clinics, including…

Clemson’s Perri Named To Preseason All-ACC Team

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Heading into her senior season, Leah Perri is named to the 2016 Preseason All-ACC Team. This is Perri’s first Preseason All-ACC honor as she’s been recognized on the Academic All-ACC Team each of the last three seasons and was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2013. “We’re very happy to see Leah get recognized by our conference coaches,”…

Former Tiger Brad Miller’s 3-Run Homer Lifts Rays Past Royals 3-2

Tampa Bay Rays’ Brad Miller hits a three-run homer off Kansas City Royals reliever Joakim Soria during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brad Miller took a punch to the gut on Monday when told he was losing his starting shortstop role and…

Two Gamecocks Competing at Rio Summer Olympics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Two members of the University of South Carolina swimming & diving program will compete on the world’s biggest stage as Akaram Mahmoud and Julia Vincent take part in the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which will be held Aug. 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mahmoud will represent his native Egypt in swimming, while Vincent, from South Africa, will compete…