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…
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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team held its fourth practice of the 2016 fall camp on Friday morning, working out in shoulder pads and shorts at the new practice fields. One thing that has stood out early in camp has been the physicality of the practice sessions. “The SEC is a line of scrimmage…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the No. 1 college football player in the nation by ESPN.com. The website took votes from 32 ESPN college football media and came up with a top 100 players in the nation. Watson was ranked No. 22 in the nation entering last year and finished third in the Heisman…
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.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,”…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson held its third practice of the preseason on Thursday afternoon and early evening. The Tigers were dressed in shells (helmets, shoulder pads and shorts), as they worked for two and half hours in humid weather. It was the first day of work in shoulder pads for Dabo Swinney’s Tigers. Earlier in the day Clemson was…
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…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson is ranked second in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll released on Thursday. It is the highest preseason ranking in Clemson history in either of the major polls. Clemson was fourth in the preseason poll by the Coaches and the Associated Press in 1988, and fourth by Associated Press in 1984. This also marks the fifth…
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…
