NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry College President Dr. Maurice Scherrens has announced he has accepted the resignation of Matthew Finley from the position of director of athletics, effective August 1. Finley has accepted a position in the athletic administration at Anderson University. Scherrens anticipates naming an interim director of athletics in the immediate future prior to conducting a national search…
BRISTOL, Conn. — Alabama head coach Nick Saban praised Clemson QB Deshaun Watson today, saying Watson is the best quarterback Alabama has faced since Cam Newton at Auburn. Click the video to watch his comments. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
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IRVING, Texas (USC SID) – Gamecock Jeffrey Torda earned the Conference USA Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year award on Tuesday, the league office announced. Torda stands with 17 other honorees and is the second Gamecock in as many years to win the distinction, joining 2015 alum Braeden Troyer. Torda is a four-time C-USA Academic Honor Roll selection, a two-time…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina was one of 29 NCAA Division I institutions to receive the 2015-16 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. South Carolina is the only SEC school to receive the honor. Baseball (3.186) recently earned its highest team GPA in season in the spring semester. In addition, 19 baseball student-athletes were named to the 2016 SEC…
COLUMBIA, SC – Due to heavy rain, Monday’s game between Columbia and Rome was suspended in the second inning. The game will resume on Thursday, August 4, when the Fireflies begin a four-game series with the Braves. The game was scoreless with no outs and two Braves runners on base in the top of the second. At 7:26 p.m., the…
Former Gamecock basketball great Michael Carrera is back in Columbia this week after a phenomenal performance in the NBA’s summer league. Click the video to hear what he had to say about his time in Las Vegas and Orlando. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
P.J. Dozier is spending his entire summer playing basketball and going to class. No vacations. No breaks. All work and play (ball). Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 6. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
The long-awaited ACC Network will launch by August 2019, according to league sources. The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have agreed to a 20-year deal and rights extension through the 2035-36 academic year, sources said. The ACC also extended its conference grant of rights deal nine years through 2035-36, a source said. The conference’s grant of rights makes it untenable…
Click the video to watch Will Muschamp’s comments on SportsCenter Monday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
