Phil Mickelson of the United States reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, Thursday, July 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) TROON, Scotland (AP) — Phil Mickelson was 16 feet away from a place in history he wouldn’t have…
VALDIVIA, Chile (USC SID) – South Carolina freshman Tyasha Harris turned on the scoring in the second game of preliminary round action in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship as the United States topped Brazil 80-59. Nine of the Americans’ 11 first-quarter field goals came from close range as they built a 25-16 lead in the opening 10:00 and steadily added…
PINEHURST, N.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golf rising senior Katelyn Dambaugh notched two match-play victories on Thursday at Pinehurst Resort to advance to the semifinals of the 114th North & South Women’s Amateur Championship. The Goose Creek, S.C., native moved past Kacie Komoto, 2&1, in the round of 16 before tallying a 5&3 quarterfinal win over Yujeong Son….
Clemson, S.C (CU SID) — Clemson running back Wayne Gallman has been named to the Watch List for the 2016 Doak Walker Award. The award is presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum of Dallas and is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back in honor or former SMU All-American Doak Walker. Gallman rushed for 1527 yards in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict)– Benedict College and Livingstone College will play in a rematch of last year’s Palmetto Capital City Classic on September 3 at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, and both head football coaches are looking forward to getting the season started. The 15th annual Palmetto Capital City Classic will once again feature a week-long schedule of activities leading up to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team hosted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and its family members on Wednesday night at Colonial Life Arena for the final event of the 2016 “8K In 8 Days” campaign. The campaign, which ran from July 6-13, aimed to reach 8,000 fans in the great Columbia community and the State…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina’s New Head Football Coach took to the podium at SEC Media Days. Head Coach Will Muschamp spoke to the media Thursday for more than a half hour. Muschamp begins year one of a rebuilding process, trying to turn around a team that finished with three wins last season and one in conference…
HOOVER, Ala (SEC) — The 2016 edition of SEC Football Media Days concluded with media in attendance predicting Alabama to win the 2016 SEC Championship. Tennessee was selected to win the SEC Eastern Division with 2,167 points, including 225 first-place votes. Florida was second with 1,891 points and 57 votes to win the division, while Georgia was third with 1,860…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Following a remarkable first season that featured 44 wins, Clemson’s first ACC title and NCAA national seed in a decade and the first home regional since 2011, head coach Monte Lee and his staff received salary increases and extended contracts, the Board of Trustee Compensation Committee approved Thursday morning. “I’m grateful to be the head…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina running back David Williams has been nominated for the 2016 Doak Walker Award, it was announced today. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top college running back. Williams, a 6-1, 220-pound junior from Philadelphia Pa., enters the fall atop the Carolina depth chart at running back. He has 131…
