Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson golfer Alice Hewson won all three of her singles matches over the weekend in helping England to the championship of the 2016 European Ladies Team Amateur Championship. The 21-team tournament was played at Oddur Golf Club in Iceland. It was a landmark second team championship Hewson had been a part of in the last month. …
Photo taken March 2016 ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter has been arrested for the second time in five months on alcohol-related charges. Ledbetter was released from jail Sunday morning on a $2,000 bond after Athens-Clarke County police booked him for misdemeanor charges of DUI and underage possession of alcohol. The rising sophomore was expected to compete…
SAVANNAH (Blowfish) — Lexington would play game two of the home and home series with the Savannah Bananas on Saturday. The Blowfish would struggle early from the plate as the first three batters were retired in order. In the second Lexington would load the bases but leave the runners stranded to remain scoreless. Savannah got on the board first in…
AUGUSTA, GA – The Augusta offense was too much on Saturday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium, the Fireflies dropped the third game of the series, 8-4. The bright spot was Kevin Kaczmarski. Columbia’s outfielder registered his second straight three-hit game and tattooed his second home run of the season. The Fireflies have run into arguably the hottest offense in the…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson great Brianna Rollins made history Friday, becoming only the second female in women’s track & field program history to make the U.S. Olympic Team. Rollins, a 2013 Clemson graduate and winner of The Bowerman, will compete for the red, white and blue in the 100 hurdles on August 16-17 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil….
DALLAS (ESPN) — U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson is withdrawing from the Olympics because he is concerned about the Zika virus. Johnson becomes the 13th player to pull out of the field for the Rio Games, where golf makes its return after a 112-year absence. Patrick Reed is expected to replace him. Johnson released a statement through one of his…
AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – Vicente Lupo clubbed two doubles on Friday night, but Columbia fell to Augusta in walk-off fashion, 8-7, at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Lupo picked up his sixth two-hit game and fourth multi-RBI game of the season. The Fireflies scored in their first at-bats again. After Kevin Kaczmarski and Eudor Garcia set up shop, Lupo punched a two-bagger…
Lexington County Blowfish hosted the Savannah Bananas tonight at Lexington County Baseball Stadium. The first game of a home and home series before the Coastal Plain League All-Star break would also be the fifth match up of the year between the two teams. Previous four games were split between the two teams. Lexington would start USC junior Will Crowe on…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney is one of 24 FBS coaches on a preseason Watch List for the 2016 Dodd Trophy. The award is presented each year by officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. The award celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Members of the South Carolina men’s basketball team visited Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia on Friday morning for a community outreach project for the “8K In 8 Days” campaign. The campaign, which continues through July 13, aims to reach 8,000 fans in the greater Columbia community and the State of South Carolina with community outreach over…
