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Deshaun Watson To Be Honored at South Carolina Coaches for Charity Event

Greenville, SC  ­(CAC) – Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson, who finished third in the 2015 Heisman Trophy voting, will be honored during the Seventh Annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville. Over 300 guests from across the state will be in attendance.  Fisher DeBerry, a South Carolina native and Hall of Fame former…

Clemson’s Watkins Named to Outland and Nagurski Watch Lists

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson senior defensive tackle Carlos Watkins has been named to the Watch Lists for both the Outland Trophy and Nagurski Award.  The Tigers starting defensive tackle was one of six players, the only one from the ACC, chosen to both.  Both awards are presented by the Football Writers Association of America. The Outland Trophy has been…

Benedict Places 10 On All-State Baseball Teams

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) — Ten Benedict College baseball players have been named to the Palmetto State Baseball All-State and All-Freshman teams. Second baseman John Holleran and outfielder David White Jr.were named All-State first team for Division II and NAIA teams. White was named All-SIAC and the Black College Nines Elite Team after leading the Tigers with a .409 batting average,…

TV Personality Leeza Gibbons To Throw Out the 1st Pitch For Blowfish Friday

LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (Blowfish) — Its “Irish Heritage Night” Friday July 8th when the Blowfish take on the Savannah Bananas at 7:05pm/Gates open at6pm. Lexington County Blowfish Players will be wearing Irish themed Jerseys in honor of Lexington County’s 1st ever St Patrick’s Day Parade last March in downtown Lexington. The specially designed limited edition Irish themed jerseys will be…

HiToms Highstep Blowfish Thursday Night

THOMASVILLE (Blowfish) — In the top of the first HiToms DH Teddy Hoffman would take Hedrick yard on a 2 run blast over the the left field wall. This would extend the lead to 3-0 and the Blowfish would trail the rest of game. Chas McCormick(Millersville University) would single and steal second base in the third inning. This set up…

Fireflies Fall to Augusta on Thursday Night

AUGUSTA, GA – Columbia fell to Augusta on Thursday night, 3-2, even despite Gaby Almonte’s career day on the mound. The right-hander tied a career-high going eight innings at Lake Olmstead Stadium but the GreenJackets’ late runs doomed the Dominican starter. The Fireflies gave their starter a quick lead in the first frame. Eudor Garcia doubled home Jeff Diehl to…

Carolina Basketball Begins 8K in 8 Days Campaign

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team began the 2016 “8K In 8 Days” campaign on Wednesday evening, hosting campers from the City of Columbia at Colonial Life Arena for a 90-minute basketball skills event, before visiting veterans and their families at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia on Thursday morning. The campaign, which continues…

Former Gamecock Tiffany Mitchell Scores 20 in Fever Loss

Los Angeles (Fever) – The Indiana Fever fell to the league-best Los Angeles Sparks 94-88 on Wednesday night (July 6) at Staples Center after nearly completing a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback. Indiana never led in the contest but made comeback attempts throughout, reducing a 20-point deficit to just one point with 8.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After scoring just…

Charlotte Hornets Sign Sessions, Batum

CHARLOTTE, NC (Hornets) – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed guard Ramon Sessions.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. A native of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Sessions returns to Charlotte, where he previously played from 2012-14.  In addition to Charlotte, the nine-year NBA veteran has played for Milwaukee, Minnesota, Cleveland, the…