CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – On Aug. 26, Clemson welcomes William & Mary to Jervey Gym for the 2016 season opener at 7 p.m., as part of the 26th annual Big Orange Bash. The match marks the beginning of Hugh Hernesman’s second season as head coach of the Clemson volleyball program. “Our staff and players are anxiously awaiting the beginning of the…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett has been named to the Watch List for the 2016 John Mackey Award. The honor is presented each year to the top tight end in the nation and is named in honor of former Louisville and Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey. Leggett was a finalist for the award last year…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson finished No. 42 nationally in the Learfield Director’s Cup Standings for the 2015-16 academic year, the highest finish for the program in the last nine years. The Learfield Directors Cup takes into account final national rankings and NCAA Tournament appearances and finishes, in computing its ranking, which dates to the 1993-94 academic year. This year’s…
Dustin Johnson holds up the trophy after winning the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Sunday, July 3, 2016, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Dustin Johnson is not one for many words, and he really doesn’t need to say much. The easy smile behind the beard says it all. If winning the U.S….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former Gamecock outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (2009-11) will play in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game with the American League, as announced by Major League Baseball on Tuesday night. Bradley Jr. was voted in as a starter in the outfield. He is hitting .294 with 13 HR and 53 RBI on the year for the Boston…
FOREST CITY, N.C. — Tonight the Lexington Blowfish visited the Forest City Owls in western division play. Hayden Deal got the start on the mound for the Blowfish. Early in the bottom of the first the Owls scored two runs and in the fourth gained four more. The Blowfish made a push at the Owls in the fifth, scoring three…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — Kevin Canelon had just finished his eighth inning of work against Charleston when Dash Winningham stepped to the plate in the home half of the frame. Winningham’s run-scoring single snapped a 3-3 tie and gave Columbia the lead for good. The Fireflies downed the Charleston RiverDogs, 4-3, at Spirit Communications Park. Canelon (W, 5-6) secured his…
BOSTON (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo homered on David Price’s first pitch of the game, and Elvis Andrus scored to break a sixth-inning tie as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Robinson Chirinos added a three-run homer in the ninth as the Rangers scored four runs off All-Star selection…
FILE – In this June 13, 2016, file photo, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant fields a ball hit by Washington Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman during a baseball game in Washington. The Cubs became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine to have five players voted as All-Star Game starters when their entire infield earned the honor…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Former All-ACC defensive lineman Tony Stephens passed away on Monday, July 4th after a long battle with a respiratory problem that recently led to pneumonia. He was 51. A native of Walterboro, S.C., Stephens was a starting middle guard on Clemson’s ACC Championship teams of 1986 and 1987 and was a first-team All-ACC selection as a…
