CHARLESTON, WV (Fireflies) – Vicente Lupo blasted a three-run home run on Saturday night, but Columbia still fell to West Virginia, 7-6. Lupo drove in four runs at Appalachian Power Park and extended his hit streak to seven games. The contest was tied, 5-5, heading to the ninth inning. The first two Fireflies recorded outs, but it was Kevin Kaczmarski…
COMPTON, Calif. – (USA Baseball) For the third consecutive day, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team was absolutely dominant on the mound, throwing a four-hit shutout, while the offense erupted with a pair of home runs in a 10-0 win over the Academy Barons at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. With the pitching staff continuing…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Natoya Goule, 2015 NCAA Indoor champion in the 800 meters at Clemson, earned a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games by winning her fourth straight national title in her signature event Saturday at the Jamaica Trials. Goule will be part of the Jamaican team that is headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Goule is the first…
BROOKLYN, NY (ESPN) — The Brooklyn Nets have reached an agreement with Utah Jazz free-agent forward Trevor Booker, sources confirmed. The deal will be worth two years for $18 million. The agreement was earlier reported by the Salt Lake Tribune. Booker is the third free-agent deal for Brooklyn GM Sean Marks’ rebuilding plan, joining point guard Jeremy Lin (three years,…
Dustin Johnson tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jason Day had no indication that Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational would be such hard work until one swing. His plan was to hit…
Tom Southall and Steve Spurrier share a laugh at a press conference on Friday. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) RENO, NV (NFHS) — Steve Spurrier, a three-sport standout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, before his highly successful collegiate career as a player and coach, and Marlin Briscoe, an outstanding football and basketball player at Omaha (Nebraska) South High School…
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Click the video to watch USC Alumni’s 8-4 win over USC Pitcher Wil Crowe and the Blowfish at Lexington County Baseball Stadium Friday night. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
CHARLESTON, WV – Bryce Beeler joined the Fireflies on Monday, and just four days later the right-hander tossed 6.1 shutout innings leading Columbia to a 2-0 win over West Virginia at Appalachian Power Park. In his first professional start, Beeler picked up the victory and struck out five Power hitters in the process. Friday’s win is just the third shutout…
CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — Just one day after the Cleveland Browns released former Gamecock Quarterback Connor Shaw, the Chicago Bears come calling. According to Shaw’s twitter page, the Bears will sign the former Gamecock. #DaBears let’s get to work! God is great!! — Connor Shaw (@cmshaw9) July 1, 2016 Shaw played for Cleveland during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, but…
TORONTO (AP) — A franchise-best 14th straight win sure didn’t come easy for the Cleveland Indians. Carlos Santana homered in the 19th inning off infielder Darwin Barney and the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday. “I guess if you’re going to set a record, you might as well do it the hard way,” Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer…
