Will Muschamp’s first Gamecocks defense will be without its most proven player. Tuesday at the SEC meetings in Miramar Beach, FL, Muschamp announced senior linebacker Skai Moore will miss the 2016 season because of a neck injury. Moore has led Carolina football in tackles the last three seasons. “We are disappointed for Skai, but we need to support him right…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former South Carolina outfielder Alaynie Page signed a free-agent contract with the defending National Pro Fastpitch champion Chicago Bandits, general manager Aaron Moore announced today. Page started every game in three of her four years with the Gamecocks, including all 61 this season, and led the 2016 team with nine home runs, 41 RBI, 28…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina incoming freshman Tyasha Harris was one of 12 players earning a spot on the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team following three days of trials at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It marks the third-straight summer that a Gamecock will participate in international competition. This is the first…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has scored big for his new Nickelodeon series that launches Friday. Newton brought 10-year-old Rosie Smolowitz to the White House to interview Michelle Obama for the cable TV series “All in with Cam Newton.” The NFL star helps kids fulfill some of their dreams. A White House spokeswoman says the first lady…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have signed linebacker Kevin Dodd out of Clemson to a contract, leaving only one of their 10 draft picks unsigned. The Titans announced the deal Tuesday and shared a photo of Dodd signing his contract on Twitter. The 6-foot-5, 277-pound Dodd was Tennessee’s second pick overall and the first of three selections in…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — A massive fourth round effort on Monday carried the University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team into the match play portion of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. The Gamecocks shot a round of 277 (-3) to finish the stroke play tournament at 1,142 (+22), good for seventh place. As the No. 7…
ROME, GA (Fireflies) — The Fireflies snapped their three-game losing streak in impressive fashion on Memorial Day, coming back to defeat the Rome Braves, 5-1. Columbia scored five runs in the top of the seventh to pull ahead and never looked back. Luis Ortega’s three-run home run off of Josh Graham was the highlight of the frame. Starter Andrew Church…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Xander Bogaerts did the damage early, extending his hitting streak to 23 games and driving in two runs. From there, Boston used the long ball to pull away from the Baltimore Orioles in a matchup between the top two teams in the AL East. Jackie Bradley put the first-place Red Sox ahead for good with a sixth-inning…
Columbia Fireflies (25-25) at Rome Braves (20-30) RHP Andrew Church (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Oriel Caicedo (1-0, 3.16) Monday, May 30, 2016 — State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) — First Pitch 6:00 p.m. — Game 51 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia dropped the series finale to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Click the video to watch Chad Holbrook’s comments ahead of Carolina’s matchup with Rhode Island in the Columbia regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament Friday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
