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USC’s Friedrich Falls in NCAA Singles Second Round

TULSA, Okla. (USC SID) — South Carolina redshirt sophomore and 51st-ranked Gabriel Friedrich fell to South Florida senior Dominic Cotrone, 7-5, 6-3, Thursday in the Second Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships. Cotrone advances to the Round of 16, where he will take on No. 5 Cameron Norrie of TCU Friday. After dropping the first two games, Friedrich found…

Fireflies Face West Virginia in Road Test

Columbia Fireflies (24-22) at West Virginia Power (23-22) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-3, 3.54) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (3-2, 1.40) Thursday, May 26, 2016 — Appalachian Power Park (Charleston, WV) — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 47 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App   ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies erased a two-run…

Eidukonyte Falls in NCAA Singles Second Round

TULSA, Okla. (CAC) — A decorated collegiate career came to a close for senior  on Thursday when she fell in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship in Tulsa, Okla. Eidukonyte, who is ranked 26th nationally, fell to 10th-ranked Breaunna Addison of Texas, 6-3, 6-2, in the Round of 32 of the national singles draw. The Vilnius, Lithuania native…

Clemson Basketball Adds David Skara as a Transfer

Courtesy: Valporaiso Athletics CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — David Skara, a 6-8 forward who played two seasons at Valparaiso University, has signed a financial aid agreement to transfer to Clemson. Head coach Brad Brownell made the announcement today. Skara will sit out 2016-17 and have two seasons of eligibility remaining. “David is a versatile forward that we feel can be…

Clemson’s Behr Wins Elite 90 Award

EUGENE, OREGON (CAC) — Stephen Behr, Jr., a senior graduate student at Clemson University, is the recipient of the Elite 90 Award for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. Behr Jr., who holds a 3.93 cumulative grade point average while majoring in financial management, was presented with the award during the Men’s Golf Championships banquet on Thursday, May…

Godfrey, Lazar Join Clemson Athletics Team

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson Athletics announced today the hires of Owen Godfrey and Jason Lazar. Godfrey takes over as Assistant AD for Ticket Operations/Sales, while Lazar is the new Director of Littlejohn Coliseum. Godfrey comes to Clemson following a three-year stint as Director of Ticket Sales and Operations at Georgia Tech. There, he oversaw ticket sales and related Tech…

Fireflies to Honor “Prince” June 9

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — On Thursday, June 9, the Columbia Fireflies will party like it is 1999.  The game against the West Virginia Power will celebrate the life of the late singer and Grammy-award winner, “Prince” Rogers Nelson, just two days after what would have been his 58th birthday. Prince, who passed away on April 21st of this year, has…

Brewers Edge Braves 3-2 In 13 Innings

Milwaukee Brewers outfielders Ryan Braun, left, Kirk Nieuwenhuis (10) and Keon Broxton celebrate after the Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in 13 innings in a baseball game Wednesday night, May 25, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Jonathan Villar’s run-scoring single in the 13th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 victory over the Braves, sending Atlanta…