GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) — Due to a technical issue with the left-field light tower at Fluor Field, Saturday night’s game between Columbia and Greenville was suspended after four and a half innings. The game will resume – beginning with the bottom of the fifth – on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Sunday’s originally scheduled game at 4:05 p.m. will go…
LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) — Kentucky senior right-hander Dustin Beggs hurled a three-hit shutout as the Wildcats defeated second-ranked South Carolina 6-0 on Saturday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 36-10 and 16-6 in the SEC with Kentucky 28-19 and 12-11 in league play. Beggs carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and at one point retired…
Courtesy: Benedict Athletics PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Benedict Athletics) — The Benedict College men’s golf team moved up one spot to seventh place at the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, which is being contested at PGA Golf Club. The Tigers shot a 317 during Saturday’s second round to move ahead of SIAC rival Morehouse College. Morehouse, which started the…
Rickie Fowler watches his tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rickie Fowler is looking to jumpstart his season at a course where he first won on the PGA Tour. Fowler shot…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — No. 9 NC State scored four runs in the second inning, seven runs in the third inning and nine runs in the fourth inning in its 20-9 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 32-13 overall and 13-8 in the ACC. The Tigers…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — For the second-straight season and the fourth time in the last seven years, the South Carolina women’s golf program finished atop the leaderboard at an NCAA Regional. The No. 24 Gamecocks posted a final-round 290 (+2) on Saturday to earn a share of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title with a three-day total of…
ATLANTA, GA. (Falcons) — The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have signed offensive lineman Shabaz Ahmed, wide receiver David Glidden, and defensive end Brandon Williams. They have also waived defensive tackle Gerald Dixon Jr., offensive lineman Alex Fifita, wide receiver Malachi Jones, and wide receiver David Richards. Ahmed, 6-3, 285 pounds, started at left guard for 12 of 13…
Columbia Fireflies (15-13) @ Greenville Drive (14-13) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-2, 4.74) vs. LHP Logan Boyd (3-1, 3.91) Saturday, May 7, 2016 — Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 29 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies split a doubleheader with Greensboro…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (USC SID) — Behind a dominant two-hit performance from junior Nickie Blue, South Carolina (35-19, 7-16 SEC) claimed a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at No. 16/14 Missouri (38-13, 13-10 SEC). Blue (17-12) gave one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out four in her 55th career win, which ties her for eighth all-time…
Courtesy: Clemson Athletics CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — William “Bud” Spiers, the starting shortstop and team leader of Clemson’s first College World Series baseball team in 1958, passed away Saturday morning. He was 79. Spiers is the father of former Clemson and major league shortstop Bill Spiers, and former Clemson outfielder Michael Spiers. Bud Spiers was a senior in…
