KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — NASCAR announced a new format for the All-Star Race at Charlotte on Friday that will feature two 50-lap segments followed by a 13-lap shootout in which a portion of the field will be on fresh tires. The changes are intended to spice up the $1 million dash on May 21. Drivers will be required to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock standout Marcus Lattimore will join the football coaching staff at Heathwood Hall. Last month, the former San Francisco 49er turned down a job to join the coaching staff at the University of South Carolina to focus on his foundation. In a statement Lattimore says, “First, I want to thank Jeff Whalen, his staff, and…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — Women’s golfers Marion Veysseyre and Katelyn Dambaugh each carded an opening-round 70 (-2) to push the No. 24 Gamecocks near the top of the leaderboard at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Thursday. Sixth-seeded South Carolina sits in second place and just four strokes off the lead after posting a 290 (+2) on day one…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Lexington High School standout Lauren Stephenson shot a two-over-par 74 on Thursday to lead Clemson to a ninth-place standing out of 18 teams after the first round of the NCAA Women’s Regional at Shoal Creek near Birmingham, Ala. The top six teams after 54 holes will advance to the NCAA National Tournament in Eugene, Ore. May…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson plays its third straight ACC series at home when it hosts NC State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. SERIES SETUP • Who – NC State (31-12, 12-7 ACC) vs. Clemson (29-15, 11-13 ACC) • Rankings – NCS – No. 11 BA, No. 9 CB, No. 9 USA; CU – NR • When – Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Fireflies) — Due to rain in the area, Thursday’s game against the Greensboro Grasshoppers has been postponed and moved to Friday as part of a doubleheader. Both games will be seven innings long, with the first starting at 5:00 p.m. Game two will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. You can listen to game…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (35-9, 15-5 SEC) travels to Kentucky (27-18, 11-10 SEC) for a three-game SEC series. First pitch for the opener is 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a6:30 start on Saturday as well. Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. All three games can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team earned the No. 3 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, it was announced on Thursday morning. Ranked 17th in the nation heading into the NCAA postseason, the Gamecocks will compete alongside of 12 other teams at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from May 16-18. The top…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson was designated the No. 2 seed of the Stillwater Regional of the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament. The 81-team field for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship was announced on the Golf Channel on Thursday morning. The Tigers, ranked fifth by Golfweek and seventh by Golfstat, will compete in the 14-team field May 16-18 at Karsten Creek…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Fireflies) — Every Firefly hitter reached base safely on Wednesday night and Columbia cruised past the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 8-3. The Fireflies used three-run innings in the first and eighth frames to propel past their foes. The first five Columbia (14-12) batters of the game all reached against starter Jordan Holloway (L, 0-1). J.C. Rodriguez drew a walk and…
