WATCH: A Recap of the 2016 NFL Draft
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Click the video to watch a recap Clemson’s, SC State’s and USC’s draft picks. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Bulldogs, Clemson, Gamecocks, SC State, USC
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Gamecocks NFL Draft Recap
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Three University of South Carolina football players were selected in the NFL Draft on Saturday. Pharoh Cooper was the first Gamecock to hear his name called. The 5-11, 205-pound junior from Havelock, N.C., went to the Los Angeles Rams with the 19th pick in the fourth round, the 117th player selected overall. Cooper earned first-team…
Ivan Wilson Homers in Saturday Night Loss
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Ivan Wilson smashed his third home run of the season on Saturday night but it wasn’t enough to defeat Kannapolis — the Intimidators took down Columbia, 7-2, at Spirit Communications Park. Wilson’s mammoth long ball in the eighth inning cleared the left-field wall and nearly left the park entirely on the fly. The outfielder has…
Gamecocks Edge Gators 2-1, Even Series
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh with a solo homer to right field and freshman right-hander Braden Webb allowed just one run on five hits in 7.1 innings pitched with seven strikeouts as second-ranked South Carolina evened the series with top-ranked Florida with a 2-1 victory…
Clemson Baseball Tops (3) FSU, 10-3 in Game One
By: CU SID
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Weston Wilson hit a homer with four RBIs and Chris Okey went 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs to propel Clemson to a 10-3 win over No. 3 Florida State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 27-14 overall and 10-12 in…
SC State Tight End Drafted in Sixth Round of NFL Draft
By: SC State Athletics
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (SC State) — South Carolina State All-American tight end Temarrick Hemingway was selected by the Los Angeles Rams, formerly of St. Louis, in the sixth round of the 2016 National Football League Draft. The Rams selected Hemingway with the 177th pick overall. The 6-foot-5, 244-pound Loris, S.C. native was the second player from South Carolina State University and…
Frank Martin Adds New Assistant Coach
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin announced Saturday that he’s hired Towson’s Bruce Shingler to fill a coaching vacancy on Carolina’s staff. Let’s all give @CoachBruceTU a big time Gamecock welcome as our new Assistant Coach. Also I have 2 quote @CoachWMuschamp again #SpursUp — Frank Martin (@FrankMartin_SC) April 30, 2016 Shingler served as an assistant under Martin for one…
Fireflies Host Intimidators in Saturday Night Contest
Columbia Fireflies (13-9) vs. Kannapolis Intimidators (8-14) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-1, 5.09) vs. RHP Zach Thompson (0-2, 6.23) Saturday, April 30, 2016 — Spirit Communications Park — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 23 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia used two big innings to cruise past…
Jerell Adams Drafted in Sixth Round by the Giants
CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — With the final pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected former Gamecock tight end Jerell Adams (184th). Adams fell to the sixth round after being projected by many draft analysts to go in the 3rd or 4th round. Adams caught 28 passes for 421 yards last year with the Gamecocks. Here’s how…
Pharoh Cooper Drafted by the Rams in the Fourth Round of NFL Draft
CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — Pharoh Cooper had to wait until Saturday for his name to be called, but it didn’t take long once Saturday’s Round came along. The Los Angeles Rams selected Cooper in the fourth round with the 117th pick in the NFL Draft. Cooper had 66 catches for 973 yards and eight touchdowns in his 2015 season with…
