ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With Rex Ryan making regular visits to Clemson to watch his son play, Tigers defensive end Shaq Lawson had already established a friendly rapport with the Buffalo Bills coach. Lawson hopes to use that to his advantage now that he’ll be given an opportunity to earn a starting role in Ryan’s defense. After cutting high-priced…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies never trailed in their three-game series with the Lexington Legends until the eighth inning on Thursday night — that’s when the visitors used a three-run frame to take a 6-5 lead and down Columbia at Spirit Communications Park. The Fireflies led, 5-3, to start the eight. Samir Duenez launched his second home run of…
Atlanta Braves right fielder Nick Markakis, right, and left fielder Jeff Francouer celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-3 in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, April 28, 2016. Markakis had a two run single in the second, helping sealing the win. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — Atlanta hitters got to Clay Buchholz early and…
(AP) — The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors has rescinded the ban on satellite camps for Bowl Subdivision football teams. The board’s decision Thursday comes almost three weeks after the Division I Council approved a proposal barring FBS coaches from holding or working at camps and clinics away from their schools. The camps drew a high profile recently as…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — You really don’t have to tell Chad Holbrook about the team Carolina is playing Friday night. “We’re playing the favorite to win the National Championship,” Holbrook said of the Florida Gators Thursday. With just 12 SEC games left in the regular season, (7) USC’s SEC series with (1) Florida Friday, Saturday and Sunday features the top two…
NORMAN, Okla. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was named a semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. NeSmith is one of 30 student-athletes in contention for the national player of the year honor. NeSmith leads the Gamecocks with a 71.27 stroke average this season, and he’s…
Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Clemson freshman Alice Hewson has been named to the Great Britain & Ireland team for the Curtis Cup Matches that will be played June 10-12 at the Dun Laoghaire Golf Club near Dublin, Ireland. Hewson is one of eight players on the team that will face the United States in the biennial transatlantic women’s amateur…
ATLANTA (CU SID) – The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge today announced the official pairings for its 10th annual charity golf tournament. A 13-team field of NCAA head coaches and celebrity alumni will compete for a first-place prize of $100,000 in scholarship and charity. All participating teams will receive a portion of the $540,000 total purse. “We created this event to…
April 28, 2016 (Hornets) — The NBA has announced that Game 6 of the Charlotte Hornets-Miami Heat first-round playoff series on Friday, April 29, at Time Warner Cable Arena will tip off at 8 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN and locally on FOX Sports Southeast, and the radio broadcast will air on WFNZ-AM (610) and the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin was honored in his hometown on Wednesday evening, as he was presented the key to the City of Miami (Fla.) and also the key to Miami Dade County. Born and raised in Miami, Martin was a math teacher and long-time basketball coach in the city before joining…
