COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — When they were 11-year-olds, Brice Johnson and Kris Jenkins played on the same AAU team in South Carolina. Monday night, the Palmetto State pair shared the spotlight in the national championship. Johnson, a senior forward from Orangeburg, scored 14 points in the title game for North Carolina. Jenkins, a junior forward originally from Columbia, scored 14…
AUGUSTA, GA — It was a picture-perfect Monday afternoon at the Masters with clear skies and a high in the 70’s. Dustin Johnson, less than 24 hours removed from finishing 3rd at the Houston Open, walked out on the range, hoping he would have a little more success in this year’s majors. Success is a relative term though. Johnson finished…
AUGUSTA, GA — Click the video to watch Columbia’s Dustin Johnson preview the 2016 Masters Tournament. Categories: Local Sports, Sports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin admits he had no idea the off-the-court challenges he faced four years ago taking over the South Carolina basketball program. Coming off the school’s winningest regular season ever, Martin says he can’t wait to see where he can take the Gamecocks in the future. Monday afternoon, Martin discussed his new contract extension at USC. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Suspended South Carolina players Jamall Gregory and Eric Cobb have been dismissed from the Gamecocks men’s basketball program. Coach Frank Martin said Monday announced the decision on Monday. The reserves had been arrested in March and charged with misdemeanors for shooting a BB pellet gun. Cobb, a 6-foot-9 forward, was charged with assault for firing at…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named national hitter-of-the-month for March by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Monday. Beer hit .431 (25-for-58) while hitting safely in all 17 games during the month. Beer also totaled nine homers, six doubles, 21 RBIs, 19 runs, 11 walks, three hit-by-pitches, a .527 on-base percentage and 1.000 slugging…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt was named National Co-Pitcher of the Month for March as announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Monday. Schmidt won four games last month and struck out 46 batters in 37.0 innings pitched with a 2.19 ERA. Schmidt opened the month pitching eight scoreless innings…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina freshman right-handed pitcher Braden Webb has been named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week. Webb struck out 11 batters in eight scoreless innings and limited third ranked Vanderbilt to just two hits in a 4-0 win on Friday night. Fresh off 14 strikeouts vs. Ole Miss last week, Webb…
AUGUSTA, GA — ABC Columbia’s Mike Gillespie had the opportunity to interview three-time Masters champion Gary Player Monday morning at The Masters. Click the video to watch Player’s comments. Categories: Local Sports, Sports
AWENDAW, S.C. (USC SID) — A career-best round from sophomore Keenan Huskey boosted the University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team into second place after one round at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Huskey shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday, and the Gamecocks are four strokes back as a team after a round of 277 (-11). Charleston Southern leads the field…
