GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jaron Blossomgame scored 22 points as Clemson opened a double-digit lead in the opening half to win for the sixth time in seven games with a 73-60 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night. Blossomgame became the first Clemson player to score at least 20 points in three straight games since K.J. McDaniels did it early in…
Photo:@ClemsonFB GREENVILLE, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has been named the 2015 Collegiate Player of the Year by the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Wednesday night in Greenville, S.C by Hall of Fame President David Wyatt and Hall of Fame member and former NFL coach Sam Wyche. Watson became the first college player…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Columbia Fireflies unveiled their uniform jerseys and introduced the winners of the “Name the Team Contest” at a press conference at the South Carolina State Museum Wednesday afternoon. The Fireflies, in conjunction with the New York Mets, also announced their coaching staff for the 2016 season. The team will take the field at Spirit Communications…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia is backing hometown NASCAR truck racer Jordan Anderson this season. The Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau and Columbia Regional Sports Council announced a partnership Wednesday with Bolen Motorsports and Anderson. Anderson, Bolen Motorsports and Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism, umbrella group for the CVB and Sports Council, unveiled the agreement at the…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has suggested for the first time that race may play a factor in why he’s become such a lightning rod for public criticism. The league MVP candidate said Wednesday, “I’m an African-American quarterback that scares people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare me to.” Newton, the No. 1…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — For the first time, Tiger baseball will host Fan Fest at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday, February 6. The full day of free activities starts at 11:30 a.m., when gates open for an intrasquad scrimmage that starts at noon. Posters, schedule cards and other promotional materials are available free for fans. A bounce house, speed pitch…
DANBURY, CT (NC SID) — The Newberry College Wolves’ football team will be honored by the Eastern College Athletic Conference as the ECAC’s Division II Team of the Year at the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Thursday, February 25. Newberry is one of four ECAC Teams of the Year, as Temple (Division…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Barney Hall, a legendary voice of NASCAR whose folksy delivery was a staple on the radio for more than five decades, died late Tuesday. He was 83. NASCAR officials confirmed Hall’s death early Wednesday, with chairman and CEO Brian France saying “the entire NASCAR family extends its condolences to the family, friends and fans of…
NEWBERRY, S.C. (NC SID) — Newberry College director of athletics Matthew Finley and head football coach Todd Knight have announced the Wolves will play a home-and-home series with the Panthers of Virginia Union University in 2016 and 2017. This contract completes the Wolves’ 2016 schedule. Newberry will host Virginia Union on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in the second week of the regular season at…
GAME SETUP CLEMSON (12-7, 5-2 ACC) vs. PITTSBURGH (16-3, 5-2 ACC) Date: Wednesday, January 27 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Mike Gminski-color) • Clemson returns to action for the first time since January 19 on Wednesday when it welcomes No. 23 Pittsburgh to Bon Secours Wellness Arena. • A Tiger…
