Clemson sent three players home early from the Orange Bowl Tuesday after reportedly failing drug tests. According to multiple reports, wide receiver Deon Cain, backup kicker Ammon Lakip and backup tight end Jay Jay McCullough are suspended for Thursday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal game against Oklahoma in Miami. Cain, a freshman, is Clemson’s second leading receiver this year with 34…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns to Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday to host Francis Marion for a non-conference matchup. The meeting is the first all-time between the two schools. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina is in its 108th season of varsity basketball in 2015-16. – Carolina is led by fourth-year head coach Frank Martin. Alongside him are associate…
GAME SETUP CLEMSON (7-5, 0-0 ACC) vs. No. 7/8 North Carolina (11-2, 0-0 ACC) Date: Wednesday, December 30 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Dean Smith Center (21,750) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Philip Sikes-color) TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien-pbp; Jay Bilas-color) • Clemson and North Carolina meet in the ACC Tip-Off on Wednesday in Chapel Hill; it is the second straight season the Tigers have opened with…
NEW YORK — The NFL has fined Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman $26,044 for his role in several incidents involving Odell Beckham Jr. and the Giants in Sunday’s game. Norman was fined twice Wednesday in the amounts of $17,363 and $8,681. Beckham was suspended for New York’s game Sunday against Minnesota, but Norman did not face a suspension. Beckham appealed…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina football has announced that high school senior Bryan Edwards from Conway, S.C., has officially signed his financial aid agreement and will enroll in January. Edwards joins prep standouts C.J. Freeman and Brandon McIlwain and junior college transfer Jamarcus King as mid-year signees. Bryan Edwards, Wide Receiver 6-3, 205, Conway, S.C. (Conway)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp has added a few more pieces to his coaching staff, he announced today. Bryan McClendon has been named co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach; Pat Washington has been selected as the tight ends coach; and Jamie Speronis has been retained as Associate Athletics Director – Football…
UNCASVILLE, CT. — The South Carolina Gamecock men’s basketball team ran its season record to 11-0 Tuesday night, defeating St. John’s 75-61. The game was played at Mohegan Sun Arena as part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout. Led by a season-best performance from Duane Notice, the Gamecocks overcame an early deficit to earn their first win ever against…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina wrapped up its pre-holiday schedule with a 78-63 win over Elon Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks’ trio of Alaina Coates, Tiffany Mitchell and A’ja Wilson scored all 21 of the team’s third-quarter points to pull way from the Phoenix, who kept the game within reach throughout the first…
ATHENS, GA. — A quick start gave way to a frustrating finish for Clemson in its final non-conference game at Georgia on Tuesday, a 71-48 victory for the Bulldogs in Stegeman Coliseum. The win improved the Bulldogs to 6-3 on the season, while dropping the Tigers to 7-5. A second consecutive first-half drought proved to be the difference for the…
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (USC SID) — Nationally-ranked South Carolina travels to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Tuesday to face St. John’s in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout event. Marist and Brown will be the first game in the two-part doubleheader. The meeting marks the fifth all-time between the Gamecocks and Red Storm, and first since…
