The Alliance of American Football league added another big name Saturday, announcing that Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier will coach its Orlando team.
Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world, made a 45-foot par putt on the 16th to atone for several birdie putts in the 10-foot range he missed. Johnson had a 68 and was six shots behind, along with Thomas, who had a 67.
Former Clemson All-American Kyle Stanley made the cut at the 2018 Masters with a round of 74 on Friday. Current Clemson sophomore Doc Redman had a second round 77 and missed the cut.
Chapin’s own and former Gamecock Wesley Bryan missed the cut in his Masters debut, after posting a +6 (78) on Friday.
Joe Cavallaro watched from the dugout on Thursday night as his teammates flummoxed GreenJackets hitters. The right-hander followed the script and struck out a career-high eight hitters (6 IP) on Friday, leading Columbia to a 7-2 victory over Augusta at Spirit Communications Park.
The Gamecocks gave up multiple runs in three separate innings and could not recover in a 14-1 loss to No. 9 Kentucky Friday night (April 6) at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
No. 11 South Carolina softball opened its three-game series against No. 20 Arkansas with a 2-1 victory on Friday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Cayla Drotar went the distance in the circle, allowing consecutive hits just twice on her way to her fourteenth victory of the season.
South Alabama took advantage of 15 walks, scoring 11 runs on just 10 hits, to claim an 11-6 victory over 18th-ranked Coastal Carolina in the opener of the three-game Sun Belt Conference series Friday evening before a crowd of 2,311, the 11th-largest in Springs Brooks Stadium history and largest for a Sun Belt contest in the facility.
Coastal Carolina concluded its spring practices with its annual Spring Game Friday night at Brooks Stadium. The two hour session included various formats, including two live sessions that featured the first and second offensive units against the first and second defensive units.
South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson became the unanimous national player of the year with the addition of the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Friday night. After four seasons of etching her name in the Gamecock record books, Wilson closes out her career in the Garnet and Black with the highest national recognition from every organization that bestows national player of the year honors.
