CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Chad Holbrook has been hired as College of Charleston’s baseball coach, less than two months after he resigned following five seasons at South Carolina. Charleston announced the move Thursday. Holbrook takes over for Matt Heath, who was fired last month after two seasons. The school alleged abusive behavior to players, which Heath has denied. He has…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Marty Hurney believes he is better prepared to make personnel decisions this time around with the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers Wednesday brought back Hurney to be their interim general manager, two days after owner Jerry Richardson surprisingly fired Dave Gettleman. Hurney was the Panthers GM from 1998-2012. He is credited for building the core of a…
(ESPN) – The Los Angeles Chargers are still hoping to avoid it, but first-round pick Mike Williams might need back surgery on his herniated disk that would end his rookie season, league sources tell ESPN. Williams recently received a second epidural on his herniated disk in a last-ditch effort to have him ready at some time during training camp, though the Chargers are preparing…
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Dustin Johnson was growing mildly impatient on the putting green at Royal Birkdale as he kept checking on the arrival of U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka for their practice round Sunday at the British Open. What really makes him impatient is waiting on his game to return to the form that took him to No. 1…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Columbia’s offense erupted with a franchise record 16 runs on Wednesday afternoon. The Fireflies dominated the Legends in game one of this series, 16-2, at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Dan Rizzie became the second Firefly in the organization’s history to register a five-hit contest. Jacob Zanon also cracked the record books. The 22-year-old is the first Firefly to score four runs in one…
Former Calhoun County and Carolina star and current Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is hosting his first-annual youth football camp in his hometown of St. Matthews Saturday. The former Gamecock and NFL Pro Bowler has been discussing and planning the event for months as the field features a group of young athletes signing up from all across the United…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Three Clemson offensive players and two defensive players have been named to the first-team All-ACC preseason team. The team was voted on by media that attended the ACC Football Kickoff last week in Charlotte. Clemson had the most players named to the team. Wide receiver Deon Cain and offensive linemen Mitch Hyatt and Tyrone Crowder were named…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina sophomore Jake Bentley is one of 30 players named to the Davey O’Brien Watch List, as announced today by the Davey O’Brien Foundation. The award annually recognizes the nation’s top collegiate quarterback. Bentley, a 6-3, 220-pound sophomore from Opelika, Ala., is the incumbent at quarterback after starting each of the final…
As current and incoming Gamecocks look to improve their games over the summer months, they head to Heathwood Hall to play in the sixth-annual SC Pro-Am. But Chris Silva and Rakym Felder were in for a challenge Tuesday night unlike anything the league’s ever seen in the better half of a decade. Charleston native, Porter-Gaud alum, and starting guard for…
SUNSET, SC – Dabo Swinney has long stated that he does not care for preseason polls. So it comes at no surprise Tuesday that after the defending national champions were picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic Division, one spot behind Florida State, that Clemson’s head coach wasn’t sweating the news. The Tigers leader talked at their annual media…
