Sports

UNCG eliminates St. John’s 3-1 in Clemson regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Sophomore righthander Matt Frisbee pitched 6.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball to lead UNC Greensboro to a 3-1 victory over No. 21 St. John’s in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Spartans, improved to 36-23, while the Red Storm finished the season with a 42-13 record.   Frisbee (8-4) registered the…

Clemson Breaks Down Regional Win vs. UNCG, Facing Vandy Next

Following up their 5-4 win over the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Monte Lee and Clemson discussed their first victory of the NCAA Tournament. With Friday night’s win in the books, the Tigers advance in their own regional to face second-seeded Vanderbilt. Coach Lee and his Tigers tackle the issue of facing the Commodores star pitcher Kyle Wright, who’s…

Fireflies sink Hagerstown in extras

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies) – Brandon Brosher’s 424-foot solo home run in the top of the 10th inning on Friday night broke a tie and clinched Columbia’s 8-7 extra-inning win over Hagerstown. Friday’s game was one of the most competitive of the season, featuring four ties and three lead changes. Before Brosher’s heroics, the Fireflies led 7-4 heading into the bottom…

Gamecock fishing finishes second at National Championship

FLORENCE, Ala. (June 2, 2017) – The Kansas State University team of Travis Blenn of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Kyle Alsop of Overland Park, Kansas , weighed a five-bass limit Friday totaling 11 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the 2017YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on Wheeler Lake presented by Lowrance C-Map Genesis. The Wildcat duo’s three-day total of 15 bass…

Gamecocks to face UMass Dec. 2

AMHERST, Mass. (UMASS) – University of Massachusetts men’s basketball unveiled its 2017-18 season non-conference schedule on Thursday. The Minutemen will host nine opponents in the Mullins Center, including a Fri., Nov. 3 exhibition contest and the Fri., Nov. 10 season-opener against UMass Lowell. HIGHLIGHTS Massachusetts begins the campaign at home against UMass Lowell on Fri., Nov. 10. It marks the second-consecutive season…

SEC tweaks graduate transfer rules

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has tweaked its graduate transfer policy, a change that could mean Florida lands former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire. The powerhouse league voted Friday to reduce penalties for programs whose graduate transfers fail to meet academic requirements. The league also tabled a proposal that would have allowed intra-conference graduate transfers. That ease of…