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Dabo and Kathleen Swinney named honorary Clemson alumni

CLEMSON (CAC) — Football Head Coach Dabo Swinney and his wife, Kathleen Bennett Swinney, have been named honorary alumni of Clemson University. They received the recognition at the 2017 All In Ball, an event presented by Dabo’s All In Team Foundation. A graduate of the University of Alabama,William Christopher “Dabo” Swinney began his career on the Clemson football coaching staff in 2003…

Golf Channel Set to Broadcast Four Rounds of 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Golf Channel is set to broadcast four rounds of the 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, which gets underway this Friday at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill. The station will again provide nearly 15 hours of live tournament coverage in addition to 15 more hours of pre-and post-event live news coverage. Daily news updates…

ICYMI: Gamecock softball heading back to NCAA Tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. – For the fifth-straight year under head coach Beverly Smith, South Carolina has made the NCAA Tournament, this season heading to the Tucson Regional to play Saint Francis (Pa.) on Friday at 7 p.m. EDT at Hillenbrand Stadium. South Carolina, 32-23 in the regular season, has eight wins over top-25 teams in both major polls this year, the…

Gamecocks Tee It Up At West Lafayette Regional Monday

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (USC SID) – Postseason play gets underway Monday for South Carolina men’s golf in the Midwest as the team competes in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional, hosted by Purdue University. The Gamecocks, led by Second Team All-SEC selections Keenan Huskey and Scott Stevens, will be gunning for a spot in the top five and a trip to the program’s fifth-straight NCAA Championship….

Clemson begins NCAA Regional Play Monday

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson will begin play in the 2017 College Grove Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on Monday morning.  The Tigers are seeded third in the 13-team regional.   The top five teams in the tournament at the conclusion of 54 holes on Wednesday will advance to the NCAA Championships in Sugar Grove, Illinois on May 26. The Tigers will be…

Warriors rally for 113-111 win after Spurs lose Leonard

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after scoring against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 40 points and hit a tying 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining, and the Golden State…

#29 Coastal Carolina Sweeps #24 UTA With 5-0 Win

ARLINGTON, Texas (CCU) – Billy Cooke accounted for four of CCU’s five runs while Zack Hopeck stuck out a career-high nine to lead #29 Coastal Carolina to a 5-0 win at #24 UTA Sunday, completing the Chanticleers’ second straight road series sweep and marking the first time the Mavericks have been shut out this season. Overall, Coastal improves to 34-17-1,…

Fireflies Blast Three Homers in 5-3 Win

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Fireflies PR) – The Fireflies used three homers to push past the BlueClaws, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park. Michael Paez and Dash Winningham produced back-to-back long balls, which broke the tie in the eighth inning. It’s the club’s fourth consecutive win. Desmond Lindsay singled in the third inning, which jumpstarted Columbia’s (18-16) offense. Luis Carpio recorded a sacrifice fly and scored Lindsay for…