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Panthers announce 2017 schedule

CHARLOTTE – The Carolina Panthers will open their 2017 season at the site of Super Bowl 50 and open their home schedule with a familiar face on the opposing sideline. The Panthers will travel across the country to take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 10. A week later, they’ll host the Buffalo Bills and…

Gamecocks Face Gators in Crucial SEC Series

Dates: Thursday April 20/Friday April 21/Saturday April 22 First Pitch: 7:30 p.m./7 p.m./Noon Location: Gainesville, Fla. Stadium: McKethan Stadium Television/Video: ESPNU/SEC Network/ESPN2 (Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson and Chris Burke) Radio: 107.5 The Game & The Gamecock Radio Network (Derek Scott and Tommy Moody) COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina (23-13, 8-7 SEC) heads on the road for a three-game conference series…

Blythewood’s Beckwith gets first save, as Coastal tops CofC

MOUNT PLEASANT (CCU) – Coastal Carolina scored seven runs in the third inning and held on for an 8-5 victory versus region rival College of Charleston Wednesday night at Patriots Point. The 29th-ranked Chanticleers improve to 23-13-1 overall and, with four straight wins over the Cougars (17-20), takes a 22-21 lead in the all-time series and win for just the sixth time…

Benedict Tennis wins third-straight SIAC Championship

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s tennis team won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship for the third year in a row with a 5-2 victory over Morehouse College in the championship match on Wednesday at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. Benedict took a 2-1 lead after doubles action as Armando Flores and Juan Hernandez took an…

Jackie Bradley homers in minor league game Wednesday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Pawtucket) – Jackie Bradley Jr. celebrated his 27th birthday in style on Wednesday night at BB&T Ballpark, hitting one of the Pawtucket Red Sox’ two home runs en route to a 4-0 win over the Charlotte Knights. Bradley, playing in his second game with the PawSox (7-6) as part of his rehab assignment and recovery from a right…

Clemson downs Georgia 9-7 Wednesday night

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The No. 4 Clemson Tigers scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 9-7 win over Georgia at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers completed the home-and-home series sweep and upped their record to 31-7, while the Bulldogs fell to 15-23.   With the Tigers trailing 1-0, Reed Rohlman led off the…

Fireflies top Braves to take series

ROME, GA (Fireflies) – The Fireflies defeated the Rome Braves, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon clinching the series win. Columbia finished its seven-game road trip with a 4-3 record and are now tied for first in the Southern Division. Starter Jordan Humphreys scattered four hits over six innings and picked up his third win of the season. In 18.2 innings over…

ACC Announces Return to Championship Sites in North Carolina

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – As announced previously by the Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents, contracted league championships will return to neutral sites in the state of North Carolina, beginning with the 13th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game on December 2 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Championship events in women’s basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s swimming…

Gary Adams named head coach at Batesburg-Leesville

Gary Adams, current Batesburg-Leesville Middle School physical education teacher and head middle school girls’ basketball coach and Batesburg-Leesville High defensive coordinator for the varsity football team and boys and girls track head coach, has been selected as head football coach for the Panthers.  Adams was selected from a field of over 90 applicants for the coveted position. Adams is a…