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No. 14 Gamecocks Selected to Host NCAA Regional in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 14 South Carolina women’s tennis earned its 23rd-consecutive NCAA postseason berth on Tuesday night as they were selected to host NCAA Championship first and second round matches May 12-13. The Gamecocks, who received the No. 14 overall seed, joined the 64-team field during the 30-minute live-broadcast special, which streamed on NCAA.com. Carolina will host…

Tigers Earn NCAA Bid, Face Washington in First Round of Nashville Regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson women’s tennis team has received a bid for the 2017 NCAA Championships, for the 16th consecutive year and the 18th time in 20 years under Head Coach Nancy Harris. The Tigers face the University of Washington in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Championships at the Nashville Regional hosted by Vanderbilt on May…

No. 19 Gamecocks Earn NCAA Tournament Bid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 19 South Carolina earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014, marking the 23rd time the Gamecocks will play in the event in school history. The Gamecocks (20-6) will face East Tennessee State (16-7) in the first round Friday, May 12 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill,…

SC State Women’s Tennis Team Draw Georgia In NCAA Championships

ORANGEBURG, SC – The defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champion South Carolina State women’s tennis team will travel to Georgia to take on third-ranked University of Georgia in Athens, GA in the opening round of the NCAA Tennis Championships, the NCAA committee announced on Tuesday afternoon from Indianapolis. UGA women’s tennis team grabbed the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament…

Katelyn Dambaugh Moves Into Top Five In Latest World Amateur Golf Rankings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior standout Katelyn Dambaugh moved into the top-five in the latest Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings, which were released this week. The Goose Creek, S.C., native, who captured the 2017 SEC individual title last month, checks in at No. 5 on the list. Dambaugh’s victory at the conference tournament vaulted her five spots…

Bills choose to decline Sammy Watkins’ fifth-year contract option

The Buffalo Bills have chosen to decline Sammy Watkins’ fifth-year contract option for 2018, the team announced Tuesday. Buffalo was required to make the decision on Watkins before Wednesday. Had the team exercised his option, Watkins would have been scheduled to earn $13.258 million in 2018. That amount would have been guaranteed only for injury until next March, when it…

Panthers pick up 5th-year option on Kelvin Benjamin

Carolina Panthers’ Kelvin Benjamin (13) catches a pass in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Vernon Hargreaves (28) in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ESPN) — Concerns over weight didn’t prevent the Carolina Panthers from exercising the fifth-year option on wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin as planned,…

Donnal Signs Aid Agreement with Clemson

Courtesy: Clemson Athletics CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — University of Michigan graduate Mark Donnal has signed a financial aid agreement to compete for Clemson in 2017-18. Donnal, who appeared in 101 games over three seasons with the Wolverines, was announced Tuesday by head coach Brad Brownell as the newest member of the men’s basketball program. “We’re excited to add Mark to…

Spurrier Congratulates Dabo, State of South Carolina on Sports Titles

Steve Spurrier will participate in the annual Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl Golf Challenge Tuesday, joining coaches like Nick Saban and Dabo Swinney in an effort to raise money for charity. Spurrier met up with Dabo yesterday in Atlanta and congratulated the Clemson coach on winning a national title. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Clemson, Gamecocks