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Wolves selected to NCAA Men’s Golf Championship field

INDIANAPOLIS (Newberry) – Newberry has been selected to compete in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, earning the No. 2 seed in the Southeast Region and an at-large selection to the NCAA South/Southeast Regional in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. “Our team has been working hard since August. We’ve played really well since that time to be recognized for an at-large bid in…

Newberry basketball signs two from Columbia

NEWBERRY (NEWBERRY) – Newberry head men’s basketball coach Dave Davis announces the singings of CJ Wright and Wynston Andrews who both hail from Columbia. Wright is the all-time leading scorer at Airport High School and Wynston Andrews made a state championship game appearance at Cardinal Newman. “We have worked extremely hard recruiting the state of South Carolina since arriving in Newberry a few years…

Panthers Take Christian McCaffrey with #8 Overall Pick

Photo courtesy: Carolina Panthers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ESPN) — The Carolina Panthers legitimized Christian McCaffrey’s late rise up draft boards on Thursday night by making the Stanford running back the eighth pick of the NFL draft. McCaffrey was the second running back taken in the top 10. LSU’s Leonard Fournette went No. 4 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. “This is a dream…

Former Tigers Mike Williams, Deshaun Watson Taken in First Round of NFL Draft

Photo courtesy: Houston Texans Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Mike Williams and Deshaun Watson were both selected within the first 12 picks of the 2017 NFL draft in Philadelphia on Thursday evening.   Williams was the seventh selection of the draft by the Los Angeles Chargers and Watson was the 12th choice by the Houston Texans. Williams and Watson are the first…

Tigers Travel To No. 3 North Carolina

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers travel to Chapel Hill to face No. 3 North Carolina in a three-game series and top-five matchup this weekend.   SERIES SETUP • Who – Clemson (34-8, 16-5 ACC) vs. North Carolina (33-9, 16-5 ACC) • Rankings – CU – No. 6 BA, No. 5 CB, No. 3 USA; UNC – No. 3 BA, No….

Horvit Named to SEC All-Freshman Team, All-SEC Second Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)– Freshman Mia Horvit of the No. 14 South Carolina women’s tennis team was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and the All-SEC Second Team, the league announced Thursday. She follows in the footsteps of sophomore Ingrid Gamarra Martins who was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team last year. Horvit is the first Gamecock rookie to be…

No. 19 Gamecocks Open SEC Tournament Play Friday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 19 South Carolina men’s tennis will begin play in the SEC Tournament on Friday, April 28 at 6 p.m. ET in Knoxville, Tenn. The Gamecocks (20-5, 9-3) enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed, the highest seed for the program since 2005, and will face the winner of Thursday’s match between No. 18…

No. 12 Gamecocks Selected To NCAA Columbus Regional

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golf earned its 19th-straight NCAA postseason berth Thursday after being selected to the Columbus Regional. The No. 12 Gamecocks, who received the three seed in their regional, joined the 72-team field that was divided among four sites during this morning’s NCAA Selection show on Golf Channel. Carolina will compete in the 54-hole event…

Clemson could have nine players selected in NFL Draft

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — As many as nine former Clemson players could be selected in the NFL draft this weekend according to those who evaluate college talent for a living.  The annual draft of college players will be heldApril 27-29 in Philadelphia, Pa.  The first round will be held Thursday night beginning at 8 p.m. with the second and third…