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Frank Martin never had any doubts re-signing with USC

Frank Martin was committed to rebuilding USC when he took the job five years ago. Since then, he’s increased his win percentage each season (either non-conference or SEC) and capped those five years with a Final Four run, which earned him a contract extension through 2023. Martin told ABC Columbia on Tuesday, despite multiple lucrative offers to go elsewhere, his…

Tebow has another solid day in Fireflies win

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – Starter Merandy Gonzalez is now 4-0 in four starts after he led Columbia to a 5-0 shut-out victory over Asheville on Wednesday afternoon. The right-hander has hurled 28.1 consecutive scoreless innings to begin the 2017 season. Gonzalez is the only starter in all of professional baseball (MLB & MiLB) with a 4-0 record and 0.00…

Bulldogs Add Guard To Roster For Upcoming 2017-18 Season

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) — South Carolina State head men’s basketball coach Murray Garvin has announced the signing of guard Justin Jones to a National Letter Of Intent (NLI) for the upcoming 2017-18 season. “First off I give credit to my assistant coaches for an outstanding job for identifying top talent from around the country and most importantly from South Carolina,…

NCAA Women’s Golf Selection Show Set for Thursday

Photo: GamecocksOnline.com COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Selection Show is set for Thu., Apr. 27, at 11 a.m. ET, with live coverage provided by Golf Channel. The event, which will reveal the 72 teams and 24 individuals selected to compete at one of four regional championship sites from May 8-10, can also be seen live…

Claflin Travels to Augusta for Mid-Week Game

Orangeburg, S.C. (Claflin) — The Claflin University baseball team will wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule Wednesday(April 26) at Augusta University. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. at Lake Olmstead Stadium, which is also the home of the 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Baseball Championships. The contest is the second meeting between Claflin and Augusta this…

Benedict Faces West Florida In NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College women’s tennis team will take on the nation’s sixth-ranked tennis team in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship. Benedict (19-5), the two-time SIAC champions, were seeded sixth and will travel to the campus of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., where they will face West Florida at 10 a.m. on Monday. The Argonauts are…

Benedict Faces Top-Ranked West Florida In NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College men’s tennis team will take on the nation’s top-ranked team and three-time national champion West Florida in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship. The Tigers, 17-8 overall, received the eighth seed in the South Region tournament, and will take on the region tournament host West Florida, 26-1, on Saturday in Pensacola, Fla. The winner…

Monte gets win over old team, as Clemson tops the College Tuesday

Photo: WYFF CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Reed Rohlman upped his hitting streak to 19 games by going 3-for-3 with a homer, two doubles and three RBIs in No. 3 Clemson’s 7-2 win over College of Charleston at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers (34-8) won both games of the home-and-home season series over the Cougars (20-21).   Rohlman started…