Many consider Xavier Thomas the #1 recruit for the class of 2018, but don’t tell the Gamecocks that anymore. Thomas made it seem to the coaches at USC he’d choose Carolina over Clemson, but last week, the five-star prospect out of Florence changed his mind, as most 17-year-olds do. Thomas committed to Clemson Saturday, leaving Gamecock fans upset by the…
South Carolina’s only PGA Tour event, the RBC Heritage, kicked off its festivities early Monday morning. The famous cannon blast tee shot, signaling the start of the week, was hit by last year’s winner, Branden Grace. Coverage of the event begins Thursday at 3 p.m. on the Golf Channel. Categories: Local Sports, Sports
Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) The Boston Red Sox put center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. on the disabled list Monday, a day after he was diagnosed…
HOT START: The Fireflies aim for their fifth straight win against the Hickory Crawdads. With a win tonight, it would match the club’s longest winning steak from the 2016 inaugural season (8/19/16-8/23/16). During this four-game stretch to start this year, Columbia outscored Augusta 36-12 in the series. 23 of these runs came in the first four innings. It took Columbia…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Junior lefthander Charlie Barnes was named ACC Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week, announced Monday by the league office. Barnes received his first career weekly honor by the ACC along with Wake Forest righthander Parker Dunshee. It marked the fourth week in a row a Tiger was honored by the ACC, as Chris Williams was named ACC Player-of-the-Week on March 20, Alex…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers moved up one spot to No. 4 in this week’s Collegiate Baseball poll and remained in the top five in the Baseball America ranking (No. 5) and USA Today coaches poll (No. 4). Clemson (28-5, 13-2 ACC) won all four games last week, including a three-game sweep of Virginia Tech last weekend. It marked…
Ever since the Gamecocks cut down the nets in Dallas, Dawn Staley’s been seen everywhere wearing her piece of history. There’s a reason for that. The Gamecocks’ head coach isn’t rocking the piece of her program’s first ever national championship to be boastful, but to inspire. Staley spoke at the Gamecocks’ title parade on Sunday about the reason behind her…
While recounting the Gamecocks’ journey to the top at their NCAA Championship parade Sunday, Carolina head coach Dawn Staley was provided with another, but unexpected blessing. The block leading up to Colonial Life Arena on Lincoln St., between Pendleton and Assembly, will now be known as “Dawn Staley Way”. Columbia’s Mayor Steve Benjamin announced the renaming of the street on…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – The Fireflies shut out the GreenJackets on Sunday for a second time in three days. The 6-0 victory clinched Columbia’s four-game series sweep of Augusta to begin the 2017 season. Ironically enough, the club’s last four-game sweep came against these same GreenJackets from August 19-22 of last season. For the fourth straight night, at least…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The No. 4 Clemson Tigers scored four runs in the fourth inning to take the lead for good in their 8-3 win over Virginia Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and won their 20th game in a row over Virginia Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium dating to 1984,…
