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Tigers seek record third straight tournament win

24 April 2015: Stephen Behr had a consistent round of three under par 69 and Stephen Behr had a mercurial round of two-under-par 70 to lead Clemson to a 281 team total and a one-shot lead after the first round Friday of the Atlantic Coast Conference MenÕs Golf Championship at in The Old North State Club in New London, North…

Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 2-0 in Series Opener

CLEMSON, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt pitched 5.2 scoreless innings and combined with relievers Josh Reagan and Tyler Johnson for a five-hit shutout and a dropped fly ball in the sixth inning led to a pair of runs as fourth ranked South Carolina (7-3) defeated Clemson (6-3) 2-0 on a chilly Friday night at Doug…

Irmo’s Dustin Johnson Tied for 5th at WGC Mexico

U.S. golfer Dustin Johnson, center, walks with Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, right, and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama between shots on the 9th hole, in round one of the Mexico Championship at Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City, Thursday, March 2, 2017. All but one of the world’s top 50 golfers are contesting the World Golf Championship PGA event, which this year…

No. 19 Gamecocks Take First SEC Win of the Season

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 19 South Carolina men’s tennis started SEC play on the right foot, defeating LSU, 4-3, Friday, March 3 at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks dropped the doubles point for only the third time this season, but bounced back in singles play, taking four straight singles matches for the win. With today’s victory, the…

No. 18 Coastal Rallies to Beat San Fran; Cunningham Sets CCU Record

CONWAY (USC SID) – Coastal Carolina senior pitcher Alex Cunningham set a school record with 14 strikeouts, but the 18th-ranked Chanticleers needed three runs in the eighth to claim a 7-5 victory over San Francisco in game two of the Tidelands Health Classic at Spring Brooks Stadium Friday afternoon. Cunningham did not factor in the decision, leaving the game after 6.2 innings…

Fort Valley State Knocks Out Benedict From SIAC Tournament, 69-54

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Fort Valley State Wildcats used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to pull away and defeat the Benedict College Tigers 69-54 in the semifinals of the 2017 SIAC Tournament on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. Benedict ends the season at 17-12. Fort Valley State (12-17), the fifth seed from the East Division,…

Lady Tigers Top Fort Valley State, Advance to SIAC Championship

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team advanced to the SIAC Championship for the fifth consecutive year with an 86-64 victory over Fort Valley State University on Friday afternoon in the Bill Harris Arena. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Wildcats 24-12 in the second quarter to pull away from a close first quarter and took a 40-29…

Wilson leads No. 5 South Carolina past Georgia 72-48

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — No. 5 South Carolina needed a big effort to open the Southeastern Conference Tournament, with all-SEC forward Alaina Coates sidelined again because of an ankle injury. It helped the top-seeded Gamecocks to have two-time SEC player of the year A’ja Wilson to lean on. The 6-foot-5 Wilson had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks in…

No. 14 Gamecocks Set To Host Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Photo: GamecocksOnline.com COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 14 South Carolina women’s golf resumes its spring slate this weekend when it hosts the sixth annual Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The 54-hole event, which takes place March 3-5, will be contested at Long Cove Club and feature a 17-team field. TOURNAMENT CENTRAL Dates: Fri., March 3 – Sun., March…