Lakers Name Magic Johnson President of Basketball Operations
The Los Angeles Lakers have fired general manager Mitch Kupchak and put Magic Johnson in charge of basketball operations in a major shake-up of the struggling franchise’s front office.
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Gamecocks Face (13) Gators in Crucial SEC Contest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina concludes a two-game road swing when it travels to face Florida in Gainesville on Tuesday night in primetime (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). Carolina looks to snap a two-game losing streak, after suffering losses last week to Arkansas and on the road at Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks won the first meeting against Florida this season…
(4) USC Hosts Charlotte in Afternoon Contest
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns to action on Tuesday afternoon hosting Charlotte. First pitch is at 4 p.m. at Founders Park. The game will be available on SEC Network Plus and the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” Tuesday’s game is the first of five gams this week for the Gamecocks. South Carolina…
Clemson Takes on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg
GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (14-12, 4-10) vs. VIRGINIA TECH (18-8, 7-7) Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Cassell Coliseum (10,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg-pbp; Dino Gaudio-color) • Clemson finishes its ACC regular season road schedule Tuesday, looking for its first win at Virginia Tech since 2013-14. • The Tigers have won six times previously…
Coastal Carolina Defeats South Alabama in Overtime
MOBILE, Ala. (CCU) – It took and extra period, but Coastal Carolina fought back from a 16-point first-half deficit to defeat South Alabama 81-77 in overtime. Elijah Wilson led four players in double digits with a game-high 21 points. Demario Beck had 18, Colton Ray-St Cyr had 15 and Jaylen Shaw added 10. The Chants (14-14, 9-6 Sun Belt) had…
Benedict Downs Paine In Season Finale
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College Tigers wrapped up the 2016-17 regular season with a 78-49 victory over Paine College on Monday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. The Tigers improved to 15-11 overall and 12-5 in the SIAC. Paine falls to 2-22 overall and 0-16 in the SIAC. Brandon Morris led the Tigers with 21 points,…
Claflin Falls to Clark Atlanta in Overtime Monday
Atlanta, Ga. (Claflin) — Ryan McNeill-Moses recorded ad double-double, 18 points (14 in the second half) and 10 rebounds, as the Claflin University men’s basketball team fell to Clark Atlanta in an overtime men’s basketball contest, 74-78, Monday in Epps Gym. The loss puts Claflin at 16-9 overall and 11-5 in the SIAC. Trevor Dantzler and Jaleel Charles came off…
St. John’s Upsets #9 Coastal in Extras
CONWAY (CCU SID) – St. John’s scored three runs in the top of the 10th to hand Coastal Carolina 7-4 loss Monday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Red Storm were 4-0 at the 18th annual Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at the Beach this weekend, while the Chanticleers fall to 1-3 to start the season. Coastal Carolina will be back in…
Clemson Sixth at Sugar Bowl
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Alice Hewson shot three under par for 36 holes in tough conditions on Monday to finish fifth individually and lead the Clemson women’s golf team to a sixth-place finish out of 17 teams at the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans, Louisiana. All 17 teams played 36 holes on…
Despite Losing Series to Wright St., Clemson Still Ranked in Top 25
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers are ranked No. 15 in the Baseball America ranking and No. 22 by Collegiate Baseball this week. Clemson (1-2) was also ranked No. 12 in the USA Today coaches preseason poll. Its first in-season poll will be released on March 6. It marks the ninth week in a row (dating to 2016) the Tigers are…
