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…
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,…
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…
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, 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…
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…
ORANGEBURG, SC. (SCSU) – South Carolina State will play 11-games during the 2017 football campaign, the University announced Monday. The Bulldog slate includes five road games and six home contests to be played at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Three non-conference contests, including a fourth trip to the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, and eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference contests make up the 2017 schedule. SC…
NEW YORK — After nearly making the Top 25 a few times during her coaching career at Temple, Tonya Cardoza has the Owls ranked for the first time in 11 years. Temple entered The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday at No. 23. It’s the team’s first appearance since March 13, 2006. “There have been a few seasons where…
For the third straight week, Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas are the top three teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll. It is the fourth week at No. 1 for Gonzaga (28-0), the only unbeaten team in Division I. The Zags received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (26-2) received five first-place votes and…
Police say they arrested a former NFL player after he tried to force his way into an Oregon home and then took his clothes off.
