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Clemson Hosts Syracuse in Crucial ACC Test

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (13-9, 3-7) vs. SYRACUSE (15-9, 7-4) Date: Tuesday, Feb. 7 Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACCN (Justin Kutcher-pbp; Mike Gminski-color) • Clemson is in search of a third straight win over Syracuse; the Tigers have won the only meetings each of the past two seasons, 2014-15 in Clemson and…

Benedict Downs Paine, 66-54

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Benedict) – Brandon Morris registered his third consecutive double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Benedict College Tigers to a 66-54 victory over Paine College on Monday at the HEAL Complex. Umar Frost also had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Quayshun Hawkins scored 13 points and Kel Robin added 10…

Lady Tigers Nip Paine In Overtime, 82-78

Courtesy: Benedict Athletics AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team made eight-of-12 free throws in overtime to defeat Paine College 82-78 on Monday night at the HEAL Complex. The Lady Tigers won their ninth game in a row to improve to 15-7 overall and 11-1 in the SIAC. Paine falls to 8-12 overall and 5-7 in the SIAC….

Baylor assistant arrested in prostitution ring

Baylor has fired newly hired assistant strength coach Brandon Washington after he was arrested in a Waco prostitution sting. McLennan County (Texas) Sheriff Parnell McNamara says deputies arrested the 33-year-old coach at a Waco-area hotel on a prostitution solicitation charge, a Class B misdemeanor which is punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. A Baylor…

Whitlow Moving on from Carolina

Carolina sophomore defensive lineman Boosie Whitlow announced on Twitter Monday night that he is transferring from the Gamecocks program. He played in all 12 games as a true freshman, starting three of them, and registering 14 tackles and a sack in the process. But the Opelika, Ala. native did not see the field in 2016 during Will Muschamp’s first season…

Marrow propels Hampton past SC State 93-64

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jermaine Marrow scored 21 points, Lawrence Cooks added 12 while dishing out seven assists and Hampton never trailed in a 93-64 win over South Carolina State on Monday night. Akim Mitchell finished with 11 points and Kalin Fisher had 10 for Hampton (10-13, 7-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), which shot 55 percent from the field to pick…

Patriots return to New England, receive warm welcome in cold

New England Patriots Pro Shop employee Maribel Tejada, left, hands out Super Bowl LI locker room caps to customers at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, a day after the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers walked…

Blythewood’s Beckwith Earns Preseason All-Sun Belt

CONWAY (USC SID) – In its first year in the Sun Belt, Coastal Carolina landed three players on the league’s 14-person preseason All-Conference team, including preseason Pitcher of the Year Andrew Beckwith, third baseman Seth Lancaster and outfielder Billy Cooke. The preseason team is voted on by the league’s coaches and coaches could not vote for their own players. Dalton Thomas, an…

Benedict’s Morris Named SIAC Player Of The Week

ATLANTA (Benedict) – Benedict’s Brandon Morris was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Jade Patrick (Lane) was selected as the Newcomer of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. Morris averaged 30.5 points and 12 rebounds per game as the Tigers (12-9 overall, 9-3 SIAC) spilt a pair of games last…