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Benedict’s Williams Sets School Record at Wake Forest Invitational

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Benedict) – Lennox Williams won the men’s indoor 400-meter dash at the Wake Forest Invitational at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday. Williams broke the school record which was recently set by teammate Antonio Locklin Jr. in December. His time of 48.49 is also a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track & Field…

Three Tigers Looking to Win Super Bowl with Falcons

Courtesy: ESPN Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Two former Clemson players are starting defensive linemen and one former Tiger is an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons as they bid to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl Championship in two weeks against the New England Patriots. Former Clemson All-Americans Vic Beasley and Grady Jarrett are starters on the Falcons defensive line,…

Top-5 Showdown Monday at Colonial Life Arena

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Colonial Life Arena hosts its first top-five matchup of the season when No. 5/5 South Carolina takes on No. 4/4 Mississippi State on Mon., Jan. 23, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The Gamecocks (16-1, 6-0 SEC) and Bulldogs (20-0, 6-0 SEC) are the last two unbeaten teams in SEC play this season and are the…

Clemson Falls to Virginia Tech, 82-81

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Virginia Tech shot 55 percent from the floor and missed just one free throw in 17 attempts to hand Clemson its sixth straight loss on Sunday, 82-81 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The win improved the Hokies to 15-4 on the season and 4-3 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 11-8 overall, 1-6 in league play. Offense…

Royals’ Ventura Killed in Car Crash in Dominican Republic

ABC NEWS- Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura, whose electric arm helped his team win the 2015 World Series title, was killed in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic early Sunday. Royals vice president Mike Swanson confirmed Ventura’s death. He was 25. With the fitting nickname of “Ace,” Ventura burst onto the baseball scene with a 100 mph fastball and…

Clemson Returns Home to Play Virginia Tech

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (11-7, 1-5) vs. VIRGINIA TECH (14-4, 3-3) Date: Sunday, Jan. 22 Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN / Sirius 108 / XM 193 (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPNU (Anish Shroff-pbp; Cory Alexander-color) • Clemson looks to snap a five-game skid on Sunday as Virginia Tech comes to Littlejohn Coliseum; the Tigers have won four…

Carolina Concludes Vanderbilt Invitational with Two More Victories

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Saturday brought more triumphs for the University of South Carolina track & field program, as the Gamecocks were victorious in two events at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Isaiah Moore and Michael Wamer each won their event at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, just two of the many strong efforts from Carolina to close the event. Moore won the 60mH on Saturday, while…