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Why Pro Wrestlers Say “Brother” and Other Questions for a WWE Superstar

Why Pro Wrestlers Say "Brother" and Other Questions for a WWE Superstar
Tyler Ryan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)–WWE Superstar Apollo Crews joined Tyler Ryan and Grace Joyal on ABC Columbia News at Noon to talk about living out a childhood dream of becoming a professional wrestler, and his journey to the WWE. WWE Live appears live Tuesday night at the Colonial Live Arena. Categories: Entertainment News, Sports Tags: apollocrews, SCTweets, WWE Live
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Venables Finalist for Broyles Award

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Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Clemson Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables is one of five finalists for the 2016 Frank Broyles Award.  The honor is presented each year to the top assistant coach in college football. Venables is joined on the list of finalists by Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator at Alabama, Jim Leavitt, defensive coordinator at Colorado, Don Brown, defensive coordinator at Michigan and…
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Gamecocks Announce Martin’s Math Club

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)- The SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) today announced “Martin’s Math Club,” a partnership with University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and the University of South Carolina Athletics Department. Martin, a former high school math educator, developed the project designed to help young people learn that math is fun and relevant in their…
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Gamecocks Enter AP Basketball Poll at 20

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Kentucky and Villanova remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll while Baylor made the week’s biggest jump, from No. 20 to ninth. The Kentucky Wildcats (6-0) received 40 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel while Villanova, also known as the Wildcats, was No. 1 on 20 ballots. North Carolina (7-0), which moved…
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Sindarius Thornwell Named SEC Player Of The Week

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell has been named SEC Player of the Week after leading the Gamecocks to two wins over ranked opponents last week in No. 25/24 Michigan and No. 18/16 Syracuse. The weekly honor is the second Player of the Week award of his career, while he was also named SEC Freshman…
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Nine Tigers Named First-team All-ACC

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Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Nine Clemson players, five on offense and four on defense, were named first-team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association on Monday.  Sixteen of Clemson’s starting 22 were named to one of the three teams or the honorable mention team. Eighteen Clemson players were honored on one of the three teams or the honorable mention team.  The…
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South Carolina Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina baseball has announced the 2017 schedule that features 36 home games at Founders Park as well as 18 games against 2016 NCAA Regional teams.  The Gamecocks open the season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting a three-game series vs. UNCG. For the eighth consecutive year, South Carolina and Clemson will meet in a unique…
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Dabo Swinney says allegations his team used racial slurs are ‘absolutely’ false

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he has talked with his team about allegations made by South Carolina players that the Tigers used racial slurs before Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium and believes the incident did not occur. “I was made aware of that. Obviously everyone is talking about it. That’s a shame,” Swinney said Sunday. “Absolutely I asked my guys…
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Clemson Continues Dancing to The Elite Eight

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CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC)- The third-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team advances to the Elite Eight for the second-straight year after defeating Albany, 3-1 at Historic Riggs Field on Sunday night. Clemson improves to (14-3-5), and Albany finishes the season (13-6-2) overall. The Tigers now turn their attention to Denver next Friday, Dec. 2 in the Elite Eight at Historic Riggs Field. The…