Sports

All Former Football Lettermen Invited to Gamecock Walk

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Head football coach Will Muschamp and the University of South Carolina athletics department are inviting all former football lettermen to participate in the Gamecock Walk on Saturday, October 1. Football lettermen who wish to participate are asked to meet Moe Brown, Courtney Leavitt and Kendall Belk behind the Premium South area in Gamecock Park by…

Clemson men’s golf tees off at Colonial

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Fresh off a victory at the Jackrabbit in Nebraska on Tuesday, Clemson returns to the course on Sunday to begin play at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at fames Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.   It will be Clemson’s first team appearance at Colonial Country Club. The 15-team field includes 10 of the top 15…

Clemson Women’s Golf Heads to Charleston

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson returns to action for its second tournament of the year this Sunday at the Cougar Classic at The Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C.   The three day, 54 hole event will run October 2-4 and will feature a national field of 21 teams.  Kelley Hester’s team is coming off a strong third-place finish at the…

Wolves host Catawba on ESPN3 Saturday night

NEWBERRY – The national spotlight descends on Setzler Field Saturday night as Newberry hosts Catawba in a battle for South Atlantic Conference supremacy broadcast online nationally on ESPN3. The contest is one of two games broadcast nationally through the new television deal between Division II and ESPN, lending an additional level of excitement to Saturday evening. WHO: Catawba College at Newberry College WHERE: Historic Setzler…

ACC moves football championship game to Orlando

FILE – This Aug. 24, 2016, file photo, shows an exterior view of Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. The Atlantic Coast Conference is moving its 2016 football championship to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium, the ACC announced Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Orlando emerged as a possible location after the ACC joined other sports leagues in pulling out of North Carolina…

No. 5 Clemson Soccer Hosts No. 11 Wake Forest Friday

Wake Forest Match Information Who: No. 5 Clemson Tigers (6-1-1, 1-1-1 ACC) vs. No. 11 Wake Forest (8-1-1, 3-0 ACC) When: Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. Where: Historic Riggs Field, Clemson, S.C. Watch: ACC Network Extra (http://es.pn/2dgIt5t) Live Stats: ClemsonTigers.com (http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=140673) Follow: @ClemsonMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram Next Match – Clemson vs. Coastal Carolina on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 6:00 p.m. (Conway, S.C.) Clemson Notes: The…

Family, friends of Marlins’ Fernandez attend funeral Mass

Miami Marlins president David Samson, center, and musician Marc Anthony, left, arrive for a memorial service for Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, in Miami. Fernandez was killed in a boating accident Sunday along with two friends. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) MIAMI (AP) — A day after fans said goodbye, family members and…

Gamecock Volleyball Grind Out Five-Set Win Over Tennessee Wednesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Fans who stayed up late Wednesday night to watch South Carolina volleyball face Tennessee (10-5, 1-2 SEC) were treated to an instant classic, as the Gamecocks (13-1, 1-1) rallied time and time again to earn a five-set win. The match almost stretched into Thursday morning, but after 42 ties and 12 total lead changes, the dust…

Gamecock Soccer Wins Fifth-Straight, 3-1, Over High Point

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s soccer team (6-3-0) tallied its fifth-straight victory Wednesday night after beating High Point (5-3-1) 3-1 in front of 2,717 fans at Stone Stadium. Three second half goals powered the Gamecocks to the win, highlighted by two scores from sophomore Bjorn Gudjonsson. It was the first multi-goal game of his career. The game got started…