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Fireflies Win 14-Inning Thriller Over to Charleston

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia walked off for the fifth time this season, defeating Charleston on Saturday night in the 14th inning. Patrick Mazeika scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 series-opening victory. The game had been tied since the seventh inning. But luck was on the Fireflies’ side the seventh time through the batting order. Mazeika pushed a single…

Benedict Defense Shuts Down Livingstone, 5-3

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) – The Benedict College Tigers snapped a 12-game losing streak with an impressive defensive performance to beat the Livingstone Blue Bears 5-3 in the Palmetto Capital City Classic on Saturday evening in Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. Benedict held the Blue Bears to just 119 total yards and smothered them on the ground, limiting Livingstone to just eight…

West Virginia beats Missouri 26-11

Missouri head coach Barry Odom motions to a referee during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Morgantown, W. Va., Saturday Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Skyler Howard played through a rib injury and Rushel Shell missed most of the second half with leg cramps, yet West Virginia overcame…

South Alabama stuns Mississippi State 21-20 after missed FG

South Alabama players run on to the field at the field after defeating Mississippi State 21-20 in an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — South Alabama quarterback Dallas Davis thought he’d be nervous before his first career start — against a Southeastern Conference opponent, no less —…

Grand Opening: College football begins with marquee games

Now this is the way to start the college football season. The usual steady stream of games from Thursday through Monday night this year includes four matchups of ranked teams and six more ranked teams facing Power Five opposition, four of those away from home. In some cases, regardless of the quality of the competition, the names alone scream big-time…

Updated High School Football Schedule After Hermine

Due to the storms rolling through the Midlands Friday, all high school football games set to take place have been canceled or postponed till later in the week. Here is an updated schedule as of Friday night: Saturday Batesburg – Leesville – Newberry – 10:30 a.m. (at Mid-Carolina) Barnwell – Pelion – 10:30 a.m. Brookland-Cayce – Lexington – 11 a.m….

No. 2 Clemson Tops No. 8 Creighton on Friday Night

CLEMSON, S.C. – The second-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team played its second of its three-match home slate, resulting in a 1-0 win over the eighth-ranked Creighton on Friday night at Historic Riggs Field. Junior Oliver Shannon’s lone goal was enough to lead the Tigers.   In just the first minute of play, junior Oliver Shannon found himself behind Creighton’s back…

ICYMI: NASCAR Postpones At-Track Activity at Darlington Friday

By: NASCAR

DARLINGTON, S.C. (NASCAR) — With inclement weather expected at Darlington Raceway due to the advancing Hurricane Hermine, NASCAR postponed all at-track activity for Friday. The weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend looks very good, according to the National Weather Service, with the temperatures in the 80s and sunny skies. The Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 is scheduled for 6…