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USC Opens Practice to 500 Fans at Williams-Brice Stadium Monday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team practiced Monday night in front of about 500 fans at Williams-Brice Stadium. The squad worked out in full pads in the first of three-consecutive practices that are open to the public. Following Monday’s practice, tight ends coach Pat Washington said that he hopes to have five guys ready for…

Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. Hits 19th HR in Red Sox Win

Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) CLEVELAND (AP) — David Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox defeated…

Hunter Renfrow Returns to Clemson Practice Monday

Clemson, S.C (CAC) — Monday is the last day of double practices for the Clemson football team.   With the start of the academic year early at Clemson (school starts Wednesday), preseason practice is spread over more days, but with fewer days of double practices than many schools. “Today is our last day of two-a-days,” said Head Coach Dabo Swinney.  “We…

WATCH: What to Watch in Rio: Day 10

RIO DE JANEIRO (WOLO) — We’re already in the final week of the Olympics. Team USA has now won 69 medals in Rio de Janeiro.  Twenty-six of those medals are gold. China, Great Britain, Russia and Japan are all trailing Team USA and round out the top five countries with the most medals.   Here’s what to watch on day…

Panthers Coordinator Steps Down to Battle Cancer

FILE – Carolina Panthers special teams coach Bruce DeHaven, right, talks with players during NFL football minicamp in Charlotte, N.C. DeHaven has decided to step down from his position and move into an advisory role with the team while continuing his battle with prostate cancer. The team announced Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, that Thomas McGaughey has been promoted to special…

Fireflies Beat Greensboro in Extras Sunday

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Tyler Moore muscled a single to center field and plated J.C. Rodriguez in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Fireflies the victory, 3-2, over the Grasshoppers on Sunday night. Columbia took three out of four from Greensboro and earned its third walk-off win of the year. The game lasted four hours and 22…

Dawn Staley, Team USA Demolish China, 105-62 at Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women’s basketball team dominated another opponent. It wasn’t so much the final score of the game, but the coach was really excited about the record number of assists the Americans dished out. Tina Charles and Brittney Griner each scored 18 points and the U.S. had 40 assists…

Clemson’s Patricia Mamona Places Sixth at Rio Olympics

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson athlete Patricia Mamona finished sixth in the women’s triple jump at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mamona set a personal best and broke her own Portuguese national record with a  leap of 14.65 meters (48-0.75) on her fifth attempt Sunday. Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen won the gold medal. Mamona, a two-time NCAA…