RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) – Gamecock great Natasha Hastings will run for an Olympic gold medal Monday, as she finished third overall in the women’s 400m Sunday night with a season-best time of 49.90. It will be her first opportunity at winning an individual medal, she previously won gold in 2008 with the 4x400m relay. Running in the second heat, Hastings…
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tyrell Jenkins walks toward the dugout after he was pulled from a baseball game during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrell Jenkins had recently been able to succeed despite his high number of walks. Sunday, he wasn’t so lucky. Jenkins walked three…
File BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts wasn’t pleased with his recent swings at the plate. A little tweaking and he joined elite company in Red Sox history. Betts hit three home runs and drove in a career-best eight runs, joining Hall of Famer Ted Williams as the only Red Sox players in over 100 years with a pair of three-homer…
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — For all the late pars and the closing run of 46 holes without a bogey, Ryan Moore thought the key to his victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic was a 24-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole. It moved him to 20 under and kept him two strokes ahead of Morgan Hoffmann, who was about…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Clemson men’s soccer team hosted UAB Saturday night in the Tigers’ first exhibition contest of the preseason. Clemson won 2-1 at Historic Riggs Field after a full 90 minutes and two, ten minute extra periods. The Tigers jumped out to the lead in the second half after a clinical finish just outside the box when…
Ben Martin tees off on sixth hole during the John Deere Classic golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Silvis, Ill. (Meg McLaughlin/The Dispatch via AP) SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Moore shot two more rounds of 6-under 65 on Saturday to take the third-round lead in the John Deere Classic, finishing at 8:25 p.m. in nearly dark conditions. After…
Tampa Bay Rays’ Brad Miller hits a home run as New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine, left, looks on during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Miller is quietly becoming one of baseball’s better power hitters. Miller homered twice off Masahiro…
ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) – South Carolina State held its first scrimmage of the preseason Saturday (Aug.13) morning, getting in approximately 82 plays during the almost two hour scrimmage at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium. “We for through the first scrimmage without any major injuries and that’s always a positive thing during preseason,” said head coach Buddy Pough. The main thing that…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — All-American quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for two touchdown passes and 115 yards in limited action, and running back Adam Choice had a pair of 65-yard runs and three touchdowns to highlight the near 100-play Clemson football scrimmage on Saturday morning at Memorial Stadium. It was the second of three scrimmages for Dabo Swinney’s Tigers during the…
Courtesy: IAAF CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson great Patricia Mamona advanced to the women’s triple jump final on Saturday at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mamona, who missed qualifying for the final by just one spot at the 2012 Olympics in London, placed ninth overall with a leap of 14.18 meters (46-6.25). The final is set for…
