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Gamecock Fan Appreciation Day Set for Aug. 21

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina fans are invited to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Sunday, August 21, for the annual Colonial Life Fan Appreciation Day. Coaches and student-athletes from the Gamecocks’ football team will be on hand to sign autographs for this free event. Doors will open to the public at 2 p.m., with the…

Gamecock Men’s Golf Announces 2016 Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina men’s golf released its 2016-17 schedule on Monday. The Gamecocks have four tournaments on tap for the fall and six in the spring, looking to build on historic season from a year ago. Under head coach Bill McDonald, who is the program’s winningest coach with 19 career tournament victories, Carolina closed…

Te-ball? Tebow Will Try to Play Professional Baseball

With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school. ESPN first reported the news. Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball,…

WATCH: What to Watch in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (WOLO) — Good Morning Columbia has a rundown on what to watch in Rio today. Women’s Gymnastics Eight teams have qualified for Tuesday’s team final.  The U.S. is expected to repeat the gold it wont two summers ago in London, especially after dominating at Sunday’s preliminaries.  They scored ten points ahead of second-place China. Here’s a look at the…

WATCH: Fireflies Come Back to Beat Drive, 3-2

Columbia, SC (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, leading the Fireflies to a 3-2 win over Greenville on Monday night. Columbia took the series opener against the Drive – the first series against the Red Sox affiliate in three months. The game was knotted up, 2-2, and Gerson…