ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU SID) — South Carolina State basically wrapped up its preseason workouts Tuesday (Aug.16) in a two-hour practice in full gear at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium. Coach Pough and the Bulldogs worked on special teams (kicking and punting), while also devoting some attention to overview of individual and team installation game-style drills. The Bulldogs will now turn its…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) – Kierre Beckles, a 2013 graduate from South Carolina and a track and field standout, made her Olympic debut in the 100m hurdles Tuesday morning. Beckles, who is running for her home country of Barbados, posted a solid time of 13.01 seconds but did not make the qualifying cut for Wednesday’s semifinal round. Running in…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson athlete Brianna Rollins posted the fastest time of the morning and advanced to the semifinal round of the women’s 100 hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rollins clocked a time of 12.54 in the final preliminary heat, cruising to the top time ahead of training partner and USA teammate Kristi…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies starting pitcher Nabil Crismatt was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 8-14, the league announced Monday. In his start on August 13 against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Crismatt struck out 10 batters – one shy of his career-high – over seven shut-out innings. The native of Barranquilla, Colombia, scattered just…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – In response to the recent flooding and hardships faced by the Baton Rouge and LSU community, the University of South Carolina will be coordinating a collection of items that will be sent to flood victims. Between Wednesday and Friday of this week, fans can bring items to the Gamecock Football equipment truck, which will be…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The second episode of “Gamecock Confidential: Forever to Thee,” a five-part mini-series documenting the dawn of a new era of Gamecock Football under head coach Will Muschamp, will air at 8 pm on Facebook LIVE on Wednesday, August 17, it was announced today. Episode Two of the series takes you into a summer morning conditioning…
The South Carolina Football Coaches Association is proud to announce its 2016 Hall of Fame inductees for the Third Hall of Fame Class. Combined, these 7 Coaches have 207 Years as a head football coach; they have won 1681 Games and 22 State Football Championships. The Banquet to honor these coaches will be on Friday, December 9, 2016 at 7:00…
CARY, N.C. (USC SID) — No. 24 South Carolina opened its 2016 exhibition slate with a 1-1 draw against No. 8 North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., on Monday night. Seniors Kevin Walker and Danny Deakin connected in the early minutes to get the Garnet and Black off to a strong start, and a second-half unit consisting almost entirely of underclassmen…
ORANGEBURG, SC (USC SID) – South Carolina State wrapped up its final preseason two-a-days workouts beginning with a two-hour practice in full gear during the 9:30 a.m. morning session at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium. “The guys worked really hard this morning in an intense special team session, “said head coach Buddy Pough.”We have a few players banged up but nothing…
Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer’s governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100.
