PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Fast as Sammy Watkins might be, the Buffalo Bills are taking it slow with their top receiver’s return to practice. Watkins on Tuesday was limited to mostly running sprints on a secondary field under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach Eric Ciano. The individual workout lasted about an hour and came a day after…
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (ESPN) — Chicago Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery said on Tuesday that his status for the team’s preseason opener Thursday against the Denver Broncos is up in the air. “No decision has been made on anyone on the team as to who is going to play and who is not going to play,” Jeffery said. The Bears are expected…
Chris Culliver started six games for the Redskins in 2015 before his season ended prematurely due to a torn ACL. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun MIAMI (ESPN) — The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Chris Culliver, according to multiple reports. Miami is in the market for a replacement for departed cornerback Brent Grimes. Tony Lippett, a fifth-round…
DENVER (AP) — For the second straight day, the Texas Rangers pounced on the Colorado Rockies’ bullpen. Adrian Beltre hit a two-run double, Elvis Andrus added a tiebreaking single and the Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Rockies 7-5 on Tuesday. The AL West leaders had five hits in the inning and handed Colorado another…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson’s football team had a change of scenery for its Tuesday afternoon practice, the team’s eighth workout of the preseason camp. As he has done in previous years, Dabo Swinney brought his team to the Jervey Meadows, the fields behind Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers will work at the Jervey Meadows facility off and on between now…
ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) — South Carolina State continued its preseason football preparations Tuesday, conducting its fifth session of 2016. The morning workout, in full pads, essentially completed acclimation and installation of the Bulldog offensive and defensive schemes, according to head coach Buddy Pough. “Day five is in the books,” Pough said. “We are done with our acclimation and installation and…
COSTA RICA (USC SID) – The South Carolina men’s basketball team posted an 83-64 win versus the Costa Rica National Team on Monday night in the second meeting between the two squads this week. The Gamecocks are currently on a six-day foreign tour in the country. Prior to the matchup, Carolina explored the city of San José and hosted a…
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…
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…
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,…
