Greenville, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson received the Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award Tuesday evening at the Seventh Annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville. The award is named in honor of former Baltimore Colts receiver and current Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson. Fisher DeBerry, a South Carolina native and Hall of Fame…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Ballpark Digest honored Spirit Communications Park as its 2016 Ballpark of the Year on Tuesday. The home of the Columbia Fireflies – the New York Mets’ South Atlantic League affiliate – was selected as the top park across Minor League Baseball nationally for 2016. Representatives from Ballpark Digest will be on hand for Columbia’s home game…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – As the second half of the season gets underway, Minor League Baseball and Esurance today unveiled the first annual Esurance Home Field Advantage Award. One Minor League Baseball team in each of the 14 leagues will receive the award based on the highest percentage capacity of the ballpark during the 2016 season. Columbia Fireflies fans are…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Two seniors on the 2015-16 South Carolina men’s basketball team have been named to the NABC Honors Court, as Mindaugas Kacinas and Brian Steele were honored by the organization today. The honor marks the second for both student-athletes during their time at Carolina. Kacinas graduated from the University in May with a degree in hotel,…
COLUMBIA, SC (PRESS RELEASE) – Ballpark Digest honored Spirit Communications Park as its 2016 Ballpark of the Year on Tuesday. The home of the Columbia Fireflies – the New York Mets’ South Atlantic League affiliate – was selected as the top park across Minor League Baseball nationally for 2016. Representatives from Ballpark Digest will be on hand for Columbia’s home…
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went on an epic Swinney-esque rant Monday on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike”. This Swinney speech: “How Football Brings Us Together”. Click the video to watch Swinney’s comments on ABC Columbia at 6. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports
FLORENCE, S.C. — Lexington County has rebounded all season against the Florence RedWolves. Tonight though, another tough loss was in the cards for the Blowfish. The Fish fell to the Wolves by the final score of 12-8 after taking a one run lead into the bottom of the eighth inning. Things started off rough for the Blowfish in the bottom…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Everything went Columbia’s way on Monday at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The Fireflies overpowered the Legends and won 8-2. Starter Joe Shaw no-hit Lexington over the first six innings and picked up his fifth win of the season. Columbia’s (9-21, 45-55) offense gave its starter plenty of run support. For the second straight night, Dash Winningham homered…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan finally spoke out on Monday about racial tensions in America in hopes of easing conflicts between blacks and law enforcement. The NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner announced he is giving $1 million to the Institute for Community-Police Relations and another $1 million to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. The aim is to help…
NEW YORK, NY (AP) — The NFL says it found no credible evidence that Peyton Manning was provided with human growth hormone or other prohibited substances as alleged in a documentary by Al-Jazeera America last year. The league said the quarterback and his wife, Ashley, fully cooperated in the seven-month investigation, providing interviews and access to all records sought by…
