COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Southeastern and Big 12 conferences have announced the 2016 schedule for their Women’s Basketball Challenge, which will feature 10 squads from the SEC, including South Carolina, against every team from the Big 12. In their first participation in the event, the Gamecock will travel to Texas on Thu., Dec. 1, to take on the…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (TheACC.com) – Clemson is the preseason favorite to repeat as ACC football champion, according to a poll of 191 media members in attendance at last week’s 2016 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. The Tigers, who posted a 14-1 overall record last season and reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, are also picked to again capture the…
Dustin Johnson watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the Canadian Open golf tournament, Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Oakville, Ontario. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Jhonattan Vegas birdied his way off Glen Abbey and waited to see if anyone could catch him. No one could. Vegas rallied to…
Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the Brickyard 400 NASCAR auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch heard all about the potential to pull off a historic sweep at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On Sunday, he accomplished the feat. Busch led a record 149 of 170 laps and beat…
HIGH POINT-THOMASVILLE, N.C (Blowfish) — The Blowfish took aim at the HiTomstonight in hopes of snapping their 2 game losing streak but another heartbreaking loss was in the cards as High Point-Thomasville walked off on the Blowfish by the final score of 10-9. Wasting little time in the bottom of the first inning, Wyatt Cross crushed a grand slam to…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – The Fireflies erased a four-run ninth-inning deficit, but lost in walk-off fashion on Sunday to the Legends. Travis Maezes hit the game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, sealing Columbia’s 12-11 loss. The Fireflies smashed three home runs at Whitaker Bank Ballpark – including two in the top of the ninth….
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Delino DeShields is known for his speed, stealing 101 bases in 2012 in the minors, not for his power. DeShields homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday. DeShields, who was recalled Thursday from Triple-A Round Rock, walked and doubled before leading…
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza stands before speaking during the induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) COOPERSTOWN, NY (HOF) — As a baseball underdog, it doesn’t get much more challenging than being a 62nd round draft choice. But in less than 30 years, Mike Piazza has…
He entered the game with not just mere potential. From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great. Twenty-two seasons, 630 home runs and a sea of accolades later, the kid dubbed “The Natural” delivered everything his skills and makeup promised. Born George Kenneth Griffey…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The Blowfish have fought themselves into a position in the thick of the CPL Western Division playoff chase and with win tonight over Asheboro they could begin to try to fight for the best record in the Western Division. The game had to be decided in extra innings with the Copperheads winning by the final…
