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Blowfish Blow Past Dogs Saturday Night

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The start tonight’s game for Lexington County didn’t go to plan. Fayetteville sent 11 SwampDogs to the plate putting up an eight spot on the Blowfish and their starter Keyton Gibson (Georgia Tech). Lexington County came back to score 4 of their own in the bottom half of the first on three hits, two errors,…

Surging Power Too Much for Fireflies

CHARLESTON, WV (Fireflies) – Vicente Lupo blasted a three-run home run on Saturday night, but Columbia still fell to West Virginia, 7-6. Lupo drove in four runs at Appalachian Power Park and extended his hit streak to seven games. The contest was tied, 5-5, heading to the ninth inning. The first two Fireflies recorded outs, but it was Kevin Kaczmarski…

Clemson’s Seth Beer Homers in Team USA’s 10-0 Win Saturday

COMPTON, Calif. – (USA Baseball) For the third consecutive day, the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team was absolutely dominant on the mound, throwing a four-hit shutout, while the offense erupted with a pair of home runs in a 10-0 win over the Academy Barons at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. With the pitching staff continuing…

Clemson’s Goule Earns Bid to Rio Olympics

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Natoya Goule, 2015 NCAA Indoor champion in the 800 meters at Clemson, earned a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games by winning her fourth straight national title in her signature event Saturday at the Jamaica Trials. Goule will be part of the Jamaican team that is headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Goule is the first…

Former Union County Forward Trevor Booker Signs with Brooklyn Nets

BROOKLYN, NY (ESPN) — The Brooklyn Nets have reached an agreement with Utah Jazz free-agent forward Trevor Booker, sources confirmed. The deal will be worth two years for $18 million. The agreement was earlier reported by the Salt Lake Tribune. Booker is the third free-agent deal for Brooklyn GM Sean Marks’ rebuilding plan, joining point guard Jeremy Lin (three years,…

Irmo’s Dustin Johnson Surges on Day Three of WGC Bridgestone

Dustin Johnson tees off on the third hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Jason Day had no indication that Saturday at the Bridgestone Invitational would be such hard work until one swing. His plan was to hit…

Peterson, Braves Rough Up Marlins, 9-1

ATLANTA (AP) — One day after he was the game-winning hero as a pinch-hitter, Jose Fernandez was humbled by one of the worst starts of his career. Fernandez gave up two homers and a career-high nine runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 9-1 on Saturday. Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jace…

Steve Spurrier Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Saturday

Tom Southall and Steve Spurrier share a laugh at a press conference on Friday. (Ryan Casey/CHSAANow.com) RENO, NV (NFHS) — Steve Spurrier, a three-sport standout at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee, before his highly successful collegiate career as a player and coach, and Marlin Briscoe, an outstanding football and basketball player at Omaha (Nebraska) South High School…

Fireflies Shut Out West Virginia Friday Night

CHARLESTON, WV – Bryce Beeler joined the Fireflies on Monday, and just four days later the right-hander tossed 6.1 shutout innings leading Columbia to a 2-0 win over West Virginia at Appalachian Power Park. In his first professional start, Beeler picked up the victory and struck out five Power hitters in the process. Friday’s win is just the third shutout…