DARLINGTON, S.C. (Darlington Raceway) — Darlington Raceway announced today that it has named Kerry Tharp as President of the track Too Tough To Tame, effective July 18. Tharp accepts the role from his most recent position as Senior Director of Racing Communications for NASCAR. Tharp replaces current Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile, who accepted the position of President of Daytona…
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson men’s soccer team’s 2016 schedule features 16 matches (eight at home and eight on the road), while 10 of the team’s 16 opponents played in the NCAA Championships in 2015. In addition, eight of those 10 teams won at least one match in the national tournament, and four of the eight reached the NCAA Quarterfinals…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Gamecocks are happy to announce a brand new incentive program to enhance our football group ticket packages. For the first time, group leaders and their attendees can now earn incentives depending on how many tickets they purchase for their group outing. Here is a listing of all the different incentives available: http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062916aaa.html The Groupmatics online portal…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former South Carolina men’s basketball player Laimonas Chatkevicius will play with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks in the Orlando Summer League, the organization announced on Wednesday. Chatkevicius, a four-year letterwinner with the Gamecocks, averaged career highs during his senior campaign in 2015-16, including 10.2 points per game. Summer League action in Orlando begins on July 2….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia Fireflies will host Special Olympics Night at Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, July 17. The Fireflies will host the Rome Braves for the 5 p.m. game. Proceeds from pre-sold tickets will be donated to Special Olympics South Carolina. Tickets are $9 and kids 3 and under are free. The deadline to order tickets is Friday, July…
Gilbert grad and Coastal Carolina pitcher Mike Morrison throws against Arizona in the first inning in Game 2 of the NCAA Men’s College World Series finals baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Connor Owings’ bloop RBI single sparked a three-run eighth inning, and Coastal Carolina beat Arizona 5-4 on Tuesday…
HICKORY, NC (Fireflies) — Down two runs in the eighth inning on Tuesday night, David Thompson drilled a three-run home run to put his club up for good at L.P. Frans Stadium. Columbia won the middle game of the series over Hickory, 10-9, the team’s first second-half win. The come-from-behind victory was on the heels of a 4-1 loss earlier…
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Strikeouts have been the Holly Springs Salamanders kryptonite all season. They have nearly 30 more strikeouts than their opponents this season. They only struck out tonight 4 times and jumped all over the Lexington County Blowfish for a 16-2 win. The Blowfish started fast in the first, with a Chas McCormick (Millersville) infield single followed by…
Cleveland Indians’ Jason Kipnis (22) scores ahead of the throw to Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski (15) on a Jose Ramirez base hit in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a tie-breaking single in Cleveland’s three-run ninth inning, Corey Kluber allowed only three hits…
A look at Day 2 of Wimbledon on Tuesday: Weather: Rain. High of 68 degrees (20 Celsius). Schedule: 14 matches were suspended in progress, 16 were postponed entirely. Men’s seeded winners: No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 4 Stan Wawrinka, No. 7 Richard Gasquet, No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 15 Nick Kyrgios, No. 22 Feliciano Lopez,…
