Atlanta Braves’ Adonis Garcia celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 26, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Bud Norris is making the most of his second chance in the Braves’ rotation. Norris threw seven scoreless innings, Freddie Freeman…
OMAHA, Neb. (USC SID) — Five Gamecocks were in action as the University of South Carolina opened their journey at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Sunday at CenturyLink Center. Emma Barksdale, Cody Bekemeyer, Jeremiah Bohon, Paige Maynard and Kevin Swander competed on the biggest stage in American swimming on Sunday, with Barksdale’s lifetime best highlighting the day. Barksdale won her heat of the women’s 400 IM…
FILE – In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt smiles as a banner is raised in her honor before the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Notre Dame in Knoxville, Tenn. Amid reports of Summitt’s failing health as her Alzheimer’s disease progresses, her family issued a statement Sunday, June 26, 2016, asking for…
Coastal Carolina’s Anthony Marks (29) and Connor Owings (6) celebrate after they scored against TCU on a two-run triple by G.K. Young during the third inning of an NCAA men’s College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Ted Kirk) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Chadwick homered and doubled, Alex Cunningham pitched 6 1/3 solid…
ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson lined a leadoff home run in the 11th inning and the New York Mets outlasted the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Saturday night. Johnson pulled a pitch from Dario Alvarez (1-1) into the first row of the right-field seats for his third homer. Johnson began the year with the Braves before he was traded to…
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies had the tying run at second base in the bottom of the ninth inning against Augusta on Saturday, but the comeback fell one run short. Columbia was defeated by the GreenJackets, 3-2, at Spirit Communications Park. Vicente Lupo helped direct the come-from-behind effort, the outfielder scored a run in the eighth inning and finished the…
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Billy Hurley III relied on his experience as a Naval officer to stay focused during a bogey-free round in the Quicken Loans National. Only a few times did his mind slip away. Hurley couldn’t help but drift away from golf when he made the turn and looked at the police officers following his group. Not used…
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The PGA Tour announced Saturday that the Greenbrier Classic scheduled for next month has been canceled because of the devastating flooding in West Virginia. The tournament had been scheduled for July 7-10 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, which was inundated with floodwaters after heavy storms rolled into the state Thursday. Tour officials say…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina will send 11 current and former Gamecock swimmers to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, which run June 26 – July 3, 2016 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. The 11 Gamecocks will join nearly 1,800 of the nation’s finest swimmers in the quest to represent the United States of…
United States’ Kyle Beckerman, center, kicks the ball as goalie Tim Howard, left, and Matt Besler, right, look on during practice at the Copa America Centenario soccer tournament Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tim Howard — remember him? — will be in goal for just the fourth time in five…
