OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Andrew Beckwith pitched his second straight complete game and set a school record with his nation-leading 14th win, and Coastal Carolina stayed alive in the College World Series with a 4-1 victory over TCU on Friday night. The Chanticleers, in the CWS for the first time, forced a second Bracket 2 final Saturday night against a…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — Columbia lost a lopsided game to the Augusta GreenJackets, 19-7, on Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. Patrick Mazeika and Johnny Magliozzi – both Bay Staters – were the bright spots for the home team. Mazeika bashed his first home run of the season and Magliozzi extended his scoreless-innings streak out of the bullpen to 10….
Former Braves great and Baseball Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron changes the number of games left at Turner Field from 44 to 43 during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, June 24, 2016, in Atlanta. The Braves plan to move to their new ballpark next season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) —…
DALLAS (AP) — An attorney handling Johnny Manziel’s domestic violence case expressed doubts about the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s ability to stay clean and said he was given a receipt that shows Manziel may have spent more than $1,000 at a drug paraphernalia store just 15 hours after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash, according to a lengthy text message…
AP File WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university’s handling of sexual assault complaints against football players and the coach being suspended by school regents “with intent to terminate.” A statement released by the university Friday night said Baylor and…
FILE – In this May 8, 2015 file photo, Brazil’s Sports Minister George Hilton, top right, and Professor Francisco Radler, left, talk during Hilton’s visit to the Brazilian Doping Control Laboratory (LBCD) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Just weeks before the Olympic Games open in Rio, the city’s accredited anti-doping laboratory has been stopped from conducting tests. The World Anti-Doping…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former University of South Carolina men’s basketball standout Michael Carrera will compete with the Miami Heat in both the Orlando and Las Vegas NBA Summer Leagues, his agent announced on Friday. Summer League play for Carrera begins in Orlando, July 2-8, and continues in Las Vegas, July 8-18. “I am very much looking forward to playing…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina and head men’s golf coach Bill McDonald are proud to announce that Jake Amos has been hired as the associate head coach of the Gamecock men’s golf program. Amos joins the Carolina family after a successful two-year stint as an assistant coach at Purdue University. “We are excited to announce the hiring of Jake Amos as our…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior lefthander Pat Krall (Downingtown, Pa.) was named ACC Baseball Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year, announced Friday by the league office. The ACC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year awards were established in 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Krall, a management major who has a 3.60 cumulative GPA, became the first Tiger to receive…
OMAHA, NE (AP) — Coastal Carolina’s incredible postseason run will continue for at least another day. The Chanticleers got a big boost offensively from an unlikely source, and they capitalized on Texas Tech’s struggles in the field to beat the Red Raiders 7-5 on Thursday night in a College World Series elimination game. The Raiders, at No. 5, were the…
