COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former South Carolina goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo (2011-14) will represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics after being named to its 18-player roster by Canadian women’s soccer coach John Herdman on Monday. D’Angelo is one of two goalkeepers for the Canadians, who open play in the group stage of the Rio Women’s Olympic Soccer Tournament against…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s Jordan Gotro finished 34th on Monday in the 3-meter dive at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials. Competing alongside the best divers in the nation, the rising senior posted a score of 288.15 at IU Natatorium. “Just getting to Olympic Trials is a huge achievement; it’s very, very difficult just to get here,” South Carolina head…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull is leaving the school when his contract expires at the end of the year. College President Glenn McConnell released a statement Monday that did not say why Hull was leaving after nine years. Hull was athletic director when College of Charleston opened 5,100-seat TD Arena, which helped to attract…
OAKMONT, PA — Click the video to watch Irmo native Dustin Johnson’s comments after winning the 2016 U.S. Open, his first major title. Categories: Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
Coastal Carolina pitcher Andrew Beckwith who pitched a complete game against Florida in an NCAA men’s College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, June 19, 2016, acknowledges fans . Coastal Carolina won 2-1. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — No. 1 seed Florida sent to the mound two first-round picks, a second-rounder, third-round and 10th-rounder against Coastal…
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, center, celebrates with teammates after Game 7 of basketball’s NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 19, 2016. The Cavaliers won 93-89. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James cradled the shiny gold trophy and struggled to sum up what might be his sweetest championship yet, the…
Dustin Johnson, right, greets his fiancé’ Paulina Gretzky as he holds their son Tatum Gretzky on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf championship at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday, June 19, 2016, in Oakmont, Pa. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — All the chaos and confusion couldn’t stop Dustin Johnson from proving he…
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — The latest from the U.S. Open golf championship (all times local:) 7:05 p.m. Some of Dustin Johnson’s fellow players are weighing in on a possible penalty against him for a ball that moved on the fifth green. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler all sent out tweets calling the possible penalty ridiculous and laughable. McIlroy…
ASHEVILLE, NC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies climbed back from a three-run deficit on Father’s Day and scored the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning to notch a 7-4 win over the Asheville Tourists. Ivan Wilson’s three-run home run with one out in the top of the ninth broke a 4-4 tie and helped Columbia end the first half of the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Julio Teheran tossed a one-hit masterpiece and did not allow any other baserunners, pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 6-0 victory Sunday that capped a surprising three-game sweep of the scuffling New York Mets. Nick Markakis homered and drove in two runs for Atlanta, which has won five straight for the first time since the first…
