CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina defensive tackle Kawann Short returned to practice as the Panthers opened the “mandatory” phase of minicamp. Short skipped the previous two weeks of voluntary OTAs while awaiting a new contract. Short refused comment on his contract situation after practice Tuesday. He’s scheduled to make $1.04 million next season as part of the final year of…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It might be a good thing for Whit Merrifield that he isn’t familiar with the term “flash in the pan.” Perhaps he’ll never have to learn it. The 27-year-old Gamecock great and Royals rookie hit his first career homer Monday night and helped turn three important double plays, backing a strong performance by Edinson Volquez…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Joe Tuschak’s home run wasn’t enough for Columbia on Monday night, the Fireflies fell to the Rome Braves, 4-1, at Spirit Communications Park. The blast was Tuschak’s second of the season. Columbia (32-32) starter Tyler Badamo (L, 3-4) outlasted Rome’s Touki Toussaint (W, 2-5) the last time the two squared off on the mound on…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Booed every time he touched the ball, LeBron James cut through Golden State’s defense and made layups look easy. Dunks and 3-pointers, so smooth, too. And Kyrie Irving also completely had his way with the Warriors. King James and Irving thoroughly overpowered the defending champions from every spot on the floor, and the Cavaliers are still…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JJ Schwarz broke out of a two-week hitting slump by driving in five runs _ most of them on a grand slam _ and Florida beat rival Florida State 7-0 on Monday night to secure the last spot in the College World Series. The Gators (52-14) won the final two games in the best-of-three super…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — Lexington County fell at home for the first time this evening, dropping their third matchup of the season against Savannah 4-2. The Blowfish jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the 5th when Brett Auckland (Presbyterian) laced a double into left field scoring Steve Sada (Miami, OH). Between the pitching of Drew Moody (Georgia), Jesse…
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Arodys Vizcaino sits on the bench after walking in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, June 13, 2016, in Atlanta. Cincinnati won 9-8. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Tony Cingrani took a “nice and easy” approach to end a night of ugly pitching for…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named one of four finalists for the Golden Spikes Award on Monday. The 2016 season marks the 39th consecutive year the Golden Spikes Award is awarded to the top amateur baseball player in the United States. Beer is a finalist for the award that former Tiger shortstop Khalil Greene won…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Freshman right-hander Braden Webb earned his second Freshman All-America distinction as he earned first-team accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Webb, who was selected in the 3rd round of the 2016 MLB Draft as the 82nd overall selection by the Milwaukee Brewers last week, finished the year 10-6 with a 309 ERA. Webb became…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Coastal Carolina pitcher Alex Cunningham’s long road back from elbow surgery now includes a memorable performance in a landmark victory for the feisty Chanticleers. Cunningham limited LSU to two runs over 7 1/3 innings, Michael Paez drove home the deciding run with a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth, and Coastal Carolina advanced…
