LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (Blowfish) — Growing up in Clearwater, Florida, Ryan Garton always dreamed of playing for the Rays at Tropicana Field. Last night, the former Columbia Blowfish, now known as Lexington County, got his chance. Ryan Garton became the 89th former Coastal Plain League player to make his MLB debut last night when took to the mound for the Tampa…
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, right, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, behind Curry, during the first half in Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) “We ain’t going home! We’re not going home!” Stephen Curry screamed at the top of his lungs. No, his Golden…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team looks to bring home a national championship when they take part in the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, to be held May 27-June 1 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore. The Gamecocks are one of 30 teams that will compete for the national crown over…
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Ian Krol (46) paces on the mound as Milwaukee Brewers’ Jonathan Villar rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Braun and Jonathan Villar homered and the Milwaukee Brewers earned their first sweep in Atlanta…
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (USC SID) — The South Carolina track and field team started its weekend at the NCAA East Regional on a high note Thursday, as sophomore Shelby Freedman qualified for nationals and seven of 11 runners moved on to the quarterfinal round of their events. The sophomore from Danville, Pa. had a flair for the dramatics Thursday afternoon, using her last…
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez, Trevor Story and Dustin Garneau hit two-run homers and the Colorado Rockies stopped Jackie Bradley Jr.’s 29-game hitting streak with a 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. The win ended a three-game losing streak by Colorado and it ended a four-game winning streak for the Red Sox. Bradley’s…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Bryce Molder was joking around with playing partner Scott Langley as the sky darkened over Colonial. “It was almost like they were about to blow the horn for darkness,” Molder said. Except it was early in the morning after Molder — the leader after a 6-under 64— and Langley began play in the first group…
CHARLESTON, WV (Fireflies) — The Fireflies stretched their win streak to four in a row with a 4-2 victory over the West Virginia Power on Thursday night. Columbia used a three-run top of the first inning to jump all over their opponents at Appalachian Power Park and never looked back. West Virginia (23-23) starter Mitch Keller (L, 3-3) hadn’t allowed…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Mimi Land secured a berth in the NCAA Outdoor Championships on day one of the East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. The senior out of Albany, Ga., finished 11th in the women’s long jump to secure a ticket to nationals, held June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field. Land’s second jump did the trick, as…
TULSA, Okla. (USC SID) — Sophomore Hadley Berg and freshman Paige Cline of the South Carolina women’s tennis team defeated Ohio State’s top tandem of sophomore Anna Sanford and junior Miho Kowase, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (5) Thursday in the First Round of the NCAA Doubles Championship at Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. With the win, Berg and Cline become…
