Milwaukee Brewers outfielders Ryan Braun, left, Kirk Nieuwenhuis (10) and Keon Broxton celebrate after the Brewers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in 13 innings in a baseball game Wednesday night, May 25, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Jonathan Villar’s run-scoring single in the 13th inning gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 victory over the Braves, sending Atlanta…
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has extended his hitting streak to a career-best 29 games with a single Wednesday night against the Colorado Rockies. It’s the longest hitting streak in the majors this season and tied with Johnny Damon (2005) for the fourth-longest in Red Sox history. Dom DiMaggio holds the franchise record with a…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson golfer Lauren Stephenson shot a three-under-par 69 in her second round of the day and qualified for the 2016 United States Women’s Open. The women’s national championship conducted by the USGA will be held July 7-10 at CordeValle in San Martin, Calif. Stephenson was one of two qualifiers from the Carolina Trace Country Club course…
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WOLO) — Longtime Blythewood High School baseball coach Barry Mizzell is moving up to the athletic director role for the Bengals. Tuesday the Richland District Two School Board approved Mizzell to be Blythewood’s second athletic director. He takes over for Vince Lowry, who has served as the Bengals AD since the school opened in 2005. Mizzell ends up…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drivers Benny Parsons and Mark Martin and car owner Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress and Raymond Parks were inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Parsons, the 1973 NASCAR premier series champion, was the first driver first driver to eclipse 200 mph. Parsons, also a longtime broadcaster, died in 2007 at age 65. Martin won…
TULSA, Okla. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s tennis redshirt sophomore and 51st-ranked Gabriel Friedrich defeated No. 30 Florian Lakat of the University of California, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), Wednesday in the First Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. “Gabriel (Friedrich) fought his tail off today,” head coach Josh…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) — Ole Miss jumped out to an early five-run lead and a three-run homer by Henri Lartigue in the eighth inning helped lift the Rebels to a 10-4 win over South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 42-14 with Ole Miss now 42-16 on the year. Ole Miss sophomore left-hander…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies notched their first ever series sweep at Spirit Communications Park on Wednesday afternoon. Columbia bested Augusta, 7-4, behind Kevin Canelon’s solid pitching performance. The left-hander tossed six innings and struck out six batters. The home team scored in the first inning in all three games. Pat Mazeika punched a single to left-center field off…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame announced at a press conference Wednesday that he will withdraw his name from NBA Draft consideration. “I appreciate everything Coach (Brad) Brownell and his staff have done for me throughout this process, and I feel that the best decision for me at this time is to come back for my senior year…
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (USC SID) — A ticket to the NCAA national championship awaits the South Carolina track and field team as it travels to the East Regional championships this weekend. The Gamecocks send 23 individual athletes and three relay teams to the meet, hosted by the University of North Florida. Competition begins May 26 and runs through May 28 at…
