CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — With the final pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected former Gamecock tight end Jerell Adams (184th). Adams fell to the sixth round after being projected by many draft analysts to go in the 3rd or 4th round. Adams caught 28 passes for 421 yards last year with the Gamecocks. Here’s how…
CHICAGO, IL (WOLO) — Pharoh Cooper had to wait until Saturday for his name to be called, but it didn’t take long once Saturday’s Round came along. The Los Angeles Rams selected Cooper in the fourth round with the 117th pick in the NFL Draft. Cooper had 66 catches for 973 yards and eight touchdowns in his 2015 season with…
ORANGE BURG, SC—South Carolina State All-American defensive lineman Javon Hargrave was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2016 National Football League Draft. The Steelers selected Hargrave with the 89th pick overall. The 6-1, 309 pound Salisbury, NC native was the first player selected from an (HBCU) Historically Black College in this year’s draft, and was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Second-ranked South Carolina raced ahead 4-2, but top-ranked Florida scored a run in the seventh inning and got a pair of homers from Jonathan India and Nick Horvath in the top of the ninth inning to rally and defeat the Gamecocks 5-4 on Friday night at Founders Park. Florida is 37-6 and 14-5 in the…
Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Three more members of Clemson’s 10th ranked defense were selected in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday evening. Kevin Dodd, MacKensie Alexander and T.J. Green were all selected, giving Clemson four drafted players within the first two rounds, all defensive players. It is the first time Clemson has had four players taken…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies raced past the Intimidators on Friday night winning, 9-2, at Spirit Communications Park. Left-hander Kevin Canelon (W, 1-1) threw six innings of two-run ball and picked up his first win of the season. The Columbia (13-9) offense picked Canelon up quickly. Jeff Diehl started the second inning with a base hit up the middle. After Joe Tuschak walked, Milton Ramos dumped a…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dwyane Wade hadn’t made a 3-point shot since December, enduring a streak of 22 consecutive misses. That all changed on Friday night with Miami’s season on the line. The 34-year-old star hit both 3-pointers he attempted, including a big one with 46 seconds left, finishing with 23 points as the Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-90…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 4/4 Alabama (42-9, 13-6 SEC) held on to take a 3-1 win on Friday night against a fighting South Carolina (33-17, 5-14 SEC) team that had the game-winning run at the plate in the seventh. The Gamecocks brought the tying run to the plate with one down in the seventh after junior Taylor Williams…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Due to the threat of inclement weather, game times for Saturday and Sunday vs. Florida State have changed. The new series schedule is as follows: • Game 1 – Saturday, 1 p.m. (was originally 6:30 p.m.) • Game 2 – Sunday, 1 p.m. (was originally 4 p.m.) • Game 3 – Monday, 7 p.m….
Chicago Cubs’ Matt Szczur watches his grand slam during the eighth inning a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, April 29, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) CHICAGO (AP) — When Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber was lost for the season with a knee injury, Matt Szczur took on a new role as a reserve outfielder. Szczur on Friday…
