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Fireflies Begin Home Series with Kannapolis Friday

By: Fireflies PR

Columbia Fireflies (12-9) vs. Kannapolis Intimidators (8-13)  LHP Kevin Canelon (0-1, 4.20) vs. LHP Ryan Riga (0-2, 9.98) Friday, April 29, 2016 — Spirit Communications Park — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 22 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App   ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia fell to Lexington in the three-game series finale, 6-5, on Thursday night. The Legends…

Clemson Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Class

By: CU SID

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — A record 11 new members will enter the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame this fall. The announcement was made by Bob Mahony, director of Clemson’s Block C Club. The class will be honored the weekend of November 12, 2016 when the Tiger football team plays Pittsburgh in Memorial Stadium. This year’s class includes 10 former…

Bills Pick Lawson #19 Overall

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With Rex Ryan making regular visits to Clemson to watch his son play, Tigers defensive end Shaq Lawson had already established a friendly rapport with the Buffalo Bills coach. Lawson hopes to use that to his advantage now that he’ll be given an opportunity to earn a starting role in Ryan’s defense. After cutting high-priced…

Strange But True: Tunsil’s NFL Draft Nightmare

Photo: Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Tackle Laremy Tunsil’s surprising and costly slide in the NFL draft ended with the 13th pick Thursday, where he was taken by the Miami Dolphins. Tunsil was once considered a potential No. 1 overall pick, but he fell after a bizarre video was posted on his Twitter account minutes before the start of the…

WATCH: Legends Edge Fireflies 6-5

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies never trailed in their three-game series with the Lexington Legends until the eighth inning on Thursday night — that’s when the visitors used a three-run frame to take a 6-5 lead and down Columbia at Spirit Communications Park.  The Fireflies led, 5-3, to start the eight. Samir Duenez launched his second home run of…

Braves Break Streak, Beat Boston 5-3

Atlanta Braves right fielder Nick Markakis, right, and left fielder Jeff Francouer celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-3 in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, April 28, 2016. Markakis had a two run single in the second, helping sealing the win. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — Atlanta hitters got to Clay Buchholz early and…

NCAA Overturns Ban On Satellite Camps

(AP) — The NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors has rescinded the ban on satellite camps for Bowl Subdivision football teams. The board’s decision Thursday comes almost three weeks after the Division I Council approved a proposal barring FBS coaches from holding or working at camps and clinics away from their schools. The camps drew a high profile recently as…

Holbrook: “All Eyes of College Baseball on Columbia Tomorrow Night”

COLUMBIA, S.C. — You really don’t have to tell Chad Holbrook about the team Carolina is playing Friday night. “We’re playing the favorite to win the National Championship,” Holbrook said of the Florida Gators Thursday. With just 12 SEC games left in the regular season, (7) USC’s SEC series with (1) Florida Friday, Saturday and Sunday features the top two…

NeSmith Grabs Spot on Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist List

By: USC SID

NORMAN, Okla. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was named a semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. NeSmith is one of 30 student-athletes in contention for the national player of the year honor. NeSmith leads the Gamecocks with a 71.27 stroke average this season, and he’s…