COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone has earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball as well as SEC Player of the Week accolades as announced by the conference office. Cone went 10-for-12 (.833) at the plate this weekend in a sweep of Missouri with six RBI and seven runs scored. Cone capped the weekend…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks for Golden State with a sprained ligament in his right knee, dealing a blow to the Warriors’ hopes of following a record-breaking season with a second straight championship. The Warriors said an MRI on Curry’s knee Monday determined he had a Grade 1 sprain of the MCL in…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Thanks to its 11-shot victory over No. 2 seed Wake Forest at the ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday, Clemson has moved from 10th to fifth in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin national team rankings released Monday afternoon. It is the highest ranking of the season for the Tigers in any of the three polls. Texas is ranked…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA has charged North Carolina with five violations, including failing to sufficiently monitor its academic support program for athletes, in its long-running fraud scandal. The governing body added the failure-to-monitor charge in its latest Notice of Allegations that UNC released Monday. The NOA also included a women’s basketball adviser tied to improper assistance on…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia native and Spring Valley product Gene Cone broke the all-time school record for consecutive games with a hit (27) Sunday afternoon, as Carolina topped Missouri 9-2. Click the video to watch his comments. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Carolina, Gamecocks, Gene Cone, Hit Streak, record
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) — The Benedict Tigers rallied from a 7-0 deficit to defeat Miles College 12-9 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday to close out the regular season. Miles used a pair of home runs in the second game to take a 14-7 victory. Benedict moved to 27-14 overall and 8-9 in the SIAC. Miles is…
Atlanta Hawks Dennis Schroder guards against Celtics Isaiah Thomas during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Boston on Sunday, April 24, 2016. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points, hitting a corner 3-pointer with 30 seconds left in overtime and then adding a pair…
San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) scores against the Memphis Grizzlies during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have swept their way into the Western Conference semifinals after an almost perfunctory, yet very physical…
Charley Hoffman pumps his fist after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Texas Open golf tournament, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charley Hoffman made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Valero Texas Open on Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour victory….
GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies had their four-game win streak snapped on Sunday, falling to Greenville, 5-1, at Fluor Field. Vinny Siena recorded two more singles, though, and went 9-for-16 at the plate during the four-game series against the Drive. The Woodbridge, Connecticut, product has reached base safely in all 18 games this season. In all of professional baseball,…
