Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin (7) shoots over Miami Heat’s Tyler Johnson (8) during the first half of an NBA first round playoff basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, April 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Lin scored 18 points, Kemba Walker had 17 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 96-80 on Saturday night to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone tied Whit Merrifield’s school record 26-game hitting streak, sophomore outfielder Alex Destino drove in four runs and freshman right-hander Braden Webb struck out 10 batters as fourth-ranked South Carolina defeated Missouri 5-1 on Saturday afternoon to clinch the weekend series. The Gamecocks are 32-8 and 13-4 in the SEC with Missouri…
New London, N.C. (CU SID) — Miller Capps and Austin Langdale both had rounds of three-under par 69 on Saturday to lead Clemson to an eight-shot lead entering the final round of the ACC Men’s Golf Championship at The Old North State Club in New London, N.C. The final round of the 12-team tournament will be played Sunday on the…
Columbia Fireflies (9-7) @ Greenville Drive (9-7) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-1, 5.73) vs. RHP Anderson Espinoza (1-1, 2.40) Saturday, April 23, 2016 — Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 17 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: For a second straight night, Columbia scored the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning,…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Eli White’s line-drive single to left field with one out in the 10th inning lifted No. 23 Clemson to an 8-7 walkoff win over Georgia Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in a game that started Friday and ended Saturday. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 26-12 overall and 9-10…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone extended his hitting streak to 25 games and went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI as fourth-ranked South Carolina defeated Missouri 8-5 on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 31-8 and 12-4 with Missouri dropping to 20-19 and 4-12 in league play. Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom…
GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) — For the second straight night, Columbia used some ninth-inning magic to down Greenville. On Friday, the Fireflies scored two runs in the top of ninth to break a tie and win 5-3 at Fluor Field. The Fireflies trailed most of the game and headed into the sixth inning down, 2-0. That was when the visitors got…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — South Carolina took a 2-1 lead in the third, but No. 14/15 LSU (34-13, 8-11 SEC) scored six unanswered runs to take a 7-2 win on Friday night at Tiger Park. The Tigers struck first in the second on a bases-loaded groundout by Emily Griggs, scoring Constance Quinn. The Gamecocks (32-14, 5-11 SEC) answered…
New York Mets’ Curtis Granderson (3) follows through on a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, April 22, 2016, in Atlanta. It was Granderson’s second home run of the night. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and…
AP Photo/Brian Blanco WASHINGTON (AP) — Josh Norman posed for photos with a pen and his new contract and smiled ear-to-ear alongside Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan and family members decked out in fresh team gear. Two days after being cast off by the Carolina Panthers, Norman found a place he was wanted, signing with the Redskins on Friday….
