Emerson, Ga. (USC SID) — The South Carolina beach volleyball team began the first day of the CCSA Conference Tournament with a split, as they faced UAB and Florida State on Friday at Lakepoint Sporting Community. The Gamecocks are now 19-14 on the season after defeating eighth-seeded UAB 5-0 but falling 5-0 to first-seeded Florida State. Carolina took a quick…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina will face Syracuse at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Nov. 26 as part of the 2016 Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational. The meeting will be the fifth all-time between the two schools and the first since the 2001-02 campaign. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster. Syracuse owns a 3-1 lead in…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Fireflies) — Thursday night’s game against the Greenville Drive was a slugfest, featuring 22 combined runs and 31 hits. But it was Columbia that used a five-run ninth inning to erase a deficit and prevail, 13-9, at Fluor Field. The Fireflies recorded a season-high 20 hits — seven of those extra-base hits. Columbia (8-7) — which had led…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (30-8, 11-4 SEC) returns home to begin a seven-game homestand this weekend with a three-game SEC series vs. Missouri (20-18, 4-11 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Friday is 7 p.m. with Saturday’s game at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s series finale set for 1:30 p.m. All three games will be broadcast live…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Tigers play their final three games before final exams when they host Georgia Tech this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. ——————————————————————————————- TRAFFIC/PARKING ADVISORY • The city of Clemson is hosting the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championship this weekend. • Friday – From 8:30 a.m., until 5 p.m., Highway 93 from Seneca Creek Road to…
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, left, celebrates with catcher David Ross after the final out of his no-hitter in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Cincinnati. The Cubs won 16-0. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Arrieta’s first no-hitter set him apart. Pitching another one in the span of only 11…
ATLANTA (AP) — Yasmani Grandal doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a not-quite-overpowering performance by Clayton Kershaw, beating the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Thursday. Enrique Hernandez singled with one out against Alexi Ogando (1-1) and came around to score on Grandal’s shot off the center-field wall. Chris Hatcher (2-1) worked a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Chad Holbrook addressed the media before (4) USC’s (30-18, 11-4 SEC) weekend series matchup with Missouri (20-18, 4-11 SEC) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Holbrook previewed the weekend series, talked about the series loss to Georgia and Gene Cone’s 24-game hitting streak, which is one hit away from tying the school record set by Greg Keatley in 1976….
GREENVILLE, S.C. (USC SID) — Fourth-ranked South Carolina belted out 18 hits with TJ Hopkins 4-for-5 and Dom Thompson-Williams 4-for-4 with three doubles and a triple as the Gamecocks defeated Furman 14-4 on Wednesday night at Fluor Field. South Carolina is now 30-8 on the year with Furman dropping to 15-22 for the season. Carolina’s 18-hit total was one…
ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Turner gave Los Angeles the lead with a 10th-inning double and the Dodgers beat Atlanta 5-3 on Wednesday night to snap the Braves’ four-game winning streak. The Braves failed in a bid to become the first team to win five straight games after starting a season 0-9, according to STATS. Braves rookie center fielder Mallex Smith,…
