BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Edwards avoided tire issues that hampered his teammates and took off on the final restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Starting on the pole for the second straight week, Edwards led 276 of 500 laps in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 19 Toyota en route to his first…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Branden Grace shot a 5-under 66 to overtake Luke Donald and win the RBC Heritage on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title and 11th worldwide victory. Three shots behind Donald entering the day, Grace moved to the top with four birdies on his first six holes. The South African pulled three shots in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — A resilient South Carolina (32-12, 5-10 SEC) claimed a 7-5 win on Sunday afternoon over Ole Miss (30-15, 6-9 SEC) in the series finale at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. The Gamecocks came out of the gates firing, as the first five batters all reached base. Senior left fielder Alaynie Page started things with…
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Mallex Smith hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning and the resurgent Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep by beating Miami 6-5 Sunday. The Braves blew a 5-0 lead, and Ichiro Suzuki’s RBI single on an 0-2 pitch with two outs in the ninth tied the game for the Marlins. But Atlanta…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 31 points in his first playoff game since being injured in last year’s NBA Finals and Kevin Love added 28, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-101 win over the young and confident Detroit Pistons in the opener of their first-round playoff series Sunday. LeBron James added 22 points and 11 assists for the…
LOUISVILLE, KY. (CU SID) — Corey Ray’s walkoff double with two outs in the ninth inning scored Colin Lyman from second base and lifted No. 6 Louisville to a 9-8 victory over No. 18 Clemson at Jim Patterson Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Clemson (24-12, 8-10 ACC) scored three runs in the first inning, then Ray’s two-run homer in the…
ATHENS, GA. (USC SID) — Georgia hit four solo home runs including a pair of back-to-back homers in the eighth inning by Daniel Nichols and Stephen Wrenn on the way to a 5-3 victory over second-ranked South Carolina in the rubber game of a three-game SEC baseball series. The Gamecocks are now 29-8 and 11-4 in the SEC, tied for…
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team ended their week at the 2016 SEC Championship on Sunday, finishing 10th overall. The Gamecocks shot a round of 293 (+13) on Sunday to end the tournament with a score of 879 (+39). The highlight of the week for the Gamecocks came from veteran Sean Kelly….
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Al Jefferson was the focal point of the Charlotte Hornets’ offense when they faced the Miami Heat in the playoffs two years ago. That role has since changed. Jefferson now comes off the bench and plays fewer minutes, but that doesn’t mean the Hornets won’t be relying on “Big Al” in the postseason. “He’s still a…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 11 assists, Kevin Durant added 23 points, and the Thunder overwhelmed the Dallas Mavericks 108-70 on Saturday night, opening the Western Conference series with their most dominant postseason performance since moving to Oklahoma City. Serge Ibaka had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Enes Kanter added 16 points and 13…
