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Watson Leads Orange to Win in Spring Game

By: CU SID

Clemson,S.C. (CU SID) — Deshaun Watson played just four possessions, but threw two touchdown passes to lead the Orange Team to a 17-9 victory in Clemson’s annual Spring Football Game at Memorial Stadium.  A record crowd of 50,500 fans turned out on the perfect 58-degree day for football. It was Clemson’s first public appearance in Memorial Stadium since Dabo Swinney’s…

No. 16 Clemson Edges Duke 3-2

By: CU SID

DURHAM, N.C. (CU SID) — Chris Okey belted a two-out triple on an 0-2 pitch in the ninth inning to score two runs, giving No. 16 Clemson a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Duke at Jack Coombs Field on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 23-8 overall and 8-6 in the ACC. The Blue Devils fell…

McIlwain Shines in Garnet and Black Game

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Football team took the field at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday for the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game. The Black team earned the victory, 35-14, in front of 32,916 fans excited to see the first competition of the Will Muschamp era. Quarterback play was exceptionally strong on Saturday as the Gamecocks accounted…

Gamecocks Hold Garnet & Black Alumni Game

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Over 140 University of South Carolina football alumni returned to campus Saturday and celebrated the beginning of the Will Muschamp era with the Garnet & Black Alumni Game. The Garnet team won the game on a last-second touchdown, 26-21, and Gamecock fans from all generations were delighted to see their favorite heroes of past seasons return to…

USC Holds Off Vols 7-6 In Series Opener

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt allowed just two runs in six innings of work to earn his seventh win of the season and LT Tolbert homered and tied a career-high with three runs driven in as sixth ranked South Carolina held on to a 7-6 win over Tennessee on Friday night at Founders Park.  The Gamecocks…

NCAA Bans Satellite Camps

(AP) — The NCAA announced Friday it was barring football coaches from participating in camps on other campuses, siding with the Southeastern Conference in its high-profile dispute with Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and others holding so-called satellite camps. The Division I Council approved a proposal requiring Bowl Subdivision schools “to conduct camps and clinics at their school’s facilities or at facilities…

Carrera, Chatkevicius Off To Pro Showcases

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior forward Michael Carrera has been invited to participate in the 2016 Portsmouth Invitational, set for next week, April 13-16, in Portsmouth, Va., while fellow senior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius is set to participate in the 2016 Gotham Hoops Invitational, set for Saturday, April 9, at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. The duo…

Spieth Continues To Lead At Masters

The Associated Press | Jordan Spieth hits on the fourth hole during the second round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, April 8, 2016, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The final pairing for a weekend at the Masters is what everyone wanted — Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy, winners at four of the last six…