COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — SEC play continues as South Carolina (20-2, 3-0 SEC) heads to Oxford for a three-game series vs. Ole Miss (20-2, 2-1 SEC). First pitch on the Thursday opener is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. Friday’s game is also at 7:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Friday and Saturday’s games…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson held its first stadium scrimmage of the spring practice session on Wednesday. It was the team’s eighth practice of 15 this spring. The sessions will culminate with the annual Spring Game in Memorial Stadium on April 9 at 2:30 p.m. It was a typical first major scrimmage with highlights and lowlights on both side of…
ATLANTA (USC SID) — It didn’t take long for the University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving team to make history as the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships opened on Wednesday night at the McAuley Aquatic Center. Carolina’s team of Kevin Leithold, Akaram Mahmoud, Fynn Minuth and Tomas Peribonio finished as All-Americans and set a new school record in the lone event…
(ESPN) — Alex Rodriguez plans on retiring at the end of the 2017 season after playing out his contract with the New York Yankees, the designated hitter told ESPN on Wednesday. “I won’t play after next year,” Rodriguez told ESPN on Wednesday. “I’ve really enjoyed my time. For me, it is time for me to go home and be dad.” It…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talks during a press conference at the NFL owners meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., Wednesday, March 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Roger Goodell will not be returning the draft picks stripped from the New England Patriots for the use of deflated footballs in the 2014 AFC championship game. The NFL…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football team returned to the new football practice fields Tuesday afternoon as the squad began its second week of spring drills. “Day 5 in the books, the first day I was a little disappointed with the way we came out and participated today,” said head coach Will Muschamp. “We needed…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Weston Wilson’s three-run homer in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie in No. 12 Clemson’s 8-4 victory over Presbyterian College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who upped their overall winning streak to eight and home winning streak to 12, improved to 17-3 on the season. The Blue Hose dropped to 11-9….
PALM CITY, FL (USC SID) — A strong final day lifted the University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team to a fifth-place finish at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, which wrapped upTuesday at Floridian National Golf Club. The Gamecocks shot 282 (-2) on the last day to finish with a three-round total of 874 (+22). They shared the fifth position with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Fresh off of SEC Player of the Week honors, South Carolina sophomore catcher John Jones has been named National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). Jones hit .500 (7-for-14) in the Arkansas series with a pair of game-winning home runs as well as eight runs batted in. The NCBWA…
NEWBERRY, S.C. (NC SID) — Newberry College wrestling head coach Jason Valek has announced he will resign with the end of the 2015-16 season. “As the founding coach for our wrestling program, coach Valek has made a lasting impact,” said Newberry College president Dr. Maurice Scherrens. “The future success of the program will be built on the foundation he laid during his tenure…
