WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CU SID) — Wake Forest hit three home runs, including two two-run homers by Will Craig, to jump out to a 6-0 lead and held on to defeat No. 20 Clemson 6-4 at David F. Couch Ballpark on Friday night. The Demon Deacons, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 11-4 overall and 1-0 in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 17/15 Kentucky (20-3, 1-0 SEC) jumped out early and held off South Carolina (19-3, 0-1 SEC) to claim an 8-2 victory on Friday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field in the SEC opener for both teams. The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first, helped by two Gamecock errors….
Clemson, S.C. (Clemson SID) — Clemson is ranked in the top 11 in the nation in all three major college golf polls and computer rankings this week. On Friday, Clemson was ranked as the 11th best team in the nation by the Golf Coaches Association. Earlier in the week Clemson was listed ninth by the Golfweek/Sagarin computer ranking, and by…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team is back in action March 12-13 when they take part in the General Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Coastal Carolina and Dunes Beach & Golf Club serve as hosts. The event begins with 36 holes starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and it concludes with 18 holes…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and its frontcourt duo of junior Alaina Coates and sophomore A’ja Wilson have been named to the 30-player “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Friday. The Gamecocks’ three selections are tied for the most among Division I women’s programs, and this year marks the…
JACKSON, Tenn. (Benedict SID) — The 11th-ranked Benedict College women’s basketball team used a dominating defense to smother Florida Tech University and captured a 51-30 victory in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball South Region Tournament, held on the campus of Union University on Friday afternoon. The second-seeded Lady Tigers, now 28-2 overall, advance to face…
ABC SPORTS–Johnny Football has been tossed aside. Quarterback Johnny Manziel, the scrambling, Heisman Trophy-winning college star who hasn’t come close to matching his hype in the NFL, was released Friday by the Cleveland Browns following two turbulent and troubling seasons. Manziel’s unceremonious exit — the team sent out a brief statement with a few stats and no comment — ends…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — After finishing tied for third in the final SEC standings, and clinching the third seed in the SEC Tournament, South Carolina will begin tournament play on Friday against the winner of the Georgia (No. 6 seed) vs. Mississippi State (No. 11 seed) contest set for Thursday evening. South Carolina has received a bye in the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J.J. Frazier scored 28 points, and Georgia beat 11th-seeded Mississippi State 79-69 Thursday night at the Southeastern Conference tournament. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (18-12) won their fourth straight game in trying to make a final case for an NCAA Tournament berth, and they will play No. 4 seed South Carolina on Friday night in the quarterfinals. Yante…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 12 South Carolina women’s tennis earned its second top-10 win of the season, rallying from down 3-1 to pull off a thrilling 4-3 victory over No. 5 Vanderbilt on Thursday at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks won the doubles point before the defending National Champions flexed their muscles to capture the first set…
