COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina opens a two-game road swing on Monday night at Alabama as SEC play enters its final week. The Gamecocks (25-1, 13-0) have a solid history with Crimson Tide (14-12, 3-10 SEC), leading the series 21-15 after winning the last 11 meetings. South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell averaged 17.7 points per game over…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict SID) — The Benedict College baseball swept a doubleheader from Lincoln University on Sunday afternoon at Tiger Field, winning 8-2 and 11-1. Yaniel Delgado pitched four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out five with no walks in the first game to pick up the win on the mound. Shomarii Thomas had a two-run homer…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — A four-run sixth inning helped lead 17th-ranked South Carolina to an 8-1 victory over Albany to sweep a three-game series at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 3-0 with Albany dropping to 0-3 on the year. John Jones went 2-for-4 with three RBI and finished the weekend 6-for-10 and nine RBI. LT Tolbert added three hits…
HUMBLE, Texas (USC SID) — Senior Matt NeSmith fired a bogey-free round of 67 (-5) on Sunday morning, leading the University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team to a third place finish at the 2016 All-American Intercollegiate. As a team, the Gamecocks shot a round of 291 (+3) on Sunday to finish with a three-day total of 868 (+4). NeSmith came in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina sophomore Akaram Mahmoud captured the SEC Championship in the men’s 1,650-yard freestyle on Saturday night as the 2016 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships came to a close. Led by Mahmoud’s individual title, the Gamecock men finished seventh, while the women placed 11th at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Mahmoud swam a school-record time of…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.(CU SID) — Despite three three-pointers from sophomore Victoria Cardaci and a near double-double from freshman Aliyah Collier, the Clemson Tigers (4-23, 0-14 ACC) fell to the Virginia Cavaliers (15-13, 5-9 ACC) by a final score of 65-48 Sunday afternoon in John Paul Jones Arena. Clemson and Virginia went back and forth in the first quarter, with neither team…
Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Cody Proveaux fired a four-under-par 68 to lead Clemson to a 283 team score and a fourth-place standing after the first round of the Puerto Rico Classic at Rio Mar Country Club in El Grande, Puerto Rico. The 15-team field that includes seven of the top 20 teams in the nation will continue play on…
Clemson, S.C.—Alice Hewson shot a two-under-par 70 to lead Clemson to a 293 team score in the opening round of the Allstate Sugar Bowl Invitational on Sunday. Clemson stands in seventh place in the 17- team event after the opening 18 holes. The teams will continue play Monday morning at the English Turn Golf and Country Club Course in New…
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has won the Daytona 500, edging Martin Truex Jr. by inches at the finish line. It was the closest finish in the history of the event. Hamlin gave Toyota its first Daytona 500 victory and owner Joe Gibbs his first win in “The Great American Race” since 1993. Hamlin was running fourth on…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Chase Pinder belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Seth Beer hit a grand slam in the fifth inning in Clemson’s 19-2 win over Maine at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 2-1 on the season, while the Black Bears fell to 1-2. …
