COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Steve Spurrier has a new role at South Carolina: special assistant to President Harris Pastides and athletic director Ray Tanner. Spurrier resigned as football coach last October. He had a contract clause that allowed him to assume such a role if he wanted. Tanner said Spurrier recently accepted the position and has met with donors and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — USC head coach Frank Martin didn’t waste any time expressing his views on his team’s upcoming week. “We have an easy week,” Martin said jokingly. Carolina faces LSU Wednesday night, then Kentucky Saturday. The Tigers and the Wildcats are currently #1 and tied for #2 respectively in the current SEC standings. With a win over LSU Wednesday,…
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Derek Fisher was fired as New York Knicks coach Monday, with his team having lost five straight and nine of 10 to fall well back in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Associate head coach Kurt Rambis was promoted to interim head coach. He went 56-145 in two seasons as Minnesota’s coach. Fisher was midway through…
(ESPN) — Super Bowl 50 is now in the books, so naturally, we’re already looking toward next season. Will the champion Broncos be a force once again? Is there any hope for the Browns and other 2015 bottom-feeders? Yes, it’s difficult to project anything before free agency and the draft, but our smaller-than-usual panel of experts (21 voters) gave it…
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA (AP) — A dejected Cam Newton sat slouching behind the podium on Sunday night, wearing a black Panthers hoodie and a frown. The league’s top player this season didn’t feel much like answering questions, doing so mostly in delayed one- and two-word answers. Some questions he just let pass without answering at all — except for one which…
SANTA CLARA, CA (AP)– Denver’s defense was pretty nifty in Super Bowl 50. The Broncos defense had powered Denver all season. And for one final game, the Broncos defense carried Denver to its third Super Bowl, 24-10 over the mistake-prone Carolina Panthers. In what may have been his final game, 39-year-old Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning did just enough to manage…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The nation’s only two remaining unbeaten teams square off on Mon., Feb. 8, when No. 2/2 South Carolina hosts No. 1/1 UConn at 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena. The 7 p.m. game to air on ESPN2 is a rematch of last season’s 1-vs-2 showdown in Storrs, in which it is again the visiting team that totes the…
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton abruptly exited a press conference following Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Broncos in Super Bowl 50 Sunday. Categories: Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
GAME SETUP CLEMSON (14-9, 7-4 ACC) vs. NOTRE DAME (16-7, 7-4 ACC) Date: Monday, February 8 Tipoff: 9 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg-pbp; Debbie Antonelli-color) • Clemson looks to rebound from a difficult 60-57 loss at Virginia Tech 48 hours later against Notre Dame. • This marks the third straight season Clemson…
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Click the video to watch Panthers Tight End Greg Olsen’s comments after Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Broncos Sunday night in Super Bowl 50. Categories: Local Sports, National Sports, Sports
