Suspended Gamecocks basketball players leave program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Suspended forwards Demetrius Henry and Shamiek Sheppard won’t be returning to South Carolina’s basketball team next year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Suspended forwards Demetrius Henry and Shamiek Sheppard won’t be returning to South Carolina’s basketball team next year.
South Carolina (28-21, 10-14 SEC) travels to Texas A&M (41-7, 16-7 SEC) for a three-game SEC series beginning on Friday night. It is South Carolina’s first visit to College Station in school history and the first time in school history that South Carolina has ever played a baseball game in the state of Texas. The Aggies are ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation.
The Tigers face Georgia Southern for the third year in a row in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.
Sophomore third baseman Taylor Williams hit her seventh home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough as No. 2/2 Florida (50-5) claimed a 10-1 victory in five innings in the 2015 SEC Softball Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday at Tiger Park.
Quarterback Everett Golson has announced he is leaving Notre Dame and will use his final season of eligibility elsewhere after graduating later this month.
No. 2 South Carolina is in sixth place at the NCAA East Regional after carding a first-round 295 (+7). Senior Justine Dreher led the way with a 1-under 71 to tie for fifth after the first 18 holes. The Gamecocks are the top seed for the regional being played at NC State’s Lonnie Pool Golf Course in Raleigh, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers announced they have signed 10 undrafted rookie free agents following this past weekend’s NFL draft.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson believes he won’t miss a beat despite sitting out all spring after knee ligament surgery. And the Tigers most dynamic player insists he’ll return at full speed once he’s cleared to cut loose this summer.
South Carolina raced out to a four-run lead in the first three innings on the way to a 5-3 victory over Wofford on Wednesday night at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 28-21 on the year while the loss drops the Terriers to 33-17 for the season.
Clemson broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth inning in its 6-3 victory over No. 18 College of Charleston at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers improved to 25-24, while the Cougars dropped to 35-10. It was the first meeting between the two since 2012.