Former Newberry College football star Ron Parker has re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as officially announced by the team Monday morning.
The Chiefs do not release contract information, but sources report that the multiple position defensive back’s new contract is good for $30 million over the next five years.
Former Clemson men’s tennis player Jay Berger will be inducted into the ITA Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2015, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced last week. The enshrinement ceremony for Berger and the five other members of the class is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, and takes place during the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships hosted by Baylor in Waco, Texas.
After a stellar week that saw her pick up three victories, Gamecock sophomore Nickie Blue picked up Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday.
SMU 74, East Carolina 68
The National Invitation Tournament left USC out of its 32 teams selected Sunday.
Florida Southern, the nation’s top-ranked NCAA Division II men’s basketball team, used several large runs to pull away and defeat the Benedict College Tigers 89-68 in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.
Kyle Martin’s two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th lifted seventh-ranked South Carolina to a 6-4 victory over Kentucky on Sunday afternoon at Carolina Stadium.
A pair of two-run homers off the bats of Alex Destino and Elliot Caldwell lifted seventh-ranked South Carolina to a 4-3 victory over Kentucky on Saturday at Carolina Stadium.
Max Schrock drove in a career-high five runs, including his first career grand slam, and Will Crowe allowed just one hit while fanning 10 over 7.0 innings of work, as South Carolina opened its SEC slate with a convincing 10-1 win over Kentucky on a cool and rainy Friday night in Columbia.
Despite another gutsy effort, a shorthanded Carolina men’s basketball team fell in the quarterfinal round of the SEC tournament Friday night, losing to Georgia 74-62.
