Benedict College was predicted to finish third in the SIAC East Division, in a vote of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference head football coaches, it was announced Monday at the SIAC Football Media Day.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina linebacker Kiawan Lewis expects the winning seasons to continue, despite the loss of stars like defensive end Jadeveon Clowney and quarterback Connor Shaw.
When preseason practice starts for the Gamecocks soon, Steve Spurrier can put away his golf clubs a satisfied man.
Spurrier finished the celebrity American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, NV Sunday with a solid round of 82. The Ball Coach made his final putt from about 30 feet for his third birdie of the day. Spurrier tied with Roger Clemens for 58th place in the tournament.
It’s been a while since the Atlantic Coast Conference entered a season with this much buzz.
“How does it feel to have an ACC team come in here with a national championship?” FSU quarterback Jameis Winston asked. “Can we get us, the ACC, a round of applause? Finally. We took it away from the SEC, man. It’s a blessing.”
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) — Beau Hossler had a 4-under 68 in a second round that featured eight birdies Thursday to tie Grayson Murray atop the leaderboard at the 108th Southern Amateur.
Irmo native Dustin Johnson is still in search of that elusive first major golf championship.
The Dutch Fork High School alum shot a final round even par 72 at the 143rd British Open to finish 9-under and in a tie for 12th place.
Rory McIlroy shot a final round 71 to finish 17-under and win by 2 shots over Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia.
In the First Annual Innersole Celebrity Softball Fun-Raiser, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and her charity hosted an entertaining event for both players and fans at Carolina Softball Stadium Saturday night. Staley’s team picked up the 11-5 win in regulation, but South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner’s squad rallied for eight runs in the “extra” eighth inning for a 13-12 final.
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Former Hammond and current Wofford College standout Brannan Hudson fired a 1-under final round 71 Saturday en route to a 4-shot win over David Dargan and Sam Jackson.
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Irmo native Dustin Johnson goes into Sunday’s final round of the British open tied for third place and seven shots off the lead. Rory McIlroy has a six-shot lead after a 4-under 68 third round Saturday.
Johnson cut the McIlroy’s 36-hole four-shot lead in half on the opening hole, hitting wedge into 2 feet for birdie as McIlroy carelessly went left of the green and into a pot bunker for a bogey. Johnson, however, didn’t make another birdie until the 13th hole and made three birdies over the last six holes to keep alive remote hopes.
No one has ever lost a six-shot lead in the 121 years that The Open has been contested over 72 holes.
Columbia’s Dustin Johnson shot a seven-under-par 65 Friday to move into second place in the British Open behind Rory McIlroy.
