Junior lefthander Chris Diaz tossed 7.2 strong innings to lead No. 11 Miami (Fla.) to a 5-2 victory over No. 20 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Hurricanes (30-13, 17-5 ACC) took a 1-0 lead in the series against the Tigers (25-17, 12-9 ACC).
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL says 30 top prospects, including Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, will attend the draft next month in New York.
Behind a career-low 65 (-5) from sophomore Matt NeSmith and a 66 (-4) from junior Will Murphy, the South Carolina men’s golf team shot an opening-round 277 (-3) at the SEC Championship on Friday at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course.
Sophomore Miller Capps fired an opening round 69 on Friday to lead Clemson to a 289 team score and a third-place standing after the first round of the ACC Men’s Golf Tournament at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. The event will continue Saturday morning with the second round. The tournament concludes on Sunday at the par 72 course.
South Carolina landed 70 student-athletes on the 2013-14 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced today. The Gamecocks ranked second in the 14-member conference, behind Georgia’s 85. Auburn stood third with 62, while Kentucky ranks fourth with 61.
The Panthers have exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Cam Newton’s contract, keeping him with the team through the end of the 2015 season.
Cole Stoudt did not grow antsy or angry during his three years as backup to Clemson record-setting quarterback Tajh Boyd. After all, Stoudt had a strong model of patience at home in his father Cliff, a former Pittsburgh Steelers passer stuck behind NFL great Terry Bradshaw.
Former Clemson All-American Ben Martin fired a career best 10-under-par 62 on Thursday and has a two-shot lead after the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA Tour. Andrew Svoboda is second after an opening round 64.
The Tigers host red-hot Miami (Fla.), winner of 16 of its last 17 games, this weekend in a pivotal ACC series.
South Carolina (32-10, 10-8 SEC) begins a three-game series on Friday at Carolina Stadium hosting Alabama (28-13, 12-6 SEC). First pitch for the opener is 7 p.m. with the game streamed live at GamecocksOnline. Saturday and Sunday’s games will be televised on ESPN. Saturday’s game is scheduled for 2 p.m. with Sunday’s series finale at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game is sold out with limited standing room only tickets available for Friday and Sunday.
