USC & Clemson Baseball Finish In Coaches Top 25
Both South Carolina and Clemson made the final USA TODAY end of the season Top 25 baseball coaches poll.
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Connor Shaw Skydives
Senior USC starting quarterback Connor Shaw went skydiving for the first time over the weekend. Shaw told The State newspaper Tuesday that jumping from 17,000 feet was an adrenaline rush and he wants to do it again.
UCLA Wins First Baseball National Title
Eric Filia drove in a career-high five runs, Nick Vander Tuig limited Mississippi State to five hits in eight innings, and UCLA won its first national championship in baseball with an 8-0 victory Tuesday night.
ACC Signs New Deal With Pinstripe Bowl
The New York Yankees and the New Era Pinstripe Bowl Tuesday announced a multi-year partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference.
3 Tigers Earn Preseason All-American Honors
Sammy Watkins, Tajh Boyd and Chandler Catanzaro have all been named to preseason All-America teams released so far by various college football publications. Nationally recognized publications by Phil Steele, USA Today, Athlon, Lindy’s and Sporting News have released their All-America and all-conference teams.
Blossomgame Has 2nd Leg Surgery
Clemson forward Jaron Blossomgame has undergone additional surgery on his left leg that he believes will get him to the court quicker next fall.
USC Makes Cut With Peak
High school basketball prospect LJ Peak announced Monday via Twitter that the Gamecocks are one of his three finalists in the recruiting process.
USC Announces Football Ticket Mini-Plans
Three-game football mini-plans will go on sale July 22 exclusively for Gamecock Club members and University of South Carolina faculty and staff, the South Carolina Athletics Ticket Office announced today.
5 Tigers Make All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Clemson placed five players on the 2013 All-ACC Academic baseball team, released on Monday. The five selections tied for second-most in the ACC behind Florida State, who had six selections. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 GPA for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA during his academic career.
Rays sign 1st-round draft pick Nick Ciuffo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — First-round draft pick Nick Ciuffo (SHOO-fo) has signed with the Tampa Bay Rays and will report to the team’s rookie-level Gulf Coast League minor league club.
