On Thursday at Congressional Country Club, Irmo native Dustin Johnson will tee it up again at the tournament he led after three rounds last year. He’ll almost certainly have more eyes on him this time around at the U.S. Open.
Tuesday, Jackie Bradley Jr. practiced with his teammates for the first time since wrist surgery at the end of April. USC won’t make a decision on Bradley being part of its 27-man College World Series roster until later in the week.
Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip headline the third five-member class announced Tuesday. They’re joined by eight-time series champion crew chief Dale Inman, nine-time Modified champion Richie Evans and pioneering driver Glen Wood.
Hunter Pence returned from a day off with back trouble and homered and drove in four runs as the Houston Astros snapped a four-game skid with an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
Michael Wacha continued his brilliant postseason for Texas A&M, allowing two runs on three hits in 7 1-3 innings as the Aggies defeated Florida State 11-2 on Monday night to advance to the College World Series.
Chris Taylor hit a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday, lifting Virginia to a dramatic 3-2 victory against UC Irvine and back into the College World Series.
Kyle Busch has been docked six points and his crew chief fined $25,000 because his car failed post-race inspection at Pocono Raceway.
South Carolina is set to face off at 7 p.m. June 19 against Texas A&M. The Aggies advanced to the CWS by knocking off #5 national seed Florida St. 11-2 in Tallahassee Monday night.
Christian Walker’s home run in the eighth inning broke a 2-all tie and the Gamecocks turned three straight inning-ending double plays to defeat Connecticut 8-2 and sweep the NCAA Super Regional on Sunday night.
Florida hit a season-high five home runs, including a three-run shot by Preston Tucker in the seventh inning that put the Gators ahead, to beat Mississippi State 8-6 on Sunday to advance to the College World Series.
