Coastal Carolina ranked in top 25 preseason poll for first time ever
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers made history on August 10, as the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Champions came in ranked No. 24 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Preseason Poll.
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SIAC announces 2021 ESPN game schedule; Tigers to appear 3 times
ESPN’s expanded relationship with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will feature 22 football games this fall aired exclusively across ESPN platforms including, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+ announced Tuesday by the league office.
Watson returns to practice with Texans after almost a week
Watson’s future is uncertain after he asked for a trade in January before 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that he sexually assaulted or harassed them in March.
Gray Collegiate alum Jensen Castle wins US Women’s Amateur
Castle, from West Columbia, South Carolina, won after surviving a 12-for-2 playoff late Tuesday to get into the 64-player field for match play.
ESPN: Dawn Staley says she’s ‘done’ as U.S. women’s basketball head coach
Now that Team USA has secured its seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal, Staley had an answer Sunday: “I’m done.”
Indianapolis locks up Leonard with richest LB contract
The former SC State Bulldog agreed on Sunday to a five-year contract extension worth $99.25 million that includes $52 million in guaranteed money, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.
Bobby Bowden, led Florida State football dynasty, dies at 91
Hall of Fame Coach dies
Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who built Florida State into an unprecedented college football dynasty, has died. He was 91.
Dawn Staley, A’ja Wilson earn gold with Team USA in Tokyo
Saturday night, the US women’s national team — led by Staley — topped host nation Japan 90-75 in the gold medal game of the Tokyo Olympics to claim the country’s seventh straight gold medal in women’s basketball.
Donnie Shell becomes fourth SC State product inducted into Pro Football HOF
Other Bulldogs enshrined are Marion Motley (Cleveland, 1968), David “Deacon” Jones (LA Rams, 1980) and Harry Carson (NY Giants, 2006).
Panthers new FieldTurf surface opens to positive reviews
The FieldTurf at Bank of America received positive reviews as the Carolina Panthers completed first practice on the new surface Friday night at FanFest.
