WATCH: Pro golfers arrive in South Carolina ahead of RBC Heritage
Two charter planes full of pro golfers, caddies and PGA staff members arrived in Hilton Head Monday morning ahead of the RBC Heritage Thursday.
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred now less confident about 2020 season
Last week, Manfred said he was “100 percent” confident in the MLB having a season in 2020.
WNBA announces plan to tip-off 2020 season
After significant discussions with the league’s key stakeholders, including the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), the WNBA today announced elements of plans to return to the court to begin the WNBA 2020 season.
Former Gamecock QB signs with New York Mets
Ex-Gamecock quarterback and outfielder Brandon McIlwain signed a deal with the New York Mets, he announced on social media Monday.
A safe return for golf as Berger wins Colonial in a playoff
Daniel Berger held off Collin Morikawa in a playoff to win the first PGA Tour event since the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the sport nearly three months ago.
TJ Shook Inks Free-Agent Deal With the Brewers
Shook, a native of Columbia, S.C., made six appearances for the Gamecocks, striking out 16 batters in 8.2 innings pitched to go along with a 2.08 ERA and a pair of saves.
Hilinskis honored with Stuart Scott Enspire Award
The award is part of the Sports Humanitarian Awards, which typically are handed out during the week of the ESPYs. This year, the awards will be given out on various ESPN programs.
Source: Gamecock basketball to play home-and-home with Coastal Carolina
December’s trip to Conway will mark the first time in program history that South Carolina will travel to Coastal Carolina to play basketball.
Graham Lawson Inks Free-Agent Deal with the Cubs
On Wednesday, Carmen Mlodzinski was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 31st pick of the draft (competitive balance round A). Lawson will join Gamecock signee Luke Little with the Cubs.
Claflin University Names New Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Tony O’Neal has served at the senior administrative level of college athletics for more than two decades, including stints at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Savannah State University in Savannah, Ga.
