COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Mark Kingston’s staff is complete. The new Gamecocks baseball coach announced his assistant coaches and support staff Wednesday morning. Mike Current joins the Carolina baseball program as the recruiting coordinator following a stint with Kingston at USF, while longtime Gamecock Jerry Meyers has been retained as the pitching coach. Stuart Lake will return as an assistant…
DETROIT (AP) — Whit Merrifield homered on the first pitch of the game and the Kansas City Royals led the rest of the way, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Danny Duffy (7-6) pitched into the seventh inning for the Royals, who added two runs in the fourth to keep the pressure on…
UDINE, ITALY (WOLO) – The U19 Women’s FIBA World Cup has begun in Italy, and the US team is posting a strong performance. They are 3-0 in group play and have captured the Group A title after picking up a 66-49 victory over Italy. In 31 minutes of game play, Harris put up 11 points, five rebounds, five steals, and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gamecock fans are fired up for September 16, USC’s first home game of the 2017 season. Aside from the season-opener, today the SEC announced the Gamecocks and Wildcats would play under the lights at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. But the late kick is overshadowed by an overwhelming sense of urgency with Carolina riding a…
PHILADELPHIA, PA (WOLO) — The Philadelphia Eagles begin training camp this week with a fresh face in the receiving corps. Former Gamecock Alshon Jeffery joined Philly in the offseason after his worst statistical performance of his career in 2016 with the Bears. Entering his sixth season in the NFL, Jeffery is a vet compared to his new quarterback, second-year man…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina’s All-SEC golfer Scott Stevens has qualified for the U.S. Amateur in California after a strong showing at the Sectional qualifier. Stevens earned co-medalist honors with the 37th best amateur golfer in the world, Australia’s Dylan Perry. Stevens will compete from August 14-21st at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles. Stevens is coming off of a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Two members of South Carolina’s women’s golf team will be headed to Switzerland to compete at the 2017 European Ladie’s Amaeteur Championship later this week. The tournament, which will last four days, begins Wednesday. Ana Pelaez, a rising sophomore from Spain, has competed with the Spanish national team at the European Team Championship earlier this month. As a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Gamecocks’ home-opener will be played under the lights this year. The SEC announced today he Gamecocks will host Kentucky at 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 16 on the SEC Network. South Carolina leads the all-time series by a 17-10-1 count over Kentucky including an 8-4-1 mark in Columbia, but the Wildcats have won each of the last three…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin made it a priority when he first took over the Gamecock basketball program five seasons ago: his players would find ways to connect with people in the Columbia community. Part of the “8k in 8 Days” campaign, designed to reach eight thousand fans in eight days, three of Martin’s players — Chris Silva, Maik…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Will Muschamp recruited him consistently, but in the end, defensive back Israel Mukuamu put the joke on Muschamp. At his announcement and signing ceremony at Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner Monday morning, the former Berkeley defensive back teased the Gamecocks. With three hats sitting on the table, Mukuamu, a three-star safety, picked up the Gamecock…
