Former Gamecock guard PJ Dozier worked out for the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday morning ahead of next week’s NBA Draft. The projected second-round pick has now showed off his skills for 10 teams this offseason (he’s met with 13 NBA teams total), but Tuesday morning’s workout was special. After growing up in Columbia growing his game with the hometown Gamecocks, Dozier…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina earned its first ranking in the final poll of a season under head coach Beverly Smith, as the Gamecocks tied for 25th in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)/USA Today Poll for 2017. Finishing the year with a 34-25 overall record, the Gamecocks took 32 points in the final vote, tying fellow…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Tyler Johnson was selected 147th overall in the fifth round of the 2017 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox. Johnson went 1-2 with a 2.39 ERA and 10 saves in 19 appearances with 40 strikeouts in 26.1 innings pitched. Johnson is third Gamecock to be selected in this year’s draft…
ATLANTA, GA (WOLO) — The Atlanta Falcons released former Gamecock Darius English Tuesday, just a little over a month after signing him as an undrafted free agent. TRANSACTION: We have waived LB Darius English. — Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) June 13, 2017 English led USC with nine sacks in 2016. He registered 57 tackles and a team-high 13 tackles for loss…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Wil Crowe was selected 65th overall in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. Crowe is the second Gamecock to be selected in this year’s draft. He went 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 92.1 innings pitched with 90 strikeouts in 15 starts. The Gamecocks currently…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt was selected 16h overall in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees. It is the fifth highest a Gamecock has ever been selected in the MLB Draft. Schmidt went 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA in nine starts with 70 strikeouts in 60.1 innings…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named to the 2017 NCBWA Freshman All-America Team, the organization announced Monday. Cortes hit .286 (48-for-168) in his first season with the Garnet & Black with a team-high 12 homers as well as 41 RBIs. A Freshman All-SEC selection earlier in the year, seven of his 12 homers came…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pass rusher Melvin Ingram agreed to a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, avoiding a protracted contract dispute shortly before the opening of minicamp. Ingram has skipped the Chargers’ voluntary offseason workouts while negotiating the deal. Los Angeles applied the non-exclusive franchise tag to Ingram in February, but kept working on a long-term…
CBS Sports college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein reported Saturday that Frank Martin is in position to fill the hole on his coaching staff following Matt Figger’s departure for the Austin Peay head job. Former Indiana assistant Chuck Martin is set to be hired by Carolina and join the Gamecocks’ bench. South Carolina's Frank Martin will hire Chuck Martin as an…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) – Senior Natasha Dicks was in action Saturday as the University of South Carolina track & field team wrapped up the 2017 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. Dicks finished 10th in the triple jump, earning second-team All-America honors. With the senior’s performance, Carolina ended the week with seven All-America finishes. Isaiah Moore (110mH), Rougui Sow (long jump) and Tye Williams (high jump)…
