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)…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — Two members of the University of South Carolina track & field team earned first-team All-America honors Friday at the 2017 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. Juniors Isaiah Moore (110mH) and Tye Williams (high jump) each finished in the top-eight of their events to collect All-America laurels for the first time as Gamecocks. Williams tied for fourth place in…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) – Sophomore Rougui Sow paced the University of South Carolina track & field team as the Gamecocks competed on day two of the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at Hayward Field. Sow earned first-team All-America honors in the long jump, while the women’s 4x100m relay finished the day as second-team All-Americans. Sow finished the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina is currently in 16th place in the latest 2016-17 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings, released today. The Learfield Directors’ Cup honors institutions maintaining a broad-based athletics program. Each institution is awarded points in a pre-determined number of sports for men and women. The Directors’ Cup Standings are a program managed by the…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina track & field team opened the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday night, the first of four days of competition at Hayward Field. Junior Isaiah Moore led the way on Wednesday, qualifying for the national finals of the 110m hurdles, while Markus Leemet got off to a great start in the decathlon…
Following his resignation on Tuesday, Gamecock athletics and Chad Holbrook are negotiating a settlement to compensate the former head baseball coach for the reaming two years on his contract with the school. As Athletics Director Ray Tanner prepares to find his newest leader for the program, price doesn’t seem to be a problem. Salaries have risen as the sport’s spotlight…
The search is on for the next Gamecocks head baseball coach. USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner spoke Wednesday at a press conference following Tuesday night’s announcement that Chad Holbrook was resigning from his position leading Carolina’s program. Pitching coach Jerry Meyers will be the interim head coach in the meantime, but Tanner stated that none of the current assistants on…
