COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Members of the South Carolina men’s basketball team visited Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia on Friday morning for a community outreach project for the “8K In 8 Days” campaign. The campaign, which continues through July 13, aims to reach 8,000 fans in the greater Columbia community and the State of South Carolina with community outreach over…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team began the 2016 “8K In 8 Days” campaign on Wednesday evening, hosting campers from the City of Columbia at Colonial Life Arena for a 90-minute basketball skills event, before visiting veterans and their families at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia on Thursday morning. The campaign, which continues…
Los Angeles (Fever) – The Indiana Fever fell to the league-best Los Angeles Sparks 94-88 on Wednesday night (July 6) at Staples Center after nearly completing a miraculous fourth-quarter comeback. Indiana never led in the contest but made comeback attempts throughout, reducing a 20-point deficit to just one point with 8.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After scoring just…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina senior Elliott Fry was named to the 30-player preseason watch list for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, the organization announced today. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the award’s 2016 preseason watch list includes 19 former semifinalists, including Fry, who earned the honor in 2014. Fry has been Carolina’s placekicker in…
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (USA Collegiate Baseball) — The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team scored three runs in the early innings and strong pitching allowed it to hold up as the squad claimed a 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei on Wednesday at Xinzhuang Stadium. The win evens the series at one game each, setting up a deciding doubleheader on Thursday….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina center Alan Knott has been named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, the organization announced today. The list includes the top centers in Division I football, and Knott is one of eight SEC entries on the 62-player list. A 6-foot-4 junior, Knott figures to be a fixture in the middle…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former Gamecock outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (2009-11) will play in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game with the American League, as announced by Major League Baseball on Tuesday night. Bradley Jr. was voted in as a starter in the outfield. He is hitting .294 with 13 HR and 53 RBI on the year for the Boston…
BOSTON (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo homered on David Price’s first pitch of the game, and Elvis Andrus scored to break a sixth-inning tie as the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Robinson Chirinos added a three-run homer in the ninth as the Rangers scored four runs off All-Star selection…
SAN DIEGO (MLB.com) — The long holiday weekend might be over, but Major League Baseball’s All-Star fireworks haven’t gone off just yet. The starting position players for the 87th All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, set for July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, will be revealed on the Esurance All-Star Selection Show at 7 ET tonight on ESPN, prior…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh, Isidora Nilsson, Ainhoa Olarra and Jia Xin Yang were recognized as 2015-16 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars, the organization announced on Tuesday. The four Gamecocks were part of the group of 828 women’s collegiate golfers who maintained a minimum GPA of 3.50 and competed in at least…
