Former Gamecock basketball great Michael Carrera is back in Columbia this week after a phenomenal performance in the NBA’s summer league. Click the video to hear what he had to say about his time in Las Vegas and Orlando. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
P.J. Dozier is spending his entire summer playing basketball and going to class. No vacations. No breaks. All work and play (ball). Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 6. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
Click the video to watch Will Muschamp’s comments on SportsCenter Monday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
VALDIVIA, Chile (USC SID) — South Carolina freshman Tyasha Harris led the offense with 18 points as the United States claimed its seventh-straight gold medal in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship with a 109-62 win over Canada Sunday night in Valdivia, Chile. It was Harris’ highest scoring output of the tournament and tied for second-most points by an American in…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With a lot of scouts watching these days, Jake Odorizzi delivered rare win for the Tampa Bay Rays. Odorizzi earned his first victory at Tropicana Field this season, Evan Longoria hit two home runs and the Rays won for just the fourth time in 28 games, beating the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Sunday….
CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly a year after throwing a no-hitter at Wrigley Field, Cole Hamels was masterful again in his return to the famed ballpark. Hamels pitched eight dominant innings, and the Texas Rangers stopped a four-game slide by topping the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Sunday in a matchup of division leaders. “I got 10 days of rest. You get a…
VALDIVIA, Chile (USC SID) — South Carolina freshman Tyasha Harris nearly had a double-double to help the United States to a 104-36 win over Puerto Rico to advance to Sunday’s gold medal game in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Valdivia, Chile. The Americans will play for their seventh-straight gold medal at the event on Sunday at 8:15 p.m. (ET)…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Andrew Church delivered in a big way on Saturday night for the Fireflies. The right-handed starter pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout and led Columbia to victory, 4-0, over Rome. The win ended an eight-game losing streak. Church (W, 3-0) got run support early, as the home team hopped out in front in the bottom of the…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — First baseman Justin Smoak has agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $8.25 million with the Toronto Blue Jays. The contract announced by the team on Saturday will pay the 29-year-old Smoak $4.125 million per season in the first two years of the deal, with a $6 million option in 2019. Smoak is batting .234 with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior placekicker Elliott Fry has been named to the preseason All-SEC third-team by the media who participated in the voting during SEC Media Days, it was announced today. Fry, a 6-0, 170-pounder from Frisco, Texas, has been Carolina’s placekicker in every game over the past three seasons and owns the school…
