COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina junior tight end Hayden Hurst has been named to the 2017 John Mackey Preseason Watch List, the Friends of John Mackey announced today. Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight…
[gtxvideo vid='zJ7aAWvC' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zJ7aAWvC.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies rally to beat Charleston on \"Dog Night\"'] CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies rallied for five runs in the ninth inning on Monday and downed the RiverDogs, 5-4, at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The largest…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference media days opened with a bit of a redemption tour. The Arkansas Razorbacks didn’t finish how they wanted last season and Tennessee couldn’t finish where many expected. LSU coach Ed Orgeron, meanwhile, is simply…
Columbia, SC - Former South Carolina Gamecock All -American and now Philadelphia Eagles All Pro Wide Receiver, Alshon Jeffery will host his 1st Annual free youth football camp and community fun on Saturday July 22, 2017 at the Calhoun County High School football…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- The Maxwell Football Club announced its watch lists for the 81st annual Maxwell Award and the 23rd annual Chuck Bednarik Award today. Quarterback Jake Bentley and wide receiver Deebo Samuel were named to the Maxwell…
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference had 18 players selected to the 2017 Preseason Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday. That is the highest total of any conference. The Bednarik Award is given annually…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (SID) -- Today, Coca-Cola Consolidated announced the POWERADE® 7on7 Tournament will be coming to North Carolina, enabling athletes and coaches of select high school teams from 10 states to participate in a national tournament and a chance to…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Head coach Monte Lee announced the signing of 13 players to the program on Monday. Assistant coaches Bradley LeCroy and Andrew See along with Lee all contributed to the signing class, which is rated No. 12 in the…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – Ian Strom collected three hits and stole three bases on Sunday, but Columbia lost a tightly-contested game to Charleston, 3-2. It was Strom’s second career three-hit game. The outfielder also became the first Firefly in franchise…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- With SEC Media Days this week, the Gamecocks released a 2017 preseason depth chart Sunday night. No major surprises. USC has not named a starting running back. On the preseason depth chart, Rico Dowdle, transfer Ty'Son…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Rays made a statement to the American League heading into the All-Star break: Don't count us out of the playoff race. Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning…
ATLANTA (AP) -- Brittney Sykes scored 12 points of her 18 points in the decisive third quarter and the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 98-78 on Sunday. Sykes was one short of her career-high and the rookie had eight…
JUPITER, Fla. (Mets) - The St. Lucie Mets took a tough 2-1 loss to the Jupiter Hammerheads on Sunday at Roger Dean Stadium. The key sequence came in the eighth inning when the Mets loaded the bases with no outs…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jay Jabs did a little bit of everything on Saturday night. The outfielder tallied a pair of hits, scored a run, drove another in, but his team fell to the RiverDogs, 13-2. Jabs has reached base safely in 20…
The United States earned a disappointing 1-1 draw in its opening match of Group B play at the 2017 Gold Cup. Bruce Arena's squad is short on U.S. national team regulars and that reality was reflected in an experimental XI…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took Lonzo Ball 20 seconds to get a near-capacity crowd off its feet in his first summer league game. There wasn’t much to cheer the rest of the game. Ball’s highly anticipated Los Angeles Lakers…
NEW YORK (WOLO) -- Former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Saturday, but the move is only temporary. Since Montgomery won't pitch until after the All-Star break, the Bronx Bombers decided to call up a relief…
CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – Ian Strom slashed a pair of hits on Friday, but Columbia dropped the series opener to Charleston, 7-1. The Hopedale, Massachusetts, product accomplished the feat in just his fifth game as a Firefly. After two innings…
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Layshia Clarendon scored a career-high 27 points to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Indiana Fever 89-68 on Friday night. Clarendon was 11 of 15 from the field, and had eight rebounds and six assists. Rookie Brittney…
CHICAGO (AP) -- No matter how easy they made it look a year ago, Anthony Rizzo insisted the Chicago Cubs in no way expected to breeze through another season. If this is a turning point, well, there still is plenty…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named First-Team Freshman All-America by D1 Baseball. Cortes, a 5-7, 195-pounder from Oviedo, Fla., hit .286 (48-for-168) with a team-high 12 home runs, 27 runs scored…
For the third consecutive year, SEC Network is handing the reins over to the 14 Southeastern Conference schools for a two-week stretch. Beginning Monday, July 17, each school will exclusively program 24-hours of the network with classic games, films, ESPN…
CHARLOTTE – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed guard Michael Carter-Williams. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 2013-14 NBA Rookie of the Year, Carter-Williams was selected 11th overall…
