Former Gamecock QB signs with New York Mets
Ex-Gamecock quarterback and outfielder Brandon McIlwain signed a deal with the New York Mets, he announced on social media Monday.
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A safe return for golf as Berger wins Colonial in a playoff
Daniel Berger held off Collin Morikawa in a playoff to win the first PGA Tour event since the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the sport nearly three months ago.
TJ Shook Inks Free-Agent Deal With the Brewers
Shook, a native of Columbia, S.C., made six appearances for the Gamecocks, striking out 16 batters in 8.2 innings pitched to go along with a 2.08 ERA and a pair of saves.
Hilinskis honored with Stuart Scott Enspire Award
The award is part of the Sports Humanitarian Awards, which typically are handed out during the week of the ESPYs. This year, the awards will be given out on various ESPN programs.
Source: Gamecock basketball to play home-and-home with Coastal Carolina
December's trip to Conway will mark the first time in program history that South Carolina will travel to Coastal Carolina to play basketball.
Graham Lawson Inks Free-Agent Deal with the Cubs
On Wednesday, Carmen Mlodzinski was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 31st pick of the draft (competitive balance round A). Lawson will join Gamecock signee Luke Little with the Cubs.
Claflin University Names New Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Tony O’Neal has served at the senior administrative level of college athletics for more than two decades, including stints at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Savannah State University in Savannah, Ga.
Clemson football team holds protest on campus for racial injustice
The event was planned at the beginning this week, spearheaded by running back Darien Rencher, linebacker Mike Jones Jr., wide receiver Cornell Powell, and quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Two Clemson football players, one basketball player test positive for coronavirus
Clemson conducted 128 tests on football and basketball players. Tests for 12 women's basketball players all came back negative, as did additional tests of 41 staff members who work directly with the athletes.
NCAA encourages day off from college sports on election day
At schools all over the country, coaches and players have organized team-wide voter registration efforts, marches and rallies. The Clemson football team helped organize a March for Change scheduled for Saturday on its campus in South Carolina.
Tiger Woods won't play at PGA Tour stop at Hilton Head
The deadline for entry to the RBC Heritage passed Friday and Woods failed to put his name on the commitment list, meaning he is taking a pass on the first two PGA Tour events in the revised schedule that began with this week's Charles Schwab Challenge.
MLB offers players 80% of prorated salaries, 72-game season
The players’ last offer, on Tuesday, was for an 89-game regular season at full prorated pay. The union said it will convene a call of players to discuss its response, but players repeatedly have said they don’t intend to move off their stance for full prorated pay.
Florida governor signs college athlete NIL compensation bill
The law won’t go into effect until July 2021. By then, both the NCAA and Congress could have rules or legislation in place to lift restrictions on college athletes being paid for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
Clemson changes name of honors college
Clemson, S.C. (WOLO)--Friday The Clemson University Board of Trustees approved changing the name of the university’s honors college to the Clemson University Honors College, effective immediately. The honors college was previously named for John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was a prominent…
Clemson's Weatherly, Strider selected in MLB Draft
Two 2020 Tigers were selected on the second and final day of the MLB draft on Thursday.
Coastal's Zach McCambley picked by Miami in third round of MLB Draft
Coastal Carolina baseball’s Zach McCambley was selected by the Miami Marlins as the 75th pick overall in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft on Thursday.
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, teammates to lead protest
Four Clemson football players, including star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, are set to lead a protest march on campus Saturday, following in the footsteps of other demonstrations around the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Former Gamecock tight end joins midlands coaching staff
Columbia's own and former Gamecock Jacob August is moving into coaching.
Former Gamecock Carmen Mlodzinski picked by Pirates on the first day of MLB Draft
Gamecock redshirt sophomore pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski was selected in competitive balance round A by the Pittsburgh Pirates on the first day of the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Wednesday night (June 10).
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races and properties
NASCAR has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties.
Torkelson, Martin, Lacy lead list of top MLB draft prospects
Major League Baseball’s amateur draft begins Wednesday night with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Detroit has the No. 1 overall pick for the second time in three years after taking pitcher Casey Mize in 2018.
Carolina Panthers removing statue of founder Jerry Richardson
The Carolina Panthers are removing the statue of former owner Jerry Richardson from its current location in front of Bank of America Stadium, citing concerns "there may be attempts to take it down."
SEC football media days to be conducted virtually
The Southeastern Conference will hold its first-ever virtual football media days in 2020, the Conference announced Wednesday.
NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee drafts 6-week practice plan for schools
In order to kick off the college football season on time, coaches throughout the country could begin working with their players again as soon as July 6, and required meetings and walk-throughs could start in mid-July if a proposed six-week practice plan is approved by the NCAA later this month.
Seniority, generosity may decide who enters college stadiums
Athletic administrators at schools with high ticket demand for college football are making plans to determine who gets a seat if stadium capacities are reduced because of concerns about the coronavirus.
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