Austin Lawton tied a season-high of 22 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Claflin University defeated Paine College 66-53 in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Division contest Monday.
The NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament selection committee revealed its final Tournament projections Monday night, before the final selection on Monday, March 12. But Gamecock fans might not be happy with the prediction.
Indiana, ranked 17th nationally, scored once in the seventh to win a back-and-forth contest, 6-5, over Coastal Carolina in the final game of the Brittain Resorts Baseball at the Beach Monday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium.
Extending his own record of seven times this season and 10 times in his career, Francis Marion University senior guard Detrek Browning has been named the Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week, this time for the week of Feb.12-18.
Tim Tebow arrived at the New York Mets spring training camp on Sunday, and the attention immediately turned to whether the quarterback who became an outfielder could make it all the way to Citi Field in the future.
The Claflin University men’s and women’s basketball teams will close-out the 2017-18 regular season, Monday, Feb. 19, when they travel to Augusta, Ga. to face Paine College in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Division contests.
Two former basketball greats in Ray Allen of Hillcrest High in Dalzell and Casey Manning of Dillon and the University of South Carolina, highlight the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.
Austin Dillon won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night driving the iconic No. 3 Chevrolet that Earnhardt piloted for most of his career. Earnhardt was behind the wheel of No. 3 when he won his only Daytona 500 in 1998, and when he was killed in an accident on the final lap of the race three years later.
Clemson University men’s basketball battled toe-to-toe with Duke but fell short on the wrong side of a 66-57 decision on Sunday afternoon inside Littlejohn Coliseum.
The University of South Carolina baseball team completed their series against VMI with a 9-0 shutout on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 18). A combined effort from a pitching staff that allowed just two hits and strong performances at the plate gave the Gamecocks the series win over the Keydets to start the season.
Jake Higginbotham tossed 5.1 strong innings to lead No. 12 Clemson to a 2-1 victory over William & Mary at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 with three one-run wins, improved to 3-0 on the season, while the Tribe dropped to 0-3.
No. 8/8 South Carolina begins its final week of home games for the season Sunday against Kentucky. Tipoff at Colonial Life Arena is set for 3 p.m. on SEC Network. The Gamecocks (21-5, 10-3 SEC) have three games remaining this season, including two against teams also competing for one of the coveted top four seeds in the SEC Tournament, which begins Feb. 28 in Nashville.
While Clemson trails Duke 31-107 in their all-time series, the Tigers and Blue Devils are tied for second place in their conference before squaring off against each other at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Patrick Cromwell went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs, and No. 12 Clemson rallied again, this time from an early 2-0 deficit, to defeat William & Mary 7-6 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Saturday that junior guard Kory Holden has made the decision to no longer be part of the Gamecock men’s basketball program. Holden has seen action in 14 games this season, missing 11 contests due to a hamstring strain suffered in late December. Holden transferred to Carolina after two seasons at Delaware prior to the 2016-17 campaign.
South Carolina softball extended its Gamecock Invitational winning-steak to 18 games with a 2-0 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Dixie Raley went the distance in the circle, pitching a complete-game shutout coupled with 11 strikeouts to shut down SIU and move the Gamecocks to 7-1 on the year.
The University of South Carolina baseball team bounced back with three home runs, two off the bat of Madison Stokes and solid pitching from Cody Morris in a 7-2 win over VMI Saturday afternoon (Feb. 17) at Founders Park.
Round Two of the Claflin University and Benedict College men’s basketball clash this season will take center stage Saturday (Feb. 17) at the Tullis Arena.