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NBA Finals Game 3 ratings up 22 percent from last year

CLEVELAND (AP) — Game 3 of the NBA Finals drew 20.5 million viewers on ABC, an increase of 22 percent from last season. Golden State’s 118-113 victory over Cleveland was the closest game of the series and the most-watched Game…

Sow Earns First-Team All-America Honors at NCAA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) - Sophomore Rougui Sow paced the University of South Carolina track & field team as the Gamecocks competed on day two of the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at Hayward Field. Sow earned first-team…

Fireflies Complete Sweep Over Legends

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies’ offense erupted with 12 hits for the second straight game and blanked Lexington, 8-0, on Thursday night at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia won its sixth consecutive contest at home and is seven games above…

Blowfish win first game in 2017

SAVANNAH, GA. (Blowfish) -- It had been over ten months since the Blowfish tasted victory. The team had suffered a nine game losing streak that began at the end of the 2016 season and spilled over into the 2017 season.…

Cardinal Newman Hires Charles Assey as Head Baseball Coach

Columbia, SC- Cardinal Newman is proud to announce the addition of Charles Assey as the new head baseball coach and assistant athletic director. Coach Assey just completed his 4th season as the head baseball coach at White Knoll High School. …

Gamecocks 16th in Latest Directors' Cup Standings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- The University of South Carolina is currently in 16th place in the latest 2016-17 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings, released today. The Learfield Directors’ Cup honors institutions maintaining a broad-based athletics program.  Each institution is awarded points…

Clemson Men's Soccer Announces 2017 Schedule

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson men's soccer team's 2017 schedule features 16 matches (11 at home and five on the road) while 9 of the team's 16 opponents played in the NCAA Tournament in 2016. In addition to the…

Gamecocks Open NCAA Outdoor Championships

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) -- The University of South Carolina track & field team opened the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday night, the first of four days of competition at Hayward Field. Junior Isaiah Moore led the way on…

Money Talks: USC's Plan to Pay New Baseball Coach

[gtxvideo vid='1JEUcXgI' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1JEUcXgI.jpg' vtitle='Money Talks: USC's Plan to Pay New Baseball Coach'] Following his resignation on Tuesday, Gamecock athletics and Chad Holbrook are negotiating a settlement to compensate the former head baseball coach for the reaming two years on his…

Blowfish deflate for eighth straight

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — Spirits were high before Wednesday night’s matchup at Lexington County Baseball Stadium as the Blowfish took on the Florence RedWolves for the second time in the season. Although the Blowfish dropped two games last night…

Fireflies Clinch Series with Legends Wednesday

[gtxvideo vid='dM2sGjHW' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dM2sGjHW.jpg' vtitle='Fireflies Clinch Series with Legends Wednesday'] COLUMBIA, SC – Every Firefly batter recorded a hit in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over Lexington at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia totaled 12 hits and picked up its fifth consecutive home win.…

What Tanner Wants in USC's Next Head Baseball Coach

[gtxvideo vid='9iqRpTo7' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9iqRpTo7.jpg' vtitle='What Tanner Wants in USC's Next Head Baseball Coach'] The search is on for the next Gamecocks head baseball coach. USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner spoke Wednesday at a press conference following Tuesday night's announcement that Chad…

Tanner Discusses Chad Holbrook's Resignation

[gtxvideo vid='FncNbay1' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FncNbay1.jpg' vtitle='Tanner Discusses Chad Holbrook's Resignation'] Gamecocks athletics director Ray Tanner spoke on Wednesday at a press conference following the resignation of  head baseball coach Chad Holbrook. The two have had a long working relationship and personal friendship that…

Fans React to Holbrook Resignation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Local baseball fans have mixed reactions to Chad Holbrook's sudden departure. Some Gamecock baseball enthusiasts said resigning as head coach was the right thing for Holbrook to do. "We…

Gamecocks to Travel to Japan Later This Month

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will take the Gamecocks to Tokyo, Japan, for three exhibition games this summer. The trip, which spans June 27 to July 5, includes three exhibition games against the Japan…

Award-Winning Softball Coach to Join Cardinal Newman

Columbia, SC (SID) – Dwayne Jones has been named Head Softball Coach at Cardinal Newman School. The former Spring Valley High School Head Softball Coach has a career record of 483-92-1 and led the Vikings to eight AAAA State Championship Series in…

Blowfish drop both two in double dip; fall to 0-7

GASTONIA, N.C. (Blowfish) -- Lexington County got their second and third cracks at the Gastonia Grizzlies at Sims Legion Park Tuesday night in a double header. But the double header was unkind to the Fish. In game one Lexington County…

Fireflies Rally For Four Runs In Eighth To Defeat Legends

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies)– The Fireflies rallied with five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Legends, 5-3, at Spirit Communications Park on Tuesday night. Michael Paez and Desmond Lindsay provided clutch run-scoring hits in the frame. Columbia is five…

The Holbrook Era Ends for USC Baseball

[gtxvideo vid='6eEHJxNe' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6eEHJxNe.jpg' vtitle='The Holbrook Era Ends for USC Baseball'] On Tuesday night, University of South Carolina Athletics announced that head coach Chad Holbrook has decided to resign from his position as the Gamecocks' head baseball coach. Through his time…

Chad Holbrook's USC Tenure Closes Upon Resignation

[gtxvideo vid='E7y6Icnk' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E7y6Icnk.jpg' vtitle='Chad Holbrook's USC Tenure Closes Upon Resignation'] Chad Holbrook's time with the Gamecocks began as an assistant for the 2009 season, working under Ray Tanner's watch, winning two national championships. It ends Tuesday night, closing a five-year…

Fireflies Well-Represented in South Atlantic League All-Star Game

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Five players and four coaches were named to the South Atlantic League Southern Division All-Star team, the league announced. Pitchers Jordan Humphreys, Merandy Gonzalez and Max Kuhns and infielders Dash Winningham and Michael Paez will be…

Gamecocks Baseball Coach Chad Holbrook Resigns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – After several meetings with Athletics Director Ray Tanner assessing the future of the program, Chad Holbrook has made the decision to resign his duties as head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina effective…

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