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Fireflies Win Tight One in Extra Innings

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – The Fireflies won the series finale in ten innings, 3-2, at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Patrick Mazeika knocked in the go-ahead run in the tenth. Columbia finishes its seven-game road trip with a 4-3 mark. After allowing…

Blowfish Bounce Back Against Wolves; Trounce Florence

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) -- The Blowfish got their second crack in as many days against the Florence RedWolves and they would avenge their tough loss at Sparrow Stadium clubbing the Wolves 11-2. A quick start in the first got…

Watson Recipient of Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award

Greenville, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson received the Jerry Richardson Community MVP Award Tuesday evening at the Seventh Annual South Carolina Coaches for Charity at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville.   The award is named in honor of former…

Fireflies Vie for Esurance Home Field Advantage Award

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – As the second half of the season gets underway, Minor League Baseball and Esurance today unveiled the first annual Esurance Home Field Advantage Award. One Minor League Baseball team in each of the 14 leagues will…

Kacinas And Steele Named To 2015-16 NABC Honors Court

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Two seniors on the 2015-16 South Carolina men’s basketball team have been named to the NABC Honors Court, as Mindaugas Kacinas and Brian Steele were honored by the organization today.  The honor marks the second…

WATCH: Dabo Swinney’s “Football Brings Us Together” Rant

[gtxvideo vid='SHSeZfum' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SHSeZfum.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Dabo Swinney's "Football Brings Us Together" Rant'] Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went on an epic Swinney-esque rant Monday on ESPN's "Mike and Mike". This Swinney speech: "How Football Brings Us Together". Click the video to watch…

Shaw Carries No-Hitter into Seventh, Fireflies Win

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Everything went Columbia’s way on Monday at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The Fireflies overpowered the Legends and won 8-2. Starter Joe Shaw no-hit Lexington over the first six innings and picked up his fifth win of the…

Jordan gives $2M; looks to build trust between blacks, cops

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Michael Jordan finally spoke out on Monday about racial tensions in America in hopes of easing conflicts between blacks and law enforcement. The NBA great and Charlotte Hornets owner announced he is giving $1 million to…

NFL clears Peyton Manning of HGH allegations

NEW YORK, NY (AP) -- The NFL says it found no credible evidence that Peyton Manning was provided with human growth hormone or other prohibited substances as alleged in a documentary by Al-Jazeera America last year. The league said the…

Carolina Women to Face Texas Dec. 1

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Southeastern and Big 12 conferences have announced the 2016 schedule for their Women’s Basketball Challenge, which will feature 10 squads from the SEC, including South Carolina, against every team from the Big 12. In…

Clemson Picked by Media to Win ACC Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. (TheACC.com) - Clemson is the preseason favorite to repeat as ACC football champion, according to a poll of 191 media members in attendance at last week’s 2016 ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. The Tigers, who posted a 14-1…

HiToms Walkoff Against Blowfish, 10-9

HIGH POINT-THOMASVILLE, N.C (Blowfish) -- The Blowfish took aim at the HiTomstonight in hopes of snapping their 2 game losing streak but another heartbreaking loss was in the cards as High Point-Thomasville walked off on the Blowfish by the final…

Fireflies Fall to Lexington, 12-11

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – The Fireflies erased a four-run ninth-inning deficit, but lost in walk-off fashion on Sunday to the Legends. Travis Maezes hit the game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, sealing Columbia’s 12-11…

Ken Griffey Jr. Inducted into MLB Hall of Fame

He entered the game with not just mere potential. From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great. Twenty-two seasons, 630 home runs and a…

Fish Fall In Marathon Game To Snakes

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) -- The Blowfish have fought themselves into a position in the thick of the CPL Western Division playoff chase and with win tonight over Asheboro they could begin to try to fight for the best record…

Fireflies Beat Hagerstown Friday Night

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies) – Right-hander Andrew Church did it again. Columbia’s starter held Hagerstown to just one run over seven innings and helped the Fireflies to a 4-1 series-clinching win. Columbia took two of three games from the Suns, its…

ACC Kick Off Deshaun Watson on Staying Grounded

CHARLOTTE, NC (WCCB Charlotte) — Clemson quarterback and preseason Heisman front-runner Deshaun Watson is staying grounded. And Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton may have something to do with it. “We communicate all the time, text, call,” Watson said at the…

WATCH: Mark Richt Begins Rebuilding Process at Miami

[gtxvideo vid='ONTzT4dd' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ONTzT4dd.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Mark Richt Begins Rebuilding Process at Miami'] This season, Mark Richt takes over at Miami, his alma mater. But he's not feeling any added pressure that comes with coaching the Miami Hurricanes.

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