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Fireflies-Drive Game One Suspended Saturday

GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) -- Due to a technical issue with the left-field light tower at Fluor Field, Saturday night’s game between Columbia and Greenville was suspended after four and a half innings. The game will resume – beginning with the…

Cone Streak Ends, As Carolina Falls 6-0 to Kentucky Saturday

LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) -- Kentucky senior right-hander Dustin Beggs hurled a three-hit shutout as the Wildcats defeated second-ranked South Carolina 6-0 on Saturday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 36-10 and 16-6 in the SEC with…

NC State Gobbles Clemson, 20-9 Saturday Afternoon

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) -- No. 9 NC State scored four runs in the second inning, seven runs in the third inning and nine runs in the fourth inning in its 20-9 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on…

Falcons Waive Former Gamecock Gerald Dixon Jr.

ATLANTA, GA. (Falcons) -- The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have signed offensive lineman Shabaz Ahmed, wide receiver David Glidden, and defensive end Brandon Williams. They have also waived defensive tackle Gerald Dixon Jr., offensive lineman Alex Fifita, wide…

Fireflies Take on Greenville Saturday Night at Fluor Field

Columbia Fireflies (15-13) @ Greenville Drive (14-13) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-2, 4.74) vs. LHP Logan Boyd (3-1, 3.91) Saturday, May 7, 2016 — Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 29 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1…

USC Softball Tops (14) Missouri, 3-1

COLUMBIA, Mo. (USC SID) -- Behind a dominant two-hit performance from junior Nickie Blue, South Carolina (35-19, 7-16 SEC) claimed a 3-1 win on Saturday afternoon at No. 16/14 Missouri (38-13, 13-10 SEC). Blue (17-12) gave one earned run on…

Clemson Great Bud Spiers Passes Away Saturday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) -- William “Bud” Spiers, the starting shortstop and team leader of Clemson’s first College World Series baseball team in 1958, passed away Saturday morning. He was 79. Spiers is…

Clemson's Season Ends in Birmingham Saturday

Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) -- Clemson’s women’s golf team finished eighth out of 18 teams at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional, but freshman Lauren Stephenson qualified for the NCAA National Tournament as an…

56 Student-Athletes Among Clemson Class of 2016

As commencement ceremonies take place in Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 56 Clemson student-athletes join the ranks of alumni as they earn degrees. Among the graduating class are five baseball student-athletes competing later…

Tigers in 8th at PGA National Minority Golf Tournament

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Benedict College men's golf team stands in eighth place after the first round of the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by CastleOak Securities, which is being played at PGA Golf Club in…

Fireflies Split Doubleheader In Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Fireflies) -- After a 5-2 loss in game one of its doubleheader, Columbia bounced back to defeat Greensboro, 2-1, in the nightcap at NewBridge Bank Ballpark. The Fireflies won the series, taking two of three games from the…

USC Cruises By Kentucky In Series Opener 10-5

LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) -- LT Tolbert and Alex Destino each homered and second-ranked South Carolina belted out 11 hits on the way to a 10-5 victory over Kentucky on Friday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.  The Gamecocks improve to…

Tigers Take Out NC State 10-5 In Series Opener

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Behind a six-run second inning, Clemson rallied for a 10-5 victory over No. 9 NC State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 30-15…

USC Women Take Big Lead After NCAA Regional 2nd Round

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) -- South Carolina posted a program-record 277 (-11) in round two of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to build a commanding eight-stroke lead on Friday at University Club. Three Gamecocks shot under par for the…

Clemson In 8th Place After NCAA Regional 2nd Round

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Clemson has moved to within just four shots of the sixth-place cutline after 36 holes of the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Golf tournament at Shoal Creek Country Club  in Birmingham, Ala.  The Tigers are in eighth place…

49ers Release Former Gamecock QB Thompson

(WOLO) -- The San Francisco 49ers released former Gamecock quarterback Dylan Thompson Friday.  Thompson was with the 49ers for one season. The Boiling Springs, S.C. native spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad.  He was promoted to…

Putter Head Butt Disqualifies Golfer In Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- PGA Tour golfer Zac Blair has been disqualified from the Wells Fargo Championship after hitting himself in the head with his putter, and then using the bent club to finish out the hole. Blair smacked the…

NASCAR Changes All-Star Race Format

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- NASCAR announced a new format for the All-Star Race at Charlotte on Friday that will feature two 50-lap segments followed by a 13-lap shootout in which a portion of the field will be on fresh…

USC Women 2nd After NCAA Regional First Round

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) -- Women’s golfers Marion Veysseyre and Katelyn Dambaugh each carded an opening-round 70 (-2) to push the No. 24 Gamecocks near the top of the leaderboard at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Thursday. Sixth-seeded South…

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