Former Clemson Tiger Brad Miller hit his first two major league homers and drove in five runs to help Seattle overcome Houston Friday. Former Gamecock Justin Smoak also hit a home run in Seattle's 10-7 win.
Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins are both on the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List for 2013. Boyd has also been listed on the watch list for the Maxwell Award and for the Davey O’Brien Award. Watkins has also been on the list for the Maxwell and the Biletnikoff Awards.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd said he is not entertaining the comments made by defensive end Jadeveon Clowney at SEC Media Days. Clowney said Boyd was "scared" of playing against him.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd has been named one of 34 quarterbacks on the 2013 Davey O’Brien Watch List. Boyd has been one of 16 semifinalists for the award each of the last two years.
Clemson wide receivers Sammy Watkins and Charone Peake have been named to the 2013 Biletnikoff Watch List. Watkins and Peake are two of 10 ACC receivers on the list. Clemson is the only ACC school with two representatives.
Clemson All-ACC offensive tackle Brandon Thomas has been named to the Preseason Watch List for the Lombardi Award, the award present each year to the best lineman in college football. Last week he was also named to the Watch List for the Outland Trophy.
Dabo Swinney’s All In Team Foundation is joining with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System to serve as host of the 2013 Dabo Swinney Ladies Clinic Saturday, July 20th on the Clemson University campus.
Police in Georgia say the wife of former major league pitcher and Clemson stand-out Kris Benson is in jail without bond after her husband accused her of threatening him with a gun.
Clemson graduate kicker Chandler Catanzaro has been named one of 30 kickers from around the nation to the Lou Groza Watch List for 2013. The Groza Award is named after Hall of Fame Kicker Lou Groza, who played 21 years in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns.
South Carolina's Chad Holbrook is looking to fill slots on the pitching mound and in the infield as he tries to get the Gamecocks back to the College World Series.
Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins were named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, while Vic Beasley was named to the Bednarik Award Watch List on Monday. The Maxwell Award is presented each year to the Most Outstanding Player in college football, while the Bednarik goes to the top defensive player.
The Clemson Athletic Ticket Office has announced the kickoff package, including Georgia and South Carolina State, is now sold out. A limited number of full season tickets, including all seven home games, are still available for $330 each to both IPTAY members and the general public. Season tickets may be purchased online at ClemsonTigers.com or by calling 1-800-CLEMSON. All single game tickets, excluding Georgia, will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, July 10 at 8:00am.
Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins has been named to the 2013 Paul Hornung Award Watch List, as announced by the Louisville Sports Commission on Friday. Watkins is one of 44 players named to the preseason list.
Head women’s basketball coach Audra Smith announced the addition of three players to her roster for the 2013-14 season. Abrea Harris, Sade Chatman and Paige Mosley are enrolled in the second summer session on campus and participating in preseason workouts.
Lefthander Matthew Crownover was named a second-team freshman All-American by Baseball America on Monday.
Former Clemson standout Ben Martin two-putted for par on the first playoff hole Monday to win the Web.com Tour's United Leasing Championship.
The Atlantic Coast Conference will formally welcome its three newest members - Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Syracuse - at an afternoon press conference in New York City on Monday. The new members will start competition in the 15-member ACC this fall.
South Carolina junior Justine Dreher made a charge up the leaderboard on Sunday at the Women’s Swiss International Amateur Championship to finish tied for third at the Golf Club de Lausanne.
Clemson junior K.J. McDaniels has earned an invitation to the Kevin Durant Skills Academy that will be held from Friday through Sunday, June 28-30 in Washington, D.C. The NBA superstar's camp features the top high school and college wing forwards from across the nation, and is administered by Nike Elite Youth Basketball.
Former Clemson Tiger Brad Miller will join the Seattle Mariners on Friday. The shortstop is expected to be in the starting line-up when Seattle opens a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs Friday night.
The 2013 season marked Clemson’s 38th trip to the NCAA Tournament dating back to the 1947 season. That year, Clemson actually advanced to the Final Eight of the NCAA Tournament, but it is not considered a College World Series season, because only two teams went to the CWS in those days.
Former Clemson Tiger Brad Miller was one of 50 top MLB prospects selected Wednesday to play in the All-Star Futures Game.
Clemson and South Carolina are two of 10 schools ranked in the top 15 of 11 different major preseason college football publications.
Clemson rising junior Garrett Boulware (Anderson, SC) will participate in the 2013 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby. The fourth-annual event will feature college baseball’s top sluggers competing under the lights of TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha at 8:30 PM on July 3 and will air nationally on ESPN at 8:00 PM on July 4.
Clemson defensive tackle D.J. Reader was also a member of the Clemson baseball team in 2013. With Wednesday's announcement that the Clemson baseball team finished the season 25th in the final USA Today Coach's poll, Reader was a member of two top 25 teams during the academic year.
