COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian program opens the 2016-17 season on Friday, Sept. 16, when it hosts Alabama in an exhibition contest. The competition begins at2 p.m. ET at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, S.C., and admission is free. As an exhibition, Friday’s meet will not count toward South Carolina’s official 2016-17 record. The matchup with the…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the punishment tells The Associated Press that two Broncos defenders have been fined a total of $42,540 — but not suspended — for helmet-to-helmet hits on Cam Newton. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL hasn’t announced the fines, said linebacker Brandon Marshall was fined $24,309 and…
ROCKY FACE, Ga. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s golf team recorded a first round score of 283 (-5) and sits tied for fourth with LSU and Clemson in the team race at the 2016 Carpet Capital Collegiate. Carolina sits seven shots back from the leaders (276). The Gamecocks shot nine-under as a team on the back nine to finish…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – In search of its sixth-straight win, No. 15 South Carolina women’s soccer (5-0-1) opens SEC play on Fri., Sept. 9, at home against Georgia (2-3-1). Kickoff between the Gamecocks and Bulldogs is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Stone Stadium. Carolina enters league play as the only remaining unbeaten team in the conference. This fall,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO )– GET ready for Game Day. Join ABC Columbia Sports tonight at 8pm for our Gamecock Season Preview Special. Our Mike Gillespie and Greg Brzozowski break it all down in a one hour special Wednesday at 8pm. Categories: Local News, South Carolina Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: ABC Columbia, ABC Columbia Sports, Gamecock
CINCINNATI (AP) — One trip around the bases has Yu Darvish thinking more like a hitter. Darvish connected for only the second homer by a Rangers pitcher, and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Wednesday night for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a split of their two-game interleague series. Darvish’s solo shot to…
NORMAN, Okla. (USC SID) – Paced by junior forward Savannah McCaskill’s first career hat trick, No. 24 South Carolina concluded play at the Nike Sooner Classic with a 4-1 win over Tulsa Sunday afternoon at John Crain Field. With the victory, the Gamecocks moved to 1-0-1 on the season, while the Golden Hurricane dropped to 0-1-1. McCaskill’s efforts marked the…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Natasha Hastings capped an incredible week of competition at the 2016 Olympics games just how she started her Olympic career back in 2008 – wearing gold around her neck. The former Gamecock ran the second leg on Team USA’s 4×400-meter relay Saturday night, and helped the quartet cruise to a convincing win. With her performance, Hastings becomes…
File GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Rested after the Rio Olympics, Rafa Cabrera Bello shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the Wyndham Championship for a share of the first-round lead with Kevin Na. Cabrera Bello eagled the par-5 fifth and closed the bogey-free round with a birdie on Sedgefield’s par-4 ninth. On Sunday, the 32-year-old Spaniard tied for fifth in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 24 South Carolina women’s soccer opens the 2016 season at the Nike Sooner Classic, where it will face host Oklahoma on Fri., Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. ET before playing a neutral contest against Tulsa on Sun., Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. ET. Friday’s contest can be seen on Fox College Sports Central and online…
