COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 24 South Carolina men’s soccer hits the field at Stone Stadium for the first time in 2016 as it hosts an exhibition against Winthrop on Thurs., Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. Admission is free for the event. Thursday’s contest marks the second of three exhibition matches for the Gamecocks before they open regular-season play at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team practiced Tuesday night at their new practice fields, located at the west end of Gamecock Park. It was the second of three-consecutive evening practices open to the public. Following Tuesday’s practice, outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson said he believes his background of playing 14 years in the NFL catches…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) – Kierre Beckles, a 2013 graduate from South Carolina and a track and field standout, made her Olympic debut in the 100m hurdles Tuesday morning. Beckles, who is running for her home country of Barbados, posted a solid time of 13.01 seconds but did not make the qualifying cut for Wednesday’s semifinal round. Running in…
CARY, N.C. (USC SID) — No. 24 South Carolina opened its 2016 exhibition slate with a 1-1 draw against No. 8 North Carolina at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., on Monday night. Seniors Kevin Walker and Danny Deakin connected in the early minutes to get the Garnet and Black off to a strong start, and a second-half unit consisting almost entirely of underclassmen…
Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane) CLEVELAND (AP) — David Ortiz hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning, and the Boston Red Sox defeated…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) – Gamecock great Natasha Hastings will run for an Olympic gold medal Monday, as she finished third overall in the women’s 400m Sunday night with a season-best time of 49.90. It will be her first opportunity at winning an individual medal, she previously won gold in 2008 with the 4x400m relay. Running in the second heat, Hastings…
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — For all the late pars and the closing run of 46 holes without a bogey, Ryan Moore thought the key to his victory Sunday in the John Deere Classic was a 24-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole. It moved him to 20 under and kept him two strokes ahead of Morgan Hoffmann, who was about…
Ben Martin tees off on sixth hole during the John Deere Classic golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Silvis, Ill. (Meg McLaughlin/The Dispatch via AP) SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Moore shot two more rounds of 6-under 65 on Saturday to take the third-round lead in the John Deere Classic, finishing at 8:25 p.m. in nearly dark conditions. After…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. (USC SID) — Day two of track and field competition at the summer Olympics in Rio saw the start of two South Carolina athletes’ quest for glory. Former Gamecock Natasha Hastings and current student-athlete Aliyah Abrams were in action in the first round of the women’s 400-meter dash. Hastings was up first, running as an individual quarter-miler for the first time in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Carolina women’s tennis head coach Kevin Epley announced the addition of Silvia Chinellato to the 2016-17 roster on Thursday afternoon. Chinellato, a native of Como, Italy, will be joining the Gamecocks this fall. “We are thrilled that Silvia has elected to join the Gamecocks to develop academically and athletically over the next four years,” said…
