COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – National Champion South Carolina women’s basketball is one of seven teams across professional, Olympic and college sports nominated for Best Team at the 2017 ESPYS Presented by Capital One, ESPN announced today. The ultimate winner of the category will be determined by fan voting (http://www.espn.com/espys/story/_/page/voting17/best-team) and revealed at the ESPYS, hosted by Peyton Manning at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced today the hiring of Chuck Martin as an assistant coach for the Gamecock program. Martin brings over 15 years of coaching experience at the Division I level to the staff, including serving as an assistant coach at Indiana the past three seasons, and as…
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Dakereon Joyner has waited his lifetime for this. As the tears poured out, Joyner’s decision had been made: he’d become South Carolina’s next quarterback. On Sunday afternoon, surrounded by his friends and family in North Charleston, Joyner publicly announced his commitment to the Gamecocks, choosing USC over marquis programs like Alabama, Georgia and Clemson. If…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s junior golfer Ainhoa Olarra earned runner-up honors at the 114th Ladies’ British Amateur Championship after falling 3&2 to Ireland’s Leona Maguire in the championship match Saturday afternoon at Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club in South Wales. Olarra, who tallied five match-play victories en route to a spot in the finals, carded a birdie…
CLEMSON, S.C. (WOLO) — Clemson coach Monte Lee, a former Gamecock assistant under longtime USC baseball coach Ray Tanner, made it clear where he stood on South Carolina’s baseball opening. “I’m happy at Clemson,” said Lee Friday afternoon in the upstate. “If Clemson’s going to have me as their head coach, this is where I want to be.” Lee’s close…
WATE COLUMBIA (USC SID) – University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today the hiring of Jolette Law as an assistant coach. Law’s resume includes five seasons as a head coach at Illinois, and the Florence, S.C., native most recently spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee. “I am excited to welcome Jolette to…
Former Gamecock closer Tyler Johnson will join his old teammates Alex Destino and John Parke in the Chicago White Sox farm system. All three were chose by the Chicago team from the South Side between the second and third days of the MLB Draft this week. As Johnson begins his pro journey Friday in Arizona, the nerves are a little…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named to the 2017 Perfect Game Freshman All-America Team it was announced on Thursday. Cortes hit .286 (48-for-168) in his first season with the Garnet & Black with a team-high 12 homers as well as 41 RBIs. This is the second Freshman All-America honor for Cortes, who was also…
Former Gamecock Wes Bryan is set to compete in his first ever U.S. Open Thursday in Erin Hills, Wisconsin. The Dutch Fork High grad is now two months removed from winning his first PGA Tour event at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, but now the stakes are raised for the 21st-ranked golfer in the world as he looks to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior left-hander John Parke was selected in the 21st round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. Parke is the sixth Gamecock to be selected in this year’s draft and the third to be drafted by the White Sox. Parke went 2-1 in 14 appearances with a pair of starts…
