ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Lucroy has certainly caught on quickly with his new team. The All-Star catcher drove in five runs with two homers to help the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 on Friday night. Acquired from Milwaukee at the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Lucroy has six homers and 11 RBIs in 11 games with Texas. “For…
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Wesley Bryan tees off on the 17th hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic golf tournament Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. (Meg McLuaghlin/The Dispatch via AP) SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Wesley Bryan took the lead in the rain-delayed John Deere Classic on Friday, five days after earning a PGA Tour card…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — There was no question coming into the Olympics that the U.S. women’s basketball team could score. With the offense struggling at points Friday for the first time, the Americans turned up their defensive effort to dispatch Canada. Maya Moore scored 12 points and the U.S. clinched the top seed in the group with an 81-51…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina swimming & diving program continued to leave its mark on the 2016 Summer Olympics Friday, as student-athletes Akaram Mahmoud and Julia Vincent competed at the biggest event in international athletics. Egypt’s Mahmoud swam his second race of the week, the men’s 1500m freestyle, while South Africa’s Vincent made her Olympic debut in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecock football team did not practice on Friday as they took a day of rest prior to their first scrimmage of the preseason camp, which is set for 9:15 am on Saturday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium. However, head coach Will Muschamp spent a few minutes with the local media following a team…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team will hold three practices next week that will be open to the public. The squad will practice on Monday, August 15, and Wednesday, August 17, in Williams-Brice Stadium. The team will practice on Tuesday, August 16, at the new practice fields, located next to the Jerri and Steve…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina season opener is less than three weeks away. The Gamecocks will take on Vanderbilt in Nashville, September 1. Tim Hill has more. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Football, Gamecocks
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia needed 97 seconds to score its only touchdowns Thursday night in beating sloppy Tampa Bay 17-9 in the preseason opener for both teams. The Eagles covered a mere 27 yards on their two drives to the end zone, with each series lasting three plays after Buccaneers fumbles. Ryan Mathews had a 5-yard TD run to make…
Atlanta Falcons running back Brandon Wilds (20) rises after scoring a touchdown against the Washington Redskins during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Making a successful return to his first NFL home, Matt Schaub passed for 179 yards, leading three scoring drives, and the Atlanta…
