COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina center Alan Knott has been named to the Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, the organization announced today. The list includes the top centers in Division I football, and Knott is one of eight SEC entries on the 62-player list. A 6-foot-4 junior, Knott figures to be a fixture in the middle…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former Gamecock outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (2009-11) will play in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game with the American League, as announced by Major League Baseball on Tuesday night. Bradley Jr. was voted in as a starter in the outfield. He is hitting .294 with 13 HR and 53 RBI on the year for the Boston…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas purchased left-hander Michael Roth’s contract from Triple-A Round Rock and transferred Colby Lewis to the 60-day disabled list, the Rangers announced before Sunday’s game at Minnesota. Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the 26-year-old Roth, who last pitched in the majors in 2014 for the Los Angeles Angels, would be in the bullpen for Sunday’s game. Transferring…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s Matt NeSmith has been named a Golfweek Second-Team All-American, the publication announced. The All-America honor is the second of the season for NeSmith, who was also a PING First-Team selection. NeSmith has continued to add to his trophy collection after an outstanding season that saw the North Augusta, S.C., native lead the Gamecocks to heights previously unseen….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh and Sarah Schmelzel were honored as 2015-16 Golfweek All-Americans, the publication announced. Dambaugh grabbed First-Team laurels, while Schmelzel was recognized as an Honorable Mention selection. Dambaugh, a 2016 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) First-Team All-American, turned in one of the best seasons in school history this past year….
FORMBY, England (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf graduated senior Will Starke was selected as a 2015-16 PING Honorable Mention All-American, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. For Starke, it is the second career All-America award after he was a Second-Team pick last season. Starke’s inclusion gives South Carolina two PING All-Americans this season….
Former Gamecock 2nd baseman Max Schrock went 2-3 with 2 RBI and earned MVP honors at the South Atlantic League All-Star game in Lexington, Kentucky Tuesday night. Schrock’s North team knocked off the South division team 2-1. The Hagerstown Suns slugger got a first inning RBI double off Columbia Fireflies pitcher P.J. Conlon. Conlon ended up the losing pitcher, giving…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former South Carolina goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo (2011-14) will represent Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics after being named to its 18-player roster by Canadian women’s soccer coach John Herdman on Monday. D’Angelo is one of two goalkeepers for the Canadians, who open play in the group stage of the Rio Women’s Olympic Soccer Tournament against…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s Jordan Gotro finished 34th on Monday in the 3-meter dive at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials. Competing alongside the best divers in the nation, the rising senior posted a score of 288.15 at IU Natatorium. “Just getting to Olympic Trials is a huge achievement; it’s very, very difficult just to get here,” South Carolina head…
