RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women’s basketball brushed aside yet another opponent at the Rio Games after being challenged for the first time in the Olympics, albeit for just one half. While Japan played the Americans tough in the first half, the end result was another blowout victory for the U.S., although the 110-64 dismantling…
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…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson athlete Brianna Rollins posted the fastest time of the morning and advanced to the semifinal round of the women’s 100 hurdles at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rollins clocked a time of 12.54 in the final preliminary heat, cruising to the top time ahead of training partner and USA teammate Kristi…
Courtesy: USA Track and Field RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (USC SID) — Natasha Hastings came in fourth overall Monday night in the Olympic final for the women’s 400m dash. Hastings ran a time of 50.34 and was in medal contention throughout the race, but was run down in the final 100 meters to keep her from her first individual Olympic medal….
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Geno Auriemma could only smile after his U.S. women’s basketball team dominated another opponent. It wasn’t so much the final score of the game, but the coach was really excited about the record number of assists the Americans dished out. Tina Charles and Brittney Griner each scored 18 points and the U.S. had 40 assists…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson athlete Patricia Mamona finished sixth in the women’s triple jump at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mamona set a personal best and broke her own Portuguese national record with a leap of 14.65 meters (48-0.75) on her fifth attempt Sunday. Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen won the gold medal. Mamona, a two-time NCAA…
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…
United States’ Carmelo Anthony (15) celebrates with teammates after making a basket during a basketball game against Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Written in Portuguese on one wall above center court at Carioca Arena is the phrase “Um mundo novo.” Translation: A…
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…
United States’ Michael Phelps celebrates winning gold in the men’s 200-meter individual medley during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps and Simone Biles powered their way to more gold medals with rousing routs at the Rio Games on Thursday….
