Category: Sports Update

Leighton Daniels scored on Clay Altman’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift Winthrop to a 3-2 win over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.  The loss drops the Tigers’ record to 5-2 on the season. Clemson will play #7 South Carolina in a three-game series at three different sites this weekend beginning Friday at 6:30pm at Doug […]

The Western AAA All-Region Basketball teams were announced Tuesday. On the boys’ side, Seneca places three on the team in Marquis Hunter, T.J. Smith and All-State selection Xzavier Barmore. Senior Blake Maness from West-Oak also makes the All-Region team. The player of the year is DanielHigh School’s Justin Dotson. For the girls, Ciara Boggs and Briante Thompson represent Seneca. Walhalla […]

Former Clemson and NFL great Nick Eason will be an assistant coach during the inaugural South Carolina College All Star Bowl next month. Originally, a fourth-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2003, Eason has spent a decade in the NFL with the Broncos, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. Eason was a member of the Steelers’ […]

Clemson University’s 2013 football schedule is out and it includes three games against teams that finished the 2012 season in the top 10. The schedule was released by the ACC on Monday. The Tigers will open the season on August 31 against Georgia. They also face Florida State and South Carolina, all teams that finished ranked in the Top 10 […]

The 2013 football season opener for the South Carolina Gamecocks will be against a familiar foe, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.  The ACC released its 2013 football schedules on Monday.  It has the Gamecocks and Tar Heels playing on Thursday, August 29 in Columbia. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN from Williams-Brice Stadium. Game time will […]

Maryland put together a 21-8 run in the first eight minutes of the second half to pull away to a 72-59 victory over Clemson on Saturday at the Comcast Center. Devin Booker led the Tigers once again on the road, making 5-of-10 field goals and 6-of-9 at the line for a 16-point effort.  With the loss, Clemson falls to 13-13 overall […]

South Carolina could not hold on to a late three-point lead in regulation and ended up losing in overtime 62-54 to Georgie.  The Dawgs’ win gives them the season sweep against the Gamecocks.  Bruce Ellington scored 11 points and was the only Gamecock to score in double figures.  The loss drops the Gamecocks to 3-11 in the SEC and 13-14 […]

Scott Firth pitched eight scoreless innings of five-hit ball and the Tigers broke the game open with five two-out runs in the seventh inning to win 7-0 over Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.  The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and improved to 6-0 all-time against Wright State, upped their record to 5-1 on the season.  Clemson […]

Three South Carolina pitchers combined to no hit the Great Danes of Albany Sunday afternoon in a 14-1 victory in game one of a doubleheader.  It was the Gamecocks’ first no-hitter in 38 years. The Gamecocks completed the sweep with a 6-4 win in game two. The Gamecocks improve to 5-1 on the season and will play Furman at home […]

Junior guard Eric Smith hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 27 seconds left to give South Carolina a 63-62 conference win over Ole Miss at Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday night. Freshman forward Michael Carrera notched his fifth double double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds, both were team-highs. In addition to hitting his first collegiate game-winner, Smith scored […]