Category: Sports Update

Clemson continues to walk that fine line between victory and defeat in ACC basketball. The Tigers held off Georgia Tech 63-60 last night at Littlejohn Coliseum to win their second straight league game and improve to 4-4 in the ACC.  Both of Clemson’s wins in the current streak were by single digits. Its Clemson’s sixth straight win over Georgia Tech, five in a […]

Clemson received career-high scoring efforts out of Milton Jennings with 28 points and Damarcus Harrison with 19 points to propel the Tigers to a 77-70 victory on Sunday over Virginia Tech at Littlejohn Coliseum. Jennings added 14 rebounds to tie a career-high in that category. The win improved the Tigers to 11-8 overall, 3-4 in ACC play.

Behind 20 points and six rebounds off the bench from junior guard Brian Richardson, South Carolina defeated Arkansas 75-54 at Colonial Life Arena for its first home conference win of the season. The 21-point margin of victory is the largest in conference play since an 18-point win over Kentucky on Feb. 25, 2009. Richardson’s 20 points matched a career high […]

Florida State senior Michael Snaer banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Seminoles to a 60-57 victory over Clemson on Thursday night. With the game knotted at 57 apiece, Clemson could only muster a contested three-pointer from the corner to give the Seminoles possession with eight seconds to go. Snaer walked the ball up and took a […]

Deke Adams has been named defensive line coach at the University of South Carolina.  He has a lot of experience coaching the defensive line, and in recruiting the state of North Carolina and other parts of the South.  Adams spent the 2012 season as the defensive line coach at North Carolina after serving the three previous seasons in the same capacity […]

After cutting a 10-point deficit to two, South Carolina’s comeback fell short as Vanderbilt defeated the Gamecocks 58-51 in conference action at Colonial Life Arena. Senior Lakeem Jackson recorded his 500th career rebound in a Gamecock uniform in the Saturday contest.  With the loss, South Carolina falls to 11-6 overall and 1-3 in SEC play.

Clemson’s comeback effort fell short in 66-62 loss at No. 14 NC State on Sunday.  Clemson fell behind 10-0 only to tie it twice in the second half in the upset bid.  Devin Booker had a game- and career-high 27 points for the Tigers.  With the loss, Clemson falls to 10-7 on the season and 2-3 in ACC play.

Former Clemson and current Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller will play for the AFC in the 2013 Pro Bowl in Hawaii.  The game will be played on Sunday at Aloha Stadium and will be televised on NBC at 7pm. Spiller is the first former Tiger running back selected to play in the Pro Bowl since Terry Allen in 1996.  […]

Behind double-doubles from freshman forward Michael Carrera and senior forward Lakeem Jackson, South Carolina defeated LSU 82-73 in conference play on Wednesday night. The win was the first SEC win of the season for the Gamecocks, who improve to 11-5 overall and 1-2 in SEC play. Carrera scored 21 of his career-high 23 points in the second half and overtime. The […]