Category: Sports

*Quick offensive strikes from Connor Shaw and Mike Davis helped No. 6 South Carolina (1-0) dispatch of North Carolina (0-1) 27-10 in the college football season opener at Williams-Brice Stadium. On the third play from scrimmage, the senior quarterback Shaw found sophomore wide receiver Shaq Roland over the middle for a 65-yard touchdown strike, putting the Gamecocks in the lead […]

*College Football is here! The 6th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks and Heisman-favorite Jadeveon Clowney open play Thursday at 6:00 PM hosting the North Carolina Tarheels from the ACC. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. *Clemson Athletics has extended an invitation to all Tiger fans to be at Bowman Field on Saturday, August 31 for ESPN College GameDay. ESPN’s iconic football pregame […]

*WR Blake Bone of Woodruff High School on Tuesday announced a commitment to Kentucky. He picked the Wildcats over South Carolina, Louisville and Ole Miss. Last season Bone had 65 catches for 1150 yards and 14 touchdowns. *In the majors on Tuesday, rookie Alex Wood pitched five-plus strong innings, Elliot Johnson had a two-run triple and the Atlanta Braves beat […]

*The New York Mets were dealt a big blow on Monday when pitching ace Matt Harvey was diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his right elbow. A full prognosis won’t be made until swelling goes down in about two weeks, and the Mets are hoping that the 24-year-old Harvey, who was the National League’s starter in the All-Star game […]

*Some students camping out for Clemson/Georgia football tickets were awarded with those tickets Monday morning. Some were simply too late. Students began camping out as early as a week ago to get coveted tickets for the Top-ten match-up between the Tigers and Bulldogs at Death Valley this Saturday night. Tickets were distributed Monday morning beginning at 7:30 AM, first to […]

At 9:30 this morning, James Bartee was approaching the Oconee Courthouse and what’s scheduled to be the start of his trial. The former Sheriff’s candidate is charged with solicitation to commit a felony. Parking spaces are at a premium as they are being taken by this week’s 250-member jury pool.

The West-Oak Warrior football team lost 31-14 to the Travelers Rest Devildogs Friday night at Warrior Field in Westminster. It was the season opener for both teams, in what is called “Week Zero” of high school football in South Carolina. An hour-long lightning delay resulted in an extended halftime, with Travelers Rest leading 17-7 at that point. The double-wing offense […]

*The 2013 high school football season gets underway Friday night for the West-Oak Warriors. The Warriors will host the Travelers Rest Devildogs at 7:30 PM at Warrior Field in Westminster. Elsewhere, the Daniel Day Jamboree is Friday night in Central at Singleton Field. Walhalla will take part, facing Blacksburg. Daniel will face Spartanburg and Liberty plays Christ Church. The games begin at […]

*Just one week from the start of the 2013 season, the South Carolina Gamecocks have released their 2014 football schedule. The Gamecocks and Texas A&M Aggies will open the 2014 season with a special Thursday night contest at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The Gamecocks and Aggies will meet on the gridiron for the first time ever on August 28, 2014. […]

*The South Carolina Gamecock football team worked out again Tuesday morning. Among the bigger news items out of practice was Mike Davis being named the starting running back for the North Carolina game. The Gamecocks and Tarheels face off at Williams-Brice Stadium Thursday, August 29 on ESPN. *The Southeastern Conference released its men’s basketball league schedule for the 2014 campaign on Tuesday. The […]