Category: Sports

The Southeastern Conference 2012 Football Legends Class includes 14 former SEC stars who have made a name for themselves as great athletes on the playing field. The conference is announcing the legends from its Eastern Division schools today and the Western Division schools on Friday. Include in this year’s class is former South Carolina Gamecock Ko Simpson, a two-year starter […]

Furman director of athletics Gary Clark announced Wednesday the addition of both Gardner-Webb and Coastal Carolina to the Paladins’ 2013 and 2014 football schedules.  Furman will kick off the 2013 season on Aug. 31 at Gardner-Webb and will play at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 7, the following week.  

University of Connecticut men’s head basketball coach Jim Calhoun is retiring. The 70-year-old Hall of Famer was UConn’s coach for 26 years, winning three national titles and 625 games.  Add to that his earlier 14-year tenure at Northeastern, and Calhoun has a total of 873 wins in his career.

Seneca High School’s volleyball team defeated Emerald on Wednesday for their first Western AAA victory of the season. Dana Shirley’s Bobcat team collected 18 kills and six aces. Elsewhere, Walhalla fell to Palmetto 3-2 for their first region loss.

Stung by a 47-45 triple overtime loss to Coastal Carolina, the Furman Paladins face a tremendous challenge this Saturday when they make the short, 35-mile trip to Clemson to take on the nationally 11th-ranked Tigers in the renewal of one of the state’s oldest football rivalries. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.  Furman (0-2) will need a […]

Two members of the “Fierce Five” U.S. women’s gymnastics team that won the team gold medal at the London Olympics last month were injured with minutes of each other while on the Kellogg’s Tour of Champions on Sunday. The Yahoo! Sports blog Fourth-Place Medal reported Tuesday that McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman both fell while performing on the uneven bars. […]

Former Clemson guard Terrell McIntyre will have his No. 5 jersey retired by Montepaschi Siena, the Italian team he took to four consecutive A Series championships from 2007-10.  McIntyre led Siena to a combined record of 116-10 in four seasons with the club. He was named the Finals MVP each of his last three seasons in Italy. In 2006-07, his […]

The South Carolina men’s basketball staff, led by first-year head coach Frank Martin, released its non-conference schedule for the 2012-13 season on Wednesday. The slate features 10 home dates, including one exhibition, to be played at Colonial Life Arena, two trips to New York City and an international visit to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to highlight the lineup. In the non-conference […]

South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw is still having some problems with the shoulder he bruised in the Gamecocks opener at Vanderbilt two weeks ago.  Steve Spurrier said Shaw didn’t throw the ball on Monday and he only got limited work in Tuesday’s practice.  Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has bruised ribs and missed another practice Tuesday. Clowney, however, is expected to […]

Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a full member with the exception of football, but will play five football games annually against ACC teams, according to reports on ESPN.  The Irish will join the ACC as soon as it can exit the Big East.  The Big East currently requires members to provide 27 months notice to exit […]