Category: Sports

Senior Bobby Austin poured in a career-high 20 points to lead four Paladins in double figures as Furman pulled away from Presbyterian to snap a three-game skid with an 81-57 victory over the Blue Hose Sunday afternoon on YP.com Court at Timmons Arena.  Austin, who had tallied just 24 total points in Furman’s first seven games of 2012-13, drained 6-of-11 […]

Clemson went toe-to-toe with No. 8 Arizona in Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday, but saw a six-point second half lead slip away as the Wildcats were strong down the stretch in a 66-54 victory. The Tigers, playing a non-conference ranked team for the first time since 2000, were up 44-38 with 11:28 to play. Arizona ended the game by outscoring Clemson […]

Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has been named a second-team All-American by Phil Steele. Hopkins has been named a second team All-American by four organizations. In addition to Phil Steele he has also been named by CBS Sports, Fox Sports and Lindy’s.  Hopkins finished the regular season with 69 receptions for 1214 yards and 16 touchdowns. His 16 touchdowns rank […]

South Carolina (6-3) defeated Jacksonville (4-6) 91-74 in non-conference action at Colonial Life Arena on Friday night. Freshman forward Michael Carrera led the Gamecocks as one of four players reaching double figures with 17 points and a game-high 9 rebounds. Junior guard Brian Richardson went 4-for-4 from behind the arc to score a season-best 16 points.  Junior guards Brenton Williams […]

The Minnesota Twins have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Jared Burton on a two-year, $5.5 million contract that includes a club option for the 2015 season.  The deal was worked out Thursday at baseball’s winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn. The 31-year-old Burton had five saves and a 2.18 ERA in 62 innings with 16 walks and 55 strikeouts in […]

Kobe Bryant became only the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points last night (December 5th), reaching the milestone in New Orleans as his L.A. Lakers beat the Hornets 103-87. Bryant needed only 13 points to reach 30,000, getting there before halftime and scoring 29 total for the game. The only other players in the elite 30,000 club […]

The Southeastern Conference coaches have selected University of South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and have named punt returner Ace Sanders as the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Year, the conference office announced today. They are the first Gamecocks to win those awards since Carolina joined the SEC in 1992.  Clowney, […]

Jadeveon Clowney of South Carolina is the winner of this year’s Ted Hendricks Award for the top defensive end in college football.  Clowney claimed nearly two-thirds of the final-round votes, which is a new record. The five other finalists included Morgan Breslin from Southern California, Tank Carradine and Bjoern Werner from Florida State, Sam Montgomery from LSU and Damontre Moore from […]

On the high school hardwood on Tuesday night, Walhalla’s boys defeated Liberty 66-47. The Razors were led by Alex Haney with 16 points. Walhalla’s girls were winners over the Lady Red Devils 52-13. Elsewhere, Seneca’s boys downed Chesnee on the road 57-36. Xzavier Barmore with 17 points for the Cats.  Rabun County downed West-Oak 70-52, with the Warriors collecting a […]

South Carolina will face Michigan in the 2013 Outback Bowl as announced by bowl officials on Sunday evening. The New Year’s Day bowl will kick off at 1 p.m. on January 1 from Raymond James Stadium and will be televised nationally on ESPN. South Carolina heads into the contest 10-2 on the year with Michigan sporting an 8-4 record.  The […]