Biles, Richardson, Osaka comebacks highlight issues facing Black women
PARIS (AP) - When Naomi Osaka lifts her racket on the red clay courts at Roland Garros during the Paris Olympics later this month, it'll represent more than a high-stakes competition for the tennis star. For Osaka, a four-time grand slam …
Clemson's Swinney isn't big on transfer-portal recruiting, and that's at odds with his ACC peers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dabo Swinney has built a proven winner at Clemson, from two national championships and eight Atlantic Coast Conference titles to stringing together 13 straight seasons with at least nine wins. He looks at that as validation for …
Astros thump A's 8-1 behind Brown to avoid series sweep; Sears struggles on the mound
OAKLAND, Calif. - Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a …
Sumter High gives back to community with annual youth football camp
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The Gamecocks’ annual youth football camp has long been a staple for the Sumter High football team, but its developed into a major pet project for defensive coordinator Brian Wilson over the …
Montgomery returns from IL, pitches Diamondbacks over Royals 6-2
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Sumter High star Jordan Montgomery allowed one run over five innings to win in his return from a layoff of nearly one month caused by a knee injury, and the Arizona …
Sometimes a season can come down to one or two bounces of the ball. The Manning-Santee juniors learned that the hard way when they traveled to Columbia for the South Carolina American Legion AAA …
Former Sumter High standout wide receiver Tylee Craft is retiring from football at North Carolina. At least for now. Craft has been battling cancer since 2022. While he’s been unable to play …
The Sumter P-15’s final game of the season may have been the perfect encapsulation of their summer. Their potential was shown off in a final inning where they rallied from a 6-3 deficit to get …
INDIANAPOLIS - Ryan Blaney thought he was perfectly positioned to win the Brickyard 400 on Sunday. He drove down Indianapolis Motor Speedway's front straightaway leading the outside lane of cars to the second-to-last restart, fully expecting to …
On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men's basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the stretch, and the four-time reigning Olympic gold medalists held off …
Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the $1.8 billion per year offer by Amazon Prime Video. Turner has had an NBA package since 1984, and …
DALLAS (AP) - Georgia is the heavy favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title and is picked to face league newcomer Texas in the championship game. The Bulldogs received 165 votes to win the SEC title among reporters covering league media …
CHARLOTTE - Commissioner Jim Phillips firmly believes in the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the uncertainty of realignment and the wholesale changes to the model of college athletics itself. He was ready to tell everyone why, too, …
Sumter School District found itself in a difficult spot this summer. For the first time, all three high schools were without an athletic trainer at the same time. The district has been hard at work trying to fill the position at Sumter High, …
Crestwood's Na'Laya Singleton had to wait a little longer than she planned, but she found the next school to call home. The CHS volleyball and softball standout signed to continue her career on the court on Tuesday, putting pen to paper to make …
The Lakewood track team started a new tradition on Friday, welcoming athletes from across Sumter to learn the sport of track and field with their first youth camp. The weather tried to get in the way with a touch of rain, but head coach Youshi …
There's a new sheriff in town for the Crestwood girls basketball team, but the Lady Knights are turning to a familiar face. Shaquanda Miller-McCray, who starred for the Lady Knights before taking her talents to Georgia State and eventually …
Lakewood track and field coach Youshi Kirkland has passionately been committed to expanding the sport at The Swamp since taking over the program. He started Friendship Elite Track Club to give his athletes an outlet for track and field outside of …
CLEMSON - Clemson men's basketball coach Brad Brownell received a new, five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight this past season. A panel of the Clemson board of trustees approved Brownell's enhanced …
CLEMSON (AP) - Michael Robertson's two-run double in the bottom of the 13th inning on Sunday night sent Florida to an 11-10 victory over Clemson, and with it, the Gators earned a berth in the College World Series. After Clemson took a 10-9 lead …
Those pesky Purple Aces of Evansville earned their first NCAA regional title Monday, and their reward is a weekend trip to No. 1 national seed Tennessee for the next round. They weren't concerned about what's next. They were too busy celebrating …
CLEMSON (AP) - Alden Mathes and Jacob Hinderleider had three RBIs apiece from the top two spots in the batting order to help Clemson beat Costal Carolina 12-5 Sunday to win the Clemson Regional and advance to the super regionals of the NCAA …
OMAHA, Neb. - Tennessee, the Southeastern Conference regular-season and conference tournament champion and the consensus No. 1 team in the country for a month, on Monday was awarded the top national seed for the NCAA Tournament. The 64-team …
The South Carolina Gamecocks have gone from trying to build on a surprising season to hoping for a strong rebound from a disappointing one. Coach Shane Beamer is putting a positive spin on that. "You've got to be uncomfortable in order to …
LOS ANGELES - Led by host Serena Williams, The ESPYS celebrated a landmark year for women's sports, with Simone Biles, A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and JuJu Watkins among the honorees on Thursday night. Staley, coach of the national …
COLUMBIA - The best part of South Carolina men's basketball coach Lamont Paris' rise from forgotten in the SEC to the school's first NCAA berth in seven years was the tight bond built among players with little or no connections. Paris hopes to …
After months of deliberation, Kylic Horton has a new football home. The former Clarendon Hall standout spent his first two years of college at South Carolina. After redshirting as a freshman, he saw …
Ashley Chastain, a former Gamecock student-athlete and graduate assistant, has been named the University of South Carolina's 11th head softball coach, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced on Tuesday, June 11. Chastain returns to South Carolina …
Grab your rod and reel, cane pole or fly rod and a bag to pick up litter, and let's go Plishing! The South Carolina Wildlife Federation invites you to join our Plishing Challenge again this summer. Plishing is a combination of the Swedish phrase …
If you haven't applied yet, time is running out to apply for the public alligator lottery.A $10 nonrefundable application fee is required to apply. A randomized computer drawing based on a preference point system will determine the selection of …
If you like to cook, odds are you're painfully aware of the price of herbs at the supermarket. But for the cost of a 1- or 2-ounce plastic clamshell packet, you can buy a plant that will produce aromatic herbs for your kitchen all summer long - and …