Furman University stunned sports fans in South Carolina Monday afternoon with the announcement that its baseball and men’s lacrosse programs were being eliminated due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The school also announced it will cut 45 additional scholarships over five years in a variety of sports. The school also announced it […]
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Myrtle Beach WR JJ Jones has set Friday as the new date for his commitment announcement. Jones previously had scheduled August 5th for his announcement. He said he’ll release the choice via Twitter at 7:00 PM. He is down to USC, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi State. Jones was able to take unofficial visits
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USC recruiters visit Milledgeville, GA regularly, but usually that’s to check out the talent at Georgia Military JC. Now, the Gamecocks and many other schools have a reason to visit the central Georgia town. That’s to see CB Javon Bullard (5-11 183) of Baldwin County High School. The Gamecocks are in his top 12 and
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The NASCAR season resumed Sunday afternoon at Darlington with Kevin Harvick rolling to a dominating victory, his first of the season and the 50th of his career. Harvick led 159 of the 293 laps and secured a spot in the postseason playoffs with the victory. He also increased his points lead on Alex Bowman, who
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DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins of Gaffney originally planned to announce his college commitment Sunday, but he put that off until June 26th. Had he followed thru on Sunday, would he have announced for USC? The Gamecocks are one of his final six. Ingram-Dawkins would not say Sunday night who had planned to commit to, but he
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Gaffney DT Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, who had planned to announce his commitment on Sunday before deciding to delay things, told GoVols247 he now will make his commitment announcement on his birthday, June 26th. Tennessee is one of his six finalists along with USC, Georgia, Penn State, Florida State and North Carolina. Last week Ingram-Dawkins said he
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Walhalla native 6-11 Gabe Wiznitzer has seen his recruiting somewhat stymied by Covid-19. He has picked up more offers with Pitt and Virginia Tech the latest two, but of course, he’s not able to take visits and that will prolong the process for him. In the meantime, he’s talking to coaches from schools that have
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The 2019 season was one of what might have been for the Newberry College Wolves. The 5-6 record doesn’t tell the whole story of how close they were to a championship season. Five of the six defeats were by 10 points of less. So in looking ahead to 2020, coach Todd Knight knows he and
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Ever wonder why the Pittsburgh Steelers have an emblem on just one side of their helmets? Or, how did the Rooney Rule come about? Or, how have the Steelers managed to go thru the last fifty years with just three head coaches? Jim Rooney, son of Dan Rooney and grandson of Art Rooney, the founder
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April was a big offer month for Marion DE TJ Sanders (6-5 289). Tennessee, Duke, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech and East Carolina were some of the schools stepping up. USC was the first big offer for Sanders, and he also has Wake Forest, West Virginia, Syracuse and Coastal Carolina on the offer list. The Gamecocks
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7-0 power forward John Butler Jr. of Christ Church and his dad and coach, John Butler Sr., had a plan worked out for his recruiting this spring. They would take some official visits as a junior, narrow his list and be prepared to make a decision before his senior season. The pandemic changed all that.
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Sports roars back to life this Sunday at Darlington Raceway. NASCAR will restart its season Sunday afternoon with a 400 mile Cup Series race at “The Track Too Tough To Tame.” Darlington also will host an Xfinity Series race Tuesday night and a second Cup race Wednesday night. Then the scene shifts to Charlotte. Earlier
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