Arden Key still has two seasons of football left to play at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Lithonia, Georgia, but the 6-foot-5, 200-pound defensive end has already created a furor with comments made in the wake of his early verbal commitment to the University of South Carolina.
Key – who gave his non-binding commitment to [...]
USC Football Recruit’s Comment Sparks Furor
Get Cup Crazy
We’ve tried for years to get our Southern audience into ice hockey, but it turns out most Southerners are a bit too “slow” for the sport …
And to its discredit, hockey has done its worst when it comes to killing off potential fan interest. The league lost half of its 2012-13 season due to an [...]
What Happened To Howard’s Rock …
A little more than five months ago, University of South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney burst through the University of Michigan offensive line and delivered “The Hit” against Wolverines’ running back Vincent Smith.
(For those of you who missed the carnage, click here).
Last time we checked Smith’s helmet – rudely separated from his head by Clowney’s [...]
Howard’s Rock Butchered
Howard’s Rock – the icon of the Clemson University football program – has been vandalized by as-yet-unknown assailants.
In fact a huge chunk of the famous stone has been completely removed, almost as if someone took a jackhammer to it. Initial reports indicate the incident took place nearly two weeks ago, and the Clemson athletics department has [...]
Gamecocks Bounced
For the first time in four years, the University of South Carolina baseball team will not be traveling to Omaha for the College World Series.
The Gamecocks (43-20) coughed up a two-run lead in the sixth inning of Monday’s deciding third game against No. 1 North Carolina – falling 5-4 to the Tar Heels in the [...]
Jordan Montgomery Blanks Tar Heels
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery pitched his first career complete game (and his first career shutout) on the road against the No. 1 team in the nation – delivering a command performance at a do-or-die moment for his team.
Thanks to Montgomery’s four-hit gem – and an eight-run offensive outburst from his teammates – the University [...]
North Carolina Takes Series Lead
Freshman Skye Bolt singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give No. 1 North Carolina a 6-5 victory over South Carolina in a see-saw Super Regional opener in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Bolt recorded his game-winning hit off of All-American reliever Tyler Webb – who was chosen [...]
Phil Steele Figures It Out
Remember Phil Steele? He’s the “highly respected (college football) prognosticator” who predicted the Atlantic Coast Conference would “get the best” of the Southeastern Conference on Rivalry Weekend last fall. Oh, and that Clemson University would get “triple revenge” on head coach Steve Spurrier’s University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
Not only that, Steele went so far as [...]
“The Hand” Talks To Michael Jackson?
Meet Da’Shawn Hand. He’s a 6-foot-4, 248 pound senior defensive end from Woodbridge, Virginia who just happens to be the No. 1 high school football recruit in America. Like former No. 1′s Jadeveon Clowney and Robert Nkemdiche before him, Hand is being aggressively pursued by the nation’s most successful programs.
His top schools? Alabama, Florida, Michigan, South Carolina [...]
Jim Kelly Has Cancer
National Football League Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has been diagnosed with jaw cancer and will undergo surgery later this week.
Kelly, 53, played eleven seasons with with Buffalo Bills from 1986-1996 – guiding the franchise to four consecutive American Football Conference championships from 1990-93. In fact he is the only quarterback in NFL history [...]
Jadeveon Clowney Got Dressed Up
University of South Carolina superstar Jadeveon Clowney got dressed up in his best plain white T-shirt for a visit to the South Carolina State House this week …
Clowney, 20, was recognized by Palmetto State lawmakers for his unanimous All-American season last year – which included AT&T National Player of the Year and SEC Defensive Player of [...]
“Otis My Man!”
Three years ago former major league baseball player Otis Nixon said he had overcome his demons and conquered his addiction to drugs and alcohol. The speedy, switch-hitting center fielder – who swiped 630 bases during his 17-year career in the big leagues – was twice suspended for drug violations during his playing career, including a [...]
