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![TJ Hopkins (5) is one of the few returning players for the South Carolina baseball team this year. The Gamecocks open their today at 4 p.m. against Liberty at Founders Park in Columbia.]()
Gamecocks, Tigers, Fire Ants underway
It's the middle of the February, so that means it's time for the start of a very important season in this state: college baseball.
Both South Carolina and Clemson open their seasons today with 3-game home series.
The University of South …
![Touki Toussaint is one of several candidates who will be vying for a spot in the Atlanta Braves rotation.]()
Toussaint among candidates for spot in Braves rotation
ATLANTA - Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino has help for anyone confused by the team's long list of young starting pitchers, including several who had Atlanta auditions in 2018.
As Atlanta's pitchers and catchers prepare to report to spring training …
![THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jim France, executive vice president of NASCAR, stands on pit road on Feb. 9 as he watches racing at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. France replaced his nephew as head of NASCAR in August and has remained behind the scenes as he tries to stabilize the family business.]()
Jim France trying to lead NASCAR from the shadows
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jim France is running NASCAR the same way he lives his life - quietly, in the background, away from the spotlight he never craved.
The youngest son of NASCAR's founder carved his own path in the family business and left the …
![As Kyle Larson enters his sixth season at NASCAR's top level, it is clear that once he starts winning on a consistent basis he could become the biggest star in the sport.]()
Larson just may be shining star that can help NASCAR rebound
CHARLOTTE - NASCAR's biggest stars have all moved on. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are television analysts while Tony Stewart is racing sprint cars again. Danica Patrick traded her firesuit for athleisure-wear while Carl Edwards just kind of …
![Martin Truex Jr. (19) got caught up in a in a multi-car pileup in Turn 3 during the NASCAR Clash race on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Truex will be racing for Joe Gibbs Racing this season.]()
Truex moves to Joe Gibbs Racing with championship goal
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Martin Truex Jr. was just one of many Philadelphia Eagles fans bummed when Nick Foles' pass deflected off a receiver and was intercepted to end a playoff push toward a second straight Super Bowl.
"They had a shot," Truex …
![South Carolina's Te'a Cooper (2) is pressured by Connecticut's Christyn Williams, front right, and Napheesa Collier, back during the second half of the Lady Huskies' 97-79 victory over on Monday in Hartford, Connecticut.]()
UConn women beat South Carolina 97-79
HARTFORD, Conn. - Napheesa Collier had 31 points, 16 rebounds and six assists to help No. 4 UConn beat 11th-ranked South Carolina 97-79 on Monday night.
Katie Lou Samuelson added 29 points for the Huskies (22-2), who blew open a close game with a …
![THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFormer Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel is one of several premium free agents who are still unsigned as teams begin to report to spring training this week.]()
Harper, Machado, Kimbrel, Keuchel on market as spring training begins
Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel won't be around when the bat and ball bags are opened at spring training throughout Florida and Arizona this week.
They are among the …
