Georgia College & State fired a final round of even-par 284 to edge out #5 USC Aiken by three strokes during Tuesday’s final round of the 2008 Richard Rendleman Invitational. The 13th-ranked Bobcats finished the tournament at four-under-par. The Pacers carded a day two total of 291 to finish at seven-over-par.
Georgia coach Mark Richt praised the passing of quarterback Matthew Stafford and the running of tailback Caleb King in today's opening day of spring practice.
Another honor was added to the already impressive junior campaign of USC Aiken’s Chris Commons Sunday evening when the junior won Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week for the fifth time, extending the record he already held for winning the league honor.
Terrence Oglesby nailed the tie-breaking 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining in the game and Clemson erased a 20-point second-half deficit in a 73-70 victory over Maryland tonight.
Carl Edwards won a crash-filled NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was marred by several accidents and a track record 11 cautions. It's Edwards' ninth career victory.
The USC Aiken men used a big second half to beat Georgia College and State Sunday night as they finish out the season with a school record 25-2 record. For the ladies, a win over the Bobcats give them a share of the Peach Belt Conference Title
The Augusta Lynx played good enough to win a well-fought road game on Sunday night in South Carolina, but thanks to 34 saves by Stingrays goaltender Josh Johnson the Lynx were denied a win for the third straight game, falling 1-0.
Only a few minutes after one of the biggest outings of Mike Hampton's career, he faced one of his biggest media gatherings in years. The Braves beat a Houston Astros split squad, 6-4, and Hampton was the big story.
USC Aiken (15-3) erupted for four runs in the first and five more in the third as the 14th-ranked Pacers blasted the Barton Bulldogs (10-11) 12-1 in non-conference baseball action on Sunday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium to sweep the three-game series. Off to their best start in the program’s 17-year NCAA history, USC Aiken tied a 2001 school record with their 10th-straight home win.
South Carolina offensive lineman Kevin Young was charged for his role in a fight in a nightclub area near campus early Sunday.
Adelphi University fell to Augusta State 13-1, Saturday afternoon at Jaguar Field to close out a four game series. The Jags pounded out 16 hits off of four Panther pitchers. ASU Junior Adam Mathis received the win advancing to 1-1 on the season. Mathis only surrendered five hits in six innings and struck out three.
Both the Glenn Hills boys and girls have advanced to the state semifinals in Macon win victories Saturday night. The Lady Rebels of Hephzibah saw their season come to a close as they lost in the quarterfianls.
Both the Augusta State men and women seniors went out in style Saturday by beating Georgia Southwestern to wrap up the regular season. The ASU men won 65-58 while the women dropped the hammer taking it 104-55.
Sophomore hurler Steven Spire made his first career start for the Pacers as #14 USC Aiken (14-3) jumped out to an 8-3 lead and cruised to a 13-5 win over Barton College (10-10) in non-conference baseball action on Saturday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.