COLUMBIA — After six quarterbacks were selected first round of the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday not a single quarterback was taken in the second and third rounds on Friday, delaying South Carolina football’s Spencer Rattler’s NFL future. Rattler, a two-year starter for the Gamecocks after starting his college career at Oklahoma, hasn’t been drafted …
LOS ANGELES — A pro-Palestinian protest heated up Saturday night at USC as Los Angeles Police Department officers from around the city were temporarily placed on alert and the public was urged to avoid the area around USC. The warning came late Saturday, according to Senior Vice President of Communications Joel Curran. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: USC …
TJ Tampa speaks with the media after Iowa State’s loss to Oklahoma Iowa State defensive back TJ Tampa discusses what the defense needs to do to win more games and how the Cyclones played against Oklahoma. Alyssa Hertel, Des Moines Register Iowa State defensive back TJ Tampa is officially an NFL rookie after being picked …
The Washington Commanders need a quarterback of the future and have the pick to do so in the 2024 NFL Draft. Washington holds the No. 2 overall pick and will likely select one of the top QB options not named Caleb Williams. Whatever quarterback they will pick will need more help, especially along the offensive …
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects. In an announcement on Thursday, the league said its NFL Academy would open in September for student athletes aged 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking …
Carter Pitcairn walked up to Neal Shipley on the range Saturday afternoon and asked a simple question. “Hey, guess who we are going to be paired with tomorrow,” Pitcairn, the caddie for Shipley at the 2024 Masters, asked his player. I was just like, “No way it’s Tiger.” And he said, “Yeah.” Shipley, a graduate student …
In the first half of Friday’s Final Four game, you could never tell NC State women’s basketball the odds. Despite facing the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks — and despite being listed as 11.5-point underdogs — the Wolfpack came to play. While NC State trailed for the majority of the first half, the deficit was never …
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State’s magical postseason run ended in heartbreak Thursday. Seton Hall out-scored the Sycamores 9-0 over the final 2:38 with Lawrence Central product Dre Davis converting the eventual game-winning layup with 16 seconds remaining to clinch the NIT championship, 79-77, at a raucous Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Sycamores had a few attempts on the …
Duke women’s basketball struggled with turning the ball over as it fell to UConn in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Portland, Ore. on Saturday. Those 23 turnovers came back to bite the Blue Devils in the 53-45 loss, especially as they went on a 12-2 run towards the end of the fourth quarter that …
LOS ANGELES — Game and game again, someone unexpected decides to play March Madness hero for Alabama basketball. First, it was Mo Dioubate in the Round of 32. Then, it was Grant Nelson in the Sweet 16. But Nelson’s time as hero had to be short-lived. Foul trouble limited his minutes in the Elite Eight. …