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SportsTalk Rewind 5.22.12: Daily Relfector’s Nate Summers (AUDIO)

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Since the completion of spring football practice, SportsTalk has been traveling around the country (via airwaves of course), getting in touch with various beat writers who cover the respective opponents of both Clemson and USC for the 2012 football season.  Tonight we welcomed into the program East Carolina beat writer for the Daily Reflector in Greenville, North Carolina, Nate Summers.

AUDIO: Nate Summers

East Carolina is second up on the schedule for the USC Gamecocks in 2012.  The Pirates were the opener on the 2011 schedule for South Carolina, playing at Bank of America Stadium, and gave the Gamecocks quite the scare.  The Gamecocks needed a late 2nd-half charge from embattled Quarterback, Stephen Garcia, to get out of Charlotte with a W.  The Pirates need to replace some major parts from last season’s squad to try and contend with USC this season.  Nate explains….

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SportsTalk Rewind 5.14.12: Browning Points (AUDIO)

May 14, 2012 By 1 Comment

Chris Browning recaps last weekend's action at Darlington Raceway.

Every Monday here at SportsTalk, we provide our listenership with the finest NASCAR coverage available in the state via President of Darlington Raceway, Chris Browning. After a big weekend at Darlington Raceway with the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 and the Bojangles Southern 500, Browning recaps how Darlington fared this past weekend.

AUDIO: Chris Browning [9:21]

In the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200, Joey Logano picked up his third Nationwide Series win this year and Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports their 200th win with a victory in the Bojangles Southern 500. The Sprint Cup Series will be at Charlotte Motor Speedway next Saturday, May 19th for the Sprint All-Star Race.

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Ray Tanner previews Gamecocks series against Georgia (AUDIO)

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ray Tanner

The 3rd ranked USC baseball team is headed to Athens, Georgia this weekend for their final road series of the 2012 season.  Since beating Vanderbilt, 6-4, on April 1st, the Gamecocks are 18-4, including a 15-1 mark against league opponents in that span.  Earlier today USC Head Baseball Coach, Ray Tanner, spoke with the media to preview the series in Athens.

AUDIO: Ray Tanner

Tanner does not expect Colby Holmes, who was abruptly scratched from his April 25th start with a shoulder injury against Alabama, to be activated for the Georgia series. 

Following the 3-game weekend set with Georgia, The Gamecocks will host USC Upstate Tuesday, May 15th, then close out the regular season hosting a 3-game series against LSU that gets underway the following Thursday.

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Clemson prepares for a seven games in an eight day stretch (AUDIO)

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Jack Leggett's Tigers will embark on a 7 game stretch starting Saturday

By: Justin Stevens

The Clemson baseball team faces a tough seven game stretch in eight days to end their 2012 regular season. The Tigers who are 29-20 overall and 14-10 in the ACC, will face the consensus number one team in the nation, Florida State, starting Saturday, May 12th. After a three game series with the Seminoles, Clemson faces in-state university Furman on May 15th then close out their season with a three game series against Wake Forest on May 17th.

 AUDIO: Jack Leggett [5:05]

AUDIO: Richie Shaffer [3:42]

AUDIO: Thomas Brittle [1:57]

AUDIO: Dominic Leone [3:32]

AUDIO: Steve Wilkerson [1:55]

Clemson is currently third in the Atlantic Division in the ACC, two games behind NC State. With two more ACC series remaining, Clemson is battling to improve their standing in the division before entering the ACC Conference Tournament on May 23rd-May 27th in Greensboro, North Carolina. With injuries to Kevin Brady and Matt Campbell in the series against Georgia Tech, Clemson now leans to Dominic Leone to lead the Tigers in the opening game against the Seminoles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ACC lands new television deal with ESPN

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By: Justin Stevens

The Atlantic Coast Conference  and ESPN  agreed to a long-term TV deal today that extends the ACC’s television rights through 2027.

Previously the 12 current ACC schools were gaining $13 million per year by ESPN’s rights fees, but with the expansion of the conference to 14 teams (Pittsburgh and Syracuse) each team will receive about $17 million per year.

ESPN will obtain the rights to air 30 additional men’s basketball games annually, along with 14 more conference football games. In addition to the conference football games, ESPN is allowed to televise three Friday night ACC football games each season with Boston College and Syracuse each hosting one of those games, and televising an afternoon or evening game on Thanksgiving.

The deal also allows ESPN to televise the ACC football championship game in Charlotte, as well as the regular season and conference tournament championship games in men’s and women’s basketball. Besides football and basketball, the championship games for Olympic Sports in the ACC will be televised as well.

With the extension with the ACC, ESPN now has long-term deals with four major conferences in the NCAA, which includes the Big Ten, Pac-12, and the Southeastern Conference. ESPN will continue to carry out their broadcasts through various platforms including the partnerships with ABC and Raycom Sports.

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