Fans can now become voting members of the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame
October 1, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) will be opening online voting for the 2015 South Carolina Collegiate Player of the Year Award and the 2015 Inductee…
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SC Football Hall voting opens to the public
September 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) will be opening online voting for the 2015 South Carolina Collegiate Player of the Year Award and the 2015 Inductee…
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SC Football Hall voting opens to the public
September 30, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – The South Carolina Football Hall of Fame (SCFHOF) will be opening online voting for the 2015 South Carolina Collegiate Player of the Year Award and the 2015 Inductee…
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It’s Time to Name Our Team
September 29, 2014New Professional Baseball Team in Columbia Needs Help of Fans COLUMBIA, SC – A new chapter of baseball in Columbia will begin on Opening Night in April, 2016. For…
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Johnson Hagood Stadium Enhances Fan Safety with New Bag Policy
September 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – To help provide fans with a safe and secure environment to watch Citadel football games at Johnson Hagood Stadium this season, all bags and purses will be…
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City To Host NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition September 27
September 17, 2014
Saturday, September 27 at 9:00 a.m. ~ GREENVILLE, SC – Local youth will have the opportunity to demonstrate their football skills when the City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department…
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Mental Fitness Opens NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center
September 17, 2014
Grand Opening Celebration, Friday, Oct. 3 SPARTANBURG, SC – Mental Fitness Inc., a Spartanburg nonprofit, announces the opening of NOURISH at Chapman Cultural Center. The agency develops innovative creative- and performing-arts…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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RevUp opens Saturday
September 17, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – To celebrate its arrival onto the Greenville fitness scene, RevUp Indoor Cycling is offering Upstate cyclists trips through breathtaking, challenging terrain – all from the comfort of…
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Winner of Richland County Charity Race will Run Away with a Personal Airplane Ride
September 10, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The first person to cross the finish line in the 10K of Richland County’s anniversary charity road race will take off with a prize befitting the location…
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Greenville Technical College Launches Club Sports Program and Introduces New Mascot
September 8, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College has launched a club sports program that currently includes soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis, and volleyball. Athletes will compete with club teams from two-year…
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Darlington Raceway, Bojangles’ Extend Nascar Sprint Cup Series Race Entitlement Through 2019
September 8, 2014Five-year extension added to partnership that started in 2012 DARLINGTON, SC – Darlington Raceway and Bojangles’ Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits announced today a five-year extension of their NASCAR Sprint Cup…
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Darlington Marathon Participant Robbie Mclendon To Achieve His Ultimate Goal On August 29
August 29, 20143,650 Straight Days! Bishopville, S.C. resident has averaged 8.38 miles per day running for 10 straight years DARLINGTON, SC – For most people, the idea of running every day for 10 straight…
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The Tradition Returns! Darlington Raceway’s Bojangles’ Southern 500
August 26, 2014
Moving Back To Labor Day Weekend In 2015 Renewal customers will be guaranteed seats and camping in 2015 DARLINGTON, SC - Darlington Raceway and NASCAR officials announced that stock car…
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13th Annual Palmetto Capital City Classic Schedule of Events
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – For the past 13 years, the Palmetto Capital City Classic (PCCC) has been the ultimate Historically Black College and University (HBCU) football experience. The Classic brings fans…
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Todd & Moore Sporting Goods to Celebrate 70th Anniversary
August 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Todd & Moore Sporting Goods will celebrate its 70th Anniversary on Thursday, August 7th at 620 Huger Street in downtown Columbia with a huge in-store event. The…
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Study: Develop or acquire players for a winning MLB team?
August 1, 2014
CLEMSON — Major League Baseball (MLB) teams should develop players within their organizations at three positions: left fielder, relief pitcher and catcher, according to a new study by Clemson University…
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SMC Athletes of Distinction per NJCAA
July 23, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Spartanburg Methodist College is pleased to announce the release of the NJCAA Athletes of Distinction Academic Student-Athlete award winners for 2013-2014. The National Junior College Athletic Association…
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Bob Jones University Hosts National Hoops Ministries Tournament
July 23, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Bob Jones University, in partnership with National Hoops Ministries (NHM), is hosting a national 3-on-3 basketball tournament this week on the BJU campus. Players from across the country are participating…
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Registration Open for City Soccer League
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia Parks & Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the City Soccer League for boys and girls ages 3 to 14. The league is…
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Registration Underway for Mayor’s Back-to-School Drills & Skills Clinics
July 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin invites the public to register youth ages 6 to 17 for the 5th Annual Mayor’s Back-to-School Drills & Skills Clinics. Drills & Skills offers…
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Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile To Participate In Charity Race At Dillon Motor Speedway
July 15, 2014DARLINGTON, SC – This Saturday night, July 19, Darlington Raceway President Chip Wile will be behind the wheel of a 3,300-lb. stock car when he competes in the first-ever Necktie Invitational Celebrity Race at…
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Cottoning Up to a Pair of Golf Polo Greats
July 10, 2014By Mike Dojc In the sweat-wicking, dry-fitting, climate-cooling franken-fabrics era, a few brazen brands have decided to turn back the clock to when cotton was king. We cozy up…
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Newspring Church To Host Race Day 500 Festival At Darlington Raceway On July 12
July 7, 2014
DARLINGTON, SC – Darlington Raceway will be the site for another family-fun community event this Saturday, July 12, when NewSpring Church brings the Race Day 500 Festival to the track Too Tough…
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Anderson Home Depot Volunteer Project to benefit Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center
June 19, 2014ANDERSON, SC – The Anderson Home Depot, located at 3427 Clemson Blvd., is partnering with the Anderson Sports Center and Keep America Beautiful Program of the Upstate on a volunteer…
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Former Miss S.C. Ali Rogers selected for College Football Playoff internship
June 18, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – Ali Rogers is no stranger to pressure situations. After all, the 22-year-old Clemson University communications studies major has had a large portion of her life played out…
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Registration Open for 14th Edition of the Goodwill Mud Run
June 17, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – September 13, 2014 – The Goodwill Mud Run presented by St. Francis Sports Medicine is excited to announce that official registration has opened for its 4th fall event…
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Phillips Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division Event On Lake Wateree
June 17, 2014CAMDEN, SC – Steve Phillips of Lugoff, S.C., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament of 2014…
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White Knoll High Names Cochcroft Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
June 17, 2014LEXINGTON, SC — White Knoll High announces the selection of Jason A. Cochcroft as head coach for varsity boys basketball. Cochcroft currently serves as head junior varsity boys basketball coach…
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Nike Basketball Camps Come to the Midlands
June 17, 2014COLUMBIA, SC- Elite Hoops, LLC, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and operator of Nike Basketball Camps in the Southeast continues to partner with US Sports Camps to offer the best in summer…
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Flora Golf Team Wins Fifth Consecutive State Title
June 11, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Five in a row—that’s how many Class 3A state championship titles the A.C. Flora High School boys golf team has won. The team captured its latest win…
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The YMCA of Columbia Announces New Youth Program Director of Lexington Family YMCA, Savanah Standifer
June 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The YMCA of Columbia welcomes Savanah Standifer as new Youth Program Director at the Lexington Family YMCA. Standifer has experience initiating and expanding YMCA programs that will…
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Hero or Sissy? Study explores perception of injured athletes
June 1, 2014CLEMSON, SC – NFL teams shoulder most of the blame for players’ injuries and sports journalists can shift football cultural norms toward valuing players who put their health first. Photo…
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David Wyatt, Entrepreneur, Lawyer
May 26, 2014UpstateBizSC Podcast Series’ mission is to support leadership in Giving Back, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Education, the Knowledge Economy and the Arts. Thanks to our Sponsors: David Wyatt is a Greenville attorney, NFL…
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2015 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Inductee Bill Elliott Made History At Darlington Raceway
May 23, 2014DARLINGTON, SC – The Elliott name has made quite an impression on Darlington Raceway over the years, most recently with Chase Elliott winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series VFW Sport Clips Help…
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Columbia Resident Wins Bojangles’ Southern 500 Winner’s Circle Sweepstakes
May 22, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Bojangles’ today announced Ralph Radcliffe of Columbia, S.C., as the grand prize winner of theBojangles’ Southern 500® Winner’s Circle Sweepstakes. Radcliffe, a racing fan and loyal Bojangles’ customer, entered the…
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Almost 70 College All Star Bowl alums get NFL shots
May 21, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Sixty-eight athletes who took part in the 2014 College All Star Bowl participated in NFL rookie camps this week as draftees, free agent signees and invitees. “Our…
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Almost 70 College All Star Bowl alums get NFL shots
May 21, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Sixty-eight athletes who took part in the 2014 College All Star Bowl participated in NFL rookie camps this week as draftees, free agent signees and invitees. “Our…
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City of Columbia Announces the Launch of Walk Bike Columbia
May 20, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The City of Columbia has partnered with the Central Midlands Council of Governments develop a Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan and Bike Share Plan, called Walk Bike Columbia, with…
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Adrian Peterson Speaks at YMCA of Columbia and Palmetto Center for Women Prayer Breakfast, May 9, 2014
May 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Adrian Peterson, former NFL player with the Chicago Bears, spoke at the YMCA of Columbia and Palmetto Center for Women’s Annual Prayer breakfast on Friday morning, May 9, 2014.…
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Greenville County Rec Adult Sports – Summer / Fall 2014
May 12, 2014Adult Softball Registration is open for the Late Summer/Early Fall 2014 Adult Softball Season. Multiple leagues will be offered in the Men’s Open, Men’s Church, COED Open, and COED…
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S.C. Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony
April 10, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – April 13, 2014 – Football greats William Perry, Deacon Jones, Sterling Sharpe and Freddie Solomon are the 2014 honorees, which represent the Hall’s second year’s class induction.…
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Zoom through the Zoo is this weekend
March 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – March 29, 2014 – The Friends of the Greenville Zoo will host a 5K run/walk this Saturday– marking the first time a race has been held in…
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Woodlands at Furman Challenge gears up for Reedy River Run
February 27, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 27, 2014 – The 2014 Woodlands at Furman Challenge participants will run this weekend as they participate in the annual TD Bank Reedy River Run. This…
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Green Valley up next for Woodlands at Furman Challenge
February 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 7, 2014 – The 2014 Woodlands at Furman Challenge participants will run on home turf this weekend as they participate in the Green Valley Road Race.…
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Shaw and Boyd to serve as captains in The College All Star Bowl
February 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – February 4, 2014 – Two record setting Palmetto State quarterbacks will be serving as honorary team captains for The College All Star Bowl being played February 14…
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PlaySafe to provide Athletic Trainers for The College All Star Bowl
January 22, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 22, 2014 – PlaySafe, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, which provides certified athletic trainers to the high schools in the upstate free of charge, will be providing…
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The College All Star Bowl roster hits 80
January 13, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 13, 2014 – A new group of players have committed to playing in The College All Star Bowl – making it 80 players to date. In…
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The Woodlands at Furman Challenge announces 2014 schedule
January 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 6, 2014 – The Woodlands at Furman, a senior living community located in Greenville, will soon start the fourth year of its challenge to Upstate seniors…
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SC Football Hall selects four, honors Boyd
January 3, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – January 3, 2014 – William Perry, Deacon Jones, Freddie Solomon and Sterling Sharpe will be entering the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame this February. In addition,…
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