TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) β NASCAR will make just one attempt to finish races under the green flag this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR currently gives three attempts at a green-white-checkered flag finish, even if it means adding additional laps to a race. But in cutting it down to one attempt, NASCAR is reducing the chance of accidents in the Sprint Cup Series and Truck Series races.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β North Carolina State and South Carolina have agreed to meet in the 2017 opener in Charlotte, North Carolina. The specific date of the game between the Wolfpack and Gamecocks will be set later. It will be held in Bank of America Stadium.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) β Wofford has broken ground on its new basketball facility, which will be named after NFL team owner and college alumnus Jerry Richardson. Richardson, a 1959 Wofford graduate, provided the financial gift to build the facility, to be called the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Ground was broken yesterday.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) β South Carolina has been voted to win its third straight Southeastern Conference title and Gamecocks standout Tiffany Mitchell was picked to win her third consecutive conference player of the year award by a panel of SEC and national media members. The SEC released the poll yesterday.
