BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Cole Hammer advanced in the U.S. Junior Amateur yesterday before darkness forced the suspension of first-round play. Hammer, the 15-year-old from Houston who played in the U.S. Open last month, beat David Snyder of McAllen, Texas, 2 and 1 at Colleton River Plantation Club’s Pete Dye Course.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has once again reiterated that he’s not too old at 70 to coach the Gamecocks. Spurrier repeated his position in response to reports that time is catching up with him on the sidelines, saying yesterday that he’s not leaving South Carolina.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Chattanooga was picked to win a third straight Southern Conference football championship and Mocs quarterback Jacob Huesman was selected to take his third consecutive offensive player of the year award. The predictions were announced yesterday at the league’s media gathering.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have signed free agent power forward Tyler Hansbrough. Terms of the deal were not released during yesterday’s announcement. The 29-year-old Hansbrough spent the past two seasons with Toronto after four with Indiana. His best season was 2010-11, when he averaged 11 points and 5.2 rebounds and started a career-high 29 games.
