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Georgia hires LSU pitching coach Johnson to lead program after firing Stricklin
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia hired LSU pitching coach Wes Johnson as its new coach on Monday. Johnson replaces Scott Stricklin, who was fired on May 26 following a 9-0 loss to South Carolina in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Georgia finished 29-27 this...
Metz, Stone help Duke beat Coastal Carolina 12-3 to win Conway Regional
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — MJ Metz had three hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, Alex Stone hit a three-run shot and Duke breezed to a 12-3 victory over top-seeded Coastal Carolina on Monday night to win the Conway Regional. The second-seeded Blue Devils (38-21) advance to the...

South Carolina House, Senate say they're still working on budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first public meeting in 18 days of a conference committee trying to work out a budget deal between the South Carolina House and Senate showed no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state's $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1. The two main...

Former Vice President Pence files paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence filed paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years after their time in the White House ended with an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and Pence fleeing for...

Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scholar and progressive activist Cornel West announced Monday he is running for president next year as a third-party candidate, saying he wants to empower people who have been “pushed to the margins." In a Twitter video, West said he will run as a member of The...

No. 1 Wake Forest dominant, joins Oral Roberts and 7 others moving on in NCAA Tournament
No. 1 national seed Wake Forest completed one of the most dominant runs through an NCAA Tournament regional Sunday and joined Oral Roberts of the Summit League and seven others advancing to super regionals. The Demon Deacons beat George Mason 15-1 in the final in Winston-Salem,...
LeCroy, Wimmer lead South Carolina to regional championship with 16-7 win over Campbell
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Talmadge LeCroy drove in five runs, Braylen Wimmer had four hits, and South Carolina defeated Campbell 16-7 on Sunday to win the Columbia Regional and advance to the super regionals. The Gamecocks (42-19) took control with a seven-run third inning in which...
Bodine, Bender deliver big hits for Coastal Carolina in 8-6 stay-alive win over Duke
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Caden Bodine drove in the go-ahead run and Derek Bender added a two-run home run to lift Coastal Carolina to an 8-6 win over Duke on Sunday, keeping the Chanticleers alive in their Conway Regional. The Chanticleers took an 8-5 lead in the seventh inning,...
Eeles, Born power Coastal Carolina past Rider, 13-5 in Conway Regional
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Payton Eeles and Chad Born combined to drive in nine runs and Jack Billings did not allow a run over the first six innings as Coastal Carolina avenged a first-round loss by posting a 13-5 win over Rider in an elimination game at the Conway Regional Sunday. Rider...
Wimmer, Casas drive in two each, South Carolina defeats NC State 6-3 in Columbia Regional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Braylen Wimer hit a two-run home run, Gavin Casas drove in two with a single, and South Carolina defeated North Carolina State 6-3 on Saturday in a winner’s bracket game at the Columbia Regional. With Jack Mahoney (7-3) cruising through the first five...
