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FILE - In this April 10, 2010, file photo, Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker, left, rolls out of the pocket during the Tigers' Orange-White spring college football game on at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Parker says he's returning for his sophomore season and plans to continue negotiating with the Colorado Rockies. Parker threw 20 touchdowns as a freshman starter last fall, then hit 20 homers for Clemson's baseball team and was picked with the 26th overall pick by the Rockies last month.
July 21, 2010

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NCAA visits Clemson, talks to 2 football players The State CLEMSON | NCAA officials visited Clemson earlier this week to question two football players.The NCAA was interested in several items posted on the players Facebook pages, according to ESPN. The NCAA recently has begun a sweeping investigation regarding improper dealings between sports agents and players. The probe includes South Carolina and North Carolina. However, its unclear if the NCAAs visit to Clemson involved agent-related questioning.Clemson athletics director Terry Don Phillips released a statement Friday afternoon.The NCAA came to our campus earlier this week to speak to two of o...
Winthrop hires Clemson assistant as baseball coach The State Winthrop has hired Clemson assistant Tom Riginos as its head baseball coach.The school announced the hiring Friday. Riginos replaces Joe Hudak, who was let go after 19 seasons with the Eagles.Riginos spent the past eight seasons working for the Tigers and coach Jack Leggett. Riginos served as associate head coach and the program's recruiting coordinator. He worked with Tiger hitters and outfielders and was part of two Clemson teams that advanced to the College World Series in 2006 and this past spring.Winthrop athletic director Tom Hickman said he thinks Riginos will have success attracting to...
Drug tests’ results show clean athletes The State Clemson athletics revealed a nearly spotless drug test record Thursday, along with seven secondary NCAA violations.From July 1, 2009, to June 30, there were 722 drug tests conducted on Clemson student-athletes with no positive results for steroids, marijuana, alcohol or cocaine, according to a university memo.Three student athletes tested positive for a banned substance, which the report says were amphetamines related to prescription drugs to treat illness. There are no penalties for such positive tests, according to university spokesperson Tim Bourret.The athletic department also revealed sec...
Food for thought? Clemson reports NCAA violations The State Clemson athletics had its share of eating problems the past six months.The school's athletic department reported seven NCAA secondary violations from January to July, nearly half of them involving food.One assistant coach gave out a dinner per diem after their team returned to campus from a trip. Another assistant handed out breakfast money when that team got back to school at a very early hour. And a restaurant near campus was sent a cease-and-desist letter from Clemson's compliance office for offering a 10 percent discount to Tiger athletes and not everyone else.One assistant received a lett...
Swinney takes title to the bank The State The Clemson athletics department released Dabo Swinney’s new contract Wednesday, a deal that doubles his base compensation.By winning the Atlantic Division title last season, Swinney met contract thresholds that increased his compensation to the median of ACC head coaches.Swinney is guaranteed $1.75 million for the next five seasons through 2014.It’s an increase of $900,000 per year from the original, incentive-laden contract Swinney signed before last season after being promoted from interim coach to head coach. The contract marks roughly a $1.5 million raise from what Swinney ma...
Ponder, 5 UNC players lead preseason all-ACC team The State GREENSBORO, N.C. | Preseason player of the year Christian Ponder and a league-high five players from North Carolina's defense headline the preseason all-Atlantic Coast Conference team.The ACC on Wednesday announced the 25 selections as determined by a vote of 52 media members who attended the league's media days earlier this week.Clemson safety DeAndre McDaniel was named on a league-high 48 ballots. The Tar Heels' defense finished sixth nationally in total defense last year. It was represented by defensive linemen Robert Quinn and Marvin Austin, linebacker Quan Sturdivant and defensive backs K...