Record-setting O'Brien close to breakthrough

Record-setting runner O'Brien close to breakout performance

The school records just keep falling for College of Charleston sophomore Dena O'Brien. Saturday at the Tiger Paw Invitational indoor meet in Clemson, O'Brien broke her own record in the mile run with a time of 4:58.38, the third time she has run the event in under five minutes. ... Read More

BRASWELL COLUMN: Duncan wins NGA tournament

A timely lesson paid dividends to the tune of $5,000 for former Clemson golfer Brian Duncan, who won the National Golf Association Carolina Winter Series tournament at Barefoot Resort's Love Course on Thursday. Read More

Cougars knock off SoCon-leading Cats

There were plenty of reasons College of Charleston should have lost Saturday to Davidson. Poor free-throw shooting in the first half. Foul trouble. Injuries that left the Cougars short-handed. Read More

Cougars spring upset on Davidson

The College of Charleston managed to overcome foul problems and a short bench to score an 86-78 victory over Davidson Saturday at TD Arena. Read More

Hall of Fame inductions to highlight Cougs' homecoming

A 3 p.m. matchup with Southern Conference leader Davidson preceded by Hall of Fame inductions will highlight Homecoming activities today at the College of Charleston. Read More

Cougars top Cats

Injury-plagued Charleston holds off Western Carolina

Playing with a short bench that became even shorter in the first half, interim College of Charleston basketball coach Mark Byington offered apologies to Cougars fans for the team's offensive performance Thursday against Western Carolina. Read More

Cougars hold off Western

A shorthanded College of Charleston team managed to hold off Western Carolina for a 62-58 victory Thursday at TD Arena. Read More

Catamounts next test for injury-plagued Cougars

Given the turmoil of the last few weeks, most College of Charleston men’s basketball fans wonder about the team’s mental state. But interim coach Mark Byington’s big concern for the remainder of the season is dealing with the team’s physical state. Read More

Venus Williams joins Family Circle Cup field

Venus Williams, the former No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player, has committed to play in the Family Circle Cup that will be played March 31-April 1 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island. Read More

Cougars-Davidson basketball game nearing sellout

The College of Charleston men’s basketball home game Saturday against Davidson is nearing a sellout and approximately 500 remain for Thursday’s home game with Western Carolina. Read More

Cremins left due to exhaustion

Cremins, relaxed and happy, opens up about leave of absence

Bobby Cremins returned to the College of Charleston campus Monday to put to rest rumors about his health and return the focus to the Cougars basketball program. Read More

Cremins says exhaustion led to medical leave

College of Charleston men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins says it was physical exhaustion that forced him to take a medical leave of absence from the team on Jan. 27. Read More

Cremins says exhaustion forced him to take leave of absence

College of Charleston men’s basketball coach Bobby Cremins said physical exhaustion forced him to take a medical leave of absence from the program on Jan. 26. Read More

Lawrence leads way for Cougars

The College of Charleston was hot from beyond the 3-point arc Saturday and rolled to a 74-62 win over Appalachian State at Holmes Center in Boone, N.C. The victory ended a difficult 3-game road swing for the Cougars, who beat Samford Monday and lost by a point in double-overtime to Elon ... Read More

Cougars top App State

Junior guard Andrew Lawrence scored 24 points and had seven assists as the College of Charleston beat Appalachian State, 74-62, Saturday at the Holmes Center in Boone, N.C. Read More

Rocky road for Byington, Cougars

Charleston's interim coach tasked with quick turnaround

Mark Byington must feel like he's between the proverbial rock and a hard place. He wants to be a head coach on the college level, and now he is one, albeit with an interim tag. Just over a week ago, the associate head coach of the College of Charleston men's basketball team got an early morning call from coach Bobby Cremins. Read More

Cougars' rally late comes up short

A valiant comeback effort by the College of Charleston men's basketball team came up short Thursday as Elon managed to hold off the Cougars, 99-98, in double overtime at Alumni Gym in Elon, N.C. Read More

Elon hangs on against Cougars

The College of Charleston managed to come back from 23 points and force two overtimes but fell, 99-98, to Elon Thursday at Alumni Gym in Elon, N.C. Read More

Cougs visit Kent State; Wofford plays at CSU

The College of Charleston will travel to Kent State, while Charleston Southern will play host to Wofford, which has represented the Southern Conference in the last two NCAA tournaments, in the ESPN BracketBusters series played Feb. 17-19. Both games are scheduled for Feb. 18 and neither will be televised. Read More

Wiggins pours in 25 as Cougars halt skid

Monday's trip to Samford proved very therapeutic for an ailing College of Charleston men's basketball team. Led by senior Antwaine Wiggins' career-high 25 points, the Cougars ended a four-game losing streak with a 68-52 win over the Bulldogs at Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Ala. Read More

Cougars end 4-game losing streak

Senior Antwaine Wiggins led the College of Charleston to a 68-52 victory over Samford Monday at Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Ala., ending a four-game losing streak for the Cougars Read More

Cougars visit Kent State; Wofford plays at CSU

The College of Charleston will travel to Kent State, while Charleston Southern will play host to Wofford, which has represented the Southern Conference in the last two NCAA Tournaments, in the ESPN BracketBusters series played Feb. 17-19. Both games are scheduled for Feb. 18 and neither will be televised. Read More

BRASWELL COLUMN: Organizers busy as PGA Championship draws near

With less than 200 days remaining before the 2012 PGA Championship will be played at Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean Course, transportation, parking and public safety are the big focal points for tournament organizers. Read More

Cougars drop fourth straight

The College of Charleston's basketball woes continued Saturday. But there were some second-half moments that offered up glimmers of hope as the Cougars tried to recover from the double whammy of an extended losing streak and the loss of sixth-year coach Bobby Cremins. Read More

No contract changes for Cougars' coaches

College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull said Bobby Cremins' decision Friday to take a medical leave of absence from coaching the men's basketball team has no immediate effect on his contract. Nor does it have an effect on the contract of Mark Byington, who was named interim coach. Read More

Wofford handles Cougars

Wofford took charge early and earned a 68-59 victory over the College of Charleston Saturday at TD Arena. Read More

Assistant Byington takes the reins for Cougars

Byington takes over in interim for the Cougars

The move from associate head coach to interim head coach wasn't wholly unexpected, Mark Byington admitted after Friday's announcement that Bobby Cremins was taking a medical leave of absence from the College of Charleston men's basketball program. A couple of weeks ago in a postgame pres... Read More

Cougars' Bobby Cremins steps down, takes medical leave of absence

News spreads fast; future remains up in the air

The reaction to Friday's announcement by the College of Charleston that men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins was taking a medical leave of absence was stunning and moved quickly. Read More

Byington takes over in interim for the Cougars

The move from associate head coach to interim head coach wasn’t wholly unexpected, Mark Byington admitted after Friday’s announcement that Bobby Cremins was taking a medical leave of absence from the College of Charleston men’s basketball program. Read More

Cougars alumni battle before Wofford game

As a prelude to today's Wofford-College of Charleston game at TD Arena, a number of stars from years past will participate in the men's basketball alumni contest scheduled to tip off at 12:45 p.m. Read More

Word of Bobby Cremins’ departure traveled fast

The reaction to Friday’s announcement by the College of Charleston that men’s basketball coach Bobby Cremins was taking a medical leave of absence was stunning and moved quickly. Read More

Furman extends woes for struggling Cougars

The College of Charleston's hole in the Southern Conference keeps getting deeper and deeper. Furman, a team the Cougars beat by 23 points on the road a couple of weeks ago, came into TD Arena on Thursday and beat the College of Charleston, 69-63, before a crowd of 4,011. It was the Pa... Read More

Boating spectacle begins

Show reflects new optimism

Non-boaters might not understand, but the boating season in Charleston officially kicks off this weekend. Read More

Struggling Cougars trying to find answers

Since Christmas, Charleston has just a 2-5 record

It has been a tale of two seasons for the College of Charleston men's basketball team. Read More

Golfer beats the odds — twice

Hole in one, double eagle in same round at Wild Dunes

The odds of accomplishing what Bob Ball did this week at the Links Course at Wild Dunes Resort are … well, there aren't any odds. It's too far-fetched. Two things every golfer dreams of -- a hole in one and a double eagle -- and Ball made both in the same round! Read More

Cougars fall to fourth in SoCon South

Georgia Southern 64, College of Charleston 58

The College of Charleston is now on the outside looking in when it comes to earning a bye for the Southern Conference tournament. Read More

Cougars fall to fourth in SoCon South

The College of Charleston is now on the outside looking in when it comes to earning a bye for the Southern Conference Tournament. The short-handed Cougars lost to Georgia Southern, 64-58, Saturday at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Ga., and fell to fourth place in the SoCon South Division. Read More

Cougars stymied by Davidson, fall 3 games back of Wildcats

Led by 6-10 junior Jake Cohen, Davidson took command of the Southern Conference South Division on Thursday as the Wildcats cruised to an 87-69 win over the College of Charleston at Belk Arena in Davidson, N.C. Read More

Davidson rolls past Cougars

Jake Cohen scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Davidson (13-5, 7-0) to an 87-69 win over the College of Charleston (12-6, 4-3) Thursday at Davidson’s Belk Arena. Read More

Charleston embarking on crucial road swing

In coach-speak, every game on the schedule is of equal importance. But there's no question that the College of Charleston's next two games, starting tonight at Davidson's Belk Arena, are crucial to the Cougars' hopes of winning a Southern Conference men's basketball title or securing a tournament bye. Read More

BRASWELL COLUMN: Hall of Fame day to remember for Brown

For Lea Anne Brown, last Saturday was a day she didn't want to end, so much so that she purposely stayed up until midnight to enjoy the day to the fullest. Read More

Baru, Cougars crush Phoenix

A lot of College of Charleston fans probably expected the worst when they walked into TD Arena on Saturday night. And understandably so with standout freshman guard Anthony Stitt out indefinitely after suffering a broken left hand in Thursday's stunning, 73-66, loss to UNC Greensboro. Read More

Cougars crush Elon

The College of Charleston got double-doubles from Adjehi Baru and Trent Wiedeman Saturday as the Cougars crushed Elon, 63-44, at TD Arena. Baru had 18 points and 12 rebounds while Wiedeman 10 points and 17 rebounds. Antwaine Wiggins scored 13 points and had seven rebounds. Read More

On the rise: Cougars’ swimming and diving faring well

Sport as whole treading water in the state

The College of Charleston’s pool is a six-lane, 25-meter facility in the Stern Center. The women’s swimming and diving program has the equivalent of 3½ scholarships, 11½ under the Cougs’ swimming, diving teams on rise NCAA maximum. Read More

Cougars downed by UNCG; Stitt injures hand

The College of Charleston lost more than a game Thursday night. The Cougars may have lost freshman guard Anthony Stitt for the remainder of the season. Read More

Cougars fall to Greensboro

UNC Greensboro (3-14, 1-4) ended an 11-game losing streak Thursday at TD Arena, upsetting College of Charleston, 73-66. Read More

Cougars back on track?

Cremins hopes lineup shakeup gets team focused

Following an embarrassing conference loss at Wofford a week ago — the second loss in a row for the College of Charleston men’s basketball team — the Cougars coaching staff decided a shakeup in the starting lineup was in order. Read More

Training ground for PGA

Road to Kiawah for four pro golfers begins in Lowcountry

Even before the 1991 Ryder Cup Matches were played at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, Charleston's reputation as a golf destination was on the rise. These days, Charleston also appears to be gaining as a learning destination for aspiring professional golfers. Read More

Stitt steps up as Cougs blast Paladins

Having watched his team lose three out of its last four games, College of Charleston men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins decided to shake things up Saturday for the Cougars' game against Furman. Cremins moved freshman Anthony Stitt into the starting lineup in place of sophomore Jordan S... Read More

Cougars pummel Paladins

A 23-5 second-half run helped the College of Charleston break away for a 66-43 win over Furman Saturday in a game played at Timmons Arena in Greenville. Read More