Brendan Driscoll

TAMPA, Fla. (BVM) — The sky is still dark when head coach Julia Lamb steps out of her car on a muggy, Florida morning. As swimmers walk on to the pool deck mostly in silence, she sets up the pace clock and gives the swimmers a three-minute warning. The green pace clock turns on with a loud beep and starts counting up as she explains the warmup twice. Lamb resets the clock and practice begins on the one-minute mark. It is only 5:30 in the morning, but the workday has already begun.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (BVM) — While winning a national championship takes a full team effort, the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team had some stand out stars. Different players stepped up on the biggest of stages when the team needed it the most. Players like Destanni Henderson who had a career-high 26 points in the national championship game became the first player to have a career high game in a championship game since 2000.

Still, the brightest of all those stars was forward Aliyah Bo

Durham, N.C. (BVM) – A see-saw game was blown open by the Duke Blue Devils in the bottom of the fourth inning in the second of three games versus rival North Carolina. On a perfect baseball evening at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, the No. NR Blue Devils rebounded from a disappointing 10-5 loss to the No. 15 Tar Heels Friday night.

Duke’s Luke Fox got the start Saturday night pitching 4.0 innings with two strikeouts on 91 pitches. Fox gave up six hits and three runs in the start. Duke’s bullpe

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BVM) – Following an abrupt end to last season due to COVID protocols, the Queens University of Charlotte men’s lacrosse team is ready to get their season started. Head coach Chris Panos recently named the team’s five captains as the Royals begin their 2022 season.

Last season, the Royals went 7-4 before having the pandemic hamper their season finale. Despite the cancellation, the Royals finished third in the South Atlantic Conference. Newly named captains Adam Barry, Tyler Ewen

DURHAM, N.C. (BVM) — Two North Carolina Central University football stars have been named to the 2021 BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-American team including defensive back Brandon Codrington. The Raleigh, North Carolina native had a highlight season that led to him to be ranked No. 3 in Division I football as a punt returner and the No. 2 leading kickoff returner. Codrington was named to the All-American team as a punt returner with an astounding 15-yard punt return average for the season.