Jordan Kaye

6 days ago | charlotteobserver.com | Lou Bezjak |Michael Sauls |Jordan Kaye

Head coach Shane Beamer, quarterback LaNorris Sellers and the South Carolina football team get together Friday night for their annual spring football game at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Garnet and Black Spring Game is not on TV and isn't being streamed, but you can follow along right here. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.Check back soon for the latest scores and stats from the game. The Garnet and Black teams have three quarterbacks each for the intrasquad scrimmage.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Jordan Kaye

I don't know when the idea came to me. Perhaps it was some time last year, when my dad scored Masters tickets for the first time and, as April approached, he'd be out of breath every time I called. "What are you doing," I'd ask. "I'm (huff) preparing (huff) for the (huff) Augusta hills," he'd respond, out of breath. "Um," I'd say. "You know you're not running a marathon."Perhaps it was sometime later on.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Jordan Kaye

Patrons walk to their cars with purchases from the golf shop during a practice round for the Masters Tournament golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Adam Cairns, Adam Cairns / USA TODAY NETWORK Let's start with the obvious caveat: No one walks into the behemoth that is the Masters merchandise shop and only spends $100. It's like opening up a package and not turning the bubble wrap into a keyboard: Perhaps it's been done, but it takes a strong-willed soul to avoid the temptation.

2 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Jordan Kaye

Twenty-five years after his Masters victory, Vijay Singh will not tee it up this week at Augusta National Golf Club. Singh informed the competition committee on Monday morning that an injury will keep him out of this year's Masters tournament. The news comes on the silver anniversary of his 2000 Masters win, when he finished 10-under and held off Ernie Els and David Duval to slip on the green jacket.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jordan Kaye

The start of Masters week is off to an ominous start. At 11:25 am on Monday morning — just under three-and-a-half hours after the patron gates opened — play was suspended after the skies of Augusta opened up and a steady rainfall began to fall. All patrons were cleared off the course grounds at Augusta National Golf Club. AdvertisementA few hours later, just before 3 p.m., The Masters posted on social media that Augusta National will not open for Monday.