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Dave Ruemenapp, pictured above during his time as Saint Stephen’s Episcopal’s boys basketball coach, brings most of his coaching experience to Columbia’s golf team from his time on the hardwood. (MIKE LANG/Herald-Tribune)

Dave Ruemenapp, pictured above during his time as Saint Stephen’s Episcopal’s boys basketball coach, brings most of his coaching experience to Columbia’s golf team from his time on the hardwood. (MIKE LANG/Herald-Tribune)

BOYS GOLF: Ruemenapp leaves hoops for Columbia, replaces Hagler as new coach

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Dave Ruemenapp is lucky if he squeezes his resume into one page. It runs deep, full of coaching experience in both basketball and golf. Columbia just happened to have an opening in the latter and he jumped at the opportunity.
Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney answers a question at ACC Media Days on July 20 in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney answers a question at ACC Media Days on July 20 in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Clemson voted preseason ACC favorite, FSU picked 5th in Atlantic Division

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Clemson is favored to return to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference this season. The Tigers were the preseason pick to win the league for the seventh time in eight seasons, according to voting results released Tuesday following last week’s ACC media days.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (right) takes a snap as quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) looks on during practice on Monday in Jacksonville. (JOHN RAOX/Associated Press)

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (right) takes a snap as quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) looks on during practice on Monday in Jacksonville. (JOHN RAOX/Associated Press)

NFL: Jags open camp with police escort to high school

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, July 25, 2022
JACKSONVILLE — Doug Pederson opened his first training camp in Jacksonville with a police escort. The first-year Jaguars coach and 91 players loaded onto a five-bus caravan for a 5-mile ride from TIAA Bank Field to a nearby high school for their first practice Monday.
Florida head coach Billy Napier speaks during SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

Florida head coach Billy Napier speaks during SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta. (JOHN BAZEMORE/Associated Press)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida picked to finish fourth in SEC East, Alabama voted to win SEC title

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, July 22, 2022
ATLANTA — Florida was picked to finished fourth in the SEC East this season in voting by media attending this week's SEC Media Days behind Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. Two-time defending champion Alabama was predicted to win a third consecutive SEC title.
Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson poses for a hologram GIF at SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta. (EDGAR THOMPSON/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson poses for a hologram GIF at SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta. (EDGAR THOMPSON/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

SEC MEDIA DAYS: Richardson ‘ready for the challenge’ as Gators QB

TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Thursday, July 21, 2022
ATLANTA — Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson has been on the cover of preseason magazines, mentioned as a possible top-10 NFL draft pick and gone viral with a 73-yard throw at the Manning Passing Academy.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips answers a question during ACC Media Days on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

ACC commissioner Jim Phillips answers a question during ACC Media Days on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

ACC NOTEBOOK: Phillips supports expanded College Football Playoff

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, July 21, 2022
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioner Jim Phillips said the ACC is supportive of an expanded College Football Playoff, but added there “is more work to be done” before that comes to fruition.
Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips speaks during ACC Media Days on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips speaks during ACC Media Days on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. (NELL REDMOND/Associated Press)

ACC MEDIA DAYS: ACC looking for ways to boost revenue, shrink financial gap

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips leads a league bringing in record revenues, with more and more money going to member schools. It’s also a league struggling to keep up with peers in the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.