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Dawn Staley makes history as Naismith Coach of the Year

South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley completed her sweep of annual awards today as the Atlanta Tipoff Club named her its 2020 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year.

Sources: Jadeveon Clowney drops asking price to $17M-18M

The asking price for free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has dropped at least $2 million off the more than $20 million per season that he had been seeking, sources told ESPN's Dianna Russini on Wednesday.

Boston adds WBCA Freshman of the Year honors

South Carolina women's basketball forward Aliyah Boston collected another national recognition when the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) named her its 2020 NCAA Div.

Pair of Chants listed as top MLB Draft prospects

Coastal Carolina baseball had a pair of players named to D1Baseball’s 2020 Top 100 College Prospect Rankings, Perfect Game’s list of the nation’s top 400 MLB Draft prospects for 2020, and Baseball America’s 2020 MLB Draft Top 300 Prospects, it was released last week.

Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June, a whopping $375 million less than had been budgeted after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the big-money men’s basketball tournament.

Staley, Boston Grab National Honors from USBWA

South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley and forward Aliyah Boston collected National Coach of the Year honors and the Tamika Catchings Freshman of the Year Award, respectively, from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), the organization announced today.

Boston, Harris WBCA regional finalists

South Carolina women's basketball freshman Aliyah Boston and senior Tyasha Harris were named region finalists for 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America, the organization announced today.

Dawn Staley voices support of decision to postpone Olympics

After hearing the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo would be postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Team USA and Gamecock basketball coach Dawn Staley voiced her support of the International Olympic Committee's decision Tuesday.

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