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At long last, Deebo Samuel returns to football

After five months away from football because of multiple injuries, Gamecock wideout Deebo Samuel made his return to the game Wednesday morning in Carolina's first spring practice of 2018.

Irmo's Detrek Browning named Peach Belt's Player of the Year

Francis Marion University senior guard Detrek Browning has been named the 2018 Peach Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, while FMU junior forward Brandon Parker earned third-team All-Conference recognition. The post-season honors were announced by the conference office on Thursday afternoon (March 1).

Claflin faces LeMoyne-Owen in Quarterfinals of 2018 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament

The Claflin University Panthers, who are ranked 6th in the latest NCAA Division II South Regional Rankings, will face the Lane College in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) basketball tournament.  Tip-off is set for 3:15 p.m. (CST) Thursday, Mar. 1 at the Bill Harris Arena inside the Birmingham Complex.

Newberry's season ends at SAC Tournament

The shots would not fall for the Wolves as their season came to a close with a 102-82 loss to mighty Carson-Newman in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship.

Booker, Myers sum up Gamecocks Senior Night

Graduate transfers Frank Booker and Wesley Myers scored 25 and 23 points respectively, leading Carolina to an overtime 83-74 victory over LSU Wednesday night.

Kelly Bryant holds starting job as Clemson enters spring camp

Dabo Swinney’s veteran Clemson football team held its first spring practice on Wednesday afternoon at the Poe Indoor Practice Facility.    The entire practice was held inside as a consistent rain fell in Clemson all day.

Irmo's Browning leads balanced attack as Patriots advance in PBC Tournament

Senior guard Detrek Browning scored 24 points to move into second place on the Peach Belt Conference career scoring list and more importantly led five Francis Marion University players in double figures as the Patriots pulled away in the second half to register an 83-54 win over the University of North Georgia, Wednesday night (Feb. 28) in the quarterfinal round of the 2018 PBC Men’s Basketball Tournament.

The Gamecocks host LSU on Senior Night

The South Carolina Gamecocks will host the LSU Tigers for the final home match-up of regular season play tonight. South Carolina will honor their seniors, including Frank Booker and Wes Myers tonight before tip-off at 6:30 p.m in Colonial Life Arena. 

(14) Clemson holds off Winthrop in extras

Kyle Wilkie hit a walkoff single with one out in the 10th inning to lift No. 7 Clemson to a 9-8 win over Winthrop. The Tigers, who defeated Winthrop for the third year in a row with a walkoff single, improved to 8-0, while the Eagles dropped to 3-6.

Claflin beats Tuskegee in first round of SIAC Tournament

The Claflin University men’s basketball team turned an eight point second half deficit into an 11 point win defeating Tuskegee 73-62 in the opening round of the 2018 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) basketball tournament.  With the win, the Panthers advance to face Lane in the quarterfinal at 3:15 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, Mar. 1.  Lane advanced to the quarterfinal by defeating Paine College earlier in the day.

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