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Clemson Takes on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (14-12, 4-10) vs. VIRGINIA TECH (18-8, 7-7) Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Cassell Coliseum (10,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg-pbp; Dino Gaudio-color) • Clemson finishes its ACC regular season…

Coastal Carolina Defeats South Alabama in Overtime

MOBILE, Ala. (CCU) – It took and extra period, but Coastal Carolina fought back from a 16-point first-half deficit to defeat South Alabama 81-77 in overtime. Elijah Wilson led four players in double digits with a game-high 21 points.  Demario…

Benedict Downs Paine In Season Finale

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) - The Benedict College Tigers wrapped up the 2016-17 regular season with a 78-49 victory over Paine College on Monday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. The Tigers improved to 15-11 overall and 12-5 in…

Claflin Falls to Clark Atlanta in Overtime Monday

Atlanta, Ga. (Claflin) -- Ryan McNeill-Moses recorded ad double-double, 18 points (14 in the second half) and 10 rebounds, as the Claflin University men's basketball team fell to Clark Atlanta in an overtime men's basketball contest, 74-78, Monday in Epps…

St. John's Upsets #9 Coastal in Extras

CONWAY (CCU SID) – St. John’s scored three runs in the top of the 10th to hand Coastal Carolina 7-4 loss Monday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium. The Red Storm were 4-0 at the 18th annual Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at…

Clemson Sixth at Sugar Bowl

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) -- Alice Hewson shot three under par for 36 holes in tough conditions on Monday to finish  fifth individually and lead the Clemson women’s golf team to a sixth-place finish out of 17 teams at the Sugar…

SC State Announces 2017 Football Schedule

ORANGEBURG, SC. (SCSU) – South Carolina State will play 11-games during the 2017 football campaign, the University announced Monday. The Bulldog slate includes five road games and six home contests to be played at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Three non-conference contests,…

Gamecock Women Drop to #7 in Newest AP Poll

NEW YORK -- After nearly making the Top 25 a few times during her coaching career at Temple, Tonya Cardoza has the Owls ranked for the first time in 11 years. Temple entered The Associated Press women's basketball poll on…

Gamecocks Fall Out of AP Top 25 Poll

For the third straight week, Gonzaga, Villanova and Kansas are the top three teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll. It is the fourth week at No. 1 for Gonzaga (28-0), the only unbeaten team in Division I. The…

Cunningham's late layup sends Missouri past South Carolina

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham made a layup with 0.6 seconds to give Missouri a 62-60 comeback victory over No. 6 South Carolina on Sunday. Cunningham had 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting to help the Tigers (19-9, 9-5 Southeastern…

Gamecocks Can't Complete Season Opening Sweep vs. UNCG

COLUMBIA, S.C. (SC SID) - Sophomore right-hander Adam Hill allowed just one hit and an unearned run in seven innings of work, but UNCG right-handers Matt Frisbee and Andrew Wantz combined to limit fourth-ranked South Carolina…

Irmo's Dustin Johnson goes to No. 1 with big win at Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin Johnson's raw talent and a trophy case that keeps growing allowed him to believe he was the best player in golf. Now he can say it. Even if he doesn't understand the math involved with…

Holbrook's Postgame Following USC's 1st Loss of 2017

The Gamecocks entered Sunday looking to sweep their season-opening series against UNCG. Starting pitcher Adam Hill struck out seven Spartans and gave up zero earned runs, but a third inning mistake and strong defense from the…

Gamecock Gameday: Women's Hoops Takes On Tigers Sunday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- No. 6/5 South Carolina is back on the road this weekend, traveling to Missouri for a 3 p.m. (ET) tipoff against the Tigers on Sun., Feb. 19, on ESPN2. The Gamecocks (22-3, 12-1 SEC) are looking…

Irmo's Johnson takes 36-hole lead at rainy Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dustin Johnson left the Genesis Open in the twilight Saturday realizing he could be as little 24 hours away from reaching No. 1 in the world. He wasn't the least bit concerned, mainly because he still…

Saturday SCHSL and SCISA State Basketball Tournament Scores

Class 5A SCHSL Boys Basketball State Tournament West Florence 64 - Irmo 66 Dutch Fork 49 - Goose Creek 56 Lexington 71 - Sumter 62 Summerville 39 - Blythewood 84   Class 4A SCHSL Boys Basketball State Tournament Crestwood 91…

Crowe Controls UNCG in Return to Rotation, USC Wins 5-1

[gtxvideo vid='9bFyhoIr' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9bFyhoIr.jpg' vtitle='Crowe Controls UNCG in Return to Rotation, USC Wins 5-1'] Wil Crowe made his first start on Saturday since April 2015 after missing all of last year coming back from Tommy John surgery. There was no rust…

GCA Coasts Past Andrew Jackson in 2A 2nd Round

[gtxvideo vid='mqbTwXId' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mqbTwXId.jpg' vtitle='GCA Coasts Past Andrew Jackson in 2A 2nd Round'] North Carolina commit Jalek Felton had 39 points as Gray Collegiate powered past Andrew Jackson 93-41 in the second round of the SCHSL 2A State Championships. The War…

Flora Fights through OT to Advance in 4A Bracket

[gtxvideo vid='gtMkecI4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gtMkecI4.jpg' vtitle='Flora Fights through OT to Advance in 4A Bracket'] AC Flora needed extra time and a whole lot of effort to enter the next step of their State Championship journey, beating Crestwood in overtime Saturday night 93-91.…

Last-Second Shot Sends Irmo to Third Round in State

[gtxvideo vid='HXj9h9lC' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HXj9h9lC.jpg' vtitle='Last-Second Shot Sends Irmo to Third Round in State'] Irmo and West Florence battled down to the final second of their 5A SCHSL Second Round State Tournament game Saturday night, with the Yellow Jackets advancing 66-64. They'll…

Lexington Leaps Past Sumter in 2nd Round State Play

[gtxvideo vid='vcUciNh2' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vcUciNh2.jpg' vtitle='Lexington Leaps Past Sumter in 2nd Round State Play'] Lexington has advanced to the Elite 8 of the 5A State Championships by going to Sumter and beating the Gamecocks 71-62 Saturday night. The Wildcats will go to…

Vanderbilt rallies to beat No. 21 South Carolina 71-62

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matthew Fisher-Davis scored 17 points and Riley LaChance had 14 to help Vanderbilt beat No. 21 South Carolina 71-62 on Saturday night. The lead changed hands nine times during a frantic second half before the Commodores…

No. 10 Clemson Downs WSU 6-2

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Seth Beer’s three-run homer in the third inning and Pat Krall’s 6.0 strong innings pitched led No. 10 Clemson to a 6-2 victory over Wright State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who…

Clemson Falls at Miami, NCAA Tourney Hopes Dwindling

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (CAC) — Elijah Thomas had a double-double to lead four players in double figures, but it was not enough Saturday against a Miami team that prevailed 71-65 at home. The Hurricanes improved to 18-8 on the season,…

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