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Buddy Pough Praises SC State Linebackers After Practice Tuesday

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) -- South Carolina State continued its preseason football preparations Tuesday, conducting its fifth session of 2016. The morning workout, in full pads, essentially completed acclimation and installation of the Bulldog offensive and defensive schemes, according to head…

Gamecocks Post 83-64 Victory Over Costa Rica On Monday

COSTA RICA (USC SID) - The South Carolina men's basketball team posted an 83-64 win versus the Costa Rica National Team on Monday night in the second meeting between the two squads this week. The Gamecocks are currently on a…

Gamecock Fan Appreciation Day Set for Aug. 21

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- University of South Carolina fans are invited to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Sunday, August 21, for the annual Colonial Life Fan Appreciation Day. Coaches and student-athletes from the Gamecocks' football team will be…

Gamecock Men's Golf Announces 2016 Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- University of South Carolina men’s golf released its 2016-17 schedule on Monday. The Gamecocks have four tournaments on tap for the fall and six in the spring, looking to build on historic season from a…

WATCH: Fireflies Come Back to Beat Drive, 3-2

[gtxvideo vid='nbh5wvG6' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/nbh5wvG6.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Fireflies Come Back to Beat Drive, 3-2'] Columbia, SC (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, leading the Fireflies to a 3-2 win over Greenville…

WATCH: Dabo Swinney Says Clemson isn’t a Top-Five Team

[gtxvideo vid='SYZ1OWf6' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SYZ1OWf6.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Dabo Swinney Says Clemson isn't a Top-Five Team'] Dabo Swinney says Clemson isn't a top-five team...yet. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 11.

WATCH: Sammy Watkins Back from Injury

[gtxvideo vid='zZSzsw2y' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zZSzsw2y.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Sammy Watkins Back from Injury'] Sammy Watkins returned to Bills practice for the first time this preseason after recovering from a broken foot in the offseason. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia…

WATCH: Jadeveon Clowney Dealing with Unspecified Injury

[gtxvideo vid='HDF5htR8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HDF5htR8.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Jadeveon Clowney Dealing with Unspecified Injury'] Former Gamecock Jadeveon Clowney has dealt with injuries all season, and now another injury has him missing practice.

WATCH: Perry Orth No Longer Embracing “Underdog” Role

[gtxvideo vid='kAJhR50B' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kAJhR50B.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Perry Orth No Longer Embracing "Underdog" Role'] He spent most of last season as the unexpected starter, but this season, Gamecock quarterback Perry Orth's attitude is completely different.

WATCH: Dabo Swinney Says Clemson “Has a Long Way to Go”

[gtxvideo vid='e1IE0O1n' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/e1IE0O1n.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Dabo Swinney Says Clemson "Has a Long Way to Go"'] Dabo Swinney says Clemson has a long way to go to become a great football team. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia…

WATCH: Gamecocks Searching for Receiver Not Named "Deebo"

[gtxvideo vid='7JGbB16T' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7JGbB16T.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Gamecocks Searching for Receiver Not Named Deebo'] The Gamecocks are searching for a backup receiver to #1 target Deebo Samuel. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia at 6.

Perry Orth Not Considering Himself an Underdog...Anymore

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team worked out in full pads on Monday afternoon for about two hours at the new practice fields. It was the team’s eighth practice of the fall preseason camp.…

SC State Closes Out Fourth Fall Workout

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) -- The Bulldogs continued to build and prepare for the upcoming season, turning most of their attention to the development of  newcomers into the offensive and defensive schemes in a two-hour workout session Monday (Aug. 8) at…

Swinney: "We Are Not a Top Five Football Team"

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) -- After a day off, Clemson was back on the practice fields Monday morning for a full pads workout that lasted just over two and a half hours.     It was the sixth practice overall and second in…

WATCH: Stephen Davis Jr. to Miss 2016 Auburn Season

[gtxvideo vid='7OBPo1Kx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7OBPo1Kx.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Stephen Davis Jr. to Miss 2016 Auburn Season'] Dutch Fork grad Stephen Davis Jr. will miss the 2016 season for Auburn, according to Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn.

WATCH: Clemson's Mike Williams Back, Playing for One Goal

[gtxvideo vid='EK6hWPlg' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EK6hWPlg.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Mike Williams Back, Playing for One Goal'] Clemson's Mike Williams is back for the Tigers with one goal: play in a national championship game.

WATCH: Orth, McIlwain Still Battling for Starting QB Job

[gtxvideo vid='3ox52G0z' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3ox52G0z.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Orth, McIlwain Still Battling for Starting QB Job'] Carolina quarterbacks Perry Orth and Brandon McIlwain are still battling for the Gamecocks' starting QB job, but Orth embracing the challenge.

Fireflies Fall to Braves, 9-7

ROME, GA (Fireflies) – Columbia climbed back from a six-run hole on Sunday only to fall to the Braves, 9-7, in the series finale at State Mutual Stadium. The Fireflies erased a 6-0 deficit with three runs in both the…

Former Gamecock Wes Bryan Earns Promotion to PGA Tour

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- (USC SID) Former South Carolina men's golfer Wesley Bryan won a three-way playoff at the Digital Ally Open Sunday at the Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kan., to earn his third win of the…

Gamecocks Defeat Costa Rica 73-53 on Sunday

COSTA RICA (USC SID) -- The South Carolina men’s basketball team posted a 73-53 victory over the Costa Rica National Team on Sunday afternoon in San Ramon. The Gamecocks are on day two of a six-day foreign tour in the…

Clemson's Young Wins South Carolina Amateur

Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) -- Clemson senior golfer Carson Young fired a final round 70 on Sunday and won the South Carolina Amateur for the second time.  Young finished with a 72-hole total of 11-under-par 277 on the par 72…

Dawn Staley, Team USA Rout Senegal 121-56 in Record Fashion

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Diana Taurasi and the U.S. women's basketball team opened their Olympics with a record rout. The Americans were not expected to be challenged on Sunday by Senegal, and the only real suspense was how many…

Third Preseason Practice Lively For SC State

ORANGEBURG, SC (Bulldogs) -- SC State continued fall football workouts Sunday (Aug.7) in a live spirited two-hour session. The workout was the third preseason practice and first in shoulder pads for the Bulldogs. Coach Buddy Pough's team continued to emphasize fundamentals…

WATCH: Clemson's Deon Cain Back on Dabo’s Good Side

[gtxvideo vid='6AGFj7SK' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6AGFj7SK.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Deon Cain Back on Dabo's Good Side'] Deon Cain was suspended for the last two games of Clemson's run at the national championship last season. Now he's back in Dabo Swinney's good graces. Click the video…

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