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Seven Bengals Sign Scholarship Offers On National Signing Day

BLYTHEWOOD  —  Blythewood High School recognized eight football players who announced their plans to continue their careers on the collegiate level on National Signing Day.  Five of the seven student-athletes are defensive players.  Their families, coaches, and school officials joined…

Muschamp Not Quick to Praise this Year’s Recruiting Class

[gtxvideo vid='V0fhuBQr' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/V0fhuBQr.jpg' vtitle='Muschamp Not Quick to Praise this Year's Recruiting Class'] Though Carolina did pull in the #17 rated recruiting class and added tremendous depth on the defensive line and secondary, Will Muschamp won't rate this class until they…

Newberry Set for Clash Against Wingate

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry travles to Wingate to face the Bulldogs for the start of a three-game road swing. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. WHO: Newberry College vs. Wingate WHERE: Cuddy Arena in Wingate, N.C. WHEN: 8:00 p.m. RECORDS: Newberry 12-8, 7-7 SAC, Wingate 13-7, 10-4…

#19 Gamecocks Face LSU Wednesday in Pivotal SEC Game

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- Nationally-ranked South Carolina looks for its fifth road win of the season and fourth in SEC play when it travels to face LSU on Wednesday. The game marks the second straight on the road for the…

Clemson Hosts Georgia Tech Wednesday Night

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (12-8, 2-6) vs. GEORGIA TECH (13-8, 5-4) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN / Sirius 131 / XM 201 (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Cory Alexander-color)…

Recruiting: Two Top USC Targets Making Decisions Wednesday

[gtxvideo vid='afD89y6b' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/afD89y6b.jpg' vtitle='Recruiting: Two Top USC Targets Making Decisions Wednes'] National Signing Day is Wednesday, and the Gamecocks currently have the 18th-best recruiting class in the country. But two of USC's top targets still have yet to make their…

Lady Tigers Top Claflin, Extend Win Streak to Eight Games

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Benedict College Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to eight games and solidified their hold on the top spot in the SIAC East Division with a 53-48 victory over rival Claflin University on Tuesday night in…

Ray Tanner Requests Response from SEC Over Foul Call Monday

[gtxvideo vid='ISj1KeqR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ISj1KeqR.jpg' vtitle='Tanner Requests Response from SEC Over Foul Call Monday'] ABC Columbia learned Tuesday that USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner has requested a review and response from the SEC over the last foul call of the Carolina/Tennessee women's…

Claflin Tops Rival Benedict, 56-51

[gtxvideo vid='MajJ4xnV' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/MajJ4xnV.jpg' vtitle='Claflin Tops Benedict, 56-51'] COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Benedict College Tigers didn't score for the final three and a half minutes of the game and the Claflin Panthers rallied to take a 56-51 victory over Benedict on…

Removed from Suspension, though Thornwell Not Forgetting

[gtxvideo vid='vt8yfawL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/vt8yfawL.jpg' vtitle='Removed from Suspension, Thornwell Not Forgetting'] Sindarius Thornwell has had incredible success this season, in fact the Gamecocks are 14-1 with him in the lineup. Without him, USC is just 3-3. Though his minutes are going down…

Martin, Gamecocks Don’t Bother with the SEC Standings

[gtxvideo vid='v5BEb0YR' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/v5BEb0YR.jpg' vtitle='Martin, Gamecocks Don't Bother with the SEC Standings'] With Kentucky's win over Georgia Tuesday night in overtime, the Wildcats still hold a half-game lead in the SEC standings. The Dawgs were close to the upset, and if…

Fouls Caused USC a “Definite Hardship” Monday

[gtxvideo vid='h2zGj2UE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/h2zGj2UE.jpg' vtitle='Fouls Caused USC a "Definite Hardship" Monday'] It's easy to blame a loss on fouls, but the fourth-ranked Gamecocks might have a point. On Tennessee last possession, with :10 to play and the score tied at 74,…

Gamecocks Ranked No. 5 In The Nation By The NCBWA

Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina is ranked No. 5 in the nation in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason Top 35 as announced on Tuesday afternoon.  The Gamecocks begin the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting…

Three Gamecocks Earn Preseason All-America Honors From The NCBWA

Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-handed pitchers Tyler Johnson and Clarke Schmidt and junior Alex Destino earned Preseason All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, as announced on Tuesday afternoon. Johnson and Schmidt were first-team…

Benedict Hosts Rival Claflin Tuesday Night

Orangeburg, S.C. (Claflin) —The Claflin University men's basketball team will travel to Columbia, S.C. to face interstate rivals Benedict College in a pivotal Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) game,  Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the HRC Arena on the Benedict College campus.…

Betts, White Earn SIAC Player Of The Week Honors

ATLANTA (Benedict) - For the second consecutive week, Benedict swept the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Women's Basketball Weekly honors with Destiny Betts being named Player of the Week along with teammate Shanaissa White who earned the Newcomer of the…

Fishing League Set for Opener on Lake Murray

WHAT: The 2017 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament season will open Saturday, Feb. 11, for South Carolina Division anglers with an event on Lake Murray. Up to 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards…

Clemson-Carolina Tennis Match Rescheduled

CLEMSON, S.C. (USC SID) – The women’s tennis match between Clemson and South Carolina will be played on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Clemson, S.C. The match was originally scheduled for this Friday, Feb. 3. First serve between the Tigers and…

Gamecocks Continue Scrimmages this Weekend

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) - The South Carolina baseball team continues scrimmages this weekend at Founders Park. All three scrimmages are free and open to the public. Friday's scrimmage is slated for 3 p.m. with Saturday's at 1 p.m. and…

USC to Use their Strengths to Rebound from Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid='Awc0LtRL' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Awc0LtRL.jpg' vtitle='(4) USC Falls to Tennessee, but Moves on Quickly'] Before Monday night's 76-74 loss to Tennessee, the last time Carolina had been defeated by an SEC opponent at home was February 10, 2013. After falling to the…

HIGHLIGHTS: (4) Gamecocks Stunned at Home by Tennessee

[gtxvideo vid='Jy0gp81F' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Jy0gp81F.jpg' vtitle='HIGHLIGHTS: (4) Gamecocks Stunned at Home by Tennessee'] The fourth-ranked Gamecocks have lost three SEC games in the last four years. Two of those three are to the Tennessee Volunteers. On a night Carolina and Tennessee both…

Clemson Sits on the NCAA Tournament Bubble

[gtxvideo vid='FSlfxdQ8' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FSlfxdQ8.jpg' vtitle='Clemson Sits on the NCAA Tournament Bubble'] If the NCAA Tournament was held tomorrow, Clemson would earn a 10-seed, ESPN says. The Tigers currently own a 12-8 record, but are 2-6 in the ACC. Clemson hasn't had…

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