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Tigers Set To Open Season With New Faces

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Benedict College men's basketball team opens the 2016-17 season with nearly a complete overhaul.The Tigers finished atop the SIAC East Division a year ago, but were knocked out of the SIAC Tournament by LeMoyne-Owen in their…

Former Gamecock Alshon Jeffery Suspended Four Games by NFL

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (ESPN) -- Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has been suspended without pay for the next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. Jeffery is eligible to return to Chicago's active roster following the…

Gamecock Soccer Hosts Mercer In NCAA Tournament Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s soccer team earned its second straight bid to the NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon and will face Mercer in the opening round. Kickoff time has not been set yet, but the…

Gamecock Women Tip Off 2016-2017 Season Tonight

Date: Mon., Nov. 14, 2016 Tipoff: 6 p.m. Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Value City Arena (18,809) Tickets: $8-14 Watch On: Big Ten Network 2 Go (Nate Rubinstein, play-by-play; Dylan Tyrer,analyst) Broadcast: 107.5 The Game (Brad Muller) SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES • South Carolina begins its 43rd season of women's…

Newberry football ranked 14th in AFCA poll

WACO, Texas (Newberry) – Newberry has risen five spots in the American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll to No. 14 following its dramatic come-from-behind victory over Wingate to clinch the outright conference championship. Newberry made the biggest jump of…

Tigers Ranked 6th in South Region Poll

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) - The Benedict College men's basketball team is ranked sixth in this week's South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Tigers open the season on Tuesday against Johnson C. Smith University at 7:30 p.m. Benedict received 22 total…

Benedict Women's Basketball Drops to 10th in South Region Poll

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) - The Benedict College women's basketball team dropped to 10th in this week's South Region poll by D2SIDA. The Lady Tigers opened the season on Saturday with a 97-52 loss to 14th-ranked Virginia Union University. Benedict received…

Game Time Announcement for Carolina-Clemson Postponed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) --  The games controlled under the ACC Television Agreement (Florida at Florida State, South Carolina at Clemson and Kentucky at Louisville) will use a six-day selection for games of November 26 for both start times and…

Clemson's Mike Williams Named ACC Wideout of the Week

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt leads the way with three Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week selections following the Panthers’ 43-42 upset win at No. 2 Clemson on Saturday. Pitt quarterback Nathan Peterman was voted the ACC Offensive Player…

Ivery named SAC Player of the Week

ROCK HILL (Newberry) – Senior wide receiver Braxton Ivery has been named AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his fourth-quarter heroics that delivered the outright conference championship to the Wolves on Saturday. Ivery caught four passes for 79 yards on the…

Clemson's Jordan Leggett semifinalist for Mackey Award

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) -- Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett has been named one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award.  The honor is presented each year to the top tight end in college football.  Leggett was one of three…

Marcus Lattimore Named Head Coach at Heathwood Hall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Heathwood Hall) -- Heathwood Hall announces the hiring of Marcus Lattimore as the Head Football Coach, upon the resignation of outgoing coach Steve Victory.  Victory, 3-15 in his two seasons at the helm, will be returning to his…

Gamecocks Earn Historic Upset Against #21 Missouri

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) - The South Carolina volleyball team threw a spur-sized monkey wrench into the SEC standings Sunday evening, as the Gamecocks stunned conference leader Missouri in four sets, 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23. The Tigers came into the match…

ACC Announces Game Times & Networks for November 17-19

GREENSBORO, NC – The Atlantic Coast Conference Sunday announced the game times and networks for the football games of November 17-19 that had been held by ESPN in its six-day option. Announced were: Saturday, November 19 Florida State at Syracuse,…

Late turnover lifts Chiefs to 20-17 win over Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had no offensive touchdowns, and their defense was on the field for much of the afternoon. No big deal. They found another way to win — again. Marcus Peters stripped Kelvin Benjamin…

WATCH: Threes Power USC Past Holy Cross, Felder Debuts with Gamecocks

[gtxvideo vid='wl8nLvj5' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/wl8nLvj5.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Threes Power USC Past Holy Cross'] USC hit 12 three pointers, shooting 50-percent from long range, as Sindarius Thornwell knocked down four in the Gamecocks' 81-49 win over Holy Cross Sunday night. The senior had a…

Clemson Falls to Wake Forest in ACC Championship Sunday, 3-1

CHARLESTON, S.C. (CAC) - The third-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team fell to second-ranked Wake Forest in the ACC Championship on Sunday afternoon, 3-1. The Tigers head into the NCAA Tournament (12-3-5) and turn their attention to the NCAA Selection Show tomorrow…

Wolves earn No. 2 seed, will host Tuskegee in playoffs

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Newberry SID) – Newberry earned the No. 2 seed in Super Region 2, its highest seeding in school history, and will play host to seventh-seeded Tuskegee Saturday at 1:00 p.m. to begin the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship.…

SC State Hosts St. Andrews In Home Opener Monday Night

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU SID)—The South Carolina State Bulldogs will debut its 2016-17 home opener Monday night against St. Andrews University in a non-conference matchup at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tip-off is 7 p.m. The Bulldogs (0-1) look to bounce back after…

Chiefs to visit Panthers without Houston, Maclin, Howard

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston will have to wait at least another week before making his season debut after the star pass rusher was ruled out for Sunday's game at Carolina. Houston had surgery to repair…

Gamecock Basketball Set to Host Holy Cross Sunday Evening

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- South Carolina hosts Holy Cross on Sunday in a matchup that is part of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational. The game continues a stretch of three games in five days to open the Carolina season. Sunday's…

No. 12 Clemson Hosts Northeastern in NCAA First Round Sunday

Match Information vs. Northeastern: Who: Northeastern Huskies (14-6-1) at Clemson Tigers (13-4-3) When: Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. Where: Historic Riggs Field, Clemson, S.C. Tickets: http://bit.ly/2fnMAuK Rankings: Clemson – No. 12 NSCAA, No. 11 Soccer America; Northeastern – NR.…

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