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Struggling Gamecocks Face Vanderbilt in Road Game Saturday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina looks for its fourth-straight SEC road victory on Saturday when it travels to Vanderbilt (8:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network) in the first of a two-game road swing that finishes next Tuesday at No. 15/13 Florida. South Carolina looks to rebound after suffering an 83-76 home loss to Arkansas on Wednesday. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina…

Clemson Travels to Miami for ACC Clash

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (14-11, 4-9) vs. MIAMI (17-8, 7-6) Date: Saturday, Feb. 18 Tipoff: 12 p.m. ET Arena: Watsco Center (7,972) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Jason Capel-color) • Clemson won its sixth straight home game in the series with Wake Forest, 95-83, to erase a three-game skid. It gave the Tigers a season sweep over the…

Bulldogs Get Ready For MEAC Showdown with Coppin State

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU SID) — The  South Carolina State men’s basketball team  return home after a three-game league road swing Saturday (Feb.18) to host Coppin State in a pivotal Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) doubleheader at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Tipoff is4 p.m. The Bulldogs seek to avenge an early season 75-59 (1/4/17) loss to the Eagles in Baltimore.  Senior Greg Mortimer…

Gamecocks In Seventh; First Round Suspended at All-American

HUMBLE, Texas (USC SID) — South Carolina is in seventh place after day one of the 2017 All-American Intercollegiate presented by Coca-Cola. The Gamecocks, who finished Friday at 1-over, were one of 12 teams unable to finish the opening round due to a weather delay that lasted nearly three hours. Play was suspended Friday night due to darkness. Two freshmen, Caleb Proveaux and Jamie…

Claflin Baseball Falls to Florida Southern

Orangeburg, S.C. (Claflin) — Florida Southern College defeated Claflin University 17-1 in an NCAA Division II non-conference baseball game Friday at Historic Mirmow Field. The loss dropped Claflin to 1-8 on the season, while Florida Southern improved to 6-2. The two teams will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in Game Two of their three-game series. The Panthers, which collected seven hits in…

Gamecocks Open Longhorn Invitational with 9-4 Win Over Texas

AUSTIN, TEXAS (GAME ONE) – Nickie Blue tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless relief and Alyssa VanDerveer drove in four runs as South Carolina posted a 9-4 victory over the Texas Longhorns on Friday afternoon in the first of five games for the Gamecocks this weekend in the Longhorn Invitational. Carolina extended its season-opening winning streak to six games with the victory. VanDerveer led an…