GREENSBORO, NC (SCSU) – Eric Eaves had 20 points and Tashombe Riley 16, all but two in the final half, to lead South Carolina State to a 72-65 win over North Carolina A&T Monday at Corbett Sports Center. Eaves became the second Bulldog this season to reach the 1000-point plateau. The Columbia senior came into the game needing 16 points…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College women’s basketball team moved up one spot to ninth in this week’s edition of the DII SIDA South Region poll. The Lady Tigers won their only game last week in beating Paine, winning their ninth game in a row and improving to 15-7 overall. Benedict takes on rival Claflin on Wednesday night. The poll…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson All-American defensive end Levon Kirkland will be inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame in April. The announcement was made by the SCFHOF on Monday. In addition to Kirkland, the class includes former Army running back and Heisman Trophy winner Doc Blanchard, former South Carolina State and Washington Redskins Pro Bowl receiver…
The SEC named Gamecock guard Sindarius Thornwell the league’s Player of the Week today, but the big news: Thornwell is still being considered for the conference’s Player of the Year title. Thornwell is having his best season at USC, averaging over 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals per game. He’s the only player to put up those…
Tonight against the top-ranked UConn Huskies, the Gamecocks won’t try to be perfect to beat perfect. UConn has won 99-straight games, but have to go through sixth-ranked USC tonight for that coveted 100th. The Gamecocks head to Storrs having never won against the Huskies (0-4 all-time, 0-3 with Dawn Staley). But Staley says all the pressure is on UConn, and…
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn continues its run at No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll, while Drake earns its first ranking since 2001. The Huskies have won 99 consecutive games and remain the unanimous choice atop the poll Monday. They host sixth-ranked South Carolina on Monday night. Maryland, Mississippi State, Florida State and Baylor round out the…
Gonzaga is No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll. The Zags (26-0), the lone unbeaten team in Division I, received 60 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (24-2), which received the other five first-place votes, and Kansas held second and third, while Baylor moved from sixth to fourth….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp has made several changes to the program’s support staff, it was announced today. Coach Muschamp has named Matt Lindsey as the program’s Director of Player Personnel, while Robbie Liles has been promoted to Director of Football Operations. In addition, Corey Miller has been named as an…
LEXINGTON, S.C. (SCHSL) — During a February 11, 2017 special board workshop, the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees approved the hire of William Perry Woolbright as Lexington High School athletic director and head football coach. Woolbright joins Lexington District One on February 20, 2017. “I am delighted to have Coach Woolbright join our Wildcat family,” commented Melissa…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 36.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last week versus Alabama and at Mississippi State. The weekly honor is the third Player of the Week award of his career, and the second this season. Thornwell was named…
