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Rice, Smoak Headline USC Hall of Fame Induction Tonight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC) — Nine new members were elected to the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame sponsored by the Association of Lettermen in August. The list includes former student-athletes Ryan Bordenick (Baseball, 1995-98), Shonda Cole (Volleyball, 2003-06); Bo Davies (Football, 1969-71), Jimmy Mitchell (Football, 1969-71), Sidney Rice (Football, 2005-06), David Seawell (Golf, 1993-96) and Justin Smoak (Baseball,…

No. 2 Gamecocks Face Vanderbilt Thursday Night on the Road

COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 2 South Carolina women’s soccer (14-0-1, 8-0-0 SEC) aims to extend its program-record 14-match winning streak when it faces Vanderbilt (8-6-1, 4-3-1 SEC) on the road Thursday (Oct. 20) in Nashville, Tenn. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, and the contest can be seen on SEC Network+, available through WatchESPN. With a win against the…

Falcons Sign Former Gamecock Cliff Matthews

Saints quarterback Drew Brees, right, passes under pressure from Falcons defensive end Cliff Matthews (98) on Sunday in New Orleans. (Photo: AP) ATLANTA (Falcons) — Today the Falcons have signed defensive lineman Cliff Matthews to the active roster and linebacker Josh Keyes to the practice squad. In order to sign Matthews, the team released safety Dashon Goldson.Matthews was originally drafted…

Media picks Kentucky to win 2017 SEC Championship

Birmingham, Ala. (SEC Sports) – Kentucky was predicted to win the 2017 Southeastern Conference men’s basketball championship in voting by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. The Wildcats are the overall preseason favorite for the 12th time since the 1998‐99 season. Arkansas senior forward Moses Kingsley was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball…