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Part 3 of Gamecock Confidential Airs Tonight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The third episode of “Gamecock Confidential: Forever to Thee,” a five-part mini-series documenting the dawn of a new era of Gamecock Football under head coach Will Muschamp, will air at 8 pm on Facebook LIVE on Wednesday, August 24. Episode Three of the series takes you behind the scenes with head coach Will Muschamp as…

Charges Dropped Against Gamecock Punter Sean Kelly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — According to the Lourie Law Firm, the charge of Malicious Injury to Property was dismissed  Wednesday morning at the City of Columbia Municipal Court. The attorneys representing Kelly say the Carolina punter has accepted PTI on the Public Disorderly Conduct charge. Kelly was arrested and charged with public disorderly conduct and malicious injury to tree, house…

Dabo Swinney made impermissible FaceTime call

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s athletic department reported 15 violations to the NCAA in the past year, including three by the defending Atlantic Coast Conference football champions. The school released its infractions report Tuesday after an open records request by The Associated Press. None of the violations is considered serious. All but one of them is classified as a Level…

Fireflies Win Season-High Fifth in a Row

CHARLESTON, SC – The Fireflies shut out the RiverDogs, 5-0, on Tuesday night, the club’s fourth shut-out victory in just 12 days. After sweeping the Augusta GreenJackets in a four-game series over the weekend, Columbia has now won a season-high five games in a row. Kevin Canelon (W, 6-10) led the way in the Fireflies’ eighth overall shutout of the…

Coastal Carolina’s stadium update receives approval

By: Greg Brzozowski

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As Coastal Carolina football prepares to play in a new conference, jumping to the ranks of the FBS in 2017, they will also see new changes coming to Brooks Stadium. On Tuesday, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority approved an expansion for CCU’s home field to put it well past its current capacity of 9,214, costing $31.8 million….

SC State Releases 2016-17 Basketball Schedule

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) – The South Carolina State men’s basketball team has unveiled its 2016-17 schedule, a slate that includes 10 home games and 13 non-conference opponents. “This by far is the toughest schedule that we have had in some time,” said Bulldog head coach Murray Garvin.” We face 12 opponents that participated in postseason play last season, including Syracuse University, which made…