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NFL Suspends Bryant At Least One Year

By Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant at least one year for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The suspension, which begins immediately, was announced on Monday. This is the second league-mandated discipline for Bryant. The 24-year-old Bryant was suspended for the first four games last season and spent a portion of that time…

Benedict Women Come Up One Win Shy Of Elite Eight

By BC SID

JACKSON, Tenn. (BC SID) — The fourth-seed Florida Southern Mocs hit six 3-pointers in the second half and upset the top-seed and 11th-ranked Benedict College Lady Tigers 63-56 in the NCAA D2 South Region Championship game Monday night at Union University. Florida Southern, now 27-5, advances to the NCAA D2 Elite Eight Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. Benedict ends its…

Gamecocks Get #1 Seed In South Dakota Region

By Sports Department - Tim Hill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — For the third straight season USC women’s basketball earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.  The road to the Gamecocks’ second straight Final Four runs through South Dakota. Monday night the NCAA awarded Carolina the top seed in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota region.  USC will host the first two rounds of the tournament at…

Carrera Makes AP All-SEC 2nd Team

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior forward Michael Carrera was named to the Associated Press All-SEC Second Team today, in an announcement from the organization. This is Carrera’s second all-conference award this season, as he was named to the All-SEC First Team by the league’s head coaches last week. Carrera has had a stellar year thus far in…

Gamecocks Regroup For High Point In NIT

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team will host eighth-seeded High Point (21-10) on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2016 National Invitation Tournament at Colonial Life Arena. Tuesday’s matchup will be broadcast on ESPNU and will tip at 7 p.m. ET. South Carolina’s appearance in the NIT marks the Gamecocks’ first postseason appearance since…

Hill Named SEC Freshman Of The Week

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina freshman right-handed pitcher Adam Hill has been named SEC Freshman of the Week.   Hill won a pair of games this past week to improve to 4-0 on the year. In a predetermined split on Tuesday night, Hill went three innings and allowed one run on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts…

Beer Named National Player Of The Week

By Clemson Athletic Communications

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named one of seven national players-of-the-week by Collegiate Baseball on Monday . Beer led the Tigers to a 3-1 week, including a series win at Wake Forest over the weekend.   Beer had a big week at the plate, totaling four homers, one double, 10 RBIs and a 1.250 slugging…

Benedict Faces Florida Southern for Region Title

By: Benedict Athletics

JACKSON, Tenn. (Benedict Athletics) — For the first two rounds of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship tournament, the Benedict College Lady Tigers have been focused. Benedict held Florida Tech to a season-low 30 points and 18.6 percent shooting in an opening round matchup on Friday. Then the Lady Tigers jumped out to a hot start against Nova Southeastern…