COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson were named to the John R. Wooden Award Final Ballot, the organization announced on Wednesday. Mitchell is also a finalist for the Dawn Staley Award, given by the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia. Mitchell collected All-SEC First Team recognition for the third-straight season, the first…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict Athletics) — The Benedict College women’s basketball team moved up in the final regular-season polls. Benedict moved three spots to No. 11 in this week’s USA Today Sports Division II women’s basketball poll, and moved two spots to No. 10 in the Women’s Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA. The Lady Tigers are 27-2 overall,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — My Carolina Alumni Association will host South Carolina men’s basketball for an NCAA Tournament Championship Selection Show watch party on Sunday (March 13) evening at the USC Alumni Center in downtown Columbia. The NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled in a two-hour show on CBS, which begins at 5:30 p.m. ET. Capacity is limited for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The indoor track and field season will come to a close this weekend, with South Carolina competing at the NCAA national championships in Birmingham, Ala. from March 11-12. Five Gamecocks will vie for a national championship across four events. The meet can be followed live on WatchESPN, with a wrap-up special airing on ESPN2 Sunday…
Damani Staley COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — From Airport High School, to a standout college career at USC, to an All-Pro decade+ run in the NFL where he currently coaches as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, the name Duce Staley carries about as much football cache in Columbia as anyone. Duce’s son Damani apparently doesn’t see that as anything other…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson defensive back Adrian Baker is out for rest of spring after tearing an ACL during practice last week. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Baker injured the ligament last Saturday. Baker was expected to provide critical depth in the secondary after three of Clemson’s starters there last year — cornerback Mackensie Alexander and safeties Jayron Kearse…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — John Jones and Alex Destino each homered and 16th-ranked South Carolina scored five runs in the first three innings on the way to a 5-4 win over Furman on Wednesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks improve to 12-2 with Furman dropping to 7-5 for the season. Right-hander Tyler Haswell earned the win in relief…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CAC) — Clemson saw an 18-point lead in the second half slip away and ultimately fell in overtime to Georgia Tech on Wednesday in the ACC Tournament. The loss dropped the Tigers to 17-14 on the season. The Yellow Jackets improved to 19-13 overall and move on to face No. 2 seed Virginia. Jaron Blossomgame scored 22 to lead…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Seth Beer’s two-run double in the ninth inning tied the score, then Robert Jolly hit a walkoff single to score pinch-runner Jordan Greene for the winning run in No. 20 Clemson’s 4-3 victory over Winthrop at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers improved to 9-2, while the Eagles, led by former Tiger assistant coach Tom…
NORMAN, OK (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Will Starke was named to the nominee list for the 2016 Byron Nelson Award, it was announced today. Starke is one of 10 players eligible for the award, given annually to a graduating senior who excels not only on the golf course but also in the classroom and community. A…
