TAMPA, Fla. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s pitching staff shut down Virginia Tech (1-1), and the Gamecock offense, led by junior first baseman Kaylea Snaer, stepped up in a 6-0 blanking of the Hokies on Saturday morning at the USF Softball Stadium. The Gamecocks (2-1) got on the board early thanks to freshman right fielder Kennedy Clark’s first career home…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (CU SID) — Clemson delivered another dominant defensive performance on Saturday afternoon at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, as the Tigers downed Georgia Tech, 66-52. Jaron Blossomgame led the Tigers with 17 points, which put him over 1,000 for his career, while Jordan Roper finished closely behind with 15 points. The two leaders helped the Tigers earn win…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A sellout crowd made for an exciting atmosphere Saturday as the No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks (21-4, 8-4 SEC) hosted No. 22/21 Kentucky (19-6, 9-3). The Wildcats built up a big lead late in the first half and rode it to an 89-62 win, snapping the Gamecocks’ perfect record at home this season. Michael Carrera led the way for the…
TAMPA, Fla. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Gamecocks (1-1) closed out the opening day of the 2016 softball season with a 7-1 win at USF after falling 15-3 (5) to No. 2/2 Michigan in the first game of the day in the USF Wilson Demarini Tournament. Junior Victoria Williams hit a two-run home run in the victory over the…
Friday’s Scores By The Associated Press BOYS’ BASKETBALL Bethesda Academy 83, Greenville Hurricanes (HomeSchool) 57 Blythewood 65, Ridge View 50 Calhoun Academy 44, Orangeburg Prep 43 Carolina Forest 37, Conway 35 Cheraw 92, Chesterfield 48 Dutch Fork 61, Lugoff-Elgin 54 Fairfield Central 56, W.J. Keenan 51 Fort Mill 35, Nation Ford 25 Goose Creek 62, Wando 60 Hammond 65 Ben…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina looks to remain atop the SEC standings on Saturday when Kentucky visits Colonial Life Arena for a Noon matchup. Both the Gamecocks and Wildcats hold 8-3 records in league play and both squads have won two-straight entering Saturday’s game. The contest vs. UK marks the second sellout at Colonial Life Arena this season…
CLEMSON (14-10, 7-5 ACC) vs. GEORGIA TECH (13-11, 3-8 ACC) Date: Saturday, February 13 Tipoff: 2 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Mike Gminski-color) • Clemson plays its final weekend conference game Saturday as Georgia Tech comes to town for the first of two meetings between the two…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Four former University of South Carolina football players have been invited to participate in the 2016 NFL Combine. The combine will take place from February 23-29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will feature more than 300 top prospects. Those Gamecocks invited to participate include tight end Jerell Adams, wide receiver Pharoh Cooper, offensive…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) –South Carolina is one of two programs with three entries on the 2016 Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List as Alaina Coates, Tiffany Mitchell and A’ja Wilson are on the 34-player list. It is the second-straight season that three Gamecocks have made the midseason list as Mitchell and Wilson are making repeat appearances, while it is Coates’…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Seattle Seahawk Tony McDaniel presented his alma mater W.J. Keenan High School a gold commemorative Super Bowl 50 football Thursday night. McDaniel, a Hartsville native who played his college football at Tennessee, played his junior and senior seasons at Keenan in 2001 & 02. The undrafted defensive tackle started his NFL career with the Jacksonville…
