SEA ISLAND, Ga. (USC SID) — Four members of the University of South Carolina golf team are competing at the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational, held at the Ocean Forest Golf Club. Keenan Huskey, Matt NeSmith, Will Starke and Scott Stevens are spending the weekend playing alongside top amateurs from around the globe, with Starke leading the Carolina quartet after one round. Starke is tied for fifth…
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson Class of 1963 alumnus Joe Swann has been a lifelong supporter of his alma mater, and recently he and his wife Barbara Ann “Bobbi” Swann provided a Cornerstone Gift of $3.3 million to athletics. Pushing his lifetime giving total near $5 million, Swann joins fellow Board of Trustees member Bill Hendrix, along with Betty Poe and…
Clemson, SC (USC SID) — Below is a summary of Clemson’s 2016 signees class that was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Clemson signed 23 players from 10 different states. The 10 different states are the most in a class since 1994 when Clemson had 24 signees from 10 different states. The record is 14 different states in 1989. Clemson had…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball contest against No. 20/19 Kentucky on Feb. 13 is sold out, the Gamecock Ticket Office announced on Friday. The sellout is the second this season and is the eighth sellout in Colonial Life Arena history for a Gamecock men’s basketball game. South Carolina currently ranks fifth in the SEC in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Khadijah Sessions 70-foot, half court shot at the end of the 3rd quarter Thursday night against Kentucky was the #1 play on SportsCenter’s top 10 plays. Click the ESPN link below to watch. This 70-FOOT (!) shot by @GamecockWBB is an easy pick for @MazdaUSA #SCtop10. Khadijah Sessions has GAME! https://t.co/uAU2OmiO5L — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 5, 2016…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s basketball will play in front of its first ever sold out crowd at Colonial Life Arena when the No. 2/2 Gamecocks host No. 1/1 UConn on Monday night, the Gamecock Athletics Ticket Office announced today. In the 18,000-seat facility, it will be the largest crowd ever to watch an NCAA women’s basketball…
Two-time SEC player of the year Tiffany Mitchell injured her back in the 2nd quarter of #2 USC’s 78-68 win over #18 Kentucky Thursday night at the Colonial Life Arena. USC coach Dawn Staley said Mitchell was medically cleared to return to the game, but Staley decided to keep her star guard on the sideline. Click to watch Staley’s postgame…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 27 points and 13 rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina overcame an injury to star Tiffany Mitchell to defeat No. 18 Kentucky 78-68 Thursday night and head to its showdown with top-ranked Connecticut at 22-0. Coates had her fourth double-double in the past five games for the Gamecocks (10-0 Southeastern Conference), who needed…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has been named the National Recruiter of the Year by Rivals.com. He was responsible for the recruitment of many of the future Clemson student-athletes in the signees class of 2016. Clemson’s recruiting class was ranked fifth best in the nation by Rivals in their final rankings released in Thursday. Alabama was…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The 17th annual C.A.P.S. Clinic is scheduled for Sat., Feb. 27 at the USC Fieldhouse, hosted by the Gamecock men’s soccer team. The clinic is designed for children and parents to learn the sport of soccer together. Check ins begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sat., Feb. 27, with the day’s activities wrapping up at 12…
