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Big 2nd Half Helps Tigers Beat Wake 76-62

By Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Clemson overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and scored 56 points after intermission, most in any half in 185 games under coach Brad Brownell, on its way to a 76-62 win at Wake Forest on Tuesday. The win improved the Tigers to 14-8 overall, 7-3 in the ACC. Wake Forest fell to 10-12 overall, 1-9 in league…

Georgia Tops Gamecocks 69-56

By Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Yante Maten scored 18 points, Kenny Gaines had 17, and Georgia beat No. 25 South Carolina 69-56 on Tuesday night, giving the Gamecocks their third loss. Georgia led by 10 points at halftime and never trailed in the second half. J.J. Frazier scored 13 points — all in the second half — and hit two 3-pointers…

Coates Named SEC Player Of The Week

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina junior center Alaina Coates is the SEC Player of the Week, the league announced today, for her effort in the Gamecocks’ pair of wins last week. The 6-foot-4 Irmo, S.C., product averaged 12.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and a team-high tying 4.0 assists against Ole Miss and then-No. 10/10 Texas A&M. After earning five…

Gamecock Weekend Scrimmage Schedule Set

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Scrimmages continue this weekend at Founders Park for South Carolina baseball. Friday’s scrimmage is scheduled for 4 p.m. with Saturday’s tilt at 1 p.m. andSunday’s first pitch at 1:30 p.m. All three scrimmages are free and open to the public. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks

Tiger Duo In College Football All-Star Challenge

By Sports Department - Tim Hill

15 players will compete in an end of the season skills competition that will air at the end of this week.  Two of them will be Clemson Tigers. Defensive ends Kevin Dodd and Shaq Lawson will take part in the 18th annual Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge in Arlington, TX.  The Tiger duo will compete with Alabama’s A’Shawn Robinson in…

Georgia On Frank Martin’s Mind

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina begins a two-game road swing when it travels to face Georgia on Tuesday night at Stegeman Coliseum. The Gamecocks and Bulldogs met three times last season, with Carolina winning both regular-season matchups before the Bulldogs collected a win over South Carolina in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals. The Gamecocks are in search of their…

Clemson Looks For Road Win At Wake Forest

By CU SID

GAME SETUP CLEMSON (13-8, 6-3 ACC) vs. WAKE FOREST (10-11, 1-8 ACC) Date: Tuesday, February 2 Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET Arena: Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,665) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACC Network (Steve Martin-pbp; Bobby Cremins-color) • Clemson looks to bounce back after suffering a 76-65 loss at Florida State, which led to a split of the season series with the Seminoles. •…

Benedict Baseball Ready For Big Season

By BC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (BC SID) — The Benedict College baseball teams open the 2016 season on Tuesday on the road at Erskine College, and coach Selwyn Young has high expectations for this season. After winning the SAIC regular season East Division title last year, Young has his sights set on a much higher goal for 2016. “My main goal is to…

Asia Dozier Day-To-Day With Hand Injury

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s basketball senior guard/forward Asia Dozier is listed as day-to-day following an injury to her right hand suffered in the No. 2 Gamecocks’ 70-63 win at then-No. 10/10 Texas A&M Sunday night. The Columbia, S.C., native will return to practice as her pain allows.   A starter in 11 games this season, including…

Frank Martin Talks Georgia, Carrera, New Contract and SEC Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Frank Martin addressed the media Monday afternoon before (25) USC’s (19-2, 6-2 SEC) trip to Athens for an SEC game with Georgia (11-8, 4-4 SEC) Tuesday. Martin previewed the Georgia game, talked about Michael Carrera’s effort Saturday against Alabama, briefly spoke about the potential of signing a new contract and the back half of the SEC schedule….