COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell scored 24 points, and Michael Carrera had 14 of his 16 points in the second half as South Carolina gained a share of first place in the Southeastern Conference, holding off Ben Simmons and LSU 94-83 on Wednesday night. Simmons put on another dazzling display with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. Yet,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Wide receiver Shaq Davidson came to Carolina football as a four-star prospect after winning a state championship at Gaffney and being named a high school All-American. Wednesday he left USC football without ever playing an official snap. Davidson battled knee injuries in two seasons as a Gamecock. USC signed four wide receivers in this year’s recruiting…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Ben Boulware, Eric Mac Lain and Christian Wilkins were all named to the Academic All-ACC football team on Wednesday. The squad was announced by the ACC Commissioner John Swofford. To be eligible for consideration for the team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average…
FORT WORTH, TX (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith has been named to the 2016 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, it was announced today. NeSmith is one of 25 candidates for the most prestigious award in men’s college golf. A native of North Augusta, S.C., NeSmith is no stranger to conference and national recognition. The senior…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes. The federal suit filed Tuesday in Nashville states Tennessee’s policies made students more vulnerable to sexual assault and had a “clearly unreasonable…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina opens up a two-game homestand when it hosts LSU on Wednesday in the lone regular-season meeting between the two schools in 2016. The Tigers currently lead the SEC with an 8-2 record, but the Gamecocks are just one game behind with a 7-3 mark in conference games after their upset win at No….
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has agreed on a franchise-like system with its team owners, one in which owning a team will now provide actual value. The new system creates 36 “charters” that guarantee revenue and a starting position in what will now be a 40-car field. The charters are designed to give team owners something of value to offer…
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he’s “sore loser,” but defended walking out of a press conference after the Super Bowl by saying he didn’t feel like talking to the media after Carolina’s 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos. Newton says, “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.” The league NFL MVP didn’t…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Scrimmages continue at Founders Park this week for South Carolina baseball. Thursday’s scrimmage is slated for 3:45 p.m. with Friday’s scrimmage at 4 p.m. and Saturday’s tilt at 1 p.m. All three scrimmages are free and open to the public. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
