NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Eric Eaves scored 18 points, Ty Soloman hit a late 3-pointer and two important free throws, and South Carolina State edged Hampton 67-62 on Monday night. It was tied at 60 with 1:28 left. After a Hampton miss, Soloman drilled a 3-pointer to go up 63-60. Quinton Chievous made a layup to cut it to one,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson are among 16 NCAA Division I women’s basketball players on the USBWA’s Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced today. South Carolina is one of three teams with multiple selections to the midseason list. Both Gamecocks are also on…
Darian Stewart has come too far to let an injury keep him from playing at football’s pinnacle. The former Gamecock and Denver Broncos safety says he will be ready for Super Bowl 50 despite spraining his knee in yesterday’s 20-18 win against the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game. Stewart, who had an interception but had to watch…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis said he broke his right forearm in the Carolina Panthers’ 49-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game, but said he still plans to play in the Super Bowl. “It hurt. It was painful,” Davis said. “At the same time I believe in our training staff and I believe…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina outlasted No. 10/10 Mississippi, 57-51, behind clutch fourth-quarter performances from guards Tiffany Mitchell and Khadijah Sessions on Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum. Mitchell notched her second 20-point game of the season, finishing with a game-high 21 points against the Bulldogs, who missed seven of their final nine field goal attempts in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Click the video to watch Dawn Staley’s comments before (2) USC’s top-10 matchup with (10) Mississippi State Sunday. Categories: Local Sports, South Carolina Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hey, don’t forget about us. As in, yes, while Brady-Manning 17 takes place earlier in the day, the teams with the two best records in the NFL go at it in the NFC championship game Sunday night. That would be the host Carolina Panthers, that rare team to go 15-1 in the regular season, and the…
KNOXVILLE, TENN — A career day from Tennessee’s Kevin Punter would be too much to overcome for the No. 24/18 South Carolina Gamecocks, who fell to the Vols 78-69 Saturday afternoon. Michael Carrera scored a season-high 22 points but was countered by Punter’s career-high 36, 27 that came in the second half alone. Carolina falls back to 17-2 overall and 4-2 in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina continues its battle against SEC ranked opponents with another road trip, taking on No. 10/10 Mississippi State on Sun., Jan. 24, at 5 p.m. (ET) at Humphrey Coliseum. The Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0 SEC) have won the last six meetings between the two programs in what has been a defensive-minded series. South…
KNOXVILLE, TN (AP) — Kevin Punter Jr. scored a career-high 36 points as Tennessee capitalized on sizzling 3-point shooting in the second half for a 78-69 victory over No. 24 South Carolina on Saturday. Tennessee (10-9, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) made its first seven 3-point attempts of the second half, with Punter connecting on four. After going 1 of 9 from…
