COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- If you watched the women’s national championship, you know the name A’ja Wilson but one man knew she would be a star long before she was in the national spotlight. “I just knew all along, she always proved her critics wrong and she’s continued doing that today,” said Coach John O’Cain of Heathwood Hall. O’Cain has known…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Fresh off her win as the Head Coach of the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball National Champions, Dawn Staley says she’s just trying to get back to normal here at home. The biggest moment in Gamecock Basketball history has come and gone, but the celebration continues. Life has certainly changed for the head coach, Staley says…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina women’s basketball continued to make history this week after earning the No. 1 ranking in the final USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll of the 2016-17 season. The top spot marks the highest finish ever for the Gamecocks, who downed Mississippi State 67-55 Sunday night to capture their first NCAA Championship. Carolina, which ended the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (USC SID) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its National Player of the Week awards for the period ending April 1, today. BYU sophomore outfielder Keaton Kringlen was named National Hitter of the Week, while Coastal Carolina senior right-handed pitcher Alex Cunningham was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from…
FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – With the college basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW has released its annual Division II All-America teams, and Benedict College’s Quayshun Hawkins and Brandon Morris have been named to the All-America First Team. Hawkins led the Tigers in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game, ranking fifth in the SIAC. Morris, named the SIAC Player of the Year, averaged…
Two people familiar with the situation say South Carolina’s Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray have decided to enter the WNBA draft.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina (19-8) begins a four-game homestand on Tuesday night hosting Furman (11-15) at Founders Park. First pitch is 7 p.m. with the game available on SEC Network Plus as well as the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP Tuesday South Carolina – Cody Morris (Fr. RHP) 1-0, 1.54 ERA,…
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It’s OK, Carolina, you can open your eyes. An unwatchable game turned into a beautiful night for the Tar Heels, who turned a free-throw contest into a championship they’ve been waiting an entire year to celebrate. Justin Jackson delivered the go-ahead 3-point play with 1:40 left Monday and North Carolina pulled away for a 71-65 win…
Gamecocks associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Matt Figger will be officially introduced as the new head coach at Austin Peay State University on Thursday. The Governors new leader had spent the past 10 years working on the same staff as USC head coach Frank Martin, coming to Columbia when Martin arrived from Kansas State in 2012. The move was…
This Thursday, Tim Tebow returns to professional athletics in a brand new sport. The former two-time National Champion and Heisman-winning quarterback will make his baseball debut on Friday, starting in left field for the Columbia Fireflies, the Low-A minor league affiliate of the New York Mets. As Tebow gets ready for his journey in the minor leagues, beginning in the…
