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Gamecocks Host Watch Party for UConn Game at Wild Wing Cafe

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina Athletics and Wild Wing Café in the The Vista will host a Watch Party for the No. 6/6 Gamecocks’ women’s basketball game at No. 1/1 Connecticut on Mon., Feb. 13, at 9 p.m. Former South Carolina standouts Asia Dozier, Elem Ibiam, Tina Roy and Khadijah Sessions will host the event, which includes chances…

Newberry adds Reuben Burk to men’s soccer staff

NEWBERRY – Newberry College men’s soccer head coach Bryce Cooper announced the hiring of Reuben Burk as the assistant coach of the program in February of 2017. Reuben comes to Newberry after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. During his two seasons, Burk helped with a variety of duties including daily coaching, game management, recruiting…

Gamecock Tennis Returns Home for Doubleheader

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis team returns home after three road matches to host a doubleheader Friday, Feb. 10 at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks will face Old Dominion at 11 a.m. and SC State in the afternoon with a tentative start time of 4 p.m. QUOTABLE “We’ll continue to build and focus on ourselves…

Clemson Coach Monte Lee Gets Birthday Surprise

Everyone knows balloons are a staple of any birthday celebration, but try 1,000 of them. That’s how many were in Clemson baseball coach Monte Lee’s office Thursday morning when he came in for work. The Tigers coach, celebrating his 40th birthday, was surprised by coaches and players with the gifts that keep on popping. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags:…

Claflin Men Dominates Paine in SIAC Win

Augusta, Ga. (Claflin) – Austin Lawton scored a game-high 23 points as the Claflin University men’s basketball team cruised past Paine College, 90-56, in a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Division contest in Augusta, Ga. With the win, the Panthers improved to 15-6 overall and 10-3 in the SIAC. Lawton, had an all-around effective game, pulling in a team-high…

Coastal Basketball Falls to Hot-Shooting Georgia State

CONWAY (CCU) – Georgia State shot over 51 percent from the field and received 20 points from Jada Lewis as it defeated the Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team, 69-48, Thursday evening at the HTC Center. The loss is the third straight for Coastal (9-13, 4-8), which is facing just its second three-game skid of the season. Georgia State improves to…