South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) battles Georgia’s Stephanie Paul (3) and Halle Washington (23) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Athens, Ga. South Carolina won 62-44. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — With South Carolina struggling on offense, A’ja Wilson took over. Wilson scored 19 points and had 10…
Tiger Woods, right, reacts with Dustin Johnson, left, after finishing on the 18th hole of the south course during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) SAN DIEGO (AP) — The return of Tiger Woods felt more like a celebration Thursday at…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson women’s basketball team fell to No. 9/8 Louisville on Thursday night by a score of 60-46 in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers dropped to 11-10 (0-8 ACC), while the Cardinals improved to 19-4 (6-2 ACC). The Tigers played tough defense, holding the Cardinals to 60 points or less for only the third time this season….
CHARLOTTE (Hornets) – The NBA today announced that Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker has been selected as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, as voted by head coaches in the conference. It marks Walker’s first career NBA All-Star selection. Currently in his sixth season, the 26-year-old Walker is averaging career highs in points per game (23.0),…
Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the USA Today Preseason Top 25 coaches poll as announced on Thursdayafternoon. The Gamecocks begin the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting UNCG at Founders Park. South Carolina is one of six SEC schools to be ranked. Also ranked is Florida (No. 2), LSU…
Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – Stuart Lake is returning to the University of South Carolina baseball program as Coordinator of Baseball Administration and Director of Player Development as announced by head coach Chad Holbrook on Thursday afternoon. The former Gamecock baseball assistant coach most recently served as head coach of Charleston Southern for the last eight seasons. Lake will be…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 5/4 South Carolina heads to Athens, Ga., for a Thursday night tilt against SEC border rival Georgia. The Gamecocks (17-1, 7-0 SEC) moved up a spot in the USA Today Coaches Poll after Monday night’s win, but the Lady Bulldogs (10-9, 2-4 SEC) are looking to bounce back from a three-game slide that began…
Tiger Woods will make his return to professional golf Thursday at Round One of the Farmers Insurance Open. He’s paired with Irmo’s Dustin Johnson and the #1 golfer in the world, Jason Day. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: Golf, Tiger
NEWBERRY (Newberry) – The Newberry men’s basketball team (12-7, 7-6 SAC) gave No. 8 Queens University of Charlotte (18-1, 12-1 SAC) all it could handle, but South Atlantic Conference-leading Royals pulled away late for an 89-84 victory Wednesday night at Eleazer Arena that was in doubt until the final moments. Newberry came out firing in the first half, building a…
Frank Martin said after (23) Carolina’s win over Auburn Tuesday that before Duane Notice’s career night (27 points vs. Auburn), fans were calling for the Gamecock guard to be benched. Martin stuck by Notice, and it paid off. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
