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#19 Gamecocks Face LSU Wednesday in Pivotal SEC Game

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Nationally-ranked South Carolina looks for its fifth road win of the season and fourth in SEC play when it travels to face LSU on Wednesday. The game marks the second straight on the road for the Gamecocks, who posted a 10-point win at Missouri last Saturday. The Gamecocks aim for their first win in Baton Rouge…

Clemson Hosts Georgia Tech Wednesday Night

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (12-8, 2-6) vs. GEORGIA TECH (13-8, 5-4) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN / Sirius 131 / XM 201 (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Cory Alexander-color) • Clemson snapped a losing skid with a 67-60 win at Pittsburgh; it was the Tigers’ second straight at Petersen Events…

Recruiting: Two Top USC Targets Making Decisions Wednesday

National Signing Day is Wednesday, and the Gamecocks currently have the 18th-best recruiting class in the country. But two of USC’s top targets still have yet to make their decisions. Four-star cornerback Jamyest Williams is down to Georgia and Carolina. Four-star defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw has narrowed his decision to Southern Cal or the Gamecocks. Both will make their decisions…

Lady Tigers Top Claflin, Extend Win Streak to Eight Games

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers extended their winning streak to eight games and solidified their hold on the top spot in the SIAC East Division with a 53-48 victory over rival Claflin University on Tuesday night in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. Destiny Betts, the two-time SIAC Player of the Week, continued her strong play with…

Claflin Tops Rival Benedict, 56-51

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers didn’t score for the final three and a half minutes of the game and the Claflin Panthers rallied to take a 56-51 victory over Benedict on Tuesday night in front of a packed crowd in the Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena. A free throw by Brandon Morris with 3:41 remaining gave Benedict a…

Removed from Suspension, though Thornwell Not Forgetting

Sindarius Thornwell has had incredible success this season, in fact the Gamecocks are 14-1 with him in the lineup. Without him, USC is just 3-3. Though his minutes are going down as the season winds up, Thornwell’s scoring, rebounds and steals have all increased. Why the crazy good numbers? Thornwell credits extra motivation from a six-game suspension he served last…

Martin, Gamecocks Don’t Bother with the SEC Standings

With Kentucky’s win over Georgia Tuesday night in overtime, the Wildcats still hold a half-game lead in the SEC standings. The Dawgs were close to the upset, and if UGA had won in Lexington, the Gamecocks would currently lead the conference. Whether that happened or not, Frank Martin and his Gamecocks wouldn’t have known. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks…