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Thornwell Double-Double Leads Gamecocks To 63-53 Win At Mizzou

COLUMBIA, Mo. (USC SID) — No. 23/24 South Carolina (17-4, 7-1 SEC) picked up its third road win in SEC play after downing Missouri (5-15, 0-8 SEC), 63-53, Saturday night. The Gamecocks are now tied atop the conference standings with No. 4 Kentucky (17-4, 7-1 SEC). Senior Sindarius Thornwell recorded his ninth career double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead…

Gamecocks Finish Strong Week at Razorback Invitational

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The last day of the 2017 Razorback Invitational brought more success for the University of South Carolina track & field program. Guided by podium finishes from individuals Josh Awotunde, Natasha Dicks and Isaiah Moore and a breakout performance from the women’s 4x400m relay team, Carolina finished ninth in both the men’s and women’s standings at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The…

Tigers Win at Pitt, 67-60

Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame, left, blocks a shot by Pittsburgh’s Michael Young (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) PITTSBURGH — A 10-0 spurt out of halftime propelled Clemson to a 67-60 road win over Pittsburgh in Petersen Events Center on Saturday. The win, the program’s second straight…

No Extra Pressure on Carolina to Match Coastal’s Title

While the defending champions at Coastal Carolina are looking to bring a second-straight College World Series title to Conway, Chad Holbrook and his Gamecocks are putting no additional strain on their season or their own Omaha dreams. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports to hear from USC’s head coach from Friday’s first practice of the 2017 spring season….

Tigers Look for Two Straight at Pitt

GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (11-8, 1-6) vs. PITTSBURGH (12-8, 1-6) Date: Saturday, Jan. 28 Tipoff: 12 p.m. ET Arena: Petersen Events Center (12,508) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Jason Capel-color) • Clemson and Pittsburgh both look to put a stop to six-game skids on Saturday; the Tigers have dropped four games by five points or less during the…

Jones Honored as Cardinal Newman Tops Heathwood Hall

Cardinal Newman’s Christiaan Jones was honored Friday night in front of family, friends, teammates, and classmates as just the 13th Cardinal to ever eclipse the 1000 point mark in program history. The Stetson University signee reached the milestone back on January 17 against Augusta Christian, and helped lead his program past SCISA 3A Region I rival Heathwood Hall by scoring…

Gray Collegiate Powers Past Keenan

On the night he was named to the “Jordan Brand Classic” all-star game in Brooklyn, NY this April, North Carolina commit Jalek Felton helped lead Gray Collegiate past 2A Region III rival Keenan 67-55. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports to see the highlights from Friday night. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: GrayCollegiate

Clemson Starts Spring Season, out to Build on 2016

Montee Lee’s first season at Clemson saw the Tigers win 44 games, claim the ACC Tournament, and enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 7 national seed. Yet the season ended sooner than expected when CU dropped their regional final to Oklahoma State. After receiving a six-year contract extension worth $2.75 million in the offseason and returning a talented roster…