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Coates, Wilson Named to USBWA Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior center Alaina Coates and junior forward A’ja Wilson are among the 28 entries on the Midseason Watch List for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, the USBWA announced Tuesday afternoon. The Gamecocks are one of five programs with multiple selections for the national honor that recognizes the Women’s National Player of the Year….

Benedict Sweeps SIAC Women’s Basketball Player Of Week Honors

ATLANTA (Benedict SID) – Benedict College swept the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Women’s Basketball Weekly honors released on Tuesday by the league office. Destiny Betts was named Player of the Week along with teammate Simone Roberts who was selected as the Newcomer of the Week. Betts recorded 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in a 74-53 win over…

ACC Announces 2017 Football Schedule

GREENSBORO, N.C. (TheACC.com)– The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule released Tuesday again includes one of the most difficult nonconference slates among the Power Five conferences. With Clemson and Florida State winning two of the last four national championships, ACC programs will face teams in 2017 that have won 10 of the last 11 national titles. ACC teams will play…

Fan Fest Set For February 4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Tiger baseball will host its second-annual Fan Fest at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday, February 4. The full day of free activities starts at 11:30 a.m., when gates open for an intrasquad scrimmage that starts at noon.   Posters, schedule cards and other promotional materials are available free for fans as well as family activities located throughout…

Allisha Gray Named SEC Co-Player of the Week

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina junior guard Allisha Gray has been tabbed the SEC Co-Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday morning. The accolade marks the first conference award for the Sandersville, Ga., native, who shared the honor with Missouri’s Lindsey Cunningham. Gray delivered several pivotal plays down the stretch in No. 5/5 Carolina’s 64-61 win over No. 4/4…

Texans Owner Donates $5 Million to Gamecock FB Ops Center

Courtesy: USC Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina alumnus Bob McNair and his wife, Janice, have once again made a tremendous impact on his alma mater with a $5 million commitment to the construction of the Football Operations Center. The Football Operations Center is the most aggressive capital project in recent years for USC Athletics.  With…

Clemson Releases 2017 Football Schedule

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Reigning National Champion Clemson announced its 2017 football schedule on Tuesday.  The Tigers will face a slate that includes nine teams that went to bowl games in 2016, eight FBS teams that finished with a winning record, and four teams that finished in the final 2016 top 25 of both polls. Dabo Swinney’s team will play…

Gamecock Baseball Begins Scrimmages Friday

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina baseball team begins scrimmages this weekend at Founders Park. All three scrimmages are free and open to the public. Friday’s scrimmage is slated for 4 p.m. with Saturday’s at 1 p.m. and Sunday’s at 1:30 p.m. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks

ICYMI: Morgan State Edges SC State Monday Night

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) – South Carolina State built a 13-point lead with just over nine minutes to play, but visiting Morgan State stormed back to take a 77-75 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory Monday at Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. The setback was a bitter loss for Coach Murray Gavin’s team, which went just 2-2 in its four-game home stand to dip to…