Clemson’s head coach Brad Brownell sends in a play to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against louisville, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) LOUISVILLE, KY. (CAC) — Donovan Mitchell sparked an 18-2 run to break a tie late in the first half and propel No. 11 Louisville to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 15 points and 15 rebounds for her 54th career double-double, and All-America forward A’ja Wilson returned from a sprained ankle as No. 5 South Carolina defeated Mississippi 65-46 on Thursday night to stay perfect in Southeastern Conference play. The 6-foot-5 Wilson missed the previous two games after hurting her right ankle at Florida…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Six Clemson players are among the final top 50 players of the 2016 college football season released by ESPN. The list includes Deshaun Watson, who was ranked number-one by the ESPN panel of experts. The list included the entire college football season, including all postseason bowl games and the College Football Playoff. Clemson had the most…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Five former Clemson football players will compete in postseason all-star games over the next two weekends. Artavis Scott, Clemson’s career leader in receptions with 244, Carlos Watkins, who set a Clemson season record for sacks by a defensive tackle in 2016, and Ben Boulware, an All-American linebacker who led the Tigers in tackles this year, all…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and his staff announced on Wednesday plans for the 2017 Legends Weekend, which will be held Feb. 3-4 in Columbia. Weekend events will celebrate all Gamecock Legends, and highlight the 20th anniversary of the 1997 SEC championship team. The championship squad will be honored at halftime of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior defensive end Darius English will participate in the 92nd East-West Shrine Game, set for Saturday, January 21, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. English, a 6-6, 245-pounder from Powder Springs, Ga., tied for fourth in the SEC in 2016 with 9.0 sacks, which tied for fifth on the school’s…
GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (11-6, 1-4) vs. LOUISVILLE (15-3, 3-2) Date: Thursday, Jan. 19 Tipoff: 9 p.m. ET Arena: KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPN (Jason Benetti-pbp; Dan Dakich-color) • Clemson faces a top-25 team in Louisville, the fourth ranked opponent the Tigers have competed against in the last five games. The Tigers beat a top-20 Louisville…
COLUMBIA, S.C.(USC SID) — Back at Colonial Life Arena this week, No. 5/5 South Carolina opens a two-game homestand against its SEC rivals from the state of Mississippi. The stretch opens Thursday night with Ole Miss in a 7 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network. week. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES • Under head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks are 10-2 against Ole Miss,…
Gamecocks head coach Frank Martin and senior guard Sindarius Thornwell discuss Carolina’s 57-53 win over Florida Wednesday night, as No. 24 USC (15-3, 5-0) handed the No. 19 Gators (14-4, 5-1) their first loss in SEC play while staying undefeated in conference themselves. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports for extended postgame reaction to hear coach Martin and…
NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Jameel Taylor’s jumper with just six seconds remaining in overtime lifted Catawba (11-6, 5-6 SAC) over the Newberry (12-5, 7-4 SAC) men’s basketball team 100-99 Wednesday night at Eleazer Arena. The South Atlantic Conference loss snaps Newberry’s seven game win streak. Gerald Evans led Newberry with 15 points and James Stepp scored 14. D.J. Copeland chipped in 13 points. Mason Spease, Quaman Burton and Sikander Nielsen each…
