USC Men’s Basketball head coach Frank Martin has a family tree with deep roots tied to Cuba. While he was born in the United States, his grandparents and parents fled their homeland under the reign of dictator Fidel Castro, who died Friday at the age of 90. Martin has been a source of conversation and education on Castro’s impact against…
Kentucky and Villanova remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll while Baylor made the week’s biggest jump, from No. 20 to ninth. The Kentucky Wildcats (6-0) received 40 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel while Villanova, also known as the Wildcats, was No. 1 on 20 ballots. North Carolina (7-0), which moved…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell has been named SEC Player of the Week after leading the Gamecocks to two wins over ranked opponents last week in No. 25/24 Michigan and No. 18/16 Syracuse. The weekly honor is the second Player of the Week award of his career, while he was also named SEC Freshman…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Nine Clemson players, five on offense and four on defense, were named first-team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association on Monday. Sixteen of Clemson’s starting 22 were named to one of the three teams or the honorable mention team. Eighteen Clemson players were honored on one of the three teams or the honorable mention team. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina baseball has announced the 2017 schedule that features 36 home games at Founders Park as well as 18 games against 2016 NCAA Regional teams. The Gamecocks open the season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting a three-game series vs. UNCG. For the eighth consecutive year, South Carolina and Clemson will meet in a unique…
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he has talked with his team about allegations made by South Carolina players that the Tigers used racial slurs before Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium and believes the incident did not occur. “I was made aware of that. Obviously everyone is talking about it. That’s a shame,” Swinney said Sunday. “Absolutely I asked my guys…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC)- The third-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team advances to the Elite Eight for the second-straight year after defeating Albany, 3-1 at Historic Riggs Field on Sunday night. Clemson improves to (14-3-5), and Albany finishes the season (13-6-2) overall. The Tigers now turn their attention to Denver next Friday, Dec. 2 in the Elite Eight at Historic Riggs Field. The…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (USC SID)– Fueled by 17 points each from juniors A’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray and senior Alaina Coates, No. 3/3 South Carolina posted a convincing 83-59 win over No. 4/4 Louisville in Sunday’s top-five battle at the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge at MassMutual Center. The victory marked the second win over a top-10 opponent this season…
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — South Florida and Pittsburgh were among six teams to enter The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, matching a record for the Top 25 era. USF and Pitt are tied for No. 24. No. 17 Stanford, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Navy and No. 22 Iowa also entered the rankings in the second-to-last regular-season poll. This…
Clemson’s Mike Williams pulls in a touchdown reception while defended by South Carolina’s Jamarcus King during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) A brief skirmish between South Carolina and Clemson players broke out on the field before Saturday’s game at Memorial Stadium, and Gamecocks players said afterward…
