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Sammy Watkins Expected to Play Sunday Against the Raiders

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (ESPN) — Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn seemed confident that receiver Sammy Watkins will play Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, but just how much he’ll play has yet to be determined. Watkins returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis after trainers held him out Wednesday because of foot soreness. “He looked…

Five Gamecocks Earn NSCAA All-South Region Honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s soccer standouts have earned NSCAA All-South Region honors, the coaching organization announced this week. Seniors Kaleigh Kurtz and Chelsea Drennan, junior Savannah McCaskill and freshman Mikayla Krzeczowski were named to the All-South First Team, while senior Paige Bendell landed on the All-South Second Team. Carolina’s four first-team honorees marked a program single-season…

No. 3 Gamecock Women’s Hoops Travels to No. 14 Texas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/3 South Carolina faces its second ranked opponent in as many games when it travels to Austin, Texas, to face the No. 14/15 Texas Longhorns. The 7 p.m. (ET) tipoff on Thu., Dec. 1, will air live on ESPN2 and is one of three top-25 matchups in this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES…

Coates and Wilson Selected To Wade Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the second-straight season, South Carolina women’s basketball standouts Alaina Coates and A’ja Wilson have been named to the “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Thursday morning. The Gamecocks are one of six teams to boast multiple student-athletes on the 25-player list. Now in its 40th year, the Wade Trophy is presented…

ICYMI: Clemson Holds Off Nebraska, 60-58

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson overcame a nine-point first half deficit to win its first ACC/Big Ten Challenge game since 2011, defeating Nebraska by a score of 60-58 at Littlejohn Coliseum on Wednesday. The Cornhuskers missed a floater as time expired, pushing Clemson’s record to 4-2 on the season and dropping Nebraska to 4-3. Jaron Blossomgame led the Tigers with a…

Nationally-Ranked Carolina Hosts Vermont Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns home for two straight games, beginning on Thursday when Vermont travels to Columbia. The meeting versus the Catamounts marks just the second all-time for Carolina, and the first since the 1979-80 campaign. The Gamecocks look to capture their seventh-straight win to open the season for just the third time since the 2003-04…

Dambaugh Grabs 18-Hole Lead At Stage III Of LPGA Q-School

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior women’s golfer Katelyn Dambaugh sits atop the leaderboard at Stage III of LPGA Q-School after opening the 90-hole event with a 67 (-5) Wednesday at LPGA International. Dambaugh, one of just four amateurs to finish under par in the first round, began her day at the Jones Course with a birdie on…

SC State Athletics Director Resigns

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (SCSU) –  SC State University Athletic Director Paul Bryant, who has held the position for three years, resigned from his post, effective Dec. 15. Bryant will head to Grambling State University as the institution’s next athletic director. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I have had at SC State University. I want to thank the administration and…