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Jalek Felton Signs with UNC

Gray Collegiate Academy guard Jalek Felton signed to play basketball today for the North Carolina Tarheels. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 6. Categories: Local Sports, Sports Tags: TarHeels, UNC

Gamecock Soccer Opens NCAA Tournament with Dominant Win Over Alabama State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Paced by two goals from senior forward Sophie Groff and tallies from five other Gamecocks, No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer (19-1-1) claimed a dominant 7-0 victory over Alabama State (11-10-1) in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament Friday night at Stone Stadium. The victory marked the 200th win at Carolina for…

Gamecocks Open Season With 85-76 Win Versus La Tech

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team (1-0) opened the 2016-17 regular season with an 85-76 victory over Louisiana Tech (0-1) Friday night. Four Gamecock starters were in double-figures, led by senior guard Sindarius Thornwell, who poured in 18 points. The Lancaster, S.C., native filled up the stat sheet leading the team in rebounds (7) and…

Tigers Top Georgia, 74-64, to Open New Littlejohn

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Opening night in the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum did not disappoint from Clemson’s perspective Friday, as the Tigers ended the celebration a 74-64 winner over Georgia. The win came in front of a raucous, capacity crowd of 9,000 that did not disappoint with the reopening of the facility. Sophomore guard Marcquise Reed exploded for 19 points…

Clemson Hosts Georgia to Open 2016-2017 Season

CLEMSON (0-0) vs. GEORGIA (0-0) Tipoff: 7:06 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Bob Rathbun-pbp; Dominique Wilkins-color) • Clemson opens the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday against the Georgia Bulldogs; it is the first meeting between the two in Clemson since the 2006-07 season. • The Tigers return their top three scorers from…

Myers Named SIAC MVP; Five Tigers Named All-SIAC

MONTGOMERY, Ala.(CAC) – Senior running back George Myers Jr. of Benedict College was named the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Player of the Year (MVP) as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Myers, a 5-6 senior from Hephzibah, Ga., led the conference this season in all-purpose yards (1,476) averaging 147.6 yards per game….

No. 1 Seed South Carolina Opens NCAA Tournament Against Alabama State Friday

COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 1 seed South Carolina (18-1-1) is set to host Alabama State (11-9-1) in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament on Fri., Nov. 11, at Stone Stadium. Kickoff between the third-ranked Gamecocks and Hornets is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and the match can be seen on SEC Network+ through WatchESPN. Friday will…