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WATCH: JUCO Guard Commits To USC Basketball

Frank Martin has added a fourth player to this year’s recruiting class.  According to multiple reports, junior college guard Hassani Gravett committed to Carolina basketball Monday. Gravett, a 6’2 point guard originally from Georgia, played at Pensacola State College last season.  He averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 12 games.  Gravett earned class 4A Georgia player of…

WATCH: Fireflies Snap Skid, Stomp RiverDogs 13-1

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies scored a season-high 13 runs — most of those coming in an eight-run eighth inning — to soar past the RiverDogs, 13-1, on Monday night at Spirit Communications Park. Thirteen batters came to the plate in that eighth inning. The eight runs were also a season-high for scores in one inning. Columbia (6-6) scoring…

Arizona Re-Signs Swearinger, Brown

Defensive back D.J. Swearinger #36 of the Arizona Cardinals walks off the field during the NFL game against the Green Bay Packers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 27, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Packers 38-8. (Dec. 26, 2015 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have re-signed…

Leonard Leads Spurs to 32-Point Victory Over Grizzlies

By: AP

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Memphis 106-74 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series, handing the Grizzlies their worst postseason loss. LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 points, and Tony Parker had 15 points and six assists for San Antonio. The Spurs sat their starters in the…

USC Beach Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season Play With Two Wins

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Going out with a sweep, the South Carolina beach volleyball team ends their regular season at home with wins over UNC-Wilmington and Carson-Newman on Sunday at Wheeler Beach. The Gamecocks opened the day with a 4-1 victory over the Seahawks and finished with a 5-0 victory over Carson-Newman, for the second time this season. Carolina…

Katelyn Dambaugh Claims Runner-up Honors At SEC Championship

By: USC SID

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — South Carolina junior women’s golfer Katelyn Dambaugh erased a six-stroke deficit and climbed to the top of the individual leaderboard before ultimately settling for runner-up honors at the SEC Championship on Sunday at Greystone Golf and Country Club. Dambaugh posted the low round of the week, a 6-under 66, in the final round to finish…

Drive Beats Fireflies Sunday to Take Series

By: Fireflies PR

COLUMBIA, SC — The Fireflies couldn’t match the Drive’s power on Sunday afternoon, falling at Spirit Communications Park, 11-5. The four-game series with Greenville produced 11 combined home runs between the teams. The visitors socked nine total, and four on Sunday. Mitch Gunsolus launched the first two off of Tyler Badamo (L, 1-1) in the first and third innings. The…

Clemson Finishes Sixth at ACC Women’s Golf Tournament

By: CU SID

Greensboro, N.C. (CU SID) — Lauren Stephenson shot an even par 72 on Sunday, while Alice Hewson, Marisa Messana and Sydney Legacy all finished tied for 19th for the 54-hole tournament, leading Clemson to a sixth-place finish at the 2016 ACC Women’s Golf Tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. The sixth-place finish in the 12-team field was the…

Gamecock Tennis Tops (12) Arkansas for Highest-Ranked Win Since 2013

By: USC SID

#Gamecocks win over #12 @RazorbackMTEN . pic.twitter.com/sYs7z2q431— Gamecock M. Tennis (@GamecockMTennis) April 17, 2016 FAYETEVILLE, Ark. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s tennis closed its regular season with a bang, clawing out a 4-3 road win at No. 12 Arkansas on Sunday at the Billingsley Tennis Center. The Gamecocks fell in doubles, but fought their way back to even the…