CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says starting cornerback Charles Tillman will miss the playoffs with a torn ACL in his right knee. Tillman sustained the injury in the third quarter of Carolina’s 38-10 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. Tillman had missed four games earlier this year with an injury to the same knee. He becomes the…
Date: Tuesday, January 5 Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET Arena: Carrier Dome (35,446) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Philip Sikes-color) TV: ACC Network (Wes Durham-pbp; Dan Bonner-color) • Clemson notched its first ACC win of the season on January 2 with an 84-75 triumph over Florida State; it broke the Seminoles’ three-game winning streak as the road team in the series. •…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp has officially announced the hiring of Kurt Roper as the Gamecocks’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Roper comes to Carolina after spending the 2015 season with the Cleveland Browns as senior offensive assistant coach. He joined the Browns after spending 2014 as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more, and the Carolina Panthers captured the NFC’s No. 1 seed for the first time in their history with a 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Newton tied Steve Young’s NFL record for most career TDs rushing by a quarterback with 43. Young…
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — Tina Roy’s career-high 7 three-pointers and 21 points helped #2-ranked USC blow out Arkansas 85-32 Sunday afternoon at the Colonial Life Arena. The win in the SEC opener was the Gamecocks 41st straight at home. Carolina improved to 13-0 on the season, matching the USC men’s team. It’s the best combined start for a school in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Freshman guard Shay Colley has decided to leave the South Carolina women’s basketball program, head coach Dawn Staley announced today. The Ontario, Canada, native cited a desire to be closer to home as her reason for leaving the program. The 5-foot-8 Colley played in 11 of the Gamecocks’ 12 games this season, logging a season-high…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The #24/20 South Carolina Gamecocks earned another signature win Saturday night, opening 2016 with a thrilling 86-76 win over Memphis (9-4). Sindarius Thornwell scored a season-high 18 points and Michael Carrera went for his second double-double in the last three games to lead Carolina to 13-0, its longest win streak since 1969-70. In a game that featured 17 ties…
Will Muschamp continues to make an immediate impact as the USC head football coach, starting out the new year by adding another recruit. After Saturday’s Under Armour High School All-America game, Cavin (Riley) Ridley announced his commitment to Carolina football. Ridley, the younger brother of Freshman All-American Calvin Ridley, was expected to follow his brother to Alabama. The Deerfield Park,…
Shaq Smith, a 5-star linebacker from Baltimore, signed with Clemson Saturday. Smith made the announcement Saturday on ESPN at the Under Armour High School All-America Game in Orlando. ESPN ranks Smith as the #2 outside linebacker prospect in the country. After verbally committing to Clemson, then decommitting, Smith ultimately chose the Tigers over Alabama and LSU. He will enroll at…
Former Gamecock and Airport High School standout running back Duce Staley interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles Friday for their head coaching job. The Eagles fired Chip Kelly last Tuesday after a disappointing 6-9 record. Kelly was 26-21 in three years in Philadelphia. Staley, 40, joined Andy Reid’s Eagles staff in 2010 and has remained the team’s running backs coach. Staley…
