Sports

Cann & Davis grab preseason honors

South Carolina senior guard A.J. Cann and junior tailback Mike Davis received Preseason All-America accolades from Athlon Sports. Cann is a preseason first-team honoree with Davis a preseason third-team selection. South Carolina opens the 2014 season on Thursday, Aug. 28 hosting Texas A&M at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Lattimore Talks Health, First Contact Drills

Former South Carolina star and current San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore was back in Columbia Saturday to host a youth football camp at Irmo High School. After the camp he met with the media to talk about his health and his goals for upcoming season.

Gamecock Hoops Trio Headed To Europe

University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin, senior point guard Tyrone Johnson and sophomore guard Sindarius Thornwell will all take part in the 2014 Four Nations Cup in Europe this August as part of Guy Rancourt’s USA East Coast Basketball Team.

USC Athletes Continue To Top 3.0 GPA

The 2013-14 academic year continued a remarkable streak for South Carolina Athletics with a departmental GPA over 3.0 for the 15th-consecutive semester. While having a successful season athletically, the Gamecocks also achieved high marks in the classroom, following up a 3.161 GPA during the fall with a 3.222 mark for the spring semester.

Death Valley Tops ACC Stadium Poll

Clemson Memorial Stadium has been ranked as the number-one college football stadium in the ACC by Athlon Sports. The publication solicited a ranking from 12 beat media members from ACC schools and Clemson received nine of the 12 first-place votes to win the poll by a large margin.