“It’s good knowing you’re going to be the starter but it’s nothing I’m celebrating or anything,” said Thompson. “I’m ready to work. We’ve got a long way to go. I’m going to keep working and keep pushing myself. That’s what I’m going to focus on. Being the best leader for this team.”
Join Cocky, USC cheerleaders and the USC band for a send-off for the South Carolina women’s basketball team on Fri., Mar. 21, as it travels to Seattle to start NCAA Tournament play.
Jadeveon Clowney made a surprise visit to South Carolina’s first outdoor spring practice Thursday. Click on the video to hear from the former Gamecock star as he gets ready for the 2014 NFL Draft.
South Carolina (18-1, 2-1 SEC) returns to SEC action this weekend with a three-game series at Kentucky (15-6, 1-2 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Friday is 6:30 p.m.
Tyler Slaton’s two-run homer in the fourth inning gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead, the eventual final score in No. 13 Clemson’s 5-4 win over Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Stadium Wednesday afternoon. The win was the 900th for Jack Leggett as head coach at Clemson. The Tigers (13-7) evened the two-game, midweek series against Georgia Southern (17-5).
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is one of four finalists for the Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. Sophomore guard Tiffany Mitchell was named one of four finalists for the Dawn Staley Award, presented by The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia. Both awards will announce winners in April.
Former Lower Richland High School basketball standout Ed Scott headlines a new class of seven inductees into Clemson’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Scott was the class 4A high school player of the year and won a state championship at LR in 1999. He went on at Clemson to become one of only nine players in ACC history with at least 1000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds.
The Benedict College Tigers football team opened spring practice on Wednesday with excitement and enthusiasm, despite an early 5 a.m. practice.
Clemson junior K.J. McDaniels had a career night with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks to help the Tigers beat Georgia St. 78-66 in a first round NIT game at Littlejohn Coliseum late Tuesday night. Clemson moves on to host the winner of Wednesday’s Illinois/Boston University game.
For the second time in as many practices, the South Carolina football team was forced to move its spring practice indoors due to the inclement weather in the Columbia area. The Gamecocks are slated to return to the Bluff Road practice fields later this week, with workouts scheduled for both Thursday and Friday afternoon at 4:15 p.m. In addition, the Gamecocks will practice on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in Williams-Brice Stadium. Those practices are open to the public.
