USC Announces Darrin Horn Dismissal
South Carolina head basketball coach Darrin Horn has been released from his contract with the Gamecocks.
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Payne Makes Most Of Playing Time
Sophomore reserve infielder Erik Payne made the switch to second base for USC over the weekend and made the most of his playing time. Tim Hill has the story from the Monday ABC Columbia News at 11.
USC Women Get #5 Seed In NCAA Tourney
South Carolina is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time in nine years. The Gamecocks (23-9) were picked as the fifth seed in the Fresno Region and will play Eastern Michigan (23-8) in Saturday’s opening round at West Lafayette, Ind. It was coach Dawn Staley’s first NCAA bid in four seasons at South Carolina.
New Contract and New Trouble For UGA’s Richt
At a press conference Monday to preview spring practice, Mark Richt found himself talking about the latest Georgia player to be arrested instead of the optimism about next season and his new five-year contract.
NCAA Bans UNC Football From 2012 Postseason
The NCAA infractions committee has hit North Carolina’s football program with a one-year postseason ban, a reduction of 15 scholarships and three years of probation following an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct.
Payne Helps Gamecocks Sweep Princeton
Erik Payne went 2-for-3 with two RBI including his first career home run and six Gamecock pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts as second ranked South Carolina upended Princeton 3-1 to sweep a three-game college baseball series. South Carolina improves to 13-1 on the year while Princeton’s record drops to 2-5 for the season.
Tar Heels Rally To Sweep Tigers
Mike Zolk’s two-out, run-scoring single in the 11th inning was the difference in #19 North Carolina’s 6-5 win over #19 Clemson in front of 4,368 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 6-7 overall and 0-3 in ACC play. The Tigers’ seven losses have been by a combined 11 runs in 2012.
Benedict Comes Up Short in D-II Tournament
The Benedict Tigers saw its season come to an end Saturday night after a loss in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Tigers were the 8 seed in the south region and lost to the 1 seed Alabama-Huntsville 69-61 at the UAH campus.
Clemson Falls Again to UNC
The #6 North Carolina Tar Heels scored three runs in the ninth inning, two on bases-loaded walks and one on a sacrifice fly, to defeat #19 Clemson 6-3 in front of 5,513 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Gamecocks Outsmart Princeton 6-1
Christian Walker went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and the Gamecock offense belted out 12 hits as second ranked South Carolina defeated Princeton 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in non-conference baseball action at Carolina Stadium.
