Clemson Drops Another To Duke
Duke junior Andre Dawkins came of the bench and scored a game-high 24 points as Clemson fell to the 6th ranked Blue Devils 73-66.
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Gamecocks Fall to 8th Ranked Wildcats
No. 24 South Carolina dropped a 66-58 decision to No. 9/8 Kentucky Sunday afternoon in SEC women’s basketball action at Colonial Life Arena.
Gamecocks Honored Saturday Night
Steve Spurrier and his South Carolina football team were honored Saturday night during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Florida.
Gamecocks Get Chomped by Gators
Bruce Ellington started his first game of the season at point guard as South Carolina lost at home Saturday night 79-65 to 19th ranked Florida.
Spurrier Hires Two Assistant Coaches
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has filled out two vacancies on his staff. Spurrier announced Friday that he hired former North Carolina assistant Joe Robinson to be the Gamecocks new special teams coordinator and tight end coach and a former Arkansas assistant Kirk Botkin to be South Carolina’s new linebackers coach.
USC’s Jerideau Arrested
Police say a South Carolina defensive lineman was arrested after he cursed at officers in Columbia’s Five Points bar district. Authorities say officers first approached 22-year-old Byron Jerideau after hearing him shout profanity at traffic as he tried to cross the street.
Swinney Strikes Back At Media
Dabo Swinney and ABC Columbia’s Rob Brennan share a very interesting and candid discussion at Friday’s Clemson’s press conference.
USC’s Robertson To Play In All-Star Game
University of South Carolina defensive tackle Travian Robertson has accepted an invitation to play in the 87th East-West Shrine Game®. The Game will be held Jan. 21, 2012 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., kicking off at 4 p.m. EST and televised live on the NFL Network.
LSU Snaps USC Women’s Win Streak, 58-48
No. 24 South Carolina suffered its first SEC loss of the season in a 58-48 defeat at LSU Thursday night. The Gamecocks led 27-20 at halftime but saw the Lady Tigers’ defense, rated third in the nation behind South Carolina, step up in the second half to allow just 24.1 percent field goal shooting in the period. Aleighsa Welch led the offense with 13 points to go with her seven rebounds. La’Keisha Sutton added 10 points to the effort despite foul trouble limiting her action in the second half.
Clemson Falls Flat Late, Loses At BC By 2
Dennis Clifford hit a short tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 42 seconds left and finished with 15 points to lift Boston College to a 59-57 win over Clemson Thursday night. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Boston College (6-10, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Andre Young led the Tigers (9-7, 1-1) with 12 points and T.J. Sapp had 11.
