INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has been selected to the National High School Hall of Fame induction class. The National Federation of State High School Associations announced the 12-person induction class Tuesday that includes Spurrier, who earned all-state honors in baseball, football and basketball while attending Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. They…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Flaherty and former Gamecock standout Christian Walker homered for the Baltimore Orioles in a 4-4, 10-inning tie with the Atlanta Braves in the exhibition opener for both teams Tuesday. Flaherty hit the second pitch from Atlanta starter Williams Perez for a single and scored the first run on Walker’s sacrifice fly. After Flaherty led off…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina’s 2016 spring football practice dates and times have been set. The Gamecocks are slated to open their spring drills on Tuesday, March 15, and conclude with the annual Garnet & Black Spring Game on Saturday, April 9. In addition to the spring game, two of the spring practice sessions will…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — After posting just the second 16-0 SEC record in league history en route to its third-straight regular-season title, South Carolina women’s basketball dominated the SEC awards as voted by the league coaches. While head coach Dawn Staley collected Coach of the Year honors for the third-straight season, sophomore A’ja Wilson was tabbed both the Player…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The Gamecocks (8-0) will hit the road for the first time this season with a Tuesday night contest in Charleston vs. The Citadel (5-1). First pitch at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is set for 7 p.m. The game can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” It…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore catcher John Jones earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball after putting together arguably one of the greatest weekends at the plate in school history. Jones reached base in all 14 plate appearances vs. Penn State batting 1.000 (8-for-8) with six walks for an OBP of 1.000 as well….
Columbia, S.C. — Frank Martin spoke to the media for roughly 30 minutes Monday morning. He addressed numerous topics including his team’s loss to Mississippi State Saturday afternoon and this Thursday’s matchup with Georgia. Thursday night also marks Senior Night for four members of USC, including Michael Carrera, Laimonas Chatkevicius, Mindaugas Kacinas and Brian Steele. Click the video to watch…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With (3) USC’s win over LSU Sunday afternoon, the Gamecocks now become just the second program in SEC history to go a perfect 16-0 in regular season SEC play (Tennessee, 2011). Dawn Staley is of course elated by the record, but stressing the importance of looking ahead to the SEC Tournament which begins this week. Click the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina knocked down 10 3-pointers and held its third-straight opponent to under 50 points on the way to a 75-39 win on Sunday’s regular-season finale against LSU at Colonial Life Arena. Guard Tiffany Mitchell, one of five seniors recognized prior to the contest, netted a season-high 24 points for the Gamecocks, who…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Fifteenth-ranked South Carolina scored four runs in the first three innings on the way to a 4-2 win over Penn State to sweep a three-game series. Highlighting the weekend was sophomore catcher John Jones, who went 8-for-8 (1.000) in the three-game series with two homers, four runs scored, 10 RBI and six walks for an…
