COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Southeastern Conference women’s basketball coaches voted South Carolina the preseason favorite to win the league title again this season. It is the third consecutive head coach Dawn Staley’s peers have tipped her team as the…
ROCK HILL (Newberry) - The Newberry College men's basketball team has been picked sixth in the annual South Atlantic Conference Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office Thursday. Newberry occupies the sixth spot in the preseason poll with 74 points,…
[gtxvideo vid='auspDeiU' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/auspDeiU.jpg' vtitle='New Faces Bring Certain Challenges to Gamecock Offense'] With seven newcomers to this Carolina women's basketball team, Dawn Staley says there are certain challenges getting everyone on the same page right now. The Gamecocks have less than…
[gtxvideo vid='KCBUBwnQ' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KCBUBwnQ.jpg' vtitle='Clemson Set for November "Championship Phase"'] Dabo Swinney calls November the "Championship Phase" of the 2016 season. With Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and Carolina left on the schedule, the #2 Tigers are gearing up for a sweep.…
[gtxvideo vid='NBgKHgfn' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NBgKHgfn.jpg' vtitle='Gamecocks Focused on Winning the Fourth Quarter'] Will Muschamp and the Gamecocks have been outscored 64-37 in the fourth quarter by their first eight opponents, but the Head Gamecock says winning the "critical moments" late in games…
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior forward Savannah McCaskill tallied two brilliant second-half goals to push the top-seeded Gamecocks past eighth-seeded Texas A&M 2-1 in the SEC quarterfinals Wednesday night at Orange Beach Sports Complex. The victory extended No.…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The men’s basketball team will hold its only public exhibition on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Lander University. The Tigers and Bearcats will square off in the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum, which underwent a $63.5 million improvement.…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Jaron Blossomgame added to a long list of preseason accolades Wednesday when he was named a third-team All-American by CBS Sports. Blossomgame, who last week was pegged first-team All-ACC at the conference’s annual media day, leads the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the first time since 1990, a Gamecock is headed to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Sophomore Ingrid Gamarra Martins is set to compete at the tournament, which runs from Thursday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 6 and is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina equestrian student-athletes Paige Stopperich and Raegan Renfroe were honored as SEC Riders of the Month for October, the league office announced Wednesday. Both Stopperich and Renfroe are first-time monthly winners. Stopperich was honored as SEC Rider of the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina will honor its 2016 track & field Olympians on the field Saturday during the home football game against Missouri. Gold medalist Natasha Hastings, alumna Jeannelle Scheper, rising sophomore Aliyah Abrams and head coach Curtis Frye will be recognized after…
BALTIMORE, MD (CAC) -- The 2016 The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardÒ candidates have been reduced to the Top 5 of the country’s top college quarterbacks. Remaining candidates for the prestigious annual award – named after the man many refer to as…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Clemson is ranked second in the first College Football Playoff Poll. The 12-person committee released its first rankings of the season on Tuesday evening. Alabama, who defeated Clemson in the National Championship Game last season 45-40, is rated…
[gtxvideo vid='I32I7MV4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/I32I7MV4.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Clemson Looking Past First Playoff Poll'] In the inaugural College Football Playoff poll of the 2016 season, Clemson earned the two-seed as the postseason push intensifies. While excitement built to see who was placed where, Dabo…
[gtxvideo vid='TicF7t68' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/TicF7t68.jpg' vtitle='WATCH: Muschamp "Feels Good" About Jake Bentley's Future'] After another impressive performance by Jake Bentley in the Gamecocks upset win over Tennessee, USC head coach Will Muschamp assesses his true freshman QB's abilities and future. Click the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 2 South Carolina women’s soccer (17-0-1, 11-0-0 SEC) opens play at the 2016 SEC Tournament Wed., Nov. 2, in the quarterfinals against Texas A&M (11-7-1, 5-5-1 SEC) at Orange Beach Sportsplex. Kickoff between the top-seeded…
It's been 15 years since Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame were No. 1 in the poll. The Irish earned the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball Tuesday, receiving 14 first-place votes from a 33-member national media panel to…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – After just one season, Stadium Journey rated the home of the Columbia Fireflies the best ballpark experience in the South Atlantic League. Spirit Communications Park also landed in the top 20 of the publication’s overall annual…
Fort Worth, Tex. (CAC) -- Deshaun Watson, the 2015 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award winner from Clemson, has been named the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week for the second time in the past five weeks, the foundation has announced.…
Danburry, Conn. (Newberry) – Senior quarterback Raleigh Yeldell has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his performance in Newberry's 53-14 win over Lenoir-Rhyne that clinched at least a share of the Wolves' first SAC championship since 2008.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- University of South Carolina sophomore tight end Hayden Hurst is one of 52 players nominated for the Burlsworth Trophy, the Springdale (Ark.) Rotary Club announced today. The Burlsworth Trophy is given to the most outstanding…
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Benedict College women's basketball team starts the season ranked 15th in the country, in the preseason poll released by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Lady Tigers finished 29-3 last season, winning the SIAC championship and…
The South Carolina women's soccer team leaves for the SEC Tournament on Tuesday in Orange Beach, Ala. Before going to build on their regular season conference title, the only remaining unbeaten program (17-0-1) in the nation…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC)—Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Tiger defenders Christian Wilkins and Cordrea Tankersley are both semifinalists for the Bednarik Award. The announcement was made by Maxwell Football Club (Philadelphia, Pa.) President Ron…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (October 31, 2016) (USC SID) -- University of South Carolina senior punter Sean Kelly is one of 66 collegiate punters nominated for the 2016 Ray Guy Award, the Augusta Sports Council announced today. Kelly, a 5-10, 190-pounder from…
