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SOURCE: Gamecocks set to hire new pitching coach

South Carolina Head Coach Mark Kingston and the Gamecocks are set to hire a new pitching coach.

Beamer, Gamecocks confident and optimistic at SEC Media Days

South Carolina’s Shane Beamer took the media days podium for the first time.

Travis Etienne signs rookie contract with Jaguars

The 25th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft inked his rookie deal with Jacksonville for four years with a fifth-year option.

Sankey joins call for change in college athletics oversight

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey echoed the NCAA president’s call for potential changes in how college athletics are governed Monday, though he did not endose a breakaway by the five most powerful leagues.

Former Gamecock Melvin Ingram signs with Steelers

After nine seasons with the Chargers, former Gamecock star Melvin Ingram is heading to a new home in the NFL.

Coastal's McCall, Gunter named to preseason watch lists

The Maxwell Football Club announced its watch lists for the 85th Maxwell Award.

Harris, Enagbare named to preseason watch lists

Running back Kevin Harris has been named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, while senior EDGE Kingsley Enagbare is on the preseason list for the Bednarik Award.

Current, former Gamecocks come together for 2021 SC Pro-Am

In an offseason full of new faces for the Gamecocks, it was mix of old and new taking the court at Heathwood Hall to kick off the annual South Carolina Pro-Am basketball tournament.

US women earn first exhibition win, routing Nigeria 93-62

A’ja Wilson scored 16 points and Breanna Stewart added 14 to lead the U.S., which dropped consecutive exhibition games for the first time since 2011 with losses to the WNBA All-Stars and Australia this week.

Resilient Suns? Down 3-2 in Finals, it’s time to find out

Game 6 of the NBA Finals starts Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. on ABC Columbia.

Oosthuizen leads after 3 rounds at the Open, Morikawa 1 back

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson started four shots off the lead but plunged out of contention by making five bogeys in his opening 11 holes.

South Carolina baseball hires Chad Caillet as assistant coach

After losing two assistants in the same week, the Gamecocks are filling one of those vacancies with an SEC assistant coach.

Australia stuns U.S. women 70-67 in pre-Olympic basketball exhibition

The U.S. will be trying to win a seventh consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Games.

Louis Oosthuizen Sets 36 Hole Record At British Open

Oosthuizen sets 36-hole Open record, stellar cast behind him

Lurking was two-time major champion Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world who shot 65.

Braves acquire OF Joc Pederson in trade with Cubs

The Braves are looking to return to the playoffs, but their pursuit of a fourth straight NL East title took a hit when Ronald Acuña Jr. tore the ACL in his right knee during Saturday’s 5-4 victory over Miami.

WATCH: ABC Columbia goes one-on-one with Dawn Staley before Olympics

ABC Columbia went one-on-one with South Carolina and Team USA women's basketball coach Dawn Staley before the Tokyo Olympics begin next week.

Olympic athlete, staffer test positive for virus in Tokyo

An Olympic athlete and a staffer linked to the Tokyo Games tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan, organizers said Thursday.

Oosthuizen, Spieth lead way as normalcy returns to Open

The majors finally had a degree of normalcy Thursday at Royal St. George’s. Louis Oosthuizen and Jordan Spieth leading the way at the British Open felt pretty familiar, too.

Carolina native Middleton sends Bucks past Suns to tie NBA Finals at 2-2

Khris Middleton is an All-Star with unwavering confidence in his shot, always believing that no matter how poorly he starts that he can turn things around.

Clemson makes DC Brent Venables the highest-paid assistant in college football

Defensive coordinator Brent Venables became the highest-paid assistant football coach in the country Wednesday when the Clemson board of trustees' compensation committee approved a contract extension that will pay him $2.5 million per year through 2026.