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McDaniel Presents Alma Mater With Super Bowl Ball

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Former Seattle Seahawk Tony McDaniel presented his alma mater W.J. Keenan High School a gold commemorative Super Bowl 50 football Thursday night.  McDaniel, a Hartsville native who played his college football at Tennessee, played his junior…

Gamecocks Bounce Back With 86-71 Win Over Gators

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Tiffany Mitchell scored 22 points, Alaina Coates had her 13th double-double this season with 14 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 South Carolina bounced back from its loss to top-ranked UConn with an 86-71 victory…

Eight Tigers Headed To NFL Combine

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Eight members of Clemson’s No. 2 ranked 2015 football team have been invited to the 2016 NFL Combine.  The four-day event will be held in Indianapolis, Ind.  Feb.  26-29.   The Clemson players invited include MacKensie…

Lexington To Host Big South Baseball Tournament

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- The Big South Conference baseball tournament is coming to Lexington's new ballpark. The league and the Lexington County Recreation and Aging Commission announced Thursday a three-year deal to hold the yearly event for the next three…

USC Women Try To Bounce Back Against Gators

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- The SEC’s top two offenses square off on Thursday night as No. 2/2 South Carolina hosts No. 16/19 Florida at 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks (22-1, 10-0 SEC) are looking for their…

Frank Martin Calls Out Poll Voters After LSU Game

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After Carolina's 94-83 win over LSU Wednesday night, Frank Martin was blunt with his opening comments. "That's a high-level game," Martin said. "This is the part that frustrates me: You have two teams that are that good,…

Frank Martin Postgame Comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Click the video to watch Frank Martin's postgame comments after Carolina's 94-83 win over LSU on Wednesday.

USC Tops LSU 94-83, Earns Top Spot In SEC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Sindarius Thornwell scored 24 points, and Michael Carrera had 14 of his 16 points in the second half as South Carolina gained a share of first place in the Southeastern Conference, holding off Ben Simmons and…

Shaq Davidson Leaves USC Football

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Wide receiver Shaq Davidson came to Carolina football as a four-star prospect after winning a state championship at Gaffney and being named a high school All-American.  Wednesday he left USC football without ever playing an official…

Three Tigers Named Academic All-ACC

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Ben Boulware, Eric Mac Lain and Christian Wilkins were all named to the Academic All-ACC football team on Wednesday.  The squad was  announced by the ACC Commissioner John Swofford. To be eligible for consideration for the team,…

NeSmith Makes Ben Hogan Award Watch List

FORT WORTH, TX (USC SID) -- University of South Carolina Men's Golf senior Matt NeSmith has been named to the 2016 Ben Hogan Award Watch List, it was announced today. NeSmith is one of 25 candidates for the most prestigious award in…

Lawsuit Alleges Hostile Sexual Environment At Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A lawsuit filed by a group of women alleges that the University of Tennessee has violated Title IX regulations and created a "hostile sexual environment" through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes. The federal…

LSU Visits USC In SEC First-Place Showdown

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- South Carolina opens up a two-game homestand when it hosts LSU on Wednesday in the lone regular-season meeting between the two schools in 2016. The Tigers currently lead the SEC with an 8-2 record, but…

NASCAR Creates Charter System

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR has agreed on a franchise-like system with its team owners, one in which owning a team will now provide actual value. The new system creates 36 ``charters'' that guarantee revenue and a starting position in…

Newton Admits To Being A Sore Loser

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says he's ``sore loser,'' but defended walking out of a press conference after the Super Bowl by saying he didn't feel like talking to the media after Carolina's 24-10 loss to the…

USC Baseball Scrimmage Set For Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- Scrimmages continue at Founders Park this week for South Carolina baseball. Thursday's scrimmage is slated for 3:45 p.m. with Friday's scrimmage at 4 p.m. and Saturday's tilt at 1 p.m. All three scrimmages are free…

SC State Beats Morgan St. 82-78

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Eric Eaves scored 22, Gabe McCray had 17 points with eight rebounds and South Carolina State beat Morgan State 82-78 Monday night. Cedric Blossom hit 1 of 2 free throws to trim Morgan State's deficit to…

Geno Auriemma Postgame Comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Click the video to watch Geno Auriemma's postgame comments after (1) UConn's 66-54 win over (2) USC Monday night at Colonial Life Arena.

Dawn Staley UConn Postgame Comments

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Dawn Staley's postgame comments after UConn handed the Gamecocks their first loss of the season Monday, 66-54 at the Colonial Life Arena.

UConn Women Top Gamecocks 66-54

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- No. 2/2 South Carolina mounted a fourth-quarter rally, but it was not enough to overcome tough shooting in the first quarter of each half as the Gamecocks fell to No. 1/1 UConn 66-54 Monday night…

Spurrier Officially A Special Assistant At USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Steve Spurrier has a new role at South Carolina: special assistant to President Harris Pastides and athletic director Ray Tanner. Spurrier resigned as football coach last October. He had a contract clause that allowed him to…

Frank Martin Previews LSU

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- USC head coach Frank Martin didn't waste any time expressing his views on his team's upcoming week. "We have an easy week," Martin said jokingly. Carolina faces LSU Wednesday night, then Kentucky Saturday. The Tigers and the…

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