The Board of Trustees at the University of South Carolina has approved a two-year contract extension for head baseball coach Chad Holbrook. The contract extension puts Holbrook under contract through the end of the 2019 season.

Two University of South Carolina football players were recognized by ESPN.com for their outstanding play during the 2014 season.

South Carolina senior guard A.J. Cann earned first-team All-America honors from CBS Sports, it was announced on Wednesday evening.

Top-ranked South Carolina takes the court at Colonial Life Arena Thursday looking to deliver head coach Dawn Staley's 300th career victory.

USC's Sindarius Thornwell named to SEC All Second Team.

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today the start time for her team’s season opener against Southern Cal. The Gamecocks and Trojans are set to open the season on Sat., Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena in a game to be broadcast by SEC Network +, only on WatchESPN through participating TV providers. The two teams had held off announcing the start time until the kickoff time for the Gamecocks’ football game at Florida had been released (Noon, SEC Network).

The South Carolina women's golf team is currently ranked #1 in the NCAA in two collegiate golf polls.

Members of the media picked the South Carolina basketball team to finish 12th in the Southeastern Conference preseason predictions.

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn says safety Jermaine Whitehead has been reinstated to the team. Malzahn said Monday that Whitehead has returned to practice after a four-game suspension for unspecified violations. The fifth-ranked Tigers play South Carolina on Saturday night.

South Carolina senior goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo has been selected as one of 10 finalists for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award for women’s soccer, presented to student-athletes who excel both on and off the field. Candidates are choses based on their dedication and achievement in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

South Carolina Gamecocks Head Coach Steve Spurrier speaks to the media after the Gamecocks' 21-20 loss to the Missouri Tigers.

Defensive tackle J.T. Surratt returned to practice on Wednesday after sitting out Tuesday's practice with a sore back. Offensive guard Cody Waldrop did not practice on Wednesday as he remains sidelined with a right knee injury.

Former Gamecock Spencer Lanning makes a living kicking a football. Sunday he was on the receiving end of a kick...to the face. The Cleveland Browns punter was covering his own punt when Pittsburgh return man Antonio Brown tried to hurdle him. Lanning received a foot to the face but helped to bring Brown down. Brown was hit with a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Former Carolina Panthers and Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Travelle Wharton is retiring after 10 NFL seasons.

The fourth-seeded South Carolina men’s golf team shot a 286 (+6) on Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Eugene Regional at Eugene Country Club. The Gamecocks finished the day in a tie for third place with North Florida and are 10 shots back of tournament leader Stanford. The top five teams and low individual not on those teams will advance to next week’s NCAA Championship.

South Carolina kept working on comeback bids, but No. 22/21 Auburn held onto its final lead of 7-5 for the win on Wednesday night, the first of the 2014 SEC Softball Tournament from Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field.

The Boston Red Sox announced Friday former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. will start out the season in AAA Pawtucket. Grady Sizemore won the Red Sox starting job in center field. Bradley hit .158 and led the Red Sox in strikeouts this spring.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Lattimore feels close to 100 percent and is counting down the days until he can run free and easy for the San Francisco 49ers.

Gamecock head men's basketball coach Frank Martin announced today that sophomore forward Michael Carrera has been suspended for Thursday's contest versus USC Upstate.