COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2016 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college career. The University of South Carolina was represented by Landon Ard…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is scheduled to be recognized in both chambers of the South Carolina Legislature on Thu., April 28. Head coach Dawn Staley and team members will arrive at the State House at approximately 10 a.m. to appear in the House of Representatives and then the Senate. Categories: Local…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin is traveling down a familiar road for Gamecock basketball coaches. He’s hoping it works out as well as it has in the past. Tuesday afternoon Kory Holden committed to Carolina basketball. The Delaware guard made the announcement on Twitter. Holden averaged 17.7 points and 4.2 assists as a sophomore last season. He picked USC…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Athletics department celebrated the graduation of 78 student-athletes with its annual ring ceremony Tuesday morning at Colonial Life Arena. The event honored those graduating during the spring and summer ceremonies. Here is a complete list of the graduates by sport: BASEBALL: Vince Fiori, Cody Mincey, Marcus Mooney, Weber Pike, Matt Price. BEACH VOLLEYBALL:…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Athletics Department held its annual Gamecock Gala on Monday evening at Colonial Life Arena. The event honored the University’s student-athletes for their accomplishments during the 2015-16 campaign. Student-athletes, administrators, coaches and special guests attended the elegant event, which featured a red carpet entrance, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a special awards…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina women’s golf team earned its 18th-straight NCAA postseason berth on Monday night, as it was selected to the Baton Rouge Regional set for May 5-7 in Baton Rouge, La. The No. 24 Gamecocks, which received the six seed in their regional, joined the 72-team field that was divided among four sites during…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone has earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball as well as SEC Player of the Week accolades as announced by the conference office. Cone went 10-for-12 (.833) at the plate this weekend in a sweep of Missouri with six RBI and seven runs scored. Cone capped the weekend…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Thanks to its 11-shot victory over No. 2 seed Wake Forest at the ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday, Clemson has moved from 10th to fifth in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin national team rankings released Monday afternoon. It is the highest ranking of the season for the Tigers in any of the three polls. Texas is ranked…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia native and Spring Valley product Gene Cone broke the all-time school record for consecutive games with a hit (27) Sunday afternoon, as Carolina topped Missouri 9-2. Click the video to watch his comments. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Carolina, Gamecocks, Gene Cone, Hit Streak, record
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone set a school record with a 27-game hitting streak and went 5-for-5, just a homer shy of the cycle and drove in three runs as fourth-ranked South Carolina defeated Missouri 9-2 to sweep a three-game SEC series. The Gamecocks are now 33-8 and 14-4 in the SEC. Carolina is in…
