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Remains of Lost Spanish Fort Found on South Carolina Coast

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – Archaeologists have found the location of a long-sought Spanish fort on the South Carolina coast near Beaufort. A release from the University of South Carolina says the site of San Marcos, one of five forts that operated during the 21-year history of the early settlement of Santa Elena, has been found on Parris Island. University…

Dawn Staley Hires Melanie Balcomb as Director of Analytics

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today that veteran coach Melanie Balcomb will join the Gamecocks’ staff as director of coaching offensive analytics for the 2016-17 season. The addition of Balcomb, who brings 22 years of head coaching experience, including 13 in the SEC, will assist the staff in developing strategies for…

Rangers Call Up Former Gamecock Michael Roth

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Texas purchased left-hander Michael Roth’s contract from Triple-A Round Rock and transferred Colby Lewis to the 60-day disabled list, the Rangers announced before Sunday’s game at Minnesota. Rangers manager Jeff Banister said the 26-year-old Roth, who last pitched in the majors in 2014 for the Los Angeles Angels, would be in the bullpen for Sunday’s game. Transferring…

Former Gamecock Rolando Howell Dies at Age 34

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock basketball standout Rolando Howell died Wednesday night at age 34. As of 12:25 a.m. Thursday, ABC Columbia was still learning the details of Howell’s death. Howell broke his C5 vertebrae in an accident back in May that left him paralyzed, though it’s not confirmed if his death is related to the May accident. Howell…