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South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso (10) takes a selfie with a fan after defeating Oregon State in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Albany, New York.

Gamecocks' leading scorer Cardoso to enter WNBA draft

COLUMBIA (AP) - Kamilla Cardoso's career at South Carolina will end at the Final Four. The 6-foot-7 senior from Brazil announced Monday night she will turn pro once the Gamecocks' season ends. Cardoso, the team's top scorer and rebounder, could …

South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) drives around Indiana guard Yarden Garzon (12) during the first half of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Cardoso, Johnson help South Carolina remain perfect with 79-75 win over spirited Indiana in Sweet 16

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With South Carolina's perfect season on the line, coach Dawn Staley had total faith that Raven Johnson would make the necessary plays for her team. Johnson did just …

Oregon's Jermaine Couisnard (5) shoots against South Carolina during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

Former Gamecock Couisnard scores 40 as Oregon knocks out USC

PITTSBURGH - Jermaine Couisnard swears it wasn't personal and he wasn't seeking revenge against South Carolina. He got some anyway. Couisnard scored a career-high 40 points - the most for an Oregon player in NCAA Tournament history - and he …

The benches clear during a player altercation during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU at the Southeastern Conference women's tournament final Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Greenville.

South Carolina-LSU scrap seen as bad look for growing women's game

GREENVILLE - More eyes, more fans and more scrutiny. The good and the bad of the game has all come into sharper focus as women's college basketball continues to grow in popularity. What fans saw Sunday in the Southeastern Conference tournament …

South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was named the SEC coach of the year on Tuesday.

South Carolina's Paris named SEC coach of the year

Tennessee forward Dalton Knecht, a transfer who helped lead the fifth-ranked Volunteers to a Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, is the league's Associated Press player of the year and newcomer of the year. South Carolina's …

South Carolina's Bree Hall (23) and the Gamecocks remain undefeated heading into the final week of the regular season after Sunday's rout of Kentucky.

No. 1 Gamecocks head into final week of regular season still unbeaten

Coach Dawn Staley has South Carolina in a familiar place with a week left in the regular season. For the second straight year the No. 1 Gamecocks haven't lost a game heading into March - a feat they hadn't accomplished before last season. Even …

South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins (2) scores over Alabama guard Jessica Timmons (23) on Thursday in Columbia.

No. 1 Gamecocks win share of regular-season SEC title with 72-44 victory over Alabama

COLUMBIA - Ashlyn Watkins had no clue South Carolina would be as good as it is before the season began. Now that the top-ranked Gamecocks have rolled to another Southeastern Conference title, they plan to keep chasing down championships. "We lost …

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey traveled to South Carolina on Thursday.

SEC's Sankey talks with trustees, leaders at South Carolina on changing sports landscape

COLUMBIA - Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey told University of South Carolina trustees the league's union with the Big Ten Conference was created to provide leadership for a challenging landscape in college athletics. It is not, …

New South Carolina Shawn Elliott left Georgia State to be closer to his family, who has remained in Columbia during his coaching tenure further south.

South Carolina's Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football

COLUMBIA - Newly hired South Carolina assistant Shawn Elliott did not leave his job as Georgia State's head coach because of challenges with NIL, retaining players or other changes in college football. His reasons were a lot closer to home. For …

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso (10) looks to shoot over Tennessee center Tamari Key (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Cardoso leads No. 1 South Carolina past upset-minded Vols

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina past upset-minded Tennessee 66-55 on Thursday night. Cardoso had missed two previous games while playing for Brazil in an Olympic qualifying tournament. …

From left, Clemson men's soccer coach Mike Noonan, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer, Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck pose for photos with lawmakers before a meeting of a South Carolina House committee considering a bill allowing schools to help athletes with name, image and likeness deals on Tuesday in Columbia.

Football powers converge to support South Carolina athlete compensation bill

COLUMBIA - Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer and Coastal Carolina football coach Tim Beck all came together at the Statehouse to urge lawmakers to pass a law allowing their schools to directly compensate …

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso, center left, drives against Ole Miss on Sunday in Columbia.

No. 1 USC takes down Ole Miss; without Cardoso next 2 games

COLUMBIA - Kamilla Cardoso scored 13 of her 17 points in the final two quarters as No. 1 South Carolina won its 19th straight over Mississippi with a 85-56 victory Sunday. Cardoso, the 6-foot-7 leading scorer and rebounder for Gamecocks (21-0, …

South Carolina guard Ta'Lon Cooper (55) and the Gamecocks are back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2017.

South Carolina back in men's AP Top 25 for first time since '17

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven …

Former South Carolina American quarterback Spencer Rattler, who is suiting up for the American team this week, runs through drills during practice for the Senior Bowl on Wednesday in Mobile, Alabama.

Senior Bowl features well-traveled QBs, other top prospects

MOBILE, Ala. - The Senior Bowl quarterbacks are a well-traveled group, most of whom have moved from one Power Five program to another. Led by Washington's Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon's Bo Nix, all seven have spent this week leading up to …

South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris is congratulated by a fan while he waits to be interviewed after upsetting Kentucky on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Columbia.

Paris' Gamecocks joining Staley's women in making South Carolina a basketball school

COLUMBIA - Leave it to Dawn Staley to know before most everyone else about the biggest surprise in college basketball. South Carolina's women's coach got the inside scoop after talking with her counterpart, second-year coach Lamont Paris, when …