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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. …

Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott resigned on Thursday and announced a return to South Carolina, where he will serve as the tight ends coach for the Gamecocks in order to be close to his family, which still resides in Columbia.

Georgia State HC Elliott resigns, heading to South Carolina as assistant

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia State abruptly postponed spring football practice on Thursday after Shawn Elliott became the latest head coach to accept an assistant's job at another school. Elliott is headed to South Carolina as tight ends coach, pending …

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks were one of four teams seeded No. 1 when the NCAA women's basketball selection committee revealed its current expectation for seeds on Thursday.

South Carolina, Stanford, Ohio State and Colorado top seeds in early women's NCAA Tournament reveal

South Carolina, Stanford, Ohio State and Colorado would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA women's basketball selection committee on Thursday did its first reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds. "It …

From left, East Clarendon head coach Larry Cornelius sits with Jyre Fulton and Rod Shaw after the duo signed with St. Andrews on Wednesday.

East Clarendon's Shaw, Fulton sign for FB at St. Andrews; Collins to cheer at Limestone

East Clarendon hosted a ceremony on National Signing Day on Wednesday to celebrate three student-athletes who are making the jump to the next level. Two of those athletes are moving in unison, as running back Rod Shaw and Jyre Fulton both signed …

Seated from left, Crestwood's Javion Lammie, Azarian Yates and Jenoryen Gleaton are joined by the CHS coaching staff after signing to continue their football careers on Wednesday.

Crestwood trio Gleaton, Lammie, Yates sign to play college football

Three more Crestwood football players signed to continue their football careers on Wednesday. After three Knights signed on the December National Signing Day, running back Azarian Yates, linebacker Jenoryen Gleaton and defensive lineman Javion …

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 …

Sumter High's Anthony Addison, center, recently visited South Carolina for junior day.

Sumter High's Addison talks South Carolina recruitment, Clemson hits the trenches

Sumter High DE Anthony Addison (6'3," 215 lbs.) has become a prime target for South Carolina in the 2025 class, and Saturday he was back for a junior day, which gave him a chance to discuss things in more detail with head coach Shane Beamer and …

South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso, center, controls a loose ball against Vanderbilt forward Sacha Washington during the Gamecocks' 91-74 win on Sunday in Columbia.

No. 1 South Carolina takes care of Vandy 91-74

COLUMBIA - South Carolina coach Dawn Staley learned something new about her No. 1 Gamecocks - they didn't let their big win over LSU steal their focus from rising Vanderbilt. Kamilla Cardoso scored 23 points and South Carolina won its 16th …

Former Thomas Sumter track standout Paul Reardon will be inducted into the Francis Marion Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 24.

Former TSA track standout Reardon to be inducted into Francis Marion Athletic Hall of Fame next month

Last March, Paul Reardon was going about a normal day when he got a call from Francis Marion Athletic Director Murray Hartzler. Reardon and Hartzler go way back, having coached at the school throughout the '90s, so he didn't think much of it. …

South Carolina guard Bree Hall (23) and forward Ashlyn Watkins (2) celebrate during their win over LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Thursday.

Hall's late 3 helps No. 1 South Carolina rally past No. 9 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. — Bree Hall made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining, and No. 1 South Carolina rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat ninth-ranked and defending national champion LSU …

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley directs her team against Kentucky during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

No. 1 South Carolina overcomes inexperience for another undefeated start to season

COLUMBIA - Even Dawn Staley can't believe she's watching No. 1 South Carolina, the last undefeated team in women's basketball. To hear Staley describe it, the practice sessions of the 17-0 Gamecocks are filled with defensive breakdowns, missed …