Friday, January 20
A California lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would require schools that play major college sports to pay some athletes as much as $25,000 annually, along with covering the cost of six-year guaranteed athletic scholarships and post-college …
Friday, January 20
Sumter High basketball is starting to rub off on the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. After years of success with the Gamecocks, Ki'Ari Cain and Layken Cox are making an impact at the college level. The SHS duo is starting for the Bulldogs amid a perfect …
Thursday, January 19
COLUMBIA (AP) - Matthew Murrell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayveous McKinnis had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Mississippi beat South Carolina 70-58 on Tuesday night for the Rebels' first SEC victory this season. It was the first …
Thursday, January 19
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest ended No. 19 Clemson's unexpected perfect start in Atlantic Coast Conference play in a style that demands the Demon Deacons start getting more attention of their own. Tyree Appleby scored 24 points to help Wake …
Wednesday, January 18
OMAHA, Neb. - The University of South Carolina baseball team is ranked No. 23 in the D1Baseball.com preseason poll, the publication announced on Tuesday. Carolina, one of nine SEC teams ranked in the D1 preseason poll, returns 17 players, six …
PHILADELPHIA - The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court this week to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated as employees who are paid for their time, the latest high-profile challenge to amateurism in college sports. The Division I …
Former Sumter High defensive back Abraham Temoney III has had far from a traditional college football experience. After leaving the Gamecocks, he joined the restarted program at Erskine, which was bringing football back to the school for the …
Houston and Kansas remained firmly atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll Monday after a record weekend of Top 25 losses, while Florida Atlantic took advantage of the chaos to crack the ranking for the first time in school …
COLUMBIA - South Carolina women's basketball senior forward Aliyah Boston earned her second SEC Player of the Week award of the season after a pair of dominant performances last week. It marks her eighth career selection for the award and 13 overall …
Baylor's 19-year run in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll is over. The Bears had been ranked for 365 consecutive polls before falling out Monday after losing twice last week. Baylor had been in the AP Top 25 since Jan. 5, 2004, …
Clemson coach Brad Brownell's had a landmark ACC start at exactly the right time. The Tigers (14-3) lead the Atlantic Coast Conference at 6-0, the only undefeated team in league play. And it follows an underachieving 2021-22 season when athletic …
Kirby Smart has spent the past 16 years coaching at the top two powerhouses of this era in college football, so he already knew the question on everybody's mind the morning after his Georgia Bulldogs won their second straight College Football …
COLUMBIA - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has hired TCU offensive coordinator Garrett Riley to reignite the Tigers' attack. The school's board of trustees compensation committee approved a three-year contract Friday that will pay the 33-year-old …
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Aliyah Boston had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Zia Cooke scored 10 of her 20 points during a 16-0 second-quarter rally and top-ranked South Carolina pulled away in the fourth quarter to rout Kentucky 95-66 on Thursday night. After …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a host of recommendations Thursday intended to reform the top-tier of college sports, from membership standards to the size of championship brackets. The D-I transformation …
CLEMSON (AP) - Hunter Tyson had 28 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth consecutive double-double and Clemson defeated Louisville 83-70 on Wednesday night to reach 6-0 in ACC play for the first time in 70 years. Clemson, a charter member of the …
COLUMBIA (AP) - Spencer Rattler is coming back to South Carolina. The Gamecocks quarterback posted his return on social medial Tuesday night. The video showed Rattler's highlights this season and ended with the words, "He's Back." Rattler's …
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Meechie Johnson hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points to lead South Carolina over Kentucky 71-68 on Tuesday night, winning at Rupp Arena for the first time in 14 years and giving coach Lamont Paris his first SEC …
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Georgia was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in the history of the rankings after routing TCU on Monday night. The Horned Frogs were No. 2, …
Five games into ACC play, Clemson is one of the pleasant surprises in the conference but head coach Brad Brownell isn't ready to start celebrating. A decade-plus of trying to lead Clemson out of the ACC's muddled middle class has taught the …
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Stetson Bennett flashed a wry grin as he walked off the field, stopping to hug coach Kirby Smart as the crowd roared. It was all standing ovations and sideline snacks in …
Off to one of the best starts in school history, Illinois cracked The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll for the first time in 23 years on Monday. The Illini (14-3) are ranked No. 24 in their first Top 25 appearance since Nov. 27, …
EDITOR'S NOTE: The College Football Playoff National Championship between Georgia and TCU was not completed by press time on Monday. For results of that game, check theitem.com/sports and tomorrow's edition of The Item. ATLANTA - Kirby Smart …
STARKVILLE, Miss. — There haven’t been many games in which the South Carolina Gamecocks have been challenged on the court over the course of the last few years, but Dawn Staley’s …
TCU is looking to pull another upset. Georgia is trying to win a second straight national title. The third-ranked Horned Frogs and top-ranked Bulldogs face off in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday night at Sofi Stadium in …
College football's bowl season began on Dec. 16, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, with two .500 teams squaring off in a 15,000-seat stadium in the Bahamas. UAB's 24-20 victory against Miami (Ohio) drew an average of 822,000 viewers to ESPN. It ended up …
COLUMBIA - South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has more than doubled his salary for next season with a new contract worth more than $33 million over the next five years. The school's board of trustees approved the agreement Friday. It boosts …
COLUMBIA - Dawn Staley wanted to get South Carolina star Aliyah Boston back to playing strong and get another double-double. Mission halfway accomplished. Kamilla Cardoso scored 16 points and Boston had 13 and nine rebounds to lead the top-ranked …
COLUMBIA - South Carolina's Aliyah Boston often thinks of unclogged lanes with only one defender to avoid. It's unlikely that dream becomes reality for the reigning Southeastern Conference player of the year for a while. Boston is off to a slow …
ATLANTA - Georgia's proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including the 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Even against stiff competition in the postseason, when …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Reserve Ezra Manjon scored 24 points and fellow backup Liam Robbins scored 22 points and Vanderbilt used overtime to create safe space for an 83-79 win over South Carolina on Tuesday night. In an SEC opener for both teams, …
CLEMSON (AP) - Clemson defensive lineman Bryan Bresee is heading to the NFL. The 6-foot-5, 305-pound third-year starter said Monday on social media he was entering the draft, saying it was a lifelong dream of his to play in the NFL. It had …
Sumter High's Zyeir Gamble has long been destined to play at Appalachian State. The two-time All-State defensive back committed back in August and formally signed on Dec. 21. Because school was out of session, he delayed his signing ceremony …
Sumter High's Olivia Kirkman put pen to paper on Tuesday and officially signed to continue her softball career right here in town. "It feels really good," Kirkman said of signing with USC Sumter. "Now I just have to get a new mindset to get ready …
The NCAA Division I transformation committee is recommending more sport-by-sport governance, enhanced expectations for DI schools to create a more uniform experience for athletes and allowing 25% of teams in certain sports to compete in championship …