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USC gets commitment from defensive lineman Barrett
The University of South Carolina football program got a boost for its future defensive line last week with a commitment from defensive tackle Nick Barrett (6-feet-3-inches, 325 pounds) of Goldsboro, N.C. Barrett picked USC over offers from Duke, …
![South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley said on Thursday she considers her team as the national champion despite the season being cut short by the coronavirus.]()
Staley thinks No. 1 South Carolina is national champions
COLUMBIA - South Carolina coach Dawn Staley believes her top-ranked Gamecocks are the women's basketball national champions, even without an NCAA Tournament trophy to put in their display case due to the pandemic-shortened season.
"Why not?" she …
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3-star DB Williams decommits from USC
Three-star cornerback Demarko Williams of Atlanta, who committed to South Carolina on Jan. 21, announced a decommitment on Friday.
William had picked USC over offers from Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Wake Forest, Oregon, Tennessee, Maryland, Florida …
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Georgia Military College CB Dial commits to USC
The University of South Carolina football program reached into a familiar place on Monday -- Georgia Military College -- to land another defensive piece for the 2021 recruiting class.
USC offered cornerback Marcellas Dial (5-feet-11-inches, 180 …
![New York Yankee pitcher Jordan Montgomery smiles during a spring training workout. Montgomery, the former Sumter High, Sumter P-15's and University of South Carolina standout, had plenty to smile about this spring as he earned a spot in the rotation after recovering from Tommy John surgery. The start of the Major League Baseball season has been delayed because of the coronavirus.]()
Yankees' Montgomery feeling good while waiting for season to start
Jordan Montgomery literally came out of nowhere in 2017 to earn a spot in the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation. He went to big league camp as a non-roster invitee, earned the No. 5 spot and went on to win nine games.
It's been slow …
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Gamecock's Staley named AP women's coach of the year
Dawn Staley helped guide South Carolina to No. 1 and has now earned coach of the year honors from The Associated Press for the first time.
The veteran Gamecocks coach received 20 votes from the national media panel that selects the Top 25 poll …
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South Carolina's Harris wins award named for her coach
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina point guard Tyasha Harris is this year's recipient of the Dawn Staley award.
The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia made the announcement Friday. Harris became the second Gamecock, joining Tiffany Mitchell in 2013, …
![South Carolina's Aliyah Boston, left, was named to The Associated Press All-America second team on Thursday. Her teammate, Tyasha Harris, was named to the third team.]()
USC's Boston, Harris selected to All-America teams
NEW YORK - South Carolina may have finished with the No. 1 ranking in women's college basketball this season, but it didn't have a first team All-American. However, the Gamecocks do have one on the second and third teams, respectively.
USC …
![South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, center right, is among the women's college basketball coaches that were disappointed that she and her team didn't spend Monday night watching the NCAA tournament bracket reveal.]()
Women's basketball coaches deal with reality of no NCAAs
NEW YORK - South Carolina coach Dawn Staley knows that Monday was supposed to be the night that women's basketball got put in the national spotlight with the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal.
She was set to watch the selection show with her team …
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South Carolina finishes No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll
NEW YORK - Dawn Staley and South Carolina are No. 1 in the final Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time in school history.
The Gamecocks received 26 first-place votes from the national media panel in voting released Tuesday. …
