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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Missing teen mother throws out first pitch at Ridgeview High School Senior day.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  In 1947, nothing said America like baseball, apple pie, and segregation. That is, until Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped up to the plate and knocked the leather off of some dusty white balls.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Getting a history lesson about Jackie Robinson. That’s what plenty will have the opportunity to do as "42" comes to a theatre near you. The movie hits close to home for South Carolinians. That’s because the main actor Chadwick Boseman who plays Jackie Robinson is from the Palmetto State.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Bronze Statues of Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Doby and financier Bernard Baruch are being unveiled during a celebration on Friday in Camden.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Ready, aim: Phillies' minor league club to debut 'urinal gaming system' at Pennsylvania ballpark

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Small knives, hockey sticks and golf clubs are among items that will soon be allowed in airline passengers' carry-on bags.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles presented the first back-to-back Gamecock Baseball National Championship state license tag on Thursday.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A physics professor from the University of Illinois is visiting the campus of the two-time collegiate baseball champion to talk about the mechanics of America's favorite pastime and why the game is so tough to play.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  1865 baseball card found at yard sale sells for $92,000 in Maine auction

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Former Gamecock baseball star Michael Roth stepping up to the plate for fan and kidney donor Allyson Smith.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Officials at Spartanburg Methodist College say a baseball player at the school accused of assault has withdrawn from classes.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The former treasurer of a Charleston-area volunteer sports organization is accused of embezzling over $8,000 during her two-year stint.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  A South Carolina prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty against a man charged with abducting and raping a woman and fatally beating her with a baseball bat.

Friday, October 19, 2012  X-Factor fans will have another chance to catch Simon and crew, after FOX announced it will re-air last week's episode of "The X-Factor".

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  An annual tailgate aimed to help find a cure for more than 30,000 children and adults is coming back to The Zone at Williams Brice Stadium.