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Friday, May 10, 2013  Over 25 Columbia-Richland firefighters responded to an apartment fire off Garners Ferry early Friday morning.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  In elf ears and wizard hats, 'Hobbit' fans revel in New Zealand premiere of Jackson's new film

Friday, December 16, 2011 

Friday, November 18, 2011  University of South Carolina sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore underwent successful surgery to repair a ligament in his knee on Thursday.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Two Gamecocks picked up weekly honors for their 14-12 winning performance against Mississippi State Saturday.  D.J. Swearinger was named co-SEC Defensive Player of the Week and Bruce Ellington was named co-SEC Freshman of the Week by the conference Monday.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Spurrier says an article written by State sports columnist Ron Morris falsely accuses him of trying to recruit Bruce Ellington away from Gamecock basketball coach Darrin Horn.  The highly touted Ellington was a stand-out in both basketball and football and chose football.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Warning: graphic video. Children fled in chaos, many begging for their lives as gunman killed 10 girls and two boys

Friday, March 25, 2011  USC athletics officials confirmed Friday a third player is leaving the men's basketball team, leaving the Gamecock roster with just eight players. Coach Darrin Horn held a media event to discuss the situation Friday morning excluding television reporters. What do you think about all this?

Saturday, January 15, 2011  Bruce Ellington scored 23 points, including the final six for South Carolina, and the Gamecocks beat Florida 72-69 on Saturday.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009  Duke Ellington becomes first African American prominently featured on a US coin.