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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  MLB Hall of Famer Hank Aaron made a historic return to Columbia on Wednesday night throwing out the first pitch at Capital City Stadium.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The South Carolina Gamecocks couldn't hold on to a two run sixth inning lead and fell just short of another trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The Gamecocks and the Tar Heels will have to wait until Tuesday to see who will earn a trip to Omaha.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins offer something for everyone in Stanley Cup finals

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Jordan Montgomery twirled a four-hit shutout and the South Carolina offense parlayed eight hits, nine walks and five stolen bases into eight runs, as the Gamecocks cruised to an 8-0 win over North Carolina in Game 2 of the best-of-3 Super Regional Series at Boshamer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Rain and bad weather from Tropical Storm Andrea has forced the postponement of Friday's opener between No. 1 overall seed North Carolina and South Carolina in their best-of-3 NCAA super regional series.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Growing up, A'ja Wilson was not even interested in playing basketball. Fast forward six years later, and she is the most sought after recruit in the Class of 2014.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  All USC sophomore first baseman Kyle Martin has done since entering the program in 2012 is wait for an opportunity.

Monday, June 03, 2013  South Carolina captured the Columbia Regional on Monday with a 6-4 win over Liberty, notching the Gamecocks' 27th straight NCAA tournament win at home.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Bryan Aanderud went 4-for-4 with two RBI and Trey Lambert pitched seven-plus strong innings as Liberty defeated Clemson 3-1 to eliminate the Tigers from the Columbia regional on Sunday.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Catcher Trey Wimmer drove in six runs, starter Josh Richardson scattered six hits and Liberty won its first NCAA tournament game in 13 years with an 8-3 victory over Clemson on Friday.  Clemson has now lost six straight games.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  South Carolina coach Chad Holbrook says his focus at the NCAA regional is opening opponent St. Louis, even though most everyone else wants to talk about rival Clemson.  And he isn't alone when it comes to rivalry fatigue.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  For the second straight season, Cardinal Newman boys soccer is recognized as one of the best. Senior Koty Millard was announced Tuesday as the Gatorade SC Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Monday, May 27, 2013  For the fourth straight season, USC will host an NCAA regional at Carolina Stadium, but it's who they'll host that is more interesting. For the second year in a row, Clemson will head to the Columbia regional as a two-seed.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  With his first SEC season under his belt, David Houser returns to Columbia for the summer where he'll play for the Blowfish.