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Wednesday, June 29, 2011  South Carolina won its second straight national championship with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night over Florida in the College World Series finals. The Gamecocks' streaks of 16 NCAA tournament wins and 11 straight in the CWS are both the longest all-time. Fans are invited to a celebration party at Colonial Life Arena Wednesday. Doors open at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Monday, May 30, 2011  South Carolina and Clemson have been selected to host an NCAA regional when the post season gets underway next weekend.  The Gamecocks open the regional against Georgia Southern.  Carolina Stadium will also play host to NC State and Stetson.  Clemson faces Sacred Heart, Coastal Carolina and Connecticut.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  The school announced kickoff times for the game between the two sets of Tigers along with Clemson's first two contests on Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  It's no accident that's it's been 16 years since the Carolina Panthers took a quarterback in the first round of the draft. For much of their existence they've been a run-first team with the philosophy that the QB need only to be a game manager.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Bob Knight, Ralph Sampson, James Worthy, Chris Mullin among 2011 College Hall of Fame class

Thursday, February 24, 2011  NFL, union make 'some progress' but 'strong differences remain'; mediation resumes Tuesday

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  NFL, players' union hold Day 5 of talks with federal mediator

Monday, February 14, 2011  Clemson will play one of its most difficult schedules in history in 2011, according the slate of games announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday.   Ten of Clemson’s 11 FBS opponents went to bowl games last year, including six who won at least nine games in 2010.  Additionally, Wofford, Clemson’s FBS opponent, was 10-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA playoffs.

Friday, January 14, 2011  The Gamecocks, who are coming off a 9-5 season, their first SEC Eastern Division title and a top-25 national ranking, will play seven home games in 2011 and 10 contests against opponents that are coming off bowl appearances.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Thirty-two home games, 24 games against 2010 NCAA Tournament teams, and four games at Fluor Field in Greenville, SC highlight Clemson’s 55-game, 2011 regular-season baseball schedule, released Friday.  The Tigers will also play South Carolina in a three-game series at three different sites over one weekend during the first weekend of March.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  NFL headed toward a season without a salary cap with chance of no football in 2011

Thursday, October 29, 2009  Former US captain Mia Hamm appointed international ambassador for women's 2011 World Cup

Monday, July 27, 2009  Ticket sales for 2011 women's World Cup to start Oct. 29