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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Joey Pankake's go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning sparked South Carolina to a come-from-behind win over Wofford Wednesday night.  However, first baseman L.B. Dantzler left the game with a shoulder injury.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Injured running back Marcus Lattimore is slated to take part in the South Carolina football program's annual pro timing day at Williams-Brice Stadium on Wednesday. Lattimore is not yet cleared to do all-out sprints but is expected to participate.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Mikaela Ruef had a tiebreaking basket with 53 seconds left and No. 1 Stanford held on to beat No. 21 South Carolina 53-49 on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  South Carolina's Dawn Staley has led the 21st-ranked Gamecocks to several milestones in her five seasons as coach, but she has never led them to a win over a top-ranked team.  She gets that chance Wednesday against No.1 Stanford.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  The South Carolina women's basketball team tied the school record for wins to open a season with a 69-35 victory over Furman Sunday afternoon.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  North Dakota State rode its top-rated defense to a 14-7 victory over Wofford on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The Atlantic Coast Conference's football coaches have selected Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd as its player of the year after a record-setting season.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  Senior running back Kenny Miles rushed for a career-high 127 yards and one touchdown to help lead No. 12/11 South Carolina to a 24-7 victory over Wofford on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Marshall Henderson scored 27 points, Murphy Holloway added 15 and Mississippi pulled away in the second half to beat Coastal Carolina 90-72 on Tuesday night.

Monday, August 13, 2012  South Carolina's Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier is very optimistic about the stable of new athletes he has going into fall camp.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Former Clemson wide receiver Brian Wofford was killed when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is the Black Coaches and Administrators' female coach of the year.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  Cardinal star Ogwumike buries Gamecocks with 39 points and 10 rebounds.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Nearly 100 fans came to see the team off Thursday as the Gamecocks headed to California to take on Stanford in the round of 16.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Mac Doyle hit two home runs, including a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning, and Konstantine Diamaduros belted an RBI single in the 11th inning as Wofford defeated South Carolina 5-4 on Wednesday night at Carolina Stadium.