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Yesterday at 8:36 PM  The sky is the limit for A'ja Wilson and she continues to climb the ladder. On Sunday, the Heathwood Hall star was named to the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship team.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Old and new faces hitting the basketball court this summer in Columbia.

Friday, March 09, 2012  There will be no madness this March in South Carolina.

Sunday, June 12, 2011  Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions, and they went through LeBron James for that long-awaited first title.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  The No. 2 Gamecocks beat The College of Charleston 8-3 on Tuesday night at Patriots Point. The game included an ejection of College of Charleston's Assistant Coach Matt Heath.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Qatar's emir to seek country's views on holding winter or summer World Cup

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  LeBron James has a message: "I'm back to playing LeBron James basketball."

Thursday, January 13, 2011  One day after tweaking Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert and the Cavaliers on Twitter during the most lopsided loss in his former team's history, James explained he wasn't making fun of the Cavs.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  More viewers tuning into NBA games, and it's not just fascination with Miami Heat.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  A "Youth Sports Safety Summit" is being held on Capitol Hill a day before the NFL's head, neck and spine committee meets in New York.

Friday, December 03, 2010  Heat Is On: LeBron James ignores boos, taunts, leads Miami to 118-90 win in homecoming.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  The Big 3 were together for merely three minutes. LeBron James and Chris Bosh more than picked up the slack after Dwyane Wade's preseason debut came to a quick end.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Different uniform. Same LeBron James. The NBA's two-time reigning MVP had his first full practice with the Miami Heat on Tuesday, barking out commands more loudly than any of his teammates.

Monday, September 27, 2010  For the first time in eight seasons, James was not at media day Monday as the Cavs embarked on a new era without the superstar, who decided to leave as a free agent and join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami to take a run at his first NBA title.

Friday, August 27, 2010  Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games on Friday for violating the NBA's drug agreement, while Tyreke Evans of the Kings and Kenny Hasbrouck of the Heat drew suspensions for driving offenses.