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Friday, April 26, 2013  South Carolina men's basketball head coach Frank Martin announced Friday in a statement that four members of the 2012-13 team will not return next season.

Friday, April 19, 2013  After a terrific spring, former Gamecock and current Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. is being sent back to the minors to make room for David Ortiz, who returns from the disabled list.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  It may be the time of year for spring football, but South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier's brain is also on baseball after former Gamecock Jackie Bradley, Jr. impressed in his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox on Monday.

Monday, April 01, 2013  After proving he belongs on the big league roster by putting in a red-hot spring training, former Gamecock Jackie Bradley, Jr. showed he belonged on one of the biggest stages there is in Boston's 8-2 opening day win over the New York Yankees.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  He might be just 22-years-old, but Jackie Bradley Jr. can play the game of baseball and he has proved it by becoming the Boston Red Sox new left fielder.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  There are just a few more days until the major league baseball season starts and former Gamecock standout Jackie Bradley, Jr. is still stealing the show. Whether he's on the Opening Day roster, though, is still under wraps.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Carl Edwards pulled away on a late start to snap a 70-race winless streak Sunday, the second long drought he's ended at Phoenix International Raceway.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  On paper, the Gamecocks 2013 recruiting class certainly will not blow you away, but there always seem to be those few "diamond in the rough's" that Steve Spurrier hopes will pan out over the next four years.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  South Carolina's consensus All-American Jadeveon Clowney has spent much of this month collecting honors and attending banquets as one of college football's best players, but now he says he's aiming for the biggest one of all.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Clemson wide receiver Daniel Rodriguez is a nominee for the Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a statement Monday that a difference in ideas for the direction of the company led to Eury's departure.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  He looks like your everyday sprinter when stepping on the track, but Jerome Singleton is more than that.

Sunday, June 03, 2012  Johnson matches Richard Petty and Bobby Allison for most career victories on the 1-mile concrete track. Johnson also stretches the Hendrick Motorsports' winning streak to three. Johnson won at Darlington Raceway and Kasey Kahne won the Coca Cola 600.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  L.B. Dantzler’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning helped lift second ranked South Carolina to a 2-1 victory over VMI on Opening Day at Carolina Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 8,242 fans.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  USC baseball has lots of activities planned for opening day, including appearances by several former players.