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Friday, May 03, 2013  South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin and his wife, Anya, are hoping to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The couple hosted the inaugural Coaches vs Cancer Ball at Colonial Life Arena Friday night.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Brenton Williams scored a career-high 38 points to lead South Carolina to a 79-72 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Ashley Bruner scored 16 points and Aleighsa Welch and Ieasia Walker added 14 apiece as No. 14 South Carolina defeated Florida 67-56 Sunday.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Justin McKie scored 20 points with 10 rebounds and Detrek Browning added 16 points to lead Irmo to a 65-46 victory over Goose Creek in the boys Class 4A state championship Friday night.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Dutch Fork beat Dorman 46-43 in the Class 4A girls basketball championship Friday night.  The Silver Foxes have won two straight state titles.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Despite the fact that some say he went too far with his commentary after last week's loss to LSU, Martin says no way. He wasn't taking shots at his players.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  In rare cases with athletics do you see children following in their parents career paths, but in this instance, it's the same route and more.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  South Carolina forward Carlton Geathers has had arthroscopic surgery on his injured right kneecap. Trainers say he was not making the progress they expected.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Khadijah Sessions had a career-high 19 points off the bench as No. 15 South Carolina won its fifth straight game 59-51 over Southeastern Conference foe Auburn Sunday.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Coach Dawn Staley's Gamecocks moved up three spots to No. 15 in the newest Associated Press Top 25 after last week's 55-50 win over then-No. 5 Kentucky.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  No. 18 South Carolina played its usual fierce defense to beat Vanderbilt 64-48 Thursday night, holding an opponent below 50 for the 12th time in 16 games.

Saturday, January 05, 2013  Lakeem Jackson tied a season-high with 16 points and three other South Carolina players scored in double figures in an 80-69 win over South Carolina State on Saturday.

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.

Friday, December 07, 2012  South Carolina snapped a two-game losing streak with a 91-74 victory over Jacksonville Friday night.