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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  For the first time in 34 years, Clemson will play Notre Dame in football.  The Tigers and Fighting Irish will play at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, SC in 2015, announced by the ACC on Friday.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Former British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from the Masters because of a hamstring injury.

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.

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.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  One of the most beloved Gamecocks is up for one of college football's highest honors.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  NBC Sports Network will televise nationally the Carrier Classic preseason college basketball event being held next month on the South Carolina coast.

Friday, September 28, 2012  The school said in a statement Thursday that Watkins was diagnosed with the virus and would not travel with the 17th-ranked Tigers.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  The ACC and Notre Dame say the school will play five football games annually against the league's programs, but will be a full member in all other sports.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  South Carolina women’s soccer will open the 2012 season as the nation’s No. 24 team, according to the preseason coaches poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The Gamecocks are one of four SEC teams ranked in the top 25, and it marks the third consecutive season that head coach Shelly Smith’s team will open the year with a national ranking.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  The Carrier Classic basketball event is coming to the South Carolina coast this fall.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will attempt to become the 12th Triple Crown winner in the Belmont Stakes on June 9.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  Reserve wide receiver Bryce Sherman says he's no longer part of South Carolina's team.  Sherman said Tuesday on Twitter that he met with Gamecocks coaches and was told they would not renew his scholarship. Sherman said he decided not to walk on to the football team.

Monday, March 21, 2011  The second week of the NCAA tournament will be sprinkled with the typical blend of favorites and underdogs, the familiar and the obscure, with a notable lack of Big East flavor in that mix.

Friday, February 18, 2011  Dave Duerson, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, has died. He was 50.