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Monday, May 06, 2013  The South Carolina baseball team is holding steady in the latest polls despite dropping a weekend series to No. 2 Vanderbilt.  The Gamecocks are ranked 15th in this week's Baseball America top-25.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The accolades continue to roll in for the Irmo High School boys' basketball team as they were honored by MaxPreps and the Army National Guard on Tuesday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Impressive weeks by the South Carolina and Clemson baseball programs moves them up in the polls.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  South Carolina has been picked to finish third in the SEC East by the conference's coaches.

Monday, January 28, 2013  The Clemson Tigers opened practice on Monday for a season in which the league's coaches have picked them to finish third in the ACC.

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.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The Clemson football team finished the 2012 season with its best end-of-season ranking in more than 20 years.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The University of South Carolina football team continuing to raise the bar in 2012.

Sunday, September 23, 2012  Carolina up to 6th, Clemson drops after loss to FSU.

Monday, September 10, 2012  The Carolina Gamecocks have climbed one spot in the Associated Press poll after Saturday’s 48-10 win over East Carolina.

Sunday, September 09, 2012  The Clemson Tigers move one spot in the Associated Press poll after Saturday’s 52-27 win over Ball State.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  The University of South Carolina football squad is the No. 9 team in the country, according to the preseason poll released by the Associated Press today.  Clemson is ranked 14th.

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.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  USC will begin the 2012 season as two-time defending national champions - but not the number one team in the country.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012  For the first time in school history, the University of South Carolina football team finished the season ranked among the nation's Top-10 teams.