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Thursday, May 09, 2013  South Carolina will open the 2015 season against North Carolina at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  When South Carolina opens the 2015 college football season, reports indicate the team will continue its old ACC rivalry with North Carolina at a game in Charlotte.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Steve Spurrier and former Gamecock receiver Sterling Sharpe came up short in the duo's bid to claim its third win at the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament Tuesday, but Spurrier did notch another win over a rival.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Freshman Clate Schmidt went seven strong innings, and Steven Duggar drove in a pair of runs as Clemson evened its rivalry series with a 6-3 victory over South Carolina on Saturday.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Starter Jordan Montgomery pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a career-high nine batters, to lead South Carolina to a 6-0 series-opening win over arch-rival Clemson Friday night.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Backup quarterback Dylan Thompson threw for three touchdowns as No. 13 South Carolina won its fourth straight over 12th-ranked Clemson 27-17 Saturday.  Coach Steve Spurrier became the school's victories leader with the win.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Steve Spurrier can become the South Carolina football program's all-time wins leader with a victory against Clemson, surpassing Rex Enright's mark he tied a week ago

Monday, November 12, 2012  Better bring some gloves and a hat if you're going to the South Carolina-Clemson game Nov. 24.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney is downplaying comments directed at him by University of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier at a Monday rally for injured runningback Marcus Lattimore.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Three of the best college baseball programs in South Carolina, including arch-rivals USC and Clemson, plus a team from New York will battle at Carolina Stadium in the NCAA Division I Columbia Regional.

Monday, December 27, 2010  Neighbors Iowa and Missouri to renew once-vicious rivalry after 100 years at Insight Bowl

Sunday, November 21, 2010  South Carolina and Clemson will play their season-ending rivalry game at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Friday, September 24, 2010  For Furman and The Citadel, the real season begins Saturday.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  Kobe Bryant yawned when he leaned back on the Los Angeles Lakers' bench to watch his teammates running through their final practice of the season. That cool outer demeanor revealed none of the urgency running through Bryant's head.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010  With an emphatic, historic blowout win in Game 6 Tuesday night, Los Angeles earned the right to host the grand finale to both the NBA season and this scintillating chapter in the league's most glamorous rivalry.