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Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Mikaela Ruef had a tiebreaking basket with 53 seconds left and No. 1 Stanford held on to beat No. 21 South Carolina 53-49 on Wednesday night.

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.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is the Black Coaches and Administrators' female coach of the year.

Sunday, March 25, 2012  Cardinal star Ogwumike buries Gamecocks with 39 points and 10 rebounds.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Nearly 100 fans came to see the team off Thursday as the Gamecocks headed to California to take on Stanford in the round of 16.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Gamecock fans are invited to send the women's basketball team off to the next round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  The fifth-seeded USC women's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 72-61 win over the four-seed Purdue Monday night.

Monday, March 19, 2012  Markeshia Grant scored 21 points, Ieasia Walker added 17 and fifth-seeded South Carolina beat No. 4 seed Purdue 72-61 in the second round of the NCAA women's tourney on Monday night.

Sunday, June 12, 2011  Kent Emanuel held Stanford to one run through six innings and North Carolina held off a late rally to beat the Cardinal 7-5 on Saturday and clinch another trip to the College World Series.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  There's been suggestions over the years the Carolina Panthers can never catch a break.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley from Auburn were voted to The Associated Press All-America team along with Oregon running back LaMichael James, who will face Auburn in the BCS title game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10.

Monday, April 05, 2010  Final obstacle for UConn women is Stanford, which gave Huskies last loss and toughest game this year

Sunday, April 05, 2009  Perfection awaits: UConn steamrolls over Stanford to title game

Monday, March 30, 2009  The Big Appel's school-record 46 points puts Stanford past Iowa St., back in Final Four.