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Friday, May 10, 2013  Drew Barker, one of the top-rated quarterbacks in the class of 2014, has spurned South Carolina to play for his home-state Kentucky Wildcats.

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.

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

Monday, March 18, 2013  Louisville claims top overall seed in NCAA tourney; Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga also get No. 1s

Friday, February 08, 2013  Clemson pitcher Scott Firth was named to the NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch list Friday.

Friday, February 08, 2013  South Carolina pitcher Tyler Webb has been named to the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award Watch List.

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.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  The Panthers announced they've signed free agent guard Jeremy Bridges to serve as a stop-gap for their struggling offensive line.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Carolina impressive in blowout win over Dawgs.

Friday, October 05, 2012  What fans should know before heading to see the Gamecocks take on the Bulldogs at Williams-Brice Stadium.

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

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  Ilya Zakharov of Russia scored 104.50 points on his last dive to win the 3-meter springboard at the London Olympics.