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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Clemson's athletic booster group has named Davis C. Babb as its first chief executive officer.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Columbia Blowfish have chosen former major league pitcher Jonathan Johnson as their new head coach as the team gets ready for what will likely be its last season at Capital City Stadium.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Joey Pankake and Graham Saiko both had multi-hit games and each delivered a home run as South Carolina got back on the winning track with a 10-6 victory over the College of Charleston on Tuesday night at Carolina Stadium.

Monday, April 15, 2013  University of South Carolina closer Tyler Webb will remain out of action for at least another week as he deals with tenderness in his pitching arm. However, an MRI revealed no major damage.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  L.B. Dantzler hit two home runs as No. 14 South Carolina swept No. 13 Texas A&M with a 6-3 win on Saturday.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Reports out Friday indicate Ohio State has received permission to talk to South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley about that school's head coaching vacancy. The Buckeyes fired Jim Foster earlier this month after 11 seasons at the helm of Ohio State's program.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Brenton Williams scored a career-high 38 points to lead South Carolina to a 79-72 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Sand volleyball is the 12th female sport to be added by South Carolina in addition to nine mens teams sponsored by the school.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Leighton Daniels scored on Clay Altman's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift Winthrop to a 3-2 win over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday afternoon.

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.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Former Clemson football star Da`Quan Bowers has been arrested at a New York airport after police found a handgun in his luggage.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A state license tag honoring the University of South Carolina baseball team's back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2011 will be available for purchase Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Deke Adams has been named defensive line coach at the University of South Carolina.  Adams replaces long-time coach Brad Lawing who accepted a job at the University of Florida.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Ieasia Walker scored 24 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, and led No. 19 South Carolina to a 66-59 Southeastern Conference victory over LSU on Thursday night.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  South Carolina's first-year coach Frank Martin has been prepping for his Southeastern Conference debut since growing up in south Florida.  The Gamecocks open SEC play Wednesday.