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No. 4 Alabama visits South Carolina looking for 7th straight win
No. 4 Alabama has ripped off six consecutive wins and coach Kalen DeBoer says there is room for improvement.,That can't be soothing news for struggling South Carolina, which has dropped four of its past five games entering Saturday's Southeastern Conference matchup against the Crimson Tide at Columb...

Shane Beamer: South Carolina is his 'dream job,' not Virginia Tech
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer told his team on Sunday morning that there is no truth to a report that he's a candidate for the vacant job at Virginia Tech, his alma mater and where his father, Frank Beamer, is a coaching legend.,"I have no idea where that story came from," Beamer told media late...

No. 14 Oklahoma, South Carolina need to get back on winning track
Oklahoma and South Carolina both enter Saturday's Southeastern Conference game in Columbia, S.C., with a need to bounce back.,The 14th-ranked Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming off their first loss of the season, a 23-6 loss to Texas, where quarterback John Mateer struggled for the first time all sea...

Gamecocks starting F Chloe Kitts (ACL) to miss season
South Carolina senior forward Chloe Kitts will miss the 2025-26 season with a torn ACL, the school confirmed Monday.,She averaged 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds in 38 starts last season for the NCAA Tournament runner-up. She was named MVP of the 2025 SEC tournament after tallying 50 points and 23 rebo...

No. 11 LSU puts together solid effort, handles South Carolina
Garrett Nussmeier threw two touchdown passes and No. 11 LSU overcame his two interceptions in a 20-10 victory against South Carolina on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,The Tigers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) rushed for a season-high 166 yards and took the ball away twice from the Gamecocks ...

No. 11 LSU starts SEC gauntlet against South Carolina
LSU had an open date last week, giving it extra time to regroup after a 24-19 loss at Ole Miss two weeks ago., ,The No. 11 Tigers (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) squandered much of their margin for error in trying to reach the CFP. Now they begin a challenging stretch of five consecutive games ag...

South Carolina takes charge in 2nd quarter, rolls past Kentucky
South Carolina scored two defensive touchdowns in a span of 45 seconds and Rahsul Faison rushed for two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Kentucky, 35-13, Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,LaNorris Sellers completed 11 of his 14 pass attempts for 153 yards without an interception and rushed 14 time...

No. 23 Missouri uses ground game to keep South Carolina at bay
Ahmad Hardy rushed for 138 yards and one touchdown and Jamal Roberts recorded the go-ahead score as No. 23 Missouri notched a 29-20 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, Mo.,Beau Pribula passed for 171 yards, one touchdown and one interception and...

No. 23 Missouri eager for first SEC test vs. smarting South Carolina
Missouri knew it gained an impact running back when Ahmad Hardy joined the program, but the sophomore is quickly topping expectations.,Hardy ranks second in the nation with 462 rushing yards and he will look to follow up a 250-yard rushing performance when the No. 23 Tigers face South Carolina on Sa...

South Carolina star QB LaNorris Sellers knocked out after hit to head
South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers, a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate and a potential high pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, left the No. 11 Gamecocks' eventual 31-7 loss to Vanderbilt in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday after taking a hit to the head and did not return.,Sellers, a redshirt sophomo...

Vicari Swain's 2 TDs on punt returns propel No. 10 South Carolina past SC State
Vicari Swain returned a pair of second-quarter punts for touchdowns, helping No. 10 South Carolina overcome a slow start and pull away with a 38-10 win over South Carolina State on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,Swain, who padded South Carolina's lead last Sunday in a 24-11 home win over Virginia ...

South Carolina leans on defense, special teams to down Virginia Tech in opener
After sputtering for much of the game, No. 13 South Carolina scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away with a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech in the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta.,With the Gamecocks (1-0) clinging to a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter, Vicari Sw...

LaNorris Sellers: South Carolina had ‘everything I needed’ as rivals pursued
To LaNorris Sellers, the idea of entering the transfer portal wasn't one worth overthinking.,The fast-rising quarterback is now considered one of the top prospects for next year's NFL Draft, and with that national profile came attention from rival teams. Sellers' father told The Athletic last month ...

Gamecocks QB LaNorris Sellers offered $8M to transfer, dad says
South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers is expected to be one of the best quarterbacks in the Southeastern Conference this season and, potentially, a high pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.,According to his father, Sellers' stock was so high following his breakout 2024 campaign that schools made the family lucra...

Michael Jordan joins NBC's NBA coverage
NBC made a big splash on Monday, announcing that Hall of Famer Michael Jordan will be a special contributor to its NBA coverage beginning this fall.,Jordan made the announcement via video at NBC's upfront on Monday, with the network following with an announcement on social media.,"A legendary additi...

Iconic song returning to NBC's coverage of NBA games
NBC is dusting off "Roundball Rock" for its coverage of NBA games.,The network, one of the three broadcast entities that agreed to an 11-year, $77 billion deal to air NBA games beginning next season, made the announcement about its basketball anthem on Saturday.,It was during a commercial break in N...

Ta'Niya Latson to join South Carolina from transfer portal
Ta'Niya Latson, who was the Division I leading scorer at Florida State, announced on social media Tuesday that she is transferring to South Carolina.,The 5-foot-8 guard averaged a robust 25.2 points per game, 4.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists this past season while shooting 45.1 percent from the field,Sh...

UConn routs South Carolina to capture 12th national title
UConn women's basketball became the most decorated program in Division I history on Sunday, claiming its 12th national championship in an 82-59 rout of South Carolina in Tampa, Fla.,The Huskies (37-3) capped their first national title run since 2016 with their 16th consecutive win, denying NCAA Tour...

NCAA notebook: Title game about more than Paige Bueckers' legacy
All-American guard Paige Bueckers will leave UConn having already made a considerable mark on college basketball's most decorated program.,Sunday's national championship game in Tampa, Fla., against defending champion South Carolina is Bueckers' final opportunity to add her signature to the program'...

Prominence on display as UConn faces South Carolina for national title
UConn coach Geno Auriemma called his Huskies and their national championship game opponent, South Carolina, "the two most prominent programs right now in women's college basketball." ,It is fitting, then, that as the 2024-25 season concludes Sunday at Tampa, Fla., the Huskies (36-3) are pursuing the...