Broken brackets, upsets litter NCAA tournament landscape

Brackets across the country are obliterated. Underdogs, meanwhile, keep moving on. Read More

Woods: I'm 'a little nervous' about return

Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his downfall and that no one in his inner circle was aware of his misdeeds. Read More

Benefits worth expense of playing in postseason

Schools that don't qualify for the men's or women's NCAA or NIT tournaments have to be willing to fork out some cash if they want to continue being a part of March Madness. Read More

Johnson finally bags Bristol win

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- There's an aura about Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that drivers and fans love equally for its electric, throwback-style racing. Read More

A wheel good time

The Lowcountry Highrollers — Charleston's roller derby team Read More

College of Charleston breezes past Bradley

The College of Charleston women's basketball team is making the most of life after the Southern Conference tournament. The Cougars won their second straight Women's Basketball Invitational contest Sunday, breezing past Bradley, 76-66, before a crowd of 347 at Carolina First Arena. Read More

Tiny dancer

Lauren Ingalsbe, 2 cheers on the sidelines at the College of Charlestons game. Read More

Cougars return to Richmond

The College Basketball Invitational isn't the tournament College of Charleston or Virginia Commonwealth University wanted to be playing in at this stage, but it's the only tournament they have so they're making the most of it. Read More

The Citadel 11, Elon 8 (baseball)

ELON, N.C. -- Shortstop Kyle Jordan drove in four runs to lead The Citadel (14-5, 6-0 SoCon) to its first sweep of Elon (10-9, 2-4) in an 11-8 victory. Nick Orvin added 3 RBIs for the Bulldogs, who used a six-run eighth inning to take a commanding lead an... Read More

South Carolina 4, Tennessee 0 (baseball)

COLUMBIA -- Four South Carolina pitchers combined for a one-hitter and Whit Merrifield and Scott Wingo each homered as the Gamecocks beat Tennessee, 4-0, to sweep a three-game series. Gamecocks starting pitcher Tyler Webb (1-1) ... Read More

C of C sailors capture first

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. --The College of Charleston sailing team placed in the top five in eight races in the A-Division and nine in the B-Division to win the St. Mary's Women's Intersectional held over the weekend at St. Mary's College. The Cougars posted 110 points, 18 ahead of second-place St. Mary's. Read More

College of Charleston 6, UNC Greensboro 5 (baseball)

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Junior Jose Rodriguez batted 4-for-5 with two RBIs, and junior Jamie Holler brought home the eventual game-winning run with a double in the ninth inning as College of Charleston (17-5, 4-2 SoCon) completed a sweep of UNC Greensboro (11-8, 0-3) ... Read More

Underdogs putting the madness in March

Big Red machine: Cornell crushes Wisconsin, faces Kentucky next

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Cornell players jumped up and down near midcourt, exchanging chest-bumps and high-fives, then ran toward their fans. Read More

Editorial Cartoon

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Saying goodbye to Sandy Scott

Forever young. That’s how I’ll always remember Sandy Scott. In that bygone era of professional wrestling, long before the Hogans, the Austins and the Cenas, fans flocked to arenas large and small to see their hometown heroes do battle with all shapes and sizes of dastardly heels. Read More

Gators' Shell tabbed as state's top lineman by SC Varsity

It won't be long before high school football teams begin spring practice, and SCVarsity.com is busy evaluating the top players for next season. SC Varsity released its top offensive prospects and Goose Creek's Brandon Shell is listed as the top lineman in the state. Read More

Family Circle Cup still star-studded

The Family Circle Cup lowered its prize money by 30 percent, but the April 10-18 event still has the makings of being one of the top drawing cards for elite players in the tournament's 10-year reign on Daniel Island. Read More

Citadel Baseball

Elon, N.C. -- Every Citadel batter came away with a hit and scored at least once as the Bulldogs (13-5, 5-0 SoCon) held off multiple comebacks by Elon (10-8, 2-3 SoCon) to win, 20-15, in 10 innings. Read More

CSU Baseball

Taylor Motter hit for the cycle and had two home runs and five RBIs as Coastal Carolina (17-3, 2-0 Big South) proved too much for the Charleston Southern baseball team in a 29-13 Chanticleers victory at CSU Ballpark. Read More

C of C Baseball

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Matt Leeds went 2 for 4 with four RBIs, including a two-run eighth-inning home run, to lead College of Charleston to a 9-2 Southern Conference baseball victory over UNC Greensboro (11-7, 0-2 SoCon) at UNCG Baseball Stadium. Read More

Goal: Keep ball off the ground

They warned The Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins that there would be days like this. The same coaches at Georgia Tech and Navy who advised Higgins on the Bulldogs' transition to a triple-option offense also cautioned him that there would be moments early in the process when things did not look pretty. Read More

Cougars beaten by UNCG in softball twinbill

The College of Charleston (8-14, 0-2) dropped two games to UNC Greensboro (10-14, 3-2) to open its first Southern Conference softball series of the season, losing 11-7 in 11 innings and 5-1 at Patriots Point on Saturday. Read More

The Cremins Final Four run of 1990

There were as many overtime games in the opening few hours of the 2010 NCAA tournament (2) as in the entire 2009 version. March Madness has been as dazzling as one of Digger Phelps' ties. Pace yourself, bracketeers. We have barely started. Read More

State youth raccoon hunt held at Webb

Thirty-one eager young hunters participated in the 15th annual South Carolina Youth Raccoon Hunting Championship held at the Webb Wildlife Center in Hampton County. Co-sponsored by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the S.C. Coon Hunters Association, the March 5 event was ... Read More

Rock shock: Farokhmanesh-led UNI takes down No. 1 Kansas

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock. Not a chance. Taking his shot at history, Farokhmanesh let fly from the wing. Swish! Read More

Bowling scores

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USC Baseball

Columbia -- Christian Walker's two-out, two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 5-5 tie and Jeffery Jones homered and drove in four runs as South Carolina (15-4, 2-0 SEC) defeated Tennessee (10-9, 0-2 SEC) 10-7 in college baseball action. Read More

Life in the Minors with Mike Cisco

Mike Cisco, a former Wando High School and South Carolina Gamecocks pitcher, chronicles his trek through the minors as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization for The Post and Courier Read More

All eyes on the QBs

COLUMBIA -- Stephen Garcia didn't have to look over his shoulder last year. The job as South Carolina quarterback was all his. Now, though, it's as if the coaching staff is putting a mirror in front of him, just so Garcia knows where freshman Connor Shaw is in relation to his heels. Read More

Hail Saint Mary's: Villanova stunned

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force. The only time the Saint Mary's star slowed down was to enjoy the moment. "Did it really happen?" he shouted outside the locker room. "We won? For real?" For real, Omar. Samhan's ascension into national promine... Read More