Tulane tops Penn State in Charleston Classic

Tulane’s Kevin Sims made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 19 seconds to play and the Green Wave held on to beat Penn State 63-60 Friday in the second round of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena. Read More

Defense continues to flourish despite injuries, youth

COLUMBIA -- The play seemed innocuous enough, especially in September's first days. South Carolina middle linebacker Rodney Paulk turned one way, his left leg went the other and he had to be helped off the field in Raleigh. Read More

Seniors ready for final showdown on Saturday

Regardless of what happens on the football field Saturday when Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina meet in the season finale, 13 Buccaneers will walk away knowing they represent the most successful senior class in the football program's history. Read More

Spiller pushing for more votes

CLEMSON -- C.J. Spiller wears suits to post-game press briefings. The senior star likens Saturdays to business affairs. His final home game against Virginia is shaping up to possibly be the most important business enterprise of his career. Read More

Rays' Ford played tough during unbeaten streak

Twenty seconds into the second period of Wednesday night's game, South Carolina Stingrays goalie Todd Ford realized it was going to be one of those nights. Read More

Bulldogs hope four-game road trip becomes a bonding experience

Last season, a November holiday in Cancun, Mexico, helped The Citadel basketball team bond, learn to win on the road and meld a big man into the offense. Read More

Bucs upset Winthrop

RADFORD, VA. -- No. 6 Charleston Southern scored the final three points of game five to upset No. 3 Winthrop, 3-2 (28-26, 14-25, 25-23, 12-25, 16-14), Thursday in the first round of the Big South Conference volleyball tournament. Read More

Senior forward scores 17 points to lead USC's balanced scoring effort

South Carolina coach Darrin Horn credited his bench for its help in taking down La Salle on Thursday night. Its 30 points were welcome, sure. But one of his starters was pretty good, too. Read More

Thursday High School Results

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Celebrating success

Football team's 11-1 record earns accolades from city before playoff game

It was so important for North Charleston leaders to get behind the success of the Cougars that they put aside city business Thursday night and cooked steaks for the players at City Hall. Read More

WR Washington key in playoff bid

North Charleston wide receiver Corey Washington is sitting on top of the world. The 6-4, 190-pound senior is one of the best wide receivers in the state. He has 37 catches for 631 yards and 13 touchdowns, good enough to earn him a spot on the South roster in the North-South All-Star game ... Read More

Trojans eye II-AAAA shocker

The James Island Trojans shocked the South Carolina high school football community last weekend by posting a 56-55 overtime victory over Wren in the opening round of the playoffs. Read More

Gaffney vs. Green Wave one to watch

It just might be the biggest night of high school football that Lowcountry fans have seen in quite some time. Clash of the titans, potential backyard brawls, revenge factors and SCISA state championships. Tonight's menu has it all. Read More

Tonights key matchups

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Eagles vie for school's first-ever football title

Palmetto Christian Academy aims for its first SCISA Class A state football championship today when the Eagles play Dillon Christian. Read More

South Florida holds off Davidson, 65-58

Augustus Gilchrist scored 21 points, 19 in the second half, to lead South Florida to a 65-58 victory over Davidson in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday night at the Carolina First Arena. Read More

UNC Wilmington beats Penn State in Charleston Classic

Chad Tomko scored 21 points and UNC Wilmington made 10 of 16 3-point shots to knock off Penn State 80-69 on Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic at the Carolina First Arena. Read More

Miami trounces Tulane in Charleston Classic

Miami rolled to a 74-54 victory over Tulane in the first game of the Charleston Classic at Carolina First Arena. Read More

Stingrays' 9-game unbeaten run ends

CHARLOTTE -- The South Carolina Stingrays saw their nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end in a 7-0 loss to the Charlotte Checkers in front of 3,969 on Wednesday night. Read More

Two C of C swimmers honored

The College of Charleston's Matthew Sherrier has been named the CCSA Men's Swimmer of the Week, while Charleston's Peter Gibbons has been named the CCSA Men's Diver of the Week. Read More

USC's Matthews will likely forgo surgery until after season

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina defensive head coach Ellis Johnson said end Cliff Matthews needs surgery on his left shoulder, but it can wait until after the team's bowl game. Read More

Tebow not deserving of Heisman

COLUMBIA -- Tim Tebow will get an invite to New York. He always will. The Florida quarterback is already in the Heisman Trophy fraternity. But, trust me, Tebow doesn't deserve your first-place vote this year. Read More

Charleston Classic: Much madness starts today in tournament

Dicky V is bullish on Devan D. and Co. Jay Bilas thinks North Carolina and Michigan State coming to town "is great." For all sides, that is. Clemson is ranked and South Carolina might not be far behind. Read More

C of C Basketball: Top Ga. player among 3 signees

College of Charleston has signed three high school players, including a player of the year from Georgia. Coach Bobby Cremins said Wednesday that forwards Trent Wiedeman and James Carlton, and guard Jordan Scott have signed letters of intent to play for the Cougars next fall. Read More

Roberts eager for next phase

Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins still remembers Andre Roberts' first practice as a Bulldog, more than four years ago. "He just looked different, even from the upper-class guys who had been in the program several years," Higgins recalled this week. Read More

USC centerpiece of strong Classic field

COLUMBIA -- For South Carolina's men's basketball team, a stop at Carolina First Arena a year ago was only a prelude to this. The Gamecocks are the home-state centerpiece in this weekend's Charleston Classic, an early season three-day tournament engineered by ESPN. Read More

Slawson, Ellington named to Elite team

COLUMBIA -- Fort Dorchester's R.J. Slawson and Berkeley's Bruce Ellington, a pair of standout basketball players headed to the University of South Carolina, were named to the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association's preseason Elite team on Wednesday. Read More

Tigers may be watching scoreboard

CLEMSON -- The 18th-ranked Clemson Tigers can guarantee their first Atlantic Division title with a win Saturday against Virginia (3:30 p.m., WCIVABC). But the Tigers can clinch their first ACC title game appearance before even taking the field at Memorial Stadium. Read More

Swinney's crisis management has Tigers closing in on 1st division title

CLEMSON -- Clemson's season has been brought back from the brink again and again. Dabo Swinney has no accredited training in crisis management, yet he might receive speaking offers on the subject after taking the Tigers from the verge of disaster to the threshold of the program's first Atlantic Division title. Read More

Cougars claw out a victory

The win the College of Charleston men's basketball team posted over Winthrop on Tuesday night could be compared to a "W" scrawled by a crayon-wielding kindergartener. Read More