Gene Sapakoff
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Gene Sapakoff writes columns and covers a variety of sports subjects (and sometimes non-sports subjects) for The Post and Courier. An Oregon native and graduate of Colorado State University, he moved to the Lowcountry to study history and eat Frogmore Stew. He has won many national writing and reporting awards. Since 1997 he has won South Carolina Press Association awards in eight different categories. His work has appeared in The Sporting News, Sport, Sports Illustrated, California, Us, Basketball America and Pro Football Weekly.
Recent Stories
Climbing out of the Valley
CLEMSON -- No ranked teams, three missed extra-point attempts by the winner and only one Bowden involved in the Clemson-Florida State game Saturday night at Death Valley.
It wasn't a sellout.
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And starring Nick Saban as himself
Just another crazy week between the goalposts. Duke and North Carolina meet in a game with postseason implications for both teams. And the ball isn't round. Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes has suspended himself for an eye-gouge "The Three Stooges" would have been proud of.
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The Babe, Joltin' Joe and ... Brett
There is a popular misconception out there about New York Yankees center fielder Brett Gardner. As the story goes, the undersized kid from tiny Holly Hill Academy made the College of Charleston baseball team as a walk-on.
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'We don't feel bad'
Despite past November failures, USC remains optimistic
COLUMBIA -- Those who study South Carolina football history are doomed to repeat it.
Another nice start to another potentially good season.
Another swoon.
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An unlikely QB from L.A.
His fellow high school alums include actor Tom Selleck, NBA point guard Gilbert Arenas and, coolest of all, Monkees drummer Mickey Dolenz.
Proximity to Los Angeles studios means Grant High School in Van Nuys, Calif., has been used as a backdrop for such shows as "Malcolm In The Middle" and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Among many other films, TV series, music videos and commercials.
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Life in the fast Lane
This week, we look at three of the biggest football rivalries in the South and how they might impact your latest Pigskin Picks:
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Dunlap, Green meet in another high-profile game on their way to NFL
Carlos Dunlap correctly remembers A.J. Green as "an almost unstoppable" wide receiver at Summerville High School. "So one time they split me out to cornerback to cover him. It was crazy," Dunlap, a former Fort Dorchester High School defensive end, said Monday.
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Tobacco still stains the majors
For my couch time, Major League Baseball does its postseason almost as well as "The Office" does body language.
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