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South Carolina feeling more pride than pressure as they bring perfect record into the Sweet 16

Mar. 28, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — South Carolina comes into its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 4 seed Indiana in Albany on Friday four wins from becoming just the 10th team in NCAA women's basketball history to put up a perfect season. South Carolina would join UConn (which has done it six times),...

Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters, even as March Madness continues

Mar. 28, 2024 15:18 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Morehead State coach Preston Spradlin wasn’t surprised when several players from his 2021 March Madness team eventually took their talents elsewhere, with a couple landing at Power Five programs. The Eagles’ return to this year’s NCAA Tournament shows...

South Carolina Spring: Finding consistency, playmakers for struggling offense

Mar. 28, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's best offensive playmakers are gone, not a promising prospect for an offense that had its share of problems last season. The Gamecocks were 5-7 and missed the postseason for the first time in coach Shane Beamer's three seasons. The offense...

South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional

Mar. 28, 2024 14:38 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year's congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters, with time running out ahead of voting deadlines and a lack of a decision...

Black lawmakers in South Carolina say they were left out of writing anti-discrimination bill

Mar. 28, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has passed a bill to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities over the objections of Black lawmakers who said they weren't included in crafting the proposal. The House's most conservative...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 28, 2024 07:18 AM EDT

Times and Democrat. March 23, 2024. Editorial: Protecting farmland vital for S.C. Neeses farmer Ken Griffith wrote recently about development. While one might see land use as an issue in fast-growing counties such as Lexington, Beaufort, Charleston and...

Paopao adds maturity and sharpshooting to South Carolina's perfect season

Mar. 27, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina was a team high on talent but low on experience last summer. Te-Hina Paopao brought both to the Gamecocks for a season that's just four victories away from perfection. The Oregon transfer has started 33 of 34 games and has been a steadying hand...

South Carolina House OKs bill they say will keep the lights on. Others worry oversight will be lost

Mar. 27, 2024 15:26 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wide-ranging bill backers say will ensure South Carolina has plenty of electric power passed a key vote Wednesday in the House, but opponents complained it would roll back billions of dollars in lessons learned after a proposed nuclear plant never generated a watt of...

Darlington will honor late NASCAR Cup champion Yarborough during throwback weekend in May

Mar. 27, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway will pay tribute to the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough by displaying his No. 29 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass during its throwback weekend at the Goodyear 400 in May. Yarborough, a native of Sardis, South Carolina, and three-time Cup...

South Carolina has $1.8 billion but doesn't know where the money came from or where it should go

Mar. 26, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and state and private accountants are still trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go. “It's like going into your bank and the bank...