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South Carolina championship celebrated with parade, rally
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and her national champion Gamecocks celebrated with a jam-packed downtown parade and rally at the statehouse a week after completing their undefeated season. Staley and her players rode some seven blocks to the cheers of a crowd that Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann called the largest […]
Continue readingSouth Carolina banking on balance and depth in title game
CLEVELAND — With 47 seconds left in the third quarter of Friday night’s national semifinal against NC State, South Carolina slings the ball around the perimeter. It ends up in transfer guard Te-Hina Paopao‘s hands. She launches a 3-point shot, and the Gamecocks’ bench players stand and cheer with their arms in the air as […]
Continue readingIowa, South Carolina meet again with title, history on line
CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark chucked the ball into the air as the buzzer sounded in the 2023 national semifinals, clinching her Iowa Hawkeyes’ 77-73 upset win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. At the time, the result was shocking: The Hawkeyes had handed the Gamecocks their first loss of the season and advanced to the program’s […]
Continue readingHow last year’s imperfect season led to South Carolina’s perfect title
CLEVELAND — Dressed in a Louis Vuitton metallic-silver jacket, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had a golden afternoon in Cleveland, and was moved to tears after an emotional group hug with her team and players. After a difficult end to last season, the Gamecocks had a perfect 38-0 finish on Sunday. “They weren’t going to […]
Continue readingHow South Carolina beat Iowa in women’s 2024 NCAA title game
CLEVELAND — As the final buzzer sounded, South Carolina completed its “revenge tour,” beating Iowa 87-75 to win the national championship and denying Caitlin Clark a title of her own. The highly anticipated rematch of last year’s national semifinals delivered drama, energy, intensity and, yes, lots of points from Clark. But it was South Carolina’s […]
Continue readingFreshmen fuel South Carolina’s national championship
CLEVELAND — With just over a minute to go in the third quarter of the women’s NCAA tournament championship game Sunday, South Carolina freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley grabbed a rebound. She turned, took two dribbles up the right side of the floor and fired a cross-court pass. Fellow freshman Tessa Johnson stood waiting on the wing. […]
Continue readingWomen’s NCAA basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2024-25
The landscape of women’s college basketball is going to look very different when November arrives and the 2024-25 season begins. Caitlin Clark will be gone. So will Angel Reese. The Pac-12 will be no more. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will be in the Big Ten. Oklahoma and Texas will be calling the SEC home. […]
Continue readingSources: Patriots, Kyle Dugger agree to four-year, $58M deal
The New England Patriots and safety Kyle Dugger have agreed to a four-year extension, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The contract has a base value of $58 million and can be worth up to $66 million and includes $32 million guaranteed, the sources said. Dugger’s new deal has an average annual value of $14.5 million. […]
Continue readingDawn Staley’s notable looks during the 2023-24 season
While the No.1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks, who face the No. 3 seed NC State Wolfpack in the Final Four on Friday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+), have dominated opponents en route to a 36-0 record, coach Dawn Staley has had some stylish looks. Designer brands are the go-to for Staley, who’s worn Gucci and […]
Continue readingSouth Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso declares for 2024 WNBA draft
South Carolina star Kamilla Cardoso is declaring for the 2024 WNBA draft, she announced Monday on social media. Cardoso, a potential lottery pick, is currently projected by ESPN’s Michael Voepel to be selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks. “Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey so far,” Cardoso […]
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