i'm crazy about the gamecocks.>> reporter: gamecock fans came in full force. hundreds were lined up hours before tipoff.>> i am, like, is there a protest? i am -- that is what i'm used to.>> you could tell it was going to be an exciting game. a lot of people were coming earlier -- early.>> reporter: it was the first sold-out game arena. the number two gamecocks were up against the huskies, the defending champion.>> connecticut, they play. they don't have to do the dirty step.>> i came from maine for this game. i used to live here and i am a big gamecock fan. all of my buddies invited me down for this bank -- game. i have worn this to every home game. >> reporter: michelle always comes wearing her lucky shirt. i had this on, and we one. i will not be doing that anymore. the lady gamecocks had to florida on thursday. -- and it is go gamecocks.>> reporter: i spoke to fans and although they were disappointed in the loss, they are ready to seo rematch in the ncaa championship.>>> shifting gears -- shifting gears as we look at the radar. we're not looking at rainfal

as you know, you don't know, the gamecocks. they play host to al albany, it's always some team from way up north that can't wait to get out of the cold. it game starts at 4:00. starting in the 60s and ending in the 50s, a little bit of wind out of southeast. over to you. >> alicia: thanks, john. >>> speaking of the gamecocks, they have clinched a share of the sec title and tonight they go for the whole enchilada. >> mike: as you can see behind me, the carolina gets ready for the bulldogs. if carolina wins, that means they clinch the sec championship outright. no sharing with anyone else. that's just -- that would be the second time in the last three years carolina would do so. in the current stands, it's really the game would gamecocks and two ranked opponents already beat in the regular season but the goal just isn't to win the outright sec championship. it's also to go 16-0 in conference play, something that's never been done in the history of south carolina women's basketball. john staley saying yesterday, that's the goal. t

first-place gamecocks. that sounds good. there is lsu after the game.>> we knew tonight would be a tough content -- contest against a very good basketball team. it was exactly that. we played extremely hard, but i think light -- late in the game, we did not do the things that were necessary to put ourselves in a position to win the basketball game.>> i am used to calling my game -- -- i am used to people calling my name. i try not to pay attention to it.>>> kentucky is coming to the gamecocks, again, big when over lsu. frank martin after the game talking about how big this game really was. >> this game was big for us. we put ourselves in a situation where we can win the conference. i think right now, we are win at texas a&m. the win tonight, we're going to to stay in the moment. we're going to keep working. >> unbelievable atmosphere. our kids just battle, battle, battle. find a way to win. we are lucky that we have some stops coming down the stretch.>>> the gamecocks, 8-3 and the secretary. the gamecocks derek phillips is a

the gamecocks are 21 and three. usc, lsu and kentucky all are 8 and three in the conference......carolin a hosts kentucky saturday for sole possession of first place. thornwell: i think it was big for us putting ourselves in a situation where we can win the conference. i think right now we're just riding the momentum of the at texas a-and-m. we're going to ride the momentum like i said just stay in the moment. frank:enjoy being tied for first place...enjoy win the conference. we're going to ride the momentum like i said just stay time to celebrate..it's not time want to go back there. so i've got to work even harder so i can keep getting better..that's the mindset that we have to keep. catawba at newberry college...here's former sumter head coach jojo english...he's a catawba assistant... --- first half...jameel taylor with the circus shot for catawba. he led all scorers with 22 on the night..it's 9-to-6 catawba. --- but newberry wouldn't be outdone...xavier holmes with the spin and layup...he scored 10 of his 14 in

two former gamecocks backing hillary clinton. interesting time in our state. >> it seems more this year we're seeing more athletes getting involved with plool particulars. >> last election. >> south carolina, if you can get a endorsement, gamecock. [laughter] >> i'm just saying. or clemson tigers. your 7-day forecast, coming up. >> weekend will feature plenty of sunshine and warming temperatures. >> all right you have been watching "a.b.c. news" at 6. thank you. see you at 11. >>> tonight, right here, the personal. the new attacks leveled tonight. rubio going after trump. and chris christie tonight, now saying it's time for president trump. >>> breaking news, the motive in the deadly rampage. the video now discovered, and the notice the gunman got 90 minutes before the shootings. >>> the new head line about the zika outbreak, and pregnant women in the u.s. the miscarriages as well. >>> and the sudden explosion. the little girl grabbing her bag when a hoverboard ignites. the home catching fire. >>> and the countdown is on. the osc

botkin spent the past t ur seasons with the gamecocks. he was not retained when will muschamp took over as head coach in december. during botkins tenure with usc...the team had three winning seasons capped with bowl victories in 2012, 13 and 14. we expect the announcement of botkin's hiring to come in a day or two. the gamecocks will start the baseball season friday....another spring sport will soon start also....football! usc co-offensive coordinator kurt roper tweeted out the gamecocks spring football practice schedule today. carolina's first of 15 workouts will be march 15th. since it'll be the first spring under the new coaching staff. the garnet and black spring game one final check of the forecast a fast moving "clipper" will deliver a few scattered showers this evening into very early wednesday morning with lows near 40 degrees. the sun is back wednesday through sunday with warming temperatures into the 70s by this weekend. that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. another look at your local headlines tonight at 11, and anytime on

after innings...the score....gamecocks , albany the gamecocks are on a mission this season. they failed to make the ncaa tournament last year for the first time since 1999. the coaches and players know they'll be under a lot of scrutiny every time they take the field. chad:it's always pressure to perform well here. i'm not looking at this year any different than i did last year, my second year, my third year. it's not any different to me. we want to perform at a high level. we want to be one of the best teams in the country. i know the expectations of south perform at a high level..that's why we coach here, that's why our players come here. alex:we came up short of what we wanted last year . we just don't want to do that again. so we're going to go out there something is just fundamentally broken when african a aricans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing that whites do. ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in to counter generations of neglect. we have to face

and adrian some big pick-ups creating a lot of excitement there in gamecock nation... 3 'ad lib about coach muschamp' one of the bigest 3 needs here at usc was replacing the outgoing and outstanding wide reciever phararh cooper 3 and the gamecocks think they have done that with a couple of big gets out of georgia first up is corey banks out of tyrone georgiaa&he played at sandy creek high were he hauled in 61 catches for almost a thousand yards this season..muschamp said he liked banks top end speed and can stretch the field and finish a play when the ball is tossed to himand then theres four davisa&out of atlanta..he senior season with 17 touchdown catchesa&he's a little undersized at 5'10 but muschamp called davis a playmaker who can be special with the ball in his hands listen to what muschamp had to say just a short while ago about this incoming class 3 3 "i'm very pleased with where we are, i really. i don't think i'm ever satisfied, so that's the way i kind of look at things. but i just think, this is a, this is a two or three year process that you're going to look back, you're

the gamecocks get the first two runners on in the first inning with nobody out. but they fail to score as albany's stephen woods gets a pair of strikeouts ....and gets l.t. tolbert to ground out to end the inning. again in the second inning...usc has two men on for clark scolameiro....he sends a fly ball to left....it's deep enough for john jones to tag and score the first season....one nothing gamecocks. third inning...albany's kevin donati lines one to right...hopkins makes the catch....then throws to first to double ip the base runner. first baseman alex destino is shaken up on the play...but he shakes it off and stays in the game. bottom of the third....bases loaded for jones...he finds the gap in right center....that clears the bases...gamecocks go up four nothing. fourth inning...the gamecocks break it open...dom thompson williams jacks a two run shot to make it six to one. usc would add two more runs to make it eighht take vo: the gamecocks need to bounce back from a disappointing loss earlier this week to the sec's last place team....missouri. south carol

they've got everyone here, gamecock cheerleaders, the pep bands. there it goes! >> >> >> the carolina alumni association is hosting the rally, coach dawn staley will be addressing the crowd in a bit. under stahly's watch, the gamecocks have increased the sec win total over the previous season every year, pretty incredible stuff. yesterday was the third time that the team finished the game with double digit three-pointers. staley, very happy for her players, but she wants them to keep their eye on the the top seeded gamecocks will face the winner of thursday's game between number eight and number nine seeds on friday at noon, and of course, we will all be watching, it will be airing on the se cnet work. for now, back to the party! ben and alicia, i'll send it back to you. >> by all means, get back to that party, grace! >> did you see cock in the bag? >> he was into it! >> very cute. >> it's leap day. coming up, little-known facts about a day that only happens once every four years. >> oscars so watched? did the lack of diversity affect the ratings for the academy

. >> how about those gamecocks. just a bit. it's chilly out there, and we could see a dusting of snow we have all the details next. >>> this saturday evening, not a temperatures are slightly below average, and you are looking at 53 for the high temperature for columbia, and 52 for winnsboro newberry, 53 for lexington, and st. math us 53. orangeburg slightly cooler, around 49 degrees, and now temperatures starting to fall a tad lower, and still holding strong above the freezing mark, and freezing mark around 32 degrees, and about 46 degrees, and 45 in camden, and 45 inn bishopville. manning on the other hand starting to see a little bit after change 37 degrees, and take a look at the last three hours. a low pressure system developing off the coast of the carolinas and that's going to slowly pull away towards the north and east, and prior to all that, a lot of moisture moving in, and if you are seeing anything, mainly going to be in the southeastern portion of our counties here, and for now, it is going to be just rain, as temper

the gamecocks went on to beat the wildcats, 78 to 68. the gamecocks are looking ahead as they host uconn on monday here in columbia. what makes you a weather geek? today is a day dedicated to celebrating our nation's what makes you a weather geek? today is a day dedicated to celebrating our nation's want to also give a shout out to the students of ms. floyd's class at bethel- hanberry elementary school in blythewood. i was there yesterday as part of their african american read-in for black history month..and shared a story about baseball legend jackie robinson. papa joe pinner was also there..and in the center is want to thank ms. tracycynd all the students and staff for inviting us to be a part. part. coming up on news 10 sunrise... you might see a lot of people wearing red today, but it's not quite valentine's if you see a number of people wearing red today, it's not that the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and

the gamecocks at it again. the trip down to rocky top did they played hard in the basketball game put -- but just not well enough. they come off of a big win in florida and tennessee will be here at the cla. the gamecocks need to get this victory. the chances of making the ncaa tournament looking very good, but can they continue the mojo. we have more of the preview of this matchup. >> reporter: fresh off of a's trip -- thrilling overtime when. they head back to take on tennessee at the cla. a place where the gamecocks have been dominant. 14-1 and averaging 13,000 in attendance. the players are feeding off of that energy. >> were definitely happy that the crowds are supporting his. in close games, hearing the fans just get out of their proceeds and chairs, that is what we need to finish the game.>> reporter: they look to avenge the loss to the volunteers earlier this season martin says despite the balls being undersized, they are one of the most physical teams in secretary play. >> last year, we did not compete

the gamecocks are going to go on and when this basketball game tonight. 66-45, 27-one for the gamecocks. we will talk about -- we talked about the man early. a lot of guys question the guys tonight. it is been so long. are you thinking about the ncaa tournament? are you looking at the end of the tunnel? >> we're not worried about how many wins were going to get. were just worried about the next game. the next game is the hardest and most important game for us. we would like to win every game. that is the plan, obviously, but we're not looking too much into the future saying that we are going to finish with this record. were just worrying about playing the next game.>> the more about it. cooper will not run the 40 yard dash. he has an upper hamstring -- he has a hamstring injury. he is choosing not to run the 40 yard dash. he has been known -- it has been known that the turf is very slick it indianapolis. clemson baseball, they lost to maine last week. but they will play starting tomorrow at 4 pm and saturday at 2 pm, and they will also play on sunday. coming up after we're here -- comin

the gamecocks fall to 22 and one. staley: "well, they pushed us out a lot farther from scoring areas and they just.it was just disruption. and anytime you have that kind disruption, they just make passes longer and it just takes everybody a step or two outside of where they can be effective." wilson: "i mean, one thing about them is they take away your first option. i think that's our first option. i mean, everyone knows that. we try to get it inside the paint. but they just denied it. they really kind of took it away from us, but we found ways to get it in there and, once we got in there, we were successful." staley: "they do put pressure on your offense to have to keep up with them. and when you don't take the right type of shot, you take court." the clemson men hosting notre dame tonight...off the missed shot...irmo's jordan roper chases down the rebound then feeds jaron blossomgame for the dunk... but the fighting irish punch out the victory....89 to 83 over the tigers.

the gamecocks suffered a big loss against kentucky. it was an ugly loss for the gamecocks. they had darius rucker singing the national anthem and a pack house, but it did not translate into a good game for the gamecocks. he felt that his team did not fight back. missouri is on the docket next. they hit the road in to the other columbia. they defeated columbia -- misery once the season. frank martin is hoping to fight back against the missouri team. >> we continue to fight,, -- fight, fight. were coming off of a win on saturday. back at home again, and they gave us everything we wanted the first time around. another hard challenge in our hands. road games. league play. late february.>>> missouri is doing well overall.>> bake -- back on the road. the gamecocks seek to avenge back on the road with missouri. they plan to take on the team that they beat earlier at the cla earlier this year. when you go up against a team a second time, expect adjustments to be made.>> you know the other team will adjust some things from what they did the first time and they are more familiar -- b

gamecocks hosting tennessee...-kevin punter missing his 2nd straight for the vols with a stress fracture in his foot... -gamecocks going to their bread and butter early... points in the paint... laimonas chatkevicius showing the moves down low and finishes... his 12 on the night... one of four in double figures..-usc shooting it well from distance too... michael carrera hits sindarius thornwell in the corner and he buries the triple... he's feeling it... so is the gamecock bench...-vols trying to hang around... shembari filling the punter void as best he can with 11 in the first 20 mins...-but duane notice and company had answers all night long... notice had it going from everywhere on the floor... layup in transition here... team-high 17... 17...gamecocks go onto win it tonight 84-58... usc can smell the ncaa's... 3 the tigers tournament chances take a major hit last night... clemson collapsing late.. up by 13 at one point, they fall by two to georgia tech... that leaves the tigers with a 16-12 overall record.. th

here's another one of the gamecocks new guys. dom thompson williams goes three for four.....including a two run homer in his usc debut..... south carolina wins it ten to one. the gamecocks now have an opening day record od 85 wins and 39 losses. chad:i was pleased with all of our guys..this was a good team win. i'll have a few new faces in there tomorrow...i'lll have to settle in on a lineup in a few weeks. clark: definitely getttng a win is the best thing out of this. i wanted to keep my team in a columbia uber driver is facing charges after police say he used a gun to threaten a taxi driver from another company. wayne barini is accused of pointing a handgun at the cabbie after he was asked to move from a designated checker yellow taxi parking space in five points last weekend. the victim reported barini cocked his gun before pointing at him. police say he wasn't hurt in the incident. barini was booked at the alvin s. glenn detention center. a teenager killed last weekend break-in is now being described as the "ringleader" in a

the fourth leading scorer for the gamecocks. number1 all time and still one of the best to play at south carolina. so he's been a very good basketball player still playing overseas. congratulations to devon down zip gamecocks overall the sports department big contract for them. underarmour stepped up and signed an extension if you will. for the next 10 years they will be wearing underarmour, the football, team, baseball, looking pretty good dressed out in some nice garb if the 10 year deal is with $17 million i think i read that somewhere for all of the university sponsored sports. >>> now, for football, here's a good deal when you talk about money you talk about assistant coaches how much you want a great staff game connecticut are doing that robinson $7,507,000. court roper $700,000. he's the offensive coordinator. lance thompson and shawn elliott will earn $500,000. and the 3.95 total for all of the coaches. so there you go right there. so talked about having that good staff that can recruit and coach. they stepped up and did

gamecocks second team ever to finish league play... 16-0. fitting carolina reaches this milestone on senior day. before the showdown against lsu... usc recognizing this tremendous group of five seniors... tiffany mitchell... khadijah sessions... tina roy... asia dozier... and sarah imovbioh. === to the game... mitchell drives drops it off to a'ja wilson... who finishes strong for the and one. === then mitchell lights it up. from the corner... she buries the triple. === on the attack again... she devours tigers on her way for the hoop and the harm. mitchell... a season high 24 points. === back to the corner... this time tina roy ready to deliver. knocks down the tre. carolina up 31-15. === moments later... sessions... sometimes it's nice to have your own space. hits the wide open three. gamecocks up 19 at the second half... more of the same... mitchell the facilitator... feeds wilson inside... shows good patience... then gets her bucket. gamecocks down the tigers... 75-39... to finish sec play 16-0... again just the second team ever to accomp

"nothing's going to stop gamecock fans. we're out in probably some cold weather -- no matter who you ask. i'm skipping one of my classes. don't tell my mom. nothing can stop us from being here for this." "south carolina is got a great team. they've got two great big girls that play in the post. i'm just worried about foul trouble if stewart, our best player for uconn gets in foul trouble, we're going to be in of course, both teams are undefeated going into tonight's game with perfect 22-and-0 records. the gamecock fans hope the huskies will be going home with their first loss in quite a while. live at cla, chad mills, wis news 10. in the middle of winter, the campaign trail is heating up leading up to tomorrow's new hampshire primary - and presidential candidates aren't taking any chances. will whitson has more on the trail from nashua. it's been snowing like this for much of the day, adding a couple of inches of snow on top of 8 inches already here in new hampshire- but candidates braved the weather, their campaigns as wel

gamecocks kick off the season tomorrow at four. now i'll have the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> alicia: local news now. richland county deputies say when no one came to pick up a 6-year-old from school, what they discovered at the child's home was far worse. a school resource officer went to that child's home earlier today on amsterdam drive to conduct a welfare check. stephanie wallace died from a gunshot wound to her head, and her estranged husband, keith wallace, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> ben: lawyers for cosby filed a lawsuit against andrea constand. in this suit, cosby claims constand violated a 2006 settlement when she worked with the montgomery county district rape allegation. cosby wants back the more than 75 grand he paid in that settlement. >> alicia: championship night for usc women's basketball. gamecocks already clenched at least a share of their third straight sec championship. >> they got it. a win tonight and they get this year's title all to themselves. sports director tim hill has n

the gamecocks faced their ninth ranked opponent tonight..... gamecock fans were on the edge of their seats most of the night...... we've got the highlights as they clawed and scratched their way to a win over kentucky...sports is next!!! the south carolina women survived a america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa wildcats...we'll get to the highlights in a moment...but first a very scary moment involving usc all- american tiffany mitchell. first half...mitchell driving....she makes contact with a kentucky defender and goes down hard. everyone in the arena is holding their breath...because mitchell is down for quite a while in obvious she leaves the game with a lower back bruise...she did not play

gamecocks up 5-nothing. gamecocks basketball back in action tomorrow against tennessee. the 11th leading scorer in the country not expected to play in this ball game, he has a stress fracture in his foot. hunter scored a game high 36 against the gamecocks last month when tennessee beat usc in knoxville. we will hear from frank martin at 11:00. >>> in tennessee all six head coaches sitting down in response to recent title ix lawsuit accusing the school of having a hostile atmosphere. they say it not accurate and hurts them in recruiting. >> the university of tennessee's athletic department is as good as any i've seen wherever i have been. we look at what is going on, we have to stand up as a group and tell you the good side of it too, we have to do that, it not athlete, past student athletes and future athletes, they don't understand there are great things going on this campus. >> if i had a daughter i would not hesitate one bit for her to come on campus, i've been here for 30-something years. we've got to be doing something right or i would not have bought in and said th

the gamecocks right now are projected to be a sixth or seventh seed in the ncaa tournament. they have three regular season games left...starting tomorrow at mississippi state...and at least one game in the sec tournament. unless they suffer a complete meltdown and lose all four...they should make the ncaa tourney for the first time since two thousand four. dozier:it's good, great atmosphere in the locker room right now. we're sitting in a great place, so we're really satisfied with where we're sitting as of right now. we've got to go handle business. chatkevicius: for me personally i've been in the sec tournament now...it'll be the 4th time . i'm thinking about that more than...i do want to make it there...sec tournament is first...i'd like to win that the gamecocks and mississippi state will tip-off at 2:30 tomorrow in starkville. you can watch the game on the they served our country. our country should serve them better. bernie sanders cracked the gridlock with john mccain to help clean up the mess at the v.a. and strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders has always

the gamecock men can almost check off something on their to do list...... punching their ticket to the big dance.....usc picks up another crucial victory....stay tuned for the i think that if one were to look at the qualifications of the candidates and really reflect upon what our country can be, and look at who can best get us to that place. i think it's hands down hillary clinton. many feel and build on the president's progress, not rip it away. my heart has always been with hillary clinton. remainder of the regular season will strengthen their case for making the ncaa tournament. frank martin and the gamecocks hosting rick barnes and the tennessee volunteers.... first half...irmo's justin mckie makes a quick move to the basket.... carolina up ten...21 to 11. here laimonas chatkevicius tips the pass away...duane notice gets the ball to mckie for the layup....it's 29-23. devon baulkman drops in a triple...the vols cut the margin to three.....31-28. usc closes the half on an 18 to six run....michael carrera makes it 40 to 31...he finishes with 16 points. du

the gamecocks were the number one team before that loss. a massive wave knocked a surfer off his board off the coast of maui, swallowing him whole, and it was all caught on video. you can only image what was going through surfer tom dosland's mind he later described it as a sea monster rising out of the ocean. the monster won this time... you can see him bailing off the board. the terrifying free fall had witnesses holding their breathes. amazingly he came away with only a stiff neck and a broken board and was out surfing again the next day. mix of sun and clouds today, warm with highs in the lower 70s. a "backdoor" cold front coming in from the north will move through tonight, not expecting much change to the forecast until a much strong front arrives wednesday. lows tonight in the middle 40s. tuesday, partly cloudy, breezy middle 70s. increasing clouds by evening with showers developing late. thanks for joining us for the news at noon. we'll be back here again at four. you can get breaking news on the go by downloading our app. he was rat

the womens basketball team might notve been as effective as usual but the gamecocks athletic program got a big boost from former head ball coach steve spurrier...spurrier accepted the role of special assistant to president harris pastisdes and athletic director ray tanner. he and his wife were on hand at the game and have already been meeting with donors and boosters... action tonight at bon secours wellness arena...clemson took down notre dame on the gridiron this year so could they take care of business on the hardwood?down early in the first half...jaron blossomgame knocks down the jumper...he'd have quite the night for the tigers posting 33 points...the most by a clemson player since k-j mcdaniels later in the half...jordan roper off the inbounds nails the contested jumper...but the irish offense not slowing up...demetrius jackson slams it home on the alley oop to put notre dame up 27-19. 19. 3 a career night for blossomgame but the tigers not able to knotch the win. they've got georgia tech comingup up on saturday. 3 over at wofford the terriers looking to improve on an 11 and 1

the tigers will entertain the gamecocks sunday at two pm. we are following breaking news... the lugoff fire department is on the scene of a large woods fire off us 1. that's near the pine mark and pepperidge subdivision. multiple fires are being reported near railroad tracks in the area. right now, six departments are working the scene. we have a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you more details as they become available. >>> tonight the klan controversy exploding around donald trump after refusing to condemn the kkk's former leader. what he's saying now and what we found him saying years ago. >>> plus, tensions boil over at trump's rally, and tonight some republican leaders are scrambling to stop him. >>> school shooting emergency. all-out chaos as police say a 14-year-old suddenly opened fire in the cafeteria. >>> taking the stand, an emotional erin andrews tells the jury nightmare as a stalker secretly taped her and posted the video for the world to see. >>> craving sleep. a wake-up call tonight for millions struggling to lose weight and trying to get more rest.

it is a big week for the gamecocks. brandon wiles and pharaoh cooper, mexico -- mackensie alexander, jerome the and others. up into bigger -- hoping to make a big statement this week. we will keep you covered on how they are doing in the nfl combine. it is been that long.>> coming up later in sports, a late matchup against the gamecocks. i will have your highlights. frank martin, they are getting it done right now. we will be back in a moment. (m(mususicic p plalayiyingng) ) i i fefeelel p preretttty y (w(wesest t sisidede s stotoryry)) nonot t eveverery y cacakeke c canan b bee hahandndcrcrafafteted d inin s stotorere byby s skikilllleded d dececororatatororss lalayeyerered d wiwithth f frereshsh b bererririeses anand d frfrososteted d toto p pererfefectctioionn lilikeke o ourur p pubublilixx babakekeryry c chahantntilillyly c cakakee itit'l'll l bebe r remememembeberered d foforr alall l ththe e ririghght t rereasasonons.s. pupublblixix.. whwherere e shshopoppipingng isis a a p pleleasasurure.e. they served our countr

a former gamecock quarterback shares his dreams of playing in the super bowl. plus...the usc men's basketball team reaches the 20 win plateau.....sports is next!!! for the first time in seven memen's basketball team has a 20 win season. the 25th ranked gameocks reached that milestone today by knocking off number eight texas a-and-m on the road. frank martin's team looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss at georgia. first half.....sindarius thornwell gives carolina an eight point lead at 24-16. thornwell scores a game high 25. the aggies rally to lead by one at the half....alex caruso leads a-and-m with 16 points. second half....usc freshman chris silva puts carolina up 57-55 with a two fisted throwdown...... dozier another freshman...makes some big baskets.... how many point guards can do that? 64-63 aggies.... dozier rebounds his own miss and scores to tie it at 70....this was the start of an 11- nothing run by usc....dozier finishes with 9 points, four rebounds and assists. thornwell finishes off the run to put carolina up 79-70 with 2:20 to play. fo

gamecock baseball trying to get back on top.hi, i'm tim hill. >>> gamecock baseball trying to get back on top. i'm tim hill. year number three in the chad holbrook era, usc missed out on the tournament for the first time this century. today, starting with a lot to prove, paved with perfect weather. gamecocks hosting albany. more than 7400 fans on hand. albany, by the way, hit six home runs all last season. clark schmidt, first right-handed opening starter since 2010. he is six strikeouts, six innings. tj hopkins, one of two assists on the game. the double play to end the top of the 3rd. bottom 3rd, another new starter for the gamecocks, they that's john jones transfer. gamecocks get 7 runs, combined in the 3rd and 4th, they cruise 10-1 in the opening day win. >> it was a great opening day for us, you know, i -- i'm pleased with the way we played. >> it was good to face another team and pitch and pull out a win, especially a win like that. it's big on the first opening day. >> when you come out here and see all of this, it's heartwarming, you know, and gets your spirit up a little bit a

botkin spent the past four seasons with the gamecocks. he was not retained when will muschamp took over as head coach in december. during botkins tenure with usc...the team had three winning seasons capped with bowl victories in 2012, 13 and 14. we expect the announcement of botkin's hiring to come in a day jeb bush once stood tall. before his campaign sank like arock and he started desperately slinging mud on fellow republicans. that's not presidential, jeb. john kasich did cut ohio's taxes. cut state spending. turned a deficit into a surplus. brought back jobs from mexico and china. that's john kasich, new day for america is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> breaking news tonight. slamming trump. president obama comes out swinging late today. a harsh attack on the gop front-runner and firing back in a blockbuster battle over the supreme court. >>> buried and blown away by record snow and a ferocious tornado outbreak. a massive storm stretching over 000 miles. >>> to catch a serial killer. the grim sleeper trial in los

gamecocks pull away. thornwell ends up 23 points, a game high 24 tonight, six rebounds, five assists. carolina, 94-83. gets the win. usc improves 8-3 tied for first place in the sec. mike gyp has more from gillespie has more from the colonial life arena. >> reporter: you would think after the win, the mood would be positive or like the music they are playing right now at colonial life arena. but frank martin coming out and addressing something serious. neither one of these teams tonight was in the top 25. >> you have two teams that are and second place in the league and neither team is ranked. that's the frustrating part. how -- how they are not ranked nationally. that makes no sense. what other league in the country, the first place teams playing the second place team and neither is ranked. that's frustrating to me. but i don't give that to the players. the players, it's all about right now and the only thing that matters is the next game. >> tonight is over. tomorrow when we come in and watch film and g

and then the gamecock defense helping schmidt out behind him. u.s.c. struggled a little bit in hopkins helping schmidt out here in the third. one of two assists in the game for hopkins. that's a double play. hopkins one of five new position players in the starting line-up. the u.s.c. catcher john jones smacking this one to right center field. the transfer clears the bases. it's a three-run double and the gamecocks go on to get seven runs combined in the third and fourth innings. schmidt dealing on the mound. at last check, u.s.c. up 9-1 in the bottom of sixth inning. we'll have more tonight at 11:00. former assistant coach monty lee making his debut for the arch rival. lee is the third clemson baseball coach since 1958. game number one today against maine, ironically, lee's predecessor jack leggett's alma mater. third tiger batter of the season. rolling down the right field line. clemson takes a 2-0 lead. but not going anywhere. after bouncing back from a slow start, they come back to tie things bouncing their way. clemson unable to make the plays on d

>>> coming up next, we'll hear about the gamecocks. they have a big show tonight in if they win, they'll >>> boy, it's tough to play in tennessee! >> it is! especially if outside. they'll be indoors tonight. the gamecocks hoping to change the course of history tonight at a place they've only managed to win one time. 24 tennessee. carolina looks to have a share of its third straight sec title. we have the story of how the carolina campus is getting ready for the showdown on rocky top. >> reporter: it's turned into a bit of a rivalry the past few years, and tonight the gamecocks in tennessee lady vols will faceoff for the sec championship game. even if they shared the regular season title, there's probably a bad taste left in their mouths who lost twice to the gamecocks last season. >> you know, that's probably not going to be, you know, the team that shows up on monday night. so we're prepping for their very best. >> they might play they best basketball against us on monday. so we got to prepare. we got to prepare for the best. they hav

gamecocks witha 5 sindarius for two to extend the lead to 7..and the gamecocks will hang on on the road... /they upset eigth ranked kentucky 81 -78 3 the gameockc women have a big weekend ahead of them as they prepare for numnber one ranked uconnm to invade their house on monday night..its very similar to the matchup from last year.. #1 vs. #2... a lot of star players returning like the huskies brianna stewart and usc's tiffany mitchell..we talked to the team today about what this kind of upset would mean over a program that has long sat at the throne of womens college baksetball...oh- and not having to deal with five feet of snow everywhere this time around. 3 you know you get that chip on your shoulder when youre home. we don thave to travle in snow, we dont have to go to the gym trying to bursh out all this snwo. the mood is different, we're exctied but prepared. its a big game.. everyones been talking about it since the beginning.. but we cant get wrapped up in it.. its a regular game.. they just have uconno n their jerseys. 3 and of course the fearless leader of this gamecock squad

the gamecocks are 23 and five...ten and five in the sec. several ncaa tournament projections have them as a sixth or seventh seed. south carolina last appeared in the national playoffs in two thousand four. usc has three regular season games left..starting tomorrow at mississippi state. freshman point guard pj dozier is finding out that every team no matter the record...presents a challenge in the sec. that's why we play in the sec to play against great competition...night in and night out. it definitely builds me as a player..coming into my freshman year..being challenged the way i've been challenged so far..so it's great one final check of the forecast that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. another look at your local headlines tonight at 11, and >>> tonight, jennifer garner breaks her silence on her about ben and the nanny and what she thinks about his giant back tattoo. struggling with the pain of the scandal, but would she take him back? out why they're still living on the same property. >>> behind the scenes kelley clarkson's "amer

freshman pitcher adam hill making his gamecock debut..... first inning....hill comes out smoking...he blows a fastball by beau myers..... second inning....hill with more stuff...freezes the hitter for strike three. hill pitches six innings...strikes out eleven and doesn't give up any runs. gamecocks get on the board in the bottom of the second...the bags are loaded for marcus mooney....he sends one deep to left......tyler stroup drops it....the error allows two runs to score....two nothing usc. third inning...jonah bride sends a basehit up the middle...alex destino scores from second to make it three nothing....... they're in the 8th inning..... south carolina five , appalachian state nothing. the usc men's basketball team could set a record for the most wins in a season...but this week they're unranked in both major polls. carolina is 22 and five...with four regular season games left...and at least two postseason games. the gamecocks record for victories is 25 in 1970...so they very well could surpass that mark. 16 of the teams in the ap to

gamecocks' opener, right? >> yes. good day for baseball. >> and then the weekend low os. >> and gop primary. >> it will be fine for that. >> going out to vote, getting out there. >> and if they are smart they will go to the gamecocks' game. >> we vote outside? >> a lot of times when you get rain and that weaeaer -- >> you get an umbrella. >> have a good night. thanks so much for joining us. captioning provided by captionassociates www.captionassociates.com >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- david spade -- derek hough -- and it's mashup monday with with cleto and the cletones. and now, you've got it -- here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host. thanks for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. very nice. hope you had a good valentine's day yesterday. there's only so much good that can come out of valentine's day. kind of like a blood test in that either nothing happens or the result is something horrible. so last night my wife and i went ou

last night, another big win for the gamecocks. then simmons will probably be the number one draft pick, but the gamecocks, undefeated at home, this team continues to get better. >> they are getting better prepare coming off of a big win. to get it done last week before great crowd, what a basketball atmosphere at the cla last night. we were watching this basketball team play with a lot of confidence. they have unbelievable chemistry going on right now. they are getting along with each other. we're seeing some of those things come to surface on the basketball court. for this team to be really to play the way he has been playing. 25 points. he is been really good. this basketball team is good. they score a lot of points. 94 points, which goes against coach frank martin's basketball team. they needed to get 94 points to disrupt what then simmons wanted to do. he is so effective when he is out in space. he is running with a basketball. he has the passing, shooting threes. south carolina did a good job of scoring and they slowed the pa

gamecocks now 23 and 5 on the season. that's the most regular season wins since usc's only title season 19 years ago. >> every time we had a press conference and win a game, we find out about a new record we surpassed or have broken throughout the year. it feels good to kind of be on top and have this kind of feeling when it comes to these amount of wins, because we've been through the struggle, and so it's a great feeling right now, seeing the program going in the right direction. >> it's a point that we don't get wrapped up in those successes. the past experiences, the only thing this should do to our guys a good basketball time -- team when we play a certain way. >> gamecocks tied now for second place in the conference with texas a&m, one game behind kentucky. usc at mississippi state saturday. core -- core air >>> tough times today continue at tennessee. 20 more pages added to a federal title 9 lawsuit that accused the school of having a hostile sexual environment. tennessee athletic director saying he stands by footb

the gamecocks didn't exactly practice well before kentucky. happy valentine's day. i'm mike gillespie. after the embarrassing loss to kentucky with first place in southeastern conference on the line on saturday, the carolina players and coaches choosing to reveal something in their post game press conference. the gamecocks saying they didn't have quality and high level competitive practices leading up wildcats. now the gamecocks on the road on tuesday night at missouri hoping for a better showing there. here is more of what frank martin had to say on saturday. >> very sloppy, turned it over a lot, listless. i was hoping that our dna, who this team has become over the course of the guys that have been around the last three years this team has become over the last 24 games, whatever it was, that that would help us through here today, but it did not. >> we just didn't prepare as well as we usually did. we've just got to do a better job of having better preparation before the game, making sure that we have hard practices and everyone being on the same page and everyone

the gamecocks were in a funk heading into the florida game. two losses in a row doesn't really do much for the soul, but frank martin had something up his sleep. this past week, letting the team know, hey, you're still a very good basketball team despite those losses. martin also saying each guy was fighting for his job last week. that motivated his guys to play even harder on saturday. here is more what the head gamecock had to say. >> when you're 21 and 5 and you won 9 games or whatever it is, away from home, you're a good team. i don't care what anyone says. so trust in the fact that you guys know that you're a good team. but let's just play brand new season, and we just tried to start from scratch. that way, we focus in on what matters rather than all the irrelevant stuff that does not matter. >> with that win yesterday, carolina sits comfortably in second place in the sec after kentucky's loss to a&m. now kentucky does have the tie breaker over carolina because of the wildcats win last saturday. the gamecocks would have to win out. kentuc

gamecocks down the tigers... how do you celebrate this the fun is certainly in the the historical run that they put us on... i think this kind of caps it off, because this is mitchell: "we accomplished one of our goals for the season, but like you said we're not done at all. we still have a lot more that we want to accomplish. that's winning another tournament championship and getting to the final four again." carolina baseball stays perfect. usc sweeps penn state out of columbia... by taking the final game of the weekend series. unlike in the first two games... the nittany lions played the === top of the first no outs... penn state with the early 1-0 lead. === bottom of the third... we're squared at one... john jones up with the bags two score... as jones dives in safely to second. 3-1 gamecocks. === same score... chris cullen lifts a ball deep to left... jonah bride tags from third... wheels his way home to give carolina a three run lead. === top nine... josh reagan in to close the door... tying run at the plat

tonight the gamecocks trying to bounce back, keep their florida. dawn staley, confident her experienced team wouldn't let the loss linger. asia wilson, 13 points, nine rebounds. c up three points after one. second quarter, carolina goes on a 16-0 run. comfortable in that starting role, she scores 10 points on the night. tiffany mitchell leading all scores from the game, 22 points for mitchell. alaina coats adding another double double. she scores 14. check out the nice 90-foot pass to seal it. no real problem with florida tonight. 86-71. >> you know, there's some residual feelings of, you know, losings and how we lost and wanting to play better. that's natural. but our players know that this is the league that we want to win. >> and with the win at their next game at tennessee, usc can clench at least a tie for its third straight sec championship. that game in rocky top monday 7 o'clock on espn2. >>> the gamecock men enjoying their view from the top of the sec standings today. spring valley high school all american coming through with several clutc

the date is set for the must gamecock football. a lot of folks will be excited to go out on march 15. that is not a long time away. football team and check out what coach must champ in the gamecocks have to offer. we will doshi will be excited about what he is doing built -- what he is doing. march 15, spring practice will begin. last night, they girls gamecock team got a when. they clinched a share of the secretary championship. they will host george on thursday. that means the gamecocks will whenent out right. that is three in a row. regardless, they have three in a row. last night was a tough challenge. you talk about chaining -- playing a lot more zone to contain the athleticism of tennessee. >> we played a fair share of zen. we played 70% zone tonight. we had to do that, especially at the beginning of the third quarter when we had a lot of we felt like we had to protect our players a little bit more. we came in thinking that we would play a lot more zone than we did all year long. we were scouting them and seeing how zone slow

the gamecocks shoot just 33% in the ballgame. for the first time, usc loses back-to-back ball games. mizzou wins two straight. 72-67, the final score. carolina drops on the season. >>> florida coming to columbia saturday. the gators at georgia tonight. kenny gains and the bulldogs gains, we're tied at 47. florida new coach but the gators getting it together at the right time this year. allen, game high 19 points. florida wins it 57-55, the final score. gators and gamecocks both 8-5 now in the s.e.c. texas a&m makes it a three-way tie. aggies win the game tonight for the first time in six tries r 71-56 over ole miss. vanderbilt's tourney hopes take another hit. they give up 3 at the buzzer. lose by a point at mississippi state. >>> and dawn staley continues to take the women's basketball program to new heights. she makes it three in a row. aja wilson's 25 points leading the way to win the second game in knoxville last night. 62-56. that final score. carolina now clinched at least a share of the regular season championship. >> i'm

starting with gamecocks on the road. alayna coates scores to over 13 points on some good passing. it's the floor -- hit the floor added 18 rebounds second half will come back asia dozier the spring valley by greetings -- vikings out for a couple of weeks but more than able to come back. asia led the gamecocks in scoring with 16 points. still inside final they will play at ole miss. >>> the news out of knoxville- kevin hunter jr. maybe out is dealing with a stress fracture in his right foot. coach says you never know. they beat lsu over the weekend. we will see how this affects the gamecocks. >>> high school hoops and long and vikings defending state trips -- champs working inside chante taylor for two. taylor lewis from the corner she thinks three with his -- with no problem. they went by final of 95-46. >>> let said to sumter the gamecocks hosting the wildcats of lexington rockettes at the break the sumter would store wilson won the breakaway with delay and. it is wilson again and should bring it home for another bucket

how people can help make the gamecock water tower a reality. break one plans to paint a gamecock water tower mural are finally moving forward. mural are finally moving forward. project organizers h to wait years for enough funding. as michal higdon reports...even though the project is now "a go", organizers are hoping people will help with the final touches. :01 :21 :43 :58 what has made this mural on highway 321 a reality are major sponsorships from businesses. the most recent -- sherwin and the group heading the the artist that's been chosen to do this is eric henn -- and you painted on this 88-feet tall tower in cayce overlooks the usc golfing team's practice range. overlooks the usc golfing team's practice range. will bryan, the founder of the group heading this project, says the money spent on each tile square not only helps beautify the community -- it will help improve lives with a portion of funds to be donated to help those in need. "not only are we creating a really awesome mural here in the midlands, it's also going to help harvest h