the key to this game tonight with carolina starts with stopping the no. 1 overall pick, lsu forward. this is a guy that can play anywhere on the floor. averaging 20 points, and 12 rebounds per game. oklahoma city, and lsu's blake griffith. >> simmons has a little bit of all those guys, and people say he can't shoot. he does not miss that jump shot. lsu is going to be a handful, match-up nightmare for everybody, and their center power forward is a dynamic player. highly skilled, highly athletic, and that's why they are in first place. >> and lsu, the new no. 1 in the conference after they beat the sec team beating texas a&m on saturday. b.j. dozier with that ridiculous dump right there. carolina going for win no. 21 tonight here in this building, and that hasn't happened since the 2009, 2010 season. we will have a full recap coming up later tonight in sports. for now from closelyian life >> let's talk a little football. putting the gamecocks a few over the limit. we will see transfers, and chase moody announcing the plans to leave last month. the former high school stand out at quarte

one of four carolina players in double figures..lsu battling back... simmons... kicks it out to antonio blakeney... trey's true... he had 22... -usc gets some momentum back... jamal gregory.. the strip... gets it ahead to sindaruis thornwell... game-high 24 for sin city... city...the gamecocks pull away at the end... 94-83 the sits in first place in the entire sec... 3 "once again, unbelievable atmosphere. our kids just battled, battled, battled. and when the game gets hard, we find a way to win. and we're lucky, we got some stops coming down the stretch." stretch."not a lot of time to regroup for s-c... as perrenial powerhouse kentucky heads to the midlands on saturday.. 3 some nba action to get to... the hornets have lost 12 straight in indy... jeremy lin leading the transition game... ---first... nicolas batum steals... finds lin for the fastbreak dunk...---then... lin with the steal... passes back to frank kaminsky for a big dunk...hornets up 17 at the half... half...walker finished with a game-high 25 points.. 117-95... charlotte back over .500... 3 ca: kobe

if they beat lsu tonight....carolina, lsu and kentucky will all sit atop the conference standings with an eight and three record. the gamecocks will have to deal with one of the best players in the country....lsu's ben simmons. the six-ten freshman forward averages 19 points a game...he leads the sec in rebounding with just over 12 a game. simmons is also a dangerous passer averaging five assists. "people say he can't shoot... he does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. he does not miss. now is he no. i think he's taken one in conference play. he does not miss that 15 foot jump shot. he has an ability to pass the ball. that's unbelievable. whether it's a back door pass or finding a guy on the other side of the floor. making the simple dribble into a gap just to get the guy sucked in and bang put it right on your shooter. it's either hand left or right. as a scorer he's interesting. once he drives the ball he can shoot it with his right. shoot it with his left. he's good. he's good." the usc women will be back in action tomorrow night....hosting florida at seven o'clock. sophomore forward

the gamecocks were at home hosting the lsu tigers. sindarius thornwell helps to carry the gamecocks with a game-high 24 points. usc comes away with a 94 to 83 win over the tigers tonight. tonight's win puts the gamecocks in a 3-way tie for first in the sec with lsu and kentucky. much more highlights coming up with rick henry in sports. the republican front- runner paid south carolina a visit tonight after his big win in new hampshire. even in the cold, donald trump drew a crowd of thousands to a speech in clemson. our chad mills was there. chad mills "donald trump described this crowd as possibly 10,000 people strong in the garrison livestock arena on clemson university. it's a place they normally cheer on a rodeo, but tonight, they were cheering on their candidate, who quickly played to this mostly orange and donald j. trump "i'll tell you what, the clemson tigers i was watching that game but next year all the way! great team! great team!" in front of a crowd of thousands, donald trump took a bow after an impressive victory tuesday i

choose temple over lsu? i believe temple will be known with alabama and lsu. we'll be up there with the best teams in the country. >> that guy looks look a student athlete right there. he committed to rutgers but after that school changed coa coaches russo listened to other offers. in addition to lsu,ç penn stat uconn and others were interested in russo. >>> lady gaga will be presenting an award at this year's oscars. also speaking of the academy awards, marlee matlin will give hearing impaired viewers a sign language interpretation of gaga's performance. >>> this morning we know the lineup for this year's roots picnic in philadelphia and tracy is loving it. this is a look at last year's show. yesterday the roots announced usher, future and leon bridges will headline the 2016 edition. the concert will take place at festival pier at penn's landing on june 4th. tickets will good on sale on friday. for the full lineup, check out the nbc 10 app. >>> we are expecting record high temperatures today and it comes

.>> we will see of win against lsu. >>> welcome back everyone. it is another cold night with temperatures at or just below the freezing mark. 32 in columbia. camden. we're also seeing that in winnsboro newberry. 32 and manning. down to 30 in aiken. wins, very relevant right now. the wind has been blowing right through you adding the bike to the air. we have seen the winds starting to come down -- calm down. there also starting to turn west, southwesterly. the windchill values, some locations, still true to the actual air temperature. but it feels like it is 23 and saluted and 24 in aiken. filling like 23 and sumter. it is still very cold out there. when you have temperatures this cold, you need to listen to your body. bundle up if you have to go outside. it is awfully chilly. sky watch -- skywach doppler radar, the slight 10 , it is just a few clouds moving through the area. nothing to be overly concerned with. any type of winter precipitation, that will be in a higher elevation. for us, does not look like snow could be a factor. we are keeping a

are leading lsu by 15-14 right now. if they win they will take over first place in the sec. they would have the same record at lsu but if they beat them >>> how about this tonight? the mcdonaldsler got a -- the ronald mcdonald house got a big donation today. it was all part of the farm bureaus food check out week. they dropped off food, supplies and money this morning. the ronald mcdonald house provides a home away from home for families for a child that is hospitalized hinch area. doing -- in the area. doing good things tonight. >>> heading outside tonight, here is a look at the temperatures right now. you can see it is chilly right now. upper 30s, mid-30s. bundle up. when we come back at 11:00 p.m. south carolina's weather man jim gandy will have a complete that is our >>> she worked for donald trump. she was at his side for 18 years. >> what was it like working for donald trump? >> deborah: and put on a happy face. >> what your candidate's smile is saying about them. >> if you look he has two things going for him. >>

. >> coming up in sports a furious finish for the florida gators at lsu. gators refused to quit but did they have enough to rally 3 the rays got in >> well, rays got a quick practice in before heading up afternoon. kevin cash really got this team on a tight schedule because he knows the games are coming quickly. the rays also have some new rule changes to start with, starting with the new slide rule, those rolling block slides are no longer allowed. remember taking out mets reuben tehada. this is one i really like. managers and coaches will have just 30 seconds to visit to the mound and they are also trimming broadcast breaks by 20 seconds. last year's rules sped up the games by an average of 20 seconds. it's going to be a lot better. jake lorizi tells us it's a change for the better. >> people going out there just really find a problem with that because usually if you have to talk something more than 30 seconds something isn't going good anyways. if you go out there to talk to slow the game down i think it's trying to eliminate that. >> led by 1, six minu

that and why the governor of louisiana just told lsu to go to hell. >>> go to hell, lsu, go to hell. straight from the governor's mansion in louisiana because the louisiana governor edwards says his state's budget problem is so bad it could mean the end of lsu football as we know it. governor john bell edwards says louisiana is facing a def said of $940 million. governor john bell edwards says that by law the state has to balance the budget by the end of each fiscal year but the governor says if the state legislators do not agree to raise tacks some campuses may go bankrupt. the for says students attending state universities, including lsu, might not be able to get their grades or even graduate if the money runs out. ineligible to play in his words, and i quote, that means you can say farewell to college football next fall. death in death valley? critics say the governor is trying to put in place the largest tax hike the history of the state of louisiana. hacking the private e-mail accounts of a top u.s. government official is in custody. law enforcement force tells fox news the fbi

clamps down on the card nat analysis, lsu was shut down. miex would score the final 12 months points in this game. lsu wins it 73-65. >>> state basketball finals in lakeland, 84-70, to blanch eli and then largo's request has been denied. falls county representing this year. classic, palm beach gardens. alongside ricky fowler, the announcer calling him jimmy fowler instead acknowledge eventually they get his name right, no disrespect. third hole, fowler shoots a 74, falls five shots on the lead, adam cost with a lead, so far, his game in the water as well misses the green ends up in the drink after the drop. this is his third shot, where is right in the water. that's a rough way to end. quadruple bogey on the hole, there goes lead. par 317, scott is going to leave this one dry. watch this one. pin high. and that's going to sit up a scott rallies with 9 under, and tied with sergio garcia, for the lead. pythons in the during this extended visit from your extended family, all you want is a peaceful moment to stream your show. and you need enoug

then lsu's ben simmons showing why he will likely be the number one draft pick. cheerleaders even impressed. top five in scoring, rebounding and assists. sindarius thornwell continues to play well. usc still up 7. back comes sim sim min -- simmons. the gamecocks shoot better than 48%. 15 points off the bench. this one, tied up at 60. the big-time freshman takes usc's high school all american, p.j. dozier on simmons and the foul. then seconds later, sim mon simmons -- simmons has to watch as p.j. dozier does it again. 12 points on the game. the home crowd loves it. 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 2

lsu sits at the top of the sec standings right now.. but a win over the tigers would give the arena. 3 3 the first votes were cast at midnight in the new hampshire primary.gop front-runner donald trump is looking for his first win in the republican race and even more momentum here in south carolina.tomrorow he will shift his focus to the palmetto state.he is holding a rally at clemson university at 7pm. 3 gop hopeful john kasich is also hoping to do well today in new hampshire.right now....he's scheduled to campaign in our state later this week . he begins tomorrow in charleston for a town hall...then will make stops in georgetown, north myrtle beach and florence.on friday he will speak to the state chamber members here in columbia and will also make a trip to dukes barbeque in orangeburg...and also make a stop in hilton head. 3 it remains to be seen if marco rubio's weekend debate performance will hurt him in the campaign.after new hampshire...rubio will head straight to south carolina. tomrorow ....he will be in columbia.he is speakin

lsu three. florida is down there at 12. miami way down at number 19. rivals.com has bomb bombalabama at the top, florida state number two, with florida 14 and miami's class at 21. hard to fault mark rick. he got a late start.

temple over lsu. lsu is a top 10 school. i believe in these next couple years temple is going to be known with alabama and lsu, up there with the top. we're going to be right up there with the best teams in the country. >> when we were growing up, temple football wasn't as big. now it's top 25 team, sellout down at linc. i mean it's college game day here with all of that going on, in the way matt is running the program, i think it's just, it's going in the right direction. >> now russo hopes to help lead the owls to even bigger heights. >> i know that they are upcoming program and i firmly believe that in a couple years from now we'll be up there with the best. >> got to love hearing that if you are a temple guy. and i am. russo committed to rutgers but a coaching change reopened his recruiting there. penn state, north carolina, uconn and lsu were all interested but he is going to temple. back to you guys. >> a lot of people vying for him. >> nice to be wanted. coulding one of the biggest celebrity tr

carolina hosts lsu at 7pm at the ena. the gamecocks are tied for second place with a seven and three conference record.... lsu is in first place at eight and two. usc can take over the top spot with a victory over the tigers. the gamecocks have made great progress under head coach frank martin. they are 20 and three...reaching the 20 win mark for the first time in seven years. martin says his team shouldn't feel any pressure when they take the court tomorrow night. there's pressure when you're trying to survive. when you don't know where you're going to eat your first meal..that's pressure. when you don't know how you're going to pay your next bill that's pressure. when you're in a place when you're competing for first place we've been where we're trying to survive. we should be ecstatic about the opportunity...that's all i've talked to our guys voters in new hampshire are casting their ballots. the polls will be closing soon. a record turnout is expected, and with a lot of undecided voters, it could be anyone's day. one

tonight at the colonial life arena the men are currently 7 and 3...and lsu is 8-2.if the gamecocks win...they take over 1st place in the sec. tip off for tonight's game is at 7pm. 3 cutting back on sleep could be hurting your heart.today, palmetto health will have an expert teach you what is the deprivation has negative effects and can lead to sleep apnea and heart disease. the event is a part of the palmetto health heart health seminars.it will be at palmetto health baptist auditorium from noon to one 3 3 at the state house...a legislative panel ordered former state house speaker bobby harrell to pay more than 113-thousand dollars for ethics violations.the unanimous vote comes after the investigating panel ordered harrell said then no one notified him of a meeting, the ethics committee then agreed to allow harrell to present his case. the special prosecutor on this case said harrell own guilty plea of 6 campaign violations two years ago, was ultimately the key factor.his attorney mark peper argued the money in dispute accrued while the charleston republican believed he faced potential

kentucky coming off a blowout win against georgia comes to columbia, tied with carolina and lsu at the top of the sec standings. game time set f noon on espn. >>> keenan high school getting a visit from super bowl alum tony mcdaniel tonight. today taking pictures giving them one of the super bowl 50 commemorative gold footballs. those are snazzy. need one of those for the office. that will do it for sports right now. you're watching abc abc columbia news at 11. >>> abc columbia is on the radio. listen to alicia barnes for 103.9. >>> today was relatively warm. as we go to tomorrow, cloudy, and we'll see temperatures in the 40s. maybe a sprinkle, nothing big. saturday, it really gets windy that 45, that's the high, but that's going to be reached noon-ish, and as that cold air blows in, look at the overnight low, 20 degrees. windy, blustery, temperature falling. sunday, valentine's day i probably should put a heart in there to remind myself, if no one else. >> hallmark. >> it is not a hallmark holiday. oh, my goodness. >> we'll get back to weather. >> like tim said, don't mess up a happy

didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had just three years head coaching experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case somebody wants to >>

, temple will be known with alabama and lsu. we'll be up there with the best teams in the country. >> i like that. >> all right. >> last year he had committed to rutgers but after that school changed coaches, russo explored other options. in addition to lsu, penn state, north carolina and uconn were interested in him. >> matt rule is doing something special there at temple. >>> yesterday in phoenix, a mother got to hear her little boy's heart beat again through the 4-year-old girl who received his heart. little jordan gave heather clark a bear that plays an actual recording of her heartbeat. the heart that once belonged to 7-month-old lucas. here is he. jordan had complications from a faulty heart valve. then at 18ç months she receive the new heart. >> you feel oh, my god, relief. you know, she may make it. but on the flip, it took maybe half a second for me to turn and say a mother lost her child tonight. >> the only thing i can think of, i can't save my own son, why not save somebody else's. >> wow. lucas not only saved jord

dorian smith throws it down, but lsu closes the half on a 20- 4 run. antonio blakely nails that. 11 first half points for him. 32 in the game in the second half. turned into the ben simmons show. abusing the gators. lsu holds on 96-91. >> >> elsewhere, ucf looking to snap a losing streak. they were at temple, knights, -- >>> game tied at 61. taking a two point lead, final shot for ucf, aj davis, close, >> finally. both florida state and miami won yesterday. that will do it for your morning sports. have a great day. >> meteorologist marina jurica will have another check of our how to put your foot man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, >>> today is the last day for the orlando food and wine festival. you can sample food from more than 30 restaurants throughout the area. the festival is on robinson street, it starts at noon and >> >> 106burmeis python were caught in this year's python challenge. florida wildlife announced the ceremony. more than 1,000

the games -- the gamecocks outscore lsu 32-13 in the final 15 minutes of the first half. second half, gamecocks continue to roll. tiffany mitchell, right to the hoop. 24 points for number 25. the gamecocks beat lsu, 75-39, to complete the perfect 16-0 season. >> it's something we haven't done. i think it is something to be very proud of. not many classes can say they have done that. i am glad it was them, because they, they have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of our program. ricardo: the gamecocks will play friday at noon in jacksonville. three upstate teams playing state titles next weekend in columbia. the byrnes rebels will battle irmo for the 4a state title next friday night at 8:30. also on the boys side, abbeville will try to add a basketball championship to its state football title, timberland saturday at 4:00 p.m. on the girls side, christ church goes for back-to back state championships, 11:00. mike: a boy scout alone in frigid temperatures for nearly a day in greenville county is back home safe. rescue crews say he covered up the 12-year-old was separated

tied with carolina and 8-3, usc, kentucky and lsu all 8-3n conference play. usc and kentucky on saturday, starts at noon on espn. >>> looking to bounce back tonight. colonial life arena and handing don staley their first loss of the season. uconn winning their 60th 60th straight ballgame. tonight, number 16 florida at the cla, according to staley, it won't be a big issue for the game would be ever could bees. >> i think the team understands, they don't take losing well but we put things in perspective and move on. >> tim: and aja wilson will be moving on as well. missing a large chunk of the uconn game after reinjuring her lower left leg, saying she's been dealing with shin splints for a while. i'm going to push through it, i mean, i have -- hey, it will be all good. wearing the big bulky ankle brace, and fond of wearing the pearls having fun with that, it will be interesting to see how they do tonight against florida, we'll have the highlights and post-game reaction coming up at 11:00. >> alicia: when this document, add a little bling. >> ben: up next, a loo

wednesday....the gamecocks beat lsu to force a tie for first. not many people outside the usc lockerroom expected them to be in this positon. they were picked to finish 7th in the league in the preseason poll. now that they're a championship contender...will usc be guilty of becoming overconfident and thinking too much about postseason possibilities? frank:that's my job. i don't get paid to stomp on the sideline with 15 thousand people watching. i got hired here to lead these kids every single day. keep them in a grounded place. sindarius:when coach recruited me that was the goal and i'm sure when he recruited them it was the same goal. that's always been a goal here..win the conference, make the tournament and hopefully one day have a change to win the tournament. the gamecocks will be facing a kentucky team tomorrow that's picking up steam as we move closer to march madness. the wildcats are ranked 22nd in the ap poll. they've won their last seven...including an 82 to 48 pounding of georgia on tuesday. uk is 18 and six overall...8 and three in

frank martin expresses his frustration of neither usc or lsu being ranked by the associated press. he sees it as a lack of respect of the level of basketball played in the southeastern conference. basketball played in the southeastern conference. 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 lamar odom walks. we have the exclusive first video. >>> kloe kardashian's ex just months after his overdose. >> what motivated the nba star to board the plane. >> kris jenner gives us an update. >> are you at all concerned that this was too much too soon >> and a hot can couple. breaking news from bieber's rumoredgirlfriend. >>> are kate hudson and nick jonas taking it the to the level? the four-hour candle lit dinner. >> and the onset exclusive. since mcdreamy exited e show,

the lsu football team. >> coy wire has more in the bleacher report. hey, coy. >> good morning, christine and john. louisiana is home to the lsu tigers. perennial football power house and football is king. the governor is using the ultimate scare tactic. if his tax increases aren't approved, no football. what? the governor says if his tax increases are not approved by the republican led state legislature, state schools would run out of money in april. a quick fyi, the state is in the red, but the football program at lsu turned a profit of $57 million last year. >>> raiders fans basking in the glory of the black hole. oakland coliseum for at least one more season. the team announced yesterday that they signed a lease to play there in 2016. they also hold options to stay in 2017 and 2018 as well. owner mark davis says it gives them time to find a long-term solution in oakland. >>> the nba all-star game festivities get under way tonight. the all-star game will be the last for kobe bryant. we caught up with shaq who gives advice. >> i want to say go out an

tomorrow night at the men are seven-three, lsu is something is just fundamentally broken when african americans 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 education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton, >>> we are seeing clouds a good part of the day, it has been windy and a little bit of precipitation coming in from the west, scatters no-shows they are diminishing. any chance you will see any flurries is probably going to be in the next hour, or two. we are beginning to see breaks in the clouds on the western side of the appellations you can see where it is clearing and that will be spreading across our area later on tonight. decreasing clouds, the main storm system up over the great lakes region, a lot of cold air is spilling self, it is dry over much of the rest of the country. weather right on through the we

didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a factor for this team. ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had just three years head coaching experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case somebody wants to go to play by play. the freshmen, jamal

didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a factor for this team. they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had just three years head coaching experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case somebody wants to go to play

>> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a factor for this team. they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case somebody wants to go to play by play. >> spero: new career high for the freshmen, jamal murray. his proud parents looking on. sylvia and roger. murray ties eric bledsoe as the last wildcat to

., in a three-way -- texas a&m, in a three way tie with kentucky and lsu. frank martin one year left on his contract after this season, says he's not worried about his long-term future at carolina. >> it's my job to do my job. that's all i can be worried about. if it's worthy of me having a contract here, i trust the people in place to put that in front of me whenever the time calls for it or whatever it might be. if i am not the answer here, then it is what it is. what am i going to do, you know? if i start worrying about able to coach my guys? >> those guys going to georgia tomorrow. starting the toughest stretch of the season by far for usc games against lsu, kentucky and florida to follow, martin asked today how he's approaching the much more difficult part of his schedule. >> you mean the first part was easy? [ laughter ] if the last 8 had been easy, i don't know what hard is. holy cow. i rarely speak about us, but i got to think people are going to play us aren't sitting around saying we got an easy game. good, glad we are playing south carolina. that

didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case somebody wants to go to play by play. the freshmen,

>> ben and alicia, the team is riding a crazy high over their win with lsu, hundreds of people turning out at the alumni center to send them off to jacksonville. they have about 900 confirmed participants for tonht's pep rally. 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 in

lsu, followed by south carolina, and kentucky. and also, a & m, which each have three losses, that's the key area to look at. but looking at the standings at this poiblt, certainly en-- >> my first years as were 8-12. i kind of paid a toengs that, i went back and i kind of felt good about it, wow. how about we're leading the big we got 6 games to go. we've got a chance to win this thing. we lost four in a row. >> try not to get into it and try not to get excited because you can always change, we can always go in a slump, and things, momentum switch. so we try not to get ourselves big headed or anything like that. we try to stay in the moment. >> you're so proud of your guys and few you feel good and got this figured out, and then, yesterday morning, and you're like, okay, let me get coffee, put this computer on and you start watching ben simmons and blakeny and quarterman, and hornsby, and you're like, my god. what do we do? >> we're going to try to stop simmons who is up there in league scoring at 19.4 a game. third there and fou

lsu and fsu had the top two recruiting class. i'm steve. that's unbelievable. wack to craig and belkeys. thank. >> craig: thank you sceef. >> belkeys: quite the production t t announce your college there. >> craig: pretty school. >> belkeys: i'm belkeys nerey. that's 7 news at 6:00. caio caio. 7 news at 6:00 just s sond way. >>> >>>

heading to the sec to play baseball for lsu. three football players, 'noles tenor football if jmu. jacob strong the university of charleston, west virginia. and logan lake will up for the richmond spiders. such a great environment. all the girls on the team. seemed like the perfect place to go to not only grow in volleygo to not only grow in volleyball and education but in my spiritual you life as well. >> lsu is best for me not only amam democratically. but the coach and staff and a chance to get playing time right away. >> specific, i mean, they have told me and wanted to spend my ready for it -- which i think i am. i am very excited for the opportunity to play for jmu. >> they treat them well. and when i go there, i plan to be a starter and contribute in the best way. >> the college experience and then there is a high level of football. we have a chance to go to the playoffs and win a national championship. so, i mean, that is the best part about it. >> dennis: this afternoon in gw, the eagles had four standoutgw, the eagles had four standouts signed to play college football. gl

. >>> usc's next opponent, texas lsu but barely after losing to vandy last night. now the aggies turn around and face usc tomorrow morning. coincidently, carolina's best win this year, in the koch frens conference has come against the dores. with a win tomorrow, carolina would take at least a share of the s.e.c. lead. so here's why this game is very important, the aggies leading with lsu. they say at 7-2. but carolina, kentucky and florida, all 6-3. they just sit one game back. so a gamecock win tomorrow could potentially move the gamecocks ahead in the tiebreaker over texas. >>> less than three days from now, usc announcing it sold out the game monday night. last year didn't go too well for carolina against the huskies trailing on the road by 25 points. dawn staley told me earlier today to prove carolina is a a must knock off uconn on monday. >> you have to be a team like uconn this year. if not, you know, they are gonna continue to do what they've done which is dominate. they have dominated our score for a very, very long time. so to beat them would mean that it

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but lsu holds on to win, 96-91. thanks to this guy. freshman antonio blakeney, a career high 32 points. >>> quarterback, wide receivers and tight ends took the spotlight at the nfl combine today. carson went and paxton lynch looked like the top two signal callers. several of the most promising wide-outs did not run the 40- yard dash. of those who did, notre dame's will fuller and colby list broke the 4.4 mark. two gators participated. receiver demarcus robinson and this guy tight end jake mcgee, neither particularly impressive today. >>> finally let's bring it home in beautiful saint petersburg. the finale of the sun coast rowdies hosting the montreal impact. with the legendary striker vinny drugba. and justin chavez puts the header on it. check this out. later, the home team's goalie putting in work. matt pickens laying out like he is a tourist for spring break. the rowdies and impact finish this one in a scoreless draw. much stronger showing by the rowdies tonight, after losing their first couple pre-season games. i don't think the r

florida now down 2 but that's lsu survives. florida drops back-to-back ballgames >>> and the lady side, senior usf, bulls hosting tempo. what a game for this senior, strongfield, coast to coast, game high 20 points. williams 13. the other terrific senior, alicia jenkins with 18 points and is it boards. usf wins their third in a row, 76-62. they'll get a shot at number 1 in the nation, u-conn on the road monday. >>> lightning walk into boston tomorrow tied with the bruins for second in the atlantic division with a game in hand. they happen to be the hottest team in the eastern conference riding a five-game winning streak. that game will be indoors, but colorado and red wings playing outdoors. colorado up 2-1. but no-look brad richards, yes, that brad richards, the former lightning conn smyth award winner. he nets the gamed-winner 5-3. red wings beat the avs. >> and annual fan feft, team was delayed nearly two hours from the way from port charlotte. well worth the trip, interacting with the die hard. playing the game, interacting

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didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a factor for this team. they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had just three years head coaching experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case

. >>> they lit lsu up on saturday in the second half, came back. against ben simmons and company. simmons and company on the e road at auburn. and d simmonsas in attack mode. he did itall. watch him grab the rebod here. rebound, dishes it to c craig victor from st. augustine high school. simmons in transition, big finish 21 points, 13 rebound, 7 assists and nearly messed around and got a triple-double and tigers, 7-2 in the s.e.c. >> big recruiting day for lsu too. >> uh-huh. >> told me about it. >> natnal signing day is today. >> yeah. >> thas it from here. back to you. >> thanks. >>> up next in "the pulse," lottery mystery, a $63 million winning ticket about to expire. >>> the ultimate weapon in a snowball fight. i thought activia wasn't for me. until i realized how much our digestive systems handle during winter. 90 stressful days juggling hectic schedules. over 40 meals of heavy comfort foods like baked mac & cheese. no wonder after all that our digestive systems can act up. so try the activia two week challenge! enjoying actia twice a day for two weeks may help reduce the fre

simmons and -- ben simmons and lsu. here comes lsu. watch ben simmons, this is why he will be the number one pick in the nba draft. a four point game when sindarius thrornwell spots up from three. freshman pj dozier coming up big in the second half. he shoots over simmons and draws the foul. dozier was excellent in the second half. he is on the move again and this time, the dribble drive. he has 12 points for south carolina. just seconds remianing. thornwell puts the icing on the cake. a game-high 24 points for thornwell. south carolina wins 94-83. the gamecocks now tied for first place in the sec. allyson: some great news for announcer: now, your live super dale: we have 25 degrees and calm conditions in downtown greenville. in the mountains, we have 15-20 mile-per-hour winds. we have windchill advisories in the mountains continuing until late morning. temperatures in the mid-20's will reach the mid 40's for the upstate, the mountains will remain windy throughout the morning and still be breezy and cold this afternoon with temperature

didn't you have lsu -- >> spero: what a put-back. dorian finney-smith on a right-handed stick. >> bill: hanging around at 13. >> spero: didn't you have lsu or no? >> bill: yes. about a month ago. >> spero: yes. >> bill: they were pressing. everybody's all-star, ben simmons. how about that? good reaction. talk about finney-smith, what he can do in so many areas of the floor. that time around the rim what a factor for this team. they're going to turn it into an ncaa season. >> spero: 14 of his 24 points have come in second half. the fifth year senior matches his season high. such a daunting set of shoes to fill for mike white. really for any coach to follow billy donovan, what he built in gainesville, let alone that had just three years head coaching experience. >> bill: a team that bounces back and playing solid, both aspects of the floor. florida has a keeper with this kid. this is a road lesson. just come in, be prepared. >> spero: only took jeremy foley about a week to win that decision. >> bill: all a.d.s have a short list in case

florida out scored lsu 62-56 in the wild second half. got within three, but lsu holds 96-91 thanks to this guy. >>> quarterback's wide receivers and tight ends took the spotlight at the combine. they look like the top two signal callers. several of the most promising white outs didn't run the 40-yard dash of those that did, only will full broke 4-4. . two gators participated. particularly impressive. >>> let's bring it home in beautiful st. petersburg. the final match of the sun coast invitationals the row des hosting the impact. justin chavez puts the header on net but the tender stands tall. check out the ups. it is the home team's goalie putting in the work. matt pi laying out. that is it for sports. i'm paul ryan. stepping up to try to keep the rays in town. rick cries man doesn't seem worried -- kriseman doesn't seem worried. in front of ferg's sports bar. he kicked off the baseball forever campaign. mayor kriseman tells us the team brings a lot to the community and the city's economy as a whole. >>> black voters in south carolina o

hornsby what the some of his high school points per game this year is a three point specialist for lsu and it looks like he's of this season. jenny sends your conference usa player of this season lady monarchs top layer at a terrific week twenty eight points against one the best scenes made investing the conference western kentucky and then she went twenty two points twelve rebounds for first double double on saturday that was against marshall those girls are good t something is just fundamentally broken when african americans 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 up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. at humana, we know when you have your health... ...great things are ahead of you like seeing old friends or making new ones, learning some moves or showing off your skills and being free to keep on explori