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Gamecock Fans Rave About Frank Martin

By Brittany Lane on March 27, 2012 4:21 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
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With the official announcement Tuesday morning that Frank Martin would be the new head coach for South Carolina Men's Basketball, fans took to social media to share their excitement. Check out some of the comments:


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Over on the official South Carolina Gamecocks Facebook page,


Bob Horner: "Welcome to Columbia. Watched the press conference and he is impressive"

Katie Guenther: "Spurrier, Tanner, Staley and now Frank Martin. Good luck finding a better group of coaches at any institution in the US."

Joel Umanzor Jr.: "Frank Martin is the type of disciplined coach the Gamecocks need."


Garret Suggs: "Nice tie, Coach! Looking forward to your success as a Gamecock. Welcome to the family!"

Larry King: "Welcome Frank Martin!!! GO GAMECOCKS!!!!"

Kimberly Hallums: "Welcome to the USC family, Coach Martin"


On Twitter "Frank Martin" was a trending topic almost all day as everyone buzzed about the hire. Gamecock fans used the #FrankMartinSC hashtag on Twitter to join the conversation. Here is a sampling, but check out all the tweets here, there was a lot of excitement!


















Spurs Up Daily Round-Up: 3/26 Track Leads Weekend

By The Editor on March 26, 2012 9:00 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: several stories on the Gamecocks' first spring scrimmage, Markeshia Grant earns our weekly honor, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take an in-depth look at Stephon Gilmore, Track & Field earn 10 wins at their Weems Baskin Invitational, and more!



GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS

Track & Field. Gamecocks Post 10 Wins At Weems Baskin Invitational

Women's Tennis. Women's Tennis Posts 4-0 Win Over Mississippi State

Men's Tennis. Gamecocks Fall at No. 12 Mississippi State

Men's Golf. Gamecocks Ninth Through Two Rounds at Hootie at Bulls Bay

Women's Basketball. Markeshia Grant Named AgSouth Athlete of the Week

Women's Basketball. Gamecock Run Ends in Sweet 16

Baseball. South Carolina Set To Face The Citadel In Charleston

Baseball. South Carolina Baseball Notebook

Softball. Gamecocks Suffer 5-0 Setback in Game Two against LSU

Volleyball. Volleyball Take Six Sets in Gamecock Spring Bash



FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

GamecocksOnline.com: Gamecocks Hold First Scrimmage on Saturday

The Gamecocks will hold their seventh spring practice Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. at the Proving Grounds practice fields on Bluff Rd. Fans are welcome to attend. Photography is allowed for the first 15 minutes only and no autographs are allowed. Thank you for your cooperation!

More coverage:

Young Gamecocks take over first spring scrimmage (Anderson Independent Mail)

Reviewing the weekend scrimmages (ESPN College Football Nation Blog)

Spurrier looks to spring to sort out offense (SportingNews.com)

Gamecocks' search for the next Alshon under way (The Post and Courier)

New and improved Clowney? (The Post and Courier)



GAMECOCKS IN THE PROS

Football: Prospect Watch: Stephon Gilmore (Buccaneers.com)



VOTE FOR DAWN STALEY

Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as a member of the 1996 Women's Basketball gold medal team. The '96 team also included Gamecock assistant coach Nikki McCray. Fan votes will count toward the final voting tallies. Fans can vote once per day through April 9, 2012. Let's help get Coach Staley this much-deserved honor!
http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/



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No disagreement here! We're tremendously proud of everything the women's basketball team accomplished this season.




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SPURS  UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

This Week's Home Events: Men's Tennis Plays Final Home Matches

Gamecock Melvin Ingram's Athleticism Analyzed on ESPN's Sport Science

Vote Daily for Staley, Team USA in Olympic Hall of Fame

Cocky's Junior Sportscaster Winners on ABC Columbia

Tips & Features for the New Gamecock Club Playbook

Tips and Features on the New GamecocksOnline.com



VIDEO OF THE DAY

Hear more from Christian Walker in our latest Gamecock Spotlight.





ROOSTER CROWS

The Gamecocks swept the men's and women's 400-meter dash at the Weems Baskin Invitational, as sophomore Clayton Gravesande won the men's race at 47.42 and senior Nadonnia Rodriques won the women's race at 53.79. South Carolina also had the runner-up finishes on both sides of the event. On the men's side, Andre Carter took second overall at 47.72, and on the women's side Christal Green took second at 55.00.



FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY

Check out these two adorable ladies at Saturday's baseball game! Check out our full album of fan photos from the game here on our Facebook page.

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We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!

Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011


"Inside the Roost" Monday: Dawn Staley, La'Keisha Sutton, Jamie Speronis

By Brittany Lane on March 26, 2012 5:54 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
1075 the game logo.jpgSeveral great guests will join host Derek Scott and Athletics Director Eric Hyman on "Inside the Roost" tonight at 7 p.m. From Women's Basketball, head coach and senior guard La'Keisha Sutton will be on to discuss the season and the team making it to the Sweet Sixteen. Following hoops, Jamie Speronis, Associate AD for Football Operations, will be on. Speronis directs the administration and day-to-day operations of the football program and, among numerous other duties, serves as a liaison with NFL personnel including Wednesday's Pro Timing Day here on campus.

Tune in on 107.5 The Game from 7-8 p.m.You can also listen online.

This Week's Home Events: Men's Tennis Plays Final Home Matches

By Brittany Lane on March 26, 2012 12:27 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

THIS WEEK IN GAMECOCK COUNTRY...

Men's Tennis hosts their final home matches of the season with a Kids Day event at Friday's match vs. Alabama and Sunday's match vs. Auburn serving as Senior Day. Admission is free at Carolina Tennis matches. It's Dads & Daughters Day at Softball on Saturday as we host a doubleheader with Longwood. Football spring practice continues this week.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

#40 Men's Tennis vs. Alabama - 5 p.m.
-Official team posters
-Enter to win an autographed team poster
-Kids Day: Free pizza for the first 50 kids, a poster-making station, prizes and more


Saturday, March 31, 2012

Softball vs. Longwood   (doubleheader)  1 p.m./ 3:15 p.m.
-Play Softball Bingo for a chance to win a prize
-Official team posters and schedule cards
-Dads & Daughters Day - Get your free photograph taken for Dads and Daughters


Sunday, April 1, 2012

#40 Men's Tennis vs. #19 Auburn - 1 p.m.
-Official team posters
-Enter to win an autographed team poster
-Final regular season home match
*Senior Day: Ivan Machado, Henry Walker


Football spring practice schedule (subject to change)

Tuesday, March 27 - 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 29 - 4:15 p.m.
Friday, March 30 - 4:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 31 - 10 a.m.

All spring practices are open to the public unless stated otherwise. Photography is allowed for the first 15 minutes of practice only. No autographs are allowed. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.


Gamecocks on the road...

Men's Golf at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate - Monday, Tuesday
Baseball @ The Citadel - Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Softball @ Winthrop - Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Equestrian vs. Auburn - Southern Equestrian Championships - Fri., 2 p.m.
Women's Tennis @ Alabama - Friday, 4 p.m.
Women's Golf at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic  - Friday - Sunday
Men's Golf at Insperity Augusta State Invitational - Saturday - Sunday
Women's Tennis @ Auburn - Sunday, 1 p.m.

Baseball at Vanderbilt - three game series - radio broadcast available for all games on Gamecock IMG Sports Network radio affiliates and GamecocksOnline.com All-Access.
Friday, 7 p.m.
Saturday, 4 p.m.  TV: CSS   (also on Time Warner Cable channel 506)
Sunday, 2 p.m.

Spurs Up Daily Round-Up: 3/23 Baseball Looks for Series Win, WBB Ready for Stanford

By Brittany Lane on March 23, 2012 6:30 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: Women's Basketball readies for Stanford, Melvin Ingram's legend grows, Football continues spring practice, Baseball takes down the No. 1 Gators, and more!



GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS

AMJ_8837.jpgWomen's Basketball. Gamecocks Bound for Sweet 16 Game vs. Stanford

Baseball. No. 6/8 South Carolina Defeats Florida 9-3 In Series Opener

Softball. South Carolina Welcomes LSU to Beckham Field for Weekend Set

Track. Weems Baskin Invite Schedule

Men's Tennis. Gamecocks Take on Top-15 Foes This Weekend

Women's Tennis. South Carolina Takes on Ole Miss on Friday, MSU on Sunday



FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

The Gamecocks continued spring practice this afternoon and have a scrimmage scheduled for tomorrow at 10 a.m. Stay tuned to GamecocksOnline.com for any potential time changes due to weather.

Friday post-practice comments from Steve Spurrier Jr. and Shawn Elliott

Photos: Spring Practice No. 5 (TheBigSpur.com)

Gamecock FanFest Returns to Garnet & Black Game
*Join us at the Garnet & Black Spring Game on April 14!



GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB

Women's Basketball: South Carolina's women find themselves loved as they make trip to round of 16 (Associated Press)

Baseball: Gamecocks Win Round One Over Gators (Baseball America)

Baseball: Price is right once more as USC tops No. 1 Florida (GamecockCentral.com)

Softball: South Carolina to face LSU in weekend homestand (The Daily Gamecock)



FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Women's Basketball: VanDerveer, Staley Match Wits, Mutual Respect (GoStanford.com)

Women's Basketball: Stanford's Orrange is as good as gold (Palo Alto Online)



GAMECOCKS IN THE PROS

Football. Pro Timing Day Set for March 28



VOTE FOR DAWN STALEY

Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as a member of the 1996 Women's Basketball gold medal team. The '96 team also included Gamecock assistant coach Nikki McCray. Fan votes will count toward the final voting tallies. Fans can vote once per day through April 9, 2012. Let's help get Coach Staley this much-deserved honor!
http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/



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Fans across the country (this guy lives in Portland!) got a glimpse of the Melvin Ingram Gamecock Country knows all about courtesy of ESPN Sport Science.


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SPURS  UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

FB-11 Melvin Ingram vs. Georgia.jpegGamecock Melvin Ingram's Athleticism Analyzed on ESPN's Sport Science

Vote Daily for Staley, Team USA in Olympic Hall of Fame

This Week's Home Events: Baseball Hosts #1 Florida

Cocky's Junior Sportscaster Winners on ABC Columbia

Aleighsa Welch's Ascent Helped by Confidence, Maturity

Tips & Features for the New Gamecock Club Playbook

Tips and Features on the New GamecocksOnline.com



VIDEO OF THE DAY

Check out the highlights from last night's big win over No. 1 Florida:





ROOSTER CROWS

ESPN Sport Science findings: Coming out of his spin move, in just three steps Melvin Ingram accelerates to almost 18 miles per hour. At 264 lbs. he's capable of generating hits of more than 2,500 lbs. of force. More

Stanford Women's Basketball is fifth in the nation in scoring, averaging 76.7 points a game, while South Carolina is fourth in the nation in defense, allowing 50.7 points a game.The Gamecocks have held a team below its scoring average 33 times this season, holding a team at least 10 points under that mark 21 times, including 10 of 16 SEC games. Only seven games have seen an opponent score 60 or more points.



FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY

In honor of the baseball team's win over Florida last night, today's Fan Photo of the Day is from the win over the Gators during football season! Ginger Holdeman of Irmo sent in this photo of Gamecocks playing nice with our Gator friends.

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We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!

Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011

Gamecock Melvin Ingram's Athleticism Analyzed on ESPN's Sport Science

By Brittany Lane on March 23, 2012 4:29 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The legend of Melvin Ingram's freakish athleticism continues to grow, but it's not just anecdotes anymore. ESPN's Sport Science team decided to put him to the test putting him through agility drills, a cutting drill, and more.


Check out a couple notes from the data they collected:

- Ingram can cut and change direction in 0.3 seconds, on par with data they collected from NFL running back LaGarrette Blount.

- Coming out of his spin move, in just three steps he accelerates to almost 18 miles per hour. At 264 lbs. he's capable of generating hits of more than 2,500 lbs. of force.

- His 34.5" vertical jump outshines the NBA average of 28".

 

Watch the full video below including clips of Melvin's standing back flip, throwing the football 20 yards right on target, dunking a basketball in pads and more:




Click here to check out Melvin Ingram highlights.

Spurs Up Daily Round-Up: 3/22 Great Team Send-Off for WBB

By Brittany Lane on March 22, 2012 7:14 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: Women's Basketball got a great send-off from fans today as they head to Fresno to play Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. against Stanford, the Gamecocks and Gators face off on the baseball diamond, Softball prepares to host LSU for the weekend, both tennis teams in action, the SEC releases conference schedules for next year, and more!



GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS

AMJ_8837.jpgWomen's Basketball. Gamecocks Bound for Sweet 16 Game vs. Stanford

Baseball. Gamecocks & Gators Meet On Diamond Tonight

Baseball. SEC Releases 2013 Conference Baseball Slate

Softball. South Carolina Welcomes LSU to Beckham Field for Weekend Set

Softball. Softball Announces SEC Slate for 2013

Track & Field. Weems Baskin Invite Schedule

Women's Tennis. South Carolina Takes on Ole Miss on Friday, MSU on Sunday

Women's Tennis. SEC Releases 2013 Conference Women's Tennis Schedule

Men's Tennis. Gamecocks Take on Top-15 Foes This Weekend

Men's Tennis. SEC Releases 2013 Conference Men's Tennis Slate

Volleyball. Gamecock Spring Bash Set for Saturday

General News. GamecocksOnline.com Launches Spring Update For Mobile Applications



FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

FB-11 Byron Jerideau vs. Florida.jpegThe Gamecocks continue spring practice tomorrow (Friday) at 4:15 p.m. followed by a scrimmage on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.

Grateful Gamecock: Jerideau working way back into USC's starting lineup (The Post & Courier)

Gamecock FanFest Returns to Garnet & Black Game
*Join us at the Garnet & Black Spring Game on April 14!



GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB

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Women's Basketball: Off WLTX Goes to Fresno to Cover the Gamecocks (WLTX.com)

Women's Basketball: 'It's a proud time to be a Gamecock' (The State)

Baseball: Pankake enduring growing pains for Gamecocks (Anderson Independent Mail)









GAMECOCKS IN THE PROS

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Track & Field: Lashinda Demus clears obstacles on and off the track (Los Angeles Times) **Lashinda has her sights set on the London 2012 Olympics. Thank you to reader Deni Pulte who emailed us about this story!








VOTE FOR DAWN STALEY

Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as a member of the 1996 Women's Basketball gold medal team. The '96 team also included Gamecock assistant coach Nikki McCray. Fan votes will count toward the final voting tallies. Fans can vote once per day through April 9, 2012. Let's help get Coach Staley this much-deserved honor!
http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/



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National writer Kendall Rogers in town to cover baseball this weekend as the back-to-back national champs host No. 1-ranked Florida.



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SPURS  UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

Vote Daily for Staley, Team USA in Olympic Hall of Fame

This Week's Home Events: Baseball Hosts #1 Florida

Cocky's Junior Sportscaster Winners on ABC Columbia

Aleighsa Welch's Ascent Helped by Confidence, Maturity

Tips & Features for the New Gamecock Club Playbook

Tips and Features on the New GamecocksOnline.com



VIDEO OF THE DAY

Thank you to all the fans who came out to today's send-off as women's basketball left Columbia to head to Fresno for their Sweet Sixteen match-up with Stanford.






ROOSTER CROWS

If the women's basketball team upsets Stanford on Saturday, it would be head coach Dawn Staley's first win over her former USA Basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer, who coached both Staley and assistant coach Nikki McCray in the Olympics.

A win would also give the Gamecocks 26 victories on the season, the most for the program since the 1979-80 squad won a school-record 30 games en route to the AIAW Final Four.



FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY

Everyone knows we're a sucker for Gamecock babies and kids. Today's photo is from Chelsea of her six-month-old Gamecock fan, Isaiah, sporting his new hat and polo!

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We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!

Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011

Vote Daily for Staley, Team USA in Olympic Hall of Fame

By Brittany Lane on March 21, 2012 7:19 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
As we've mentioned a few times here on Spurs Up, women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as part of the 1996 Team USA squad that won the gold medal. The 1996 team also included the Gamecocks' assistant coach, Nikki McCray.

The public vote will be part of the consideration for who is a part of the Hall of Fame class. Fans are allowed to vote once per day, per category (Staley is nominated as an individual; Staley, McCray and the 1996 squad are in the Team category) through April 9, 2012. 

Bookmark this link for the Hall of Fame voting page and return daily to submit your vote!

Vote for Dawn Staley in the Individual category (nominees are listed in alphabetical order by last name), then for the 1996 U.S. Women's Basketball Team in the Team category.

Led by head coach Tara VanDerveer (Stanford's head coach, the Gamecocks' opponent this Saturday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen!), the 1996 gold medal squad roster reads as a "who's who" list of women's basketball: Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacey, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding and Sheryl Swoopes. The team compiled a remarkable 52-0 record over a 10-month training period and traveled to seven countries, logging more than 100,000 miles. The team dominated its competition and claimed the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta, rolling to an undefeated 8-0 Olympic record. The USA won by at least 15 points each game.




Both Staley and McCray were selected for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012, and Staley was also part of the Class of 2011 for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Staley was named to the WNBA's Top 15 in 2011 and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Staley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004) while also helping the 2008 team to a gold medal as an assistant coach. She was selected by her fellow Olympians from all sports to carry the U.S. flag in the 2004 Opening Ceremonies. In her U.S. Olympic women's basketball team career, during which she led her three teams to a perfect 24-0 record, Staley is second in career assists, third in games played, seventh in free throw percentage and eighth in steals. McCray helped the U.S. to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.




Get to voting and set reminders to do it daily through April 9 to help honor Staley, McCray and the 1996 team for their accomplishments. 

Spurs Up Daily Round-Up: 3/21

By The Editor on March 21, 2012 12:39 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: Women's Basketball will play Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. against Stanford, Coach Tanner recorded his 1,100th career with a win over Furman, Coach Staley will throw out the first pitch as Baseball hosts Wofford tonight at 7 p.m., Softball is on the road to face the Tar Heels, Chalese Davis earns dual SEC Track Athlete of the Week honors, a feature on cornerback Victor Hampton, and more!



GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS

Women's Basketball. Gamecocks Set in Fresno Regional Bracket

Softball. Border Battle Set for 61st Meeting on Wednesday at North Carolina

Baseball. Tanner Tallies 1,100th Career Win As Gamecocks Defeat Furman 8-5

Track. Chalese Davis Earns Dual SEC Track Athlete of the Week Honors

Women's Tennis. Morgina Named SEC Player of the Week

Equestrian. 2011-2012 Equestrian Photo Galleries

Volleyball. Gamecock Spring Bash Set for Saturday

Volleyball. SEC Releases 2012 Conference Volleyball Slate

Women's Soccer. SEC Announces 2012 Women's Soccer League Schedule

General News. GamecocksOnline.com Launches Spring Update For Mobile Applications



FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

Defensive coaches and student-athletes spoke with the media yesterday after practice, check out video of their post-practice interviews here.

The team's next practice is set for Friday, March 23, at 4:15 p.m. The team will have their first scrimmage so far in spring practice at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Both are open to the public.

More coverage:


Hampton working on off-field, on-field performance in spring (The Daily Gamecock)

Gamecock FanFest Returns to Garnet & Black Game
*Join us at the Garnet & Black Spring Game on April 14!



GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB

Women's Basketball: USC wants to take offense with it (GamecockCentral.com)

Women's Basketball: Women's hoops feels spotlight in Sweet 16 (The Daily Gamecock)

Baseball: USC snaps losing skid, beats Furman (GamecockCentral.com)

Baseball: USC beats Furman in baseball (Anderson Independent Mail)

Softball: Softball prepares to play coach's former team at UNC (The Daily Gamecock)



FROM THE OTHER SIDE

Baseball: Terriers travel to Columbia to face defending champion USC (GoUpstate.com)

Softball: Tar Heels Clash with Gamecocks (Tarheelblue.com)



VOTE FOR DAWN STALEY

Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as a member of the 1996 Women's Basketball gold medal team. The '96 team also included Gamecock assistant coach Nikki McCray. Fan votes will count toward the final voting tallies. Fans can vote once per day through April 9, 2012. Let's help get Coach Staley this much-deserved honor!
http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/



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Follow @GamecocksOnline and @SpursUpBlog on Twitter!



SPURS  UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

Dawn Staley to Throw Out First Pitch for Baseball vs. Wofford

This Week's Home Events: Baseball Hosts #1 Florida

Cocky's Junior Sportscaster Winners on ABC Columbia

Aleighsa Welch's Ascent Helped by Confidence, Maturity

Tips & Features for the New Gamecock Club Playbook

Tips and Features on the New GamecocksOnline.com



VIDEO OF THE DAY

Get to know men's tennis freshman Ben Barnette!






ROOSTER CROWS

Freshman Chalese Davis earned the dual honors of SEC Female Runner of the Week and SEC Freshman of the Week. Davis won the 100-meter hurdles with the fourth-best freshman mark in the country, took the long jump with the top freshman mark in the SEC, and ran the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay to set a meet record that ranks atop the SEC. 



FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY

Debbie Hendrix from Gilbert, SC, sent in today's fan photo:

"This is a photo of my son Aaron and me at the Carolina - App State baseball game...in front of the 2010-2011 Back-to-Back National Championship Trophies.  I go to lots of Carolina football games but this was my very first Carolina baseball game ever, and it was great... I LOVED IT !!  Thanks to my son for inviting me to go with him... Love You Aaron !!   GO COCKS !!"

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We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!

Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011

Spurs Up Daily Round-Up: 3/20 How Sweet It Is!

By Brittany Lane on March 20, 2012 5:30 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Catch up on the day's buzz about the Gamecocks! In today's edition: Women's Basketball advances to the Sweet Sixteen, baseball takes on Furman at Fluor Field, football spring practice continues, and more!


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GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM NEWS

Women's Basketball. Ballin' With Brett - Gamecocks Advance to Sweet 16

Women's Basketball. Gamecocks Defeat Purdue, 72-61, to Advance to Sweet Sixteen

Baseball. Baseball To Face Furman At Fluor Field On Tuesday

Softball. Coach Smith Press Conference

General News. Gamecock Productions Collects Seven International Awards



FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE

The Gamecocks are holding practice this afternoon at the Proving Grounds practice fields on Bluff Rd. Practice recap will be available this evening with post-practice video comments on GamecocksOnline.com.

More coverage:

Shaw settling in nicely as Gamecocks' No. 1 quarterback (Anderson Independent Mail)



GAMECOCKS AROUND THE WEB

Women's Basketball: USC-Purdue Hoops Extra (GamecockCentral.com)

Women's Basketball: Too Sweet! (GamecockCentral.com)

Women's Basketball: Defense propels USC women past Purdue (Associated Press)

Baseball: USC begins busy stretch tonight (GamecockCentral.com)



VOTE FOR DAWN STALEY

Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as a member of the 1996 Women's Basketball gold medal team. The '96 team also included Gamecock assistant coach Nikki McCray. Fan votes will count toward the final voting tallies. Fans can vote once per day through April 9, 2012. Let's help get Coach Staley this much-deserved honor!
http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/



GAMECOCKS IN THE PROS

Baseball: Mariners' Justin Smoak says key to hitting homers is not trying to hit homers (The Seattle Times)

Football: Melvin Ingram's YouTube highlights have over 41,600 views as NFL fans across the country want to learn more about the Gamecock projected to be one of the top picks in the NFL Draft.



COCK-A-DOODLE-TWEET

Hearing from several Golden State Gamecocks who may try to make it to Fresno to cheer on the women's basketball team on Saturday - if you're one of them send me an email with your info and story to gamecockathletics@gmail.com!



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SPURS  UP BLOG HIGHLIGHTS

Dawn Staley to Throw Out First Pitch for Baseball vs. Wofford

This Week's Home Events: Baseball Hosts #1 Florida

Cocky's Junior Sportscaster Winners on ABC Columbia

Aleighsa Welch's Ascent Helped by Confidence, Maturity

Tips & Features for the New Gamecock Club Playbook

Tips and Features on the New GamecocksOnline.com



VIDEO OF THE DAY

Exclusive GamecocksOnline.com locker room celebration video and post-game comments from head coach Dawn Staley (her comments start around the 0:55 mark)





ROOSTER CROWS

Last night's women's hoops win was the Gamecocks' sixth over a ranked team this season, the most since the 2001-02 squad upended seven en route to an NCAA Elite Eight berth.

This will be South Carolina's third appearance in the Sweet Sixteen in program history. It is the first of her career for head coach Dawn Staley.



FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY

Amanda Mitchell of Evans, Georgia, sent in today's photo of her son with Michael Roth, along with a thank you to the players and coaches who are always great with the fans.

"This is one of our favorite Carolina photos.  This is a picture of our son, Bryan Mitchell, with Michael Roth after he pitched in Carolina's 3-2 win over Clemson at the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston on March 2nd.  Bryan was so excited to meet him after the game (as you can see by that huge smile on his face).  Michael made his night, when he took a few minutes to autograph his baseball and take a quick photo.  The baseball players and coaches are always great with their fans, and we really appreciate it!"

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We've got a lot of great submissions so keep them coming! Feel free to send in your photos (any sport/season, either of you or taken by you!) with your name to GamecockAthletics@gmail.com! A lot of the best photos include some Gamecock gear and 'showing your spurs'! We'd love to share with the rest of Gamecock Nation!

Previous fan photos may be seen here:
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2012
Fan Photo of the Day series - 2011
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