COLUMBIA, S.C. Junior Tommy Beecher is clearly the starter and troubled freshman Stephen Garcia could have the most potential, but perhaps none of South Carolina's quarterbacks gets coach Steve Spurrier as excited as newcomer Aramis Hillary. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. New South Carolina women's coach Dawn Staley filled out her staff with the hiring of Angela O'Neal as director of women's basketball operations. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. Steve Spurrier cleared up several items Thursday: He's not leaving South Carolina, he's not ceding his role as the Gamecocks' chief strategist and he thinks he's got a special, albeit untested, talent in junior quarterback Tommy Beecher. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. Former South Carolina goalkeeper Brad Guzan is joining the U.S. Olympic men's soccer team. (More)

CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson men's basketball coach Oliver Purnell says he's no different from many who've watched loved ones stricken and killed by cancer. (More)

GREENVILLE, S.C. Furman is bulking up its Football Bowl Subdivision schedule with a game against Southeastern Conference member Auburn in 2009. (More)

CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson sprinter Travis Padgett was named to the U.S. track and field team competing at the Beijing Olympics next month. (More)

CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper's injured shoulder hurt so much at the end of last season he might not have played in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game had the Tigers qualified. (More)

CHARLESTON, S.C. An eight-team basketball tournament featuring Clemson and Temple will open the College of Charleston's new arena this fall. (More)

SUNSET, S.C. With a new, long-term contract and nearly every offensive impact player back, it sounds like a carefree summer for Clemson coach Tommy Bowden. (More)

CLEMSON, S.C. The Clemson community will have the chance to say goodbye to the founder and former coach of the men's soccer team, I.M. Ibrahim. (More)

FLORENCE, S.C. Francis Marion has added two Division I transfers to its baseball team for next spring. (More)

GREENVILLE, S.C. The USA Cycling Professional Championships will be held around Greenville for the third straight year and will feature new time trial and road race routes. (More)

CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson has added trainers for its men's basketball and baseball teams. (More)

CHARLESTON, S.C. College of Charleston women's soccer coach Kevin Dempsey has filled out his staff. (More)

CONWAY, S.C. Coastal Carolina has swept the Big South Conference's scholar-athlete of the year awards. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. Two South Carolina women's soccer players will go after a national championship next week. (More)

CHARLESTON, S.C. Former Charleston Southern player Stuart Lake has been hired as the Buccaneers baseball coach. (More)

LAS VEGAS The Charlotte Bobcats have signed first-round draft picks D.J. Augustin and Alexis Ajinca. (More)

LAS VEGAS Many NBA head coaches let their assistants run the summer rookie and free agent minicamp. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina has hired away the assistant coach credited for recruiting the players that turned North Carolina into a college baseball power in recent years. (More)