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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- No one in South Carolina's dugout was happy after losing two of three to East Carolina and Clemson on successive weekends. But no one planned to give up on a season that had yet to really get going.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- According to officials with Richland School District 1, Trey Leonard of Columbia High School won the 2A-1A state wrestling championship.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved Michael Jordan's bid to buy a controlling interest in the Charlotte Bobcats. That makes him the first ex-player to own an NBA team and the second black majority owner. He's replacing the first, Bob Johnson, who remains with the team as a minority investor.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff finally found a road trip to its liking.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina freshman Kelsey Bone has been named Southeastern Conference newcomer of the year by The Associated Press, and also earned a spot on the all-SEC second team.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fastest of them all? Missouri or Clemson?
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods says he is returning to golf at the Masters.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's offseason work paid off. The Lady Vols have earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament a year after their worst postseason finish.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Kentucky guard John Wall has been named player of the year and newcomer of the year on The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, while John Calipari of the Wildcats took the coaching award.
The Clemson men's basketball team landed a better-than-expected No. 7 seed Sunday evening when the field for the 65-team NCAA Tournament was announced.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Clemson, Wofford, and Winthrop are all going to the NCAA Basketball Tournment.
Kyle Enders went 3-for-5 with four RBI including a two-out RBI base hit in the 10th inning to lift South Carolina to a 6-5 win over Brown and sweep a three-game series.
Clemson used a pair of bases-loaded walks to rally for a 7-6 victory over N.C. State Sunday, giving the Tigers a three-game sweep to start the ACC schedule.
Kevin Thompson had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Morgan State claimed its second consecutive NCAA tournament berth by beating South Carolina State 68-61 on Saturday in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title game.
Free agent quarterback Jake Delhomme has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Cleveland Browns.
