Gamecocks power past Charleston with three homers
South Carolina cruised past College of Charleston 10 5 powered by three homers for the second straight game led by Mike Curry with a grand slam in the sixth. Adam Poe and Ryan Bordenick homered and freshman Clint Collins earned his first victory.
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South Carolina
College of Charleston
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Adam Poe
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Clint Collins
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Local Middle and High School Basketball Schedule
Liberty Christian visits Victory Christian at 5 pm and Leavelle McCampbell Middle plays North Augusta Middle at 5 30 pm. Merriweather Middle, Ridge Spring Monetta, New Ellenton Schofield and Kennedy Middle host games at 5 30 pm. JV games include Iver Bluff at Wade Hampton and Aiken at Lexington at 6 and 6 30 pm. CSRA Independent School Association Championship features St Mary’s vs Curts Baptist at Aiken Technical College at 7 pm.
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Victory Christan
Leavelle McCampbell
North Augusta
Merriweather
Ridge Spring
Aken
Sou Ako
Orangeburg
St. Mary
Gis
Curts Baptist
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Independent School ‘Association
Winter Olympic and college basketball TV slate
ESPN airs Oklahoma State at Iowa State and SMU at San Jose State basketball. ESPN2 carries Daytona 500 qualifying and a 730 pm Indiana at Purdue game. TNT features Winter Olympics and Sonics at Rockets while USA shows boxing bouts Barbosa Echols and Jones Bunema. ESPN9:30 pm Rhode Island at Washington and Arkansas at Georgia also on schedule.
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Syracuse
Miami
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Jones
Bunema
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Arkansas
Georgia
Rhode Island
Gorge
Washington
South Aiken Dominates North Augusta to Stay Alive in Region
South Aiken High School rolled past region-leading North Augusta 60 38 to keep Region 3 AAAA title hopes alive. Tony Kitchings poured in 12 points and 15 rebounds while Kevin Muns added 15 as the Thoroughbreds hit the road for three straight region games starting Tuesday at Airport High School. North Augusta, ranked No 3 in the state, faces Orangeburg Wilkinson at home as Lexington prepares to visit Aiken High.
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Airport High School
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Tony Kitchings
Kevin Muns
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Aheaa
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Ron McKie
Lexington
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Aiken
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Rebels
Strom Thurmond
Newberry High School
Wagener-Salley High School
Blackville- Hilda High School
Wagener-Salley
Denmark
Lar High School
Lady Jackets
Airport
Pacers edge Eagles after six-run third in finale
USC Aiken overcame Carson-Newman errors to win 7 6 Sunday at Satcher Field. Beau Whitenack drove in four with a three-run double as Steve Vickrey earned the win and Clay Farr closed out the save. Carson-Newman out-hit the Pacers 10 8 but costly miscues produced six unearned runs in the third.
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USC Aiken
Bobby Jensen
Carson
Carson-Newman
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Beau Whitenack
Whitenack
Steve Vickrey
Kevin Young
Clay Farr
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Russell Walraven
Carson Newman
Jordan Bests Bryant In All-Star Showdown For MVP
Michael Jordan topped Kobe Bryant as the East defeated the West 135-114 in New York. Jordan earned his third All-Star MVP, outscoring Bryant 23 to 18 in a cross generational clash that ended with a signature finger roll and a roar from the crowd.
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Kobe Bryant
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David Stern
Bryant
Dan
Biryant
Snow stops Olympics as snow slows events in Nagano
Strong snowfall halts the first women’s snowboarding event and scrubs men’s combined slalom while cross country and biathlon continue. Board Bettys amuse themselves with snow monkeys as organizers seek new dates. Forecasters warn of more snow, with heavy accumulations at Happo one and a Tuesday reschedule possible.
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Japan
Happo
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Kanbayashi
Lisa Kosglow
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