Live updates from Colonial Life Arena as South Carolina women's basketball aims for a place in the sweet 16 today, taking on North Carolina.

Tar Heels gave the Gamecocks a scare in the regular season, a game UNC led by as many as 11 before South Carolina fought back to take the win.

Tip-off is at 1 p.m. ET on ABC. Live updates and thoughts to follow.

Big, big day for baseball today, a doubleheader against Vanderbilt in the first home series of SEC play. This team needs to get some wins on the board, and has a big opportunity against the No. 3 team in the country. Here is the lineup for game one:

Parker Noland - 2B
Cole Messina - C
Kennedy Jones - LF
Ethan Petry - DH
Talmadge LeCroy - 3B
Blake Jackson - RF
Dylan Brewer - CF
Gavin Casas - 1B
Will Tippett - SS

Eli Jones - Pitcher

Updated baseball stories with quotes from Mark Kingston, Eli Jones and Ethan Petry on the doubleheader sweep over Vanderbilt:

Game one:

Game two:

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Curious after seeing all these mascots in commercials during March Madness…Any chance the mascot gets any NIL deals? Would make sense if that person got something but I don’t know if anyone has even brought that up before? Anyone have any insight?

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4pm.

This is a tough 1st round matchup. Oregon has probably been reviewing the Auburn game tape closely.

Let's hope we bring the intensity and focus.

Go Cocks!

Alan is furiously driving back to Columbia from Pittsburgh and should be back right around tip off for live updates and analysis for the opening round of the WBB tournament.

Rest of the details are here:

A full look at all the numbers and measurements from South Carolina football's Pro Day today, which all 32 NFL teams were represented at:

South Carolina Football Pro Day Results

ATLANTA, Ga. – South Carolina has been selected as one of six schools to participate in March Madness Confidential during the 2024 NCAA Tournament as part of TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ joint coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

The list of schools features the Gamecocks, Tennessee, Marquette, Northwestern and Boise State.

Production crews began embedding with the teams on Selection Sunday and will chronicle their NCAA Tournament journeys with exclusive, behind-the-scenes access.

Throughout the Tournament, features will run across multiple platforms — including studio coverage across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV — with online distribution via the official @MarchMadnessMBB X and Facebook pages, @MM_MBB_TV, NCAA.com and TNT Sports and CBS Sports social media accounts.

CBS Sports and TNT Sports will provide live coverage of all 67 games from the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across four national television networks — TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV — and via NCAA March Madness Live. Live games airing on the CBS Television Network will also stream on Paramount+. Live games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream on Max’s B/R Sports Add-On.

Checking in from PPG Paints Arena, where South Carolina men's basketball will take on Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at roughly 4 p.m. ET.

Creighton vs. Akron is at 1:30, and the winner of that game will face South Carolina. Gamecocks will tip off about 25 minutes after that one ends.

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good for him, good for us.

The Gamecocks have fallen out of the Top 25 after the first weekend of SEC play in year 7 of Mark Kingston's tenure.

Ran across the highlights for the girls softball game against Clemson. Looks like it was a good game. Good win

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I know they have a good defense, but their offense was putrid.



CBS Sports Analyst Blows a Gasket Over Virginia’s Stunningly Bad NCAA Tournament Game: ‘Unwatchable Basketball!

PITTSBURGH — Checking in from PPG Paints Arena in the Steel City, where South Carolina is here for its pre-NCAA Tournament (!) press conference.

Live updates from two players and Lamont Paris to follow.

Drove down to Augusta for the 4-3 midweek win over Georgia State. Updated story with quotes from Mark Kingston, Tyler Causey and Matthew Becker on where the Gamecocks stand heading into SEC play:

Eddie Copper gets the start on the mound.

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The 2026 class ranking has been expanded from 100 players to a full Rivals250: https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2026

Ten highest debuts: https://n.rivals.com/news/rivals-rankings-week-ten-highest-ranked-debuts-in-the-rivals250

Adam Gorney goes position-by-position: https://n.rivals.com/news/tuesdays-with-gorney-new-2026-rivals250-released

Both Memphis and Charlotte games are 'WEST' Regionals? .... Post-Quake???

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Let the games begin.