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For more than 15 years, the state of South Carolina stood on the sidelines watching as big-time, postseason basketball passed it by. Now, the Palmetto State is preparing to show its stuff. While the return was borne from the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church that spurred the removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, those in the state who love hoops are eager to make its comeback a success. Continue to Article

February 25, 2017 2:18:pm EST

Vanderbilt (15-13, 8-7 SEC) has won at Tennessee (15-13, 7-8) each of the last three years. The last time Vanderbilt beat Tennessee in Knoxville three straight times was from 1955-57. After trailing by as many as 15 points, Tennessee cut the margin to one on a couple of occasions and got to within 44-43 on a pair of Grant Williams free throws with 6:01 left. Continue to Article

February 22, 2017 8:45:pm EST

South Carolina and Vanderbilt both posted damaging losses within the last week, but each still enters Saturday night's game at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn., with a lot on the line. The Gamecocks' Southeastern Conference title hopes took a hit after Wednesday's 83-76 home loss to Arkansas. No. 21 South Carolina (20-6, 10-3 SEC) is in great shape for its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2004, but it dropped a game behind Kentucky and Florida with five to play. Continue to Article

February 17, 2017 9:54:pm EST

All the Huskies have done since is make it look astonishingly easy. UConn won its 100th game in a row on Monday night in Storrs when it turned away sixth-ranked South Carolina 66-55. The Gamecocks actually led by one late in the second quarter, but the Huskies ended the first half on a 7-0 run and then methodically extended their lead the rest of the way. Continue to Article

February 13, 2017 11:05:pm EST