South Carolina women's basketball was blown out by UConn in the second half, preventing Dawn Staley from winning back-to-back national titles.

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The Gamecocks opened at +450 on ESPN Bet to win the 2026 women’s NCAA basketball tournament, which put them at the top of the odds board over USC (opening odds: +500) and 2025’s newly-minted champion, UConn (+600). Texas, Notre Dame and LSU opened tied for fourth at +750, while UCLA opened just behind at +850.

LSU Maryland, Kansas State and Ole Miss were all big movers in the newest poll thanks to their March Madness success. They all reached the Sweet 16, resulting in the Terps and Wildcats climbing six spots and the Rebels moving up eight.

The University of South Carolina baseball team used early home runs and a six-run sixth in a 13-3, 7-inning victory over USC Upstate Tuesday night (April 8) at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park. A grand slam from Dalton Mashore,

The mixed bag that’s been South Carolina’s 2025 baseball season continued Tuesday night in a 13-3 run-rule victory over USC Upstate at Founders Park. Dalton Mashore hit a grand slam in the first inning and Ethan Petry added a two-run shot in the second to give the Gamecocks all the runs the five pitchers used would need in seven innings.

Ta’Niya Latson has decided to transfer to South Carolina, where the leading scorer in Division I will join a high school teammate and try to help the Gamecocks win another national championship

Florida State's women's basketball's second all-time leading scorer, Ta'Niya Latson, announced on her Instagram page that she committed to South Carolina on Tuesday. Latson is coming off an All-American junior season in which she led the country in scoring with an average of 25.

National champion UConn tops final women's AP Top 25 of season, followed by South Carolina and UCLA.