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GarNET and Black Madness excites screaming Gamecock fans

by Katie Cannon | Oct 28, 2025

Fans packed out Colonial Life to welcome the 2025-2026 basketball season.

State high school basketball championships returning to Columbia

by Sam Stroup | Apr 25, 2025

South Carolina’s high school basketball state championships are returning to Columbia after a five-year absence.

Women’s basketball’s new revenue model hints at more equitable future

by Gavin Leach | Feb 14, 2025

The new model is an important step in giving women’s sports the recognition it deserves.

Gamecock fans fuel South Carolina’s record-breaking 70-game home win streak

by Jordan Agliano | Feb 14, 2025

The USC women set an SEC record with their 70th-straight win in Colonial Life Arena.

A fountain pool party: USC students celebrate a perfect season!

by Mingo Martin | Apr 8, 2024

USC women won the NCAA national championship on Sunday, finishing the season with a 38-0 record.

No. 11 USC men’s basketball ticket sales double, local business sales rise

by Mingo Martin | Feb 15, 2024

More than 36,000 student and guest tickets have been distributed for the men’s games, with three games left. That’s more than double all of last year’s 17,000.

USC women’s basketball’s practice squad: ‘They are part of the team. We are one’

by Madeline Hager | Nov 20, 2023

The Highlighters are an all-male squad that preps the school’s No. 1 basketball team for its next opponent.

Columbia sporting events increasingly attract tourists, boost local businesses

by Jacob Phillips | Apr 20, 2023

Sports tourism is a contributing factor in the expansion of Columbia’s businesses thanks to the variety of events that visit the Soda City.

Ticket limit leads to ‘difficult decisions’ for parents of graduating Gamecocks

by Caroline Barry | Mar 22, 2023

Graduation tickets are officially available to Gamecock students. But for some families of graduating seniors, the five-ticket limit does not cover their entire family.