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          <title>Coker men&#8217;s soccer falls</title>
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Coker dropped their eighth game of the men&#8217;s soccer season on Tuesday, as the Cobras fell to the Falcons of Pfeiffer University 3-0.
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          <title>FMU&#8217;s Hunt, Richeson earn PBC honors</title>
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Francis Marion senior defender Willie Hunt and sophomore goalkeeper Clark Richeson have been selected as the Peach Belt Conference men&#8217;s soccer Defensive Player of the Week and Goalkeeper of the Week
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          <title>No QB drama for Spurrier, Gamecocks</title>
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The head ball coach known for yanking quarterbacks may have found the gem he&#8217;s wanted for the Gamecocks (4-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) in sophomore Chris Smelley, particularly after his breakout performance in rallying South Carolina from 11-points down to defeat Ole Miss 31-24 last Saturday.
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          <title>USC releases basketball schedule</title>
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New South Carolina coach Darrin Horn will face nine teams that played in the NCAA tournament last year in his first season with the Gamecocks.


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          <title>FMU soccer duo earns PBC defensive honors</title>
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Francis Marion University senior defender Willie Hunt and sophomore goalkeeper Clark Richeson have been selected as the Peach Belt Conference men&#8217;s soccer &#8220;Defensive Player of the Week&#8221; and &#8220;Goalkeeper of the Week&#8221; for the week ending Oct. 5.
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          <title>Wildcats seek to solve Spurrier</title>
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There have been shutouts and blowouts, nail-biters and laughers. They have played under the September sun and autumn moons. And each time the result has been the same: a win for Steve Spurrier&#8217;s team and a loss for Kentucky.
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          <title>Patriot golfers stand  fourth at GSU event</title>
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Senior Keith Crowley fired an opening-round 4-under-par 68 and after two rounds is tied for 12th place as Francis Marion stands in fourth position at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate golf tournament.
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          <title>Coker adds two to Athletic Hall</title>
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The Coker College athletic department inducted two new members to their Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday in Elizabeth Gray Cain and Dr. James D. Daniels.&nbsp;
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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP)&#8212;On campus, from friends, or on the Internet, Clemson center Thomas Austin had heard way too much griping about the sorry Tigers and their season-spoiling loss to Maryland.
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          <title>Coker celebrates centennial homecoming</title>
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Students, parents, teachers and alumni turned out for a big weekend at Coker College for the Centennial Homecoming Celebration.&nbsp;
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          <title>Cobras ready for Taste of Coker Thursday</title>
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Coker College&#8217;s athletic department will once again be hosting its annual Taste of Coker. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6-8 p.m. on Coker&#8217;s soccer field.&nbsp;
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          <title>Coker&#8217;s Marsh named mens&#8217; golf player of the month</title>
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 Coker College&#8217;s Chris Marsh has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas mens&#8217; golf Player of the Month during the month of September.&nbsp;  
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          <title>Falcons down Cobras in homecoming Volleyball Match</title>
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The Coker College volleyball team fell in their 2008 Homecoming match the Falcons from Pfeiffer, 3-0.&nbsp;
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          <title>Gonzalez leads Cobras to overtime homecoming win</title>
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Cobras win! In the 94th minute of the 2008 Centennial Homecoming match at Coker College, Dennis Gonzalez netted the game winner to defeat King College 2-1. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Coker inducts pair into Athletics Hall of Fame</title>
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The Coker College Athletic Department inducted two new members to their Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, Elizabeth Gray Cain and Dr. James D. Daniels.&nbsp;
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          <title>Coker women fall to King in homecoming match</title>
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 The Coker womens&#8217; soccer team was shutout in their 2008 homecoming match versus King College, 5-0.&nbsp;
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          <title>SEC honors Smelley, two others</title>
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South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley, Vanderbilt linebacker Patrick Benoist and Commodores punter Brett Upson received Southeastern Conference players of the week honors.


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          <title>FMU women get first victory of season</title>
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 Freshman forward Amanda Hall knocked in a rebound with 15 seconds remaining to give Francis Marion a 2-1 win over Liberty University on Sunday in non-conference women&#8217;s soccer action.
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          <title>Panthers win features two former Chanticleers</title>
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They&#8217;re the inaugural Coastal Carolina NFL players, and yesterday Tyler Thigpen and Quinton Teal had their inaugural meeting on opposing sidelines in a 34-0 Panthers win.&nbsp;
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          <title>Myrtle Beach native wins first PGA tournament</title>
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Before this weekend, Coastal Carolina product Dustin Johnson was perilously close to losing his PGA card after the season was over.&nbsp;  But now his card his safe for 2009, because he&#8217;s a winner on the PGA Tour.
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          <title>Liberty defeats Coastal Carolina 43&#45;38</title>
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Brock Smith threw three touchdown passes to help lead Liberty to a 43-38 win against Coastal Carolina on Saturday night.
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          <title>Gonzalez leads Coker</title>
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In the 94th minute of the 2008 Centennial Homecoming match at Coker, Dennis Gonzalez netted the game winner to defeat King College 2-1.&nbsp;
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          <title>Patriot Volleyball squad wins three matches, improves to 16&#45;4</title>
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Francis Marion University won all three of its matches at this weekend&#8217;s Fairfield Inn Invitational Tournament, hosted by UNC Pembroke and St. Andrews Presbyterian College on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4).
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          <title>Patriot runners win Blue Hose Meet, Women place fifth</title>
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Francis Marion University, led by junior Hillary Kiprop, won the 2008 Blue Hose Invitational meet, hosted by Presbyterian College on Friday afternoon (Oct. 3), while FMU women finish fifth.
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          <title>Smelley&#8217;s 3 TDs lift South Carolina to 31&#45;24 win</title>
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On-again, off-again starter Chris Smelley threw three touchdown passes, South Carolina&#8217;s No. 1 defense held Mississippi to a field goal in the second half and the Gamecocks beat the Rebels 31-24 on Saturday.
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          <title>Patriot Men battle No. 15 Railsplitters to 0&#45;0 draw</title>
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The Francis Marion University men&#8217;s soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to five matches and set a school record for scoring defense as the Patriots battled 15th-ranked Lincoln Memorial University to a 0-0 tie, Saturday afternoon (Oct. 4) in non-conference action.
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          <title>Blue Hose edge Patriot Women 1&#45;0</title>
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Junior forward Tricia Bryan scored an unassisted goal in the 61st minute to give Presbyterian College a 1-0 victory over Francis Marion University, Friday night (Oct. 3) in women&#8217;s soccer action at Martin Stadium.
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          <title>FMU soccer teams host matches this weekend</title>
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Both the Francis Marion University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s soccer teams will host matches this weekend on the FMU Soccer Field.
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          <title>Nix meets old team in SCarolina&#45;Ole Miss game</title>
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Tyrone Nix spent three years as the defensive coordinator at South Carolina, recruiting and picking Steve Spurrier&#8217;s brilliant offensive mind. Does it give him an advantage when the Gamecocks play Mississippi Saturday in Oxford? Spurrier doesn&#8217;t think so.


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          <title>Spurrier taps QB Smelley to start against Ole Miss</title>
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It&#8217;ll be at least another week until the people&#8217;s choice at South Carolina, freshman Stephen Garcia, starts his first game at quarterback.


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          <title>Brinkley&#8217;s back to make plays for South Carolina</title>
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Jasper Brinkley&#8217;s knee had hurt for months. Now, his heart did, too. It was December and South Carolina&#8217;s injured all-Southeastern Conference linebacker learned his friend and mentor, defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix, was off to join Mississippi. It was too much to bear, and Brinkley planned to leave as well.
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          <title>FMU ROUNDUP: Patriot volleyball, soccer sweep Pembroke</title>
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Freshman Ashlee Crook recorded a team-high 17 kills and also helped serve the Francis Marionvolleyball team to a come-from-behind 21-25, 25-23, 12-25, 25-18, 15-13 win over UNC Pembroke on Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Finally, South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier had some good news about his troubled offense. Injured Gamecock star wideout Kenny McKinley has practiced extensively this week and Spurrier says he&#8217;ll play Saturday at Ole Miss.


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Coach Bennett answers questions in CCU&#8217;s weekly press conference about the upcoming football game.
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says standout cornerback Captain Munnerlyn might not start against Ole Miss because of missed classes and weightlifting sessions.


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If last week&#8217;s three upsets in the top four weren&#8217;t enough to indicate a crazy, college football season, how&#8217;s this: Steve Spurrier owns the country&#8217;s No. 1 defense.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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There were times over the last two years that Cameron Sexton thought about giving up on football.&nbsp; But after a remarkable come-from-behind victory over Miami, the Laurinburg native has revived his career, and kept North Carolina&#8217;s bowl hopes alive.&nbsp;
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FLORENCE &#8212;  Francis Marion&#8217;s women&#8217;s basketball program will offer a free Women&#8217;s Basketball Coaching Clinic on Oct. 26. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:02:01 EDT</pubDate>
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HARTSVILLE &#8212; The Coker men&#8217;s soccer team snapped their six-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over North Greenville on Monday.&nbsp;
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No one wants to be a long snapper. It&#8217;s the most underappreciated position on a football team, yet it&#8217;s where Adam Wade has excelled.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Just five games into the season, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden finds himself in a tight spot with last week&#8217;s loss to Maryland. Then again, Bowden has had plenty of experience the past 9&#189; seasons navigating through the hottest of waters.


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Steve Spurrier, architect of the Florida offense that revolutionized the Southeastern Conference in the 1990s, is now pinning most of his hopes to win at South Carolina on his defense.
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Maryland discovered something about its Atlantic Coast Conference chances this season. Perhaps just as important, the Terps learned a lot about themselves with their latest Death Valley victory.


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          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Redshirt freshman Stephen Garcia was 13-for-20 for 131 yards and ran for 86 more in the first significant action of his career, and it was enough to give the Gamecocks (3-2) a 26-13 win over UAB on Saturday night.


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          <title>Cobras blank Converse</title>
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A hat trick by Kathryn Friedmann and a pair of goals by Bridget Clark  led the Coker womens soccer team to a 5-0 shutout against the Convers in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Sophomore Ivan Juric broke up a scoreless match with a 61st minute goal and sophomore goalkeeper Clark Richeson recorded his first career complete-match shutout as Francis Marion  blanked Georgia Southwestern  2-0 on Saturday in Peach Belt Conference men&#8217;s soccer action.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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William Richardson scored two touchdowns to help Coastal Carolina beat North Carolina A&amp;T 20-7 on Saturday night.


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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>FMU ROUNDUP: McDonald picks up 100th win</title>
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Freshman Ashlyn Underhill registered a career-high 15 kills to lead four Francis Marion players with double figures kills as the Patriots downed Augusta State in four games (25-6, 18-25, 26-24, 25-16), Friday in Peach Belt Conference volleyball action.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:17:00 EDT</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s nervous time at Death Valley. Then again, it usually is when Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen visits.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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If all goes as planned for Steve Spurrier, this will finally be the week his offense breaks out with huge numbers in yardage and points. Then again, if his planning had proved successful so far, he wouldn&#8217;t be changing key players in his offense in South Carolina&#8217;s fifth game.
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The third-annual Taste of Coker that was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed due to inclement weather.&nbsp;
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier announced earlier this week that every offensive position was up for grabs going into Saturday&#8217;s game against UAB.&nbsp; Tonight he announced who had grabbed them.

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 Francis Marion&#8217;s Adrian Sikorski netted a goal and assisted on another as the Patriots defeated Coker College 3-0. The non-conference win imporves the Patriots record to 2-4-2 with their 13th consecutive win over the Cobras.&nbsp;
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Last year, Francis Marion used solid defense and timely scoring to blank Coker 3-0.

On Wednesday, the Patriots repeated the feat, downing their rivals by the same score in mens soccer action.
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Handsome, smart and talented, there should be no bigger man on Clemson&#8217;s campus this fall than record-setting quarterback Cullen Harper. But four games in, the Atlantic Coast Conference favorite for player of the year has watched his dream season dissolve into a weekly nightmare.


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Sophomore Leah Davison (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) turned in nine kills on 16 attempts with no errors for a .563 hitting percentage to lead visiting St. Andrews Presbyterian College to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-16) Conference Carolinas volleyball victory over host Coker College on Tuesday.


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Florida Southern College narrowly held off Lander University to take home the Fourth Annual Coker College Invitational Team Championship.&nbsp;
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Chelsea Beetch had 11 saves in goal for the Coker College and Kathryn Friedmann scored two goals to give he Lady Cobras to  2-0 shutout win over the Lees-McRae Lady Bobcats in a Conference Carolinas match at Tate Field on Saturday, Sept. 20.&nbsp;
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The Tyler Thigpen experiment in Kansas City may be over after one week, as Chiefs coach Herm Edwards is thinking about benching the CCU product after just one start.
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Florida Southern College held off Lander to win the fourth annual Coker College Invitational Team Championship. 


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Senior Peter McGibney fired a 4-under-par 68 to lead Francis Marion University to a third-place finish at the Adams Cup of Newport golf tournament, hosted by the University of Rhode Island.
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South Carolina starting left tackle Jarriel King has been taken to the hospital after experiencing what coach Steve Spurrier called a heart flutter.
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is so bothered with his offense that he is considering getting a whole new one. Every starting position on offense is open this week as the Gamecocks (2-2) prepare to play UAB, Spurrier said Tuesday.


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The Coastal Carolina University women&#8217;s basketball team released its 2008-09 schedule today (Sept. 23), as announced by Head Coach Alan LeForce.&nbsp;
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The last time anyone other than Clemson fans checked, the Tigers had been pounded by Alabama, leaving their championship dreams like roadkill among the orange pawprints on streets around campus.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Coastal Carolina men&#8217;s basketball coach Cliff Ellis says the Chanticleers will play in the preseason NIT in 2009.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
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USC head coach Steve Spurrier announced Monday that he will decide on a starting quarterback for this weekend&#8217;s game against UAB on Thursday. Neither redshirt freshman Stephen Garcia nor junior Chris Smelley have looked great at practice.
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Two days after their first home win of the year, two CCU football players took home the most important weekly conference awards.&nbsp;   QB Zach MacDowall earned Big South offensive player of the week, and LB DJ Rice took home Big South defensive player of the week for their efforts in Coastal&#8217;s 31-3 romp over Towson.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. &#8212; Queens University of Charlotte won its first home game, second game overall, against the Coker Cobras on Saturday.&nbsp;
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. &#8212;  Oni Bernard&#8217;s career-high two goals helped the Charlotte 49ers women&#8217;s soccer team cruise to a 6-0 win over Francis Marion on Sunday.&nbsp;
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South Carolina&#8217;s struggling offense can&#8217;t get going no matter who the opponent is.
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Freshman Ashlyn Underhill recorded a combined 20 kills as Francis Marion won two drastically different matches on the final day of the Swamp Fox Invitational on Saturday at the Smith University Center.
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Zach MacDowall accounted for 201 yards and three touchdowns to lead Coastal Carolina to a 31-3 victory over Towson on Saturday night.
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The Francis Marion University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s cross country teams finished third and sixth respectively at the Limestone College Invitational Meet, Saturday morning (Sept. 20) in Gaffney.
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James Davis rushed for three touchdowns to lead No. 23 Clemson past South Carolina State 54-0 on Saturday. The Tigers (3-1) posted their first shutout in two years and improved to 22-0 against Championship Subdivision opponents, although this one figured to be closer.
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The Pfeiffer Lady Falcons tallied their second Conference Carolinas win by beating Coker in three straight games Friday in volleyball.


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Today&#8217;s Peach Belt Conference men&#8217;s soccer match between Francis Marion and Clayton State has been moved from the FMU campus to the Coker College soccer Field in Hartsville. The match will kick off at 4 p.m.
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Starting Clemson strongside linebacker Scotty Cooper will probably play vs. South Carolina State, even though he&#8217;s been battling the flu.
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Tyler Thigpen, the first player from Coastal Carolina selected in the NFL draft, will be the first to start at quarterback. The 24-year-old Thigpen will be under center on Sunday for Kansas City when the Chiefs go to Atlanta. It will be exactly 11 months after the struggling young Chiefs (0-2) last won a game.
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For one weekend at least, Jeannette and Mike Hamlin won&#8217;t have to decide which of their sons&#8217; games they will attend. The couple&#8217;s three children, Michael, Markee and Marquis, will face each other Saturday when Clemson hosts S.C. State at Memorial Stadium.
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          <title>HASELDEN COLUMN: Life puts sports in its place</title>
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Many of us know someone who died too young. All of us at least know of someone &#8212; we all probably could name someone off the long list of athletes from through the years.
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Tyler Thigpen, the first player from Coastal Carolina selected in the NFL draft, will be the first to start at quarterback.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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C.J. Spiller says his best move at Clemson was a touchdown run last Saturday called by back by penalty. For Tigers coaches, teammates and fans, his greatest move of all may have been coming there in the first place.
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Coker College&#8217;s athletic department will once again be hosting its annual Taste of Coker.
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The Coker College cross country teams competed in the pre-region meet at Wingate University on Saturday, with the women placing 11th out of 16 teams and the men placing ninth out of 12 teams. 


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Before traveling to Florence to face Francis Marion on Tuesday, Wingate coach Gary Hamill was sworn in as a United States citizen.

His team gave him a win as a present, but it was far from easy. Junior Nyemb&#8217;s second goal gave Wingate a 3-2 victory over the Patriots.


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Jessica Lombardi and Amanda Mitchell each had six kills as the Francis Marion volleyball team defeated Coker 25-10, 25-18 and 25-20 on Tuesday.
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Jessica Lombardi and Amanda Mitchell each had six kills as the Francis Marion volleyball team defeated Coker 25-10, 25-18 and 25-20 on Tuesday.
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He says his team is as talented as any South Carolina team he has coached in four years, but Steve Spurrier just can&#8217;t figure out how to get the offense going.
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Clemson may be back in the national rankings. But back to the expected powerhouse picked to run off with the Atlantic Coast Conference? Not even close, says Tigers coach Tommy Bowden.
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As Francis Marion&#8217;s golf team prepares to host the 24th-annual Raines Development Group Intercollegiate at the Country Club of South Carolina today, the tragic events of last week remain on the minds of the players.


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Rain forced Francis Marion&#8217;s mens tennis squad to wait an extra day to begin the Coastal Carolina Fall Shootout.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:15:01 EDT</pubDate>
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With three unanswered goals in the second half, Queens  defeated Coker in women&#8217;s collegiate soccer on Saturday, 4-1.
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The Coastal Carolina University football team snapped a two-game slide to start its season by defeating the Monmouth Hawks 26-7 this afternoon in West Long Branch, NJ.&nbsp; 


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          <title>Wingate hands UNC&#45;Pembroke first loss</title>
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Wingate racked up a 17-3 halftime lead and held off a UNC-Pembroke comeback in the second half to pull out a 23-16 victory over the visiting Braves Saturday afternoon.
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Cullen Harper was 20-for-28 for 262 yards and threw two touchdowns and Jacoby Ford caught six passes for 106 yards to help Clemson to a 27-9 win over North Carolina State on Saturday.
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          <title>UNC Wilmington holds off Francis Marion</title>
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Forward Kelly Dodd scored following a free kick in the 28th minute to give UNC Wilmington women a 1-0 win over Francis Marion on Friday in the opening match of the Mountaineer Invitational at Appalachian State University.
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Clemson&#8217;s defensive plan for inexperienced North Carolina State seems clear: Blitz, blitz and blitz some more. Tigers linebacker Scotty Cooper took a long pause when pressed about it. &#8220;Ahhh,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;ll let you see Saturday.&#8221;


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Chris Smelley will start at quarterback when South Carolina faces Georgia, while Stephen Garcia is expected to play for the Gamecocks in the Southeastern Conference showdown.


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Former Francis Marion University women&#8217;s basketball player Rita Grayson has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2008-09 John McLendon Postgraduate Scholarships.
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