. >>> big honors today for the carolina gamecocks women's basketball program. coach of the year. this is the first time a coach has won the award for three consecutive years. asia wilson has been awarded defensive player of the year. she was also named the all secretary team. the gamecocks have a 16-0 record and have earned their third straight regular-season >>> still had, we honey, would some captain d's make you feel better? yeeeaah! (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i hope it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. also, try our grilled menu featuring new tuscan tilapia. for full meals starting at just $4.99, it's gotta be d's. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six i

. >> christine: a couple schools made the national invitation tournament or nit, the south carolina gamecocks are no. 1 seed this year, and davidson wildcats will play for the seventh time in school history. they will play at florida state tomorrow night at 7:00 on espn2. you can catch that action and support the wildcats. >> al: getting down to the crazies now. get the brackets going and good luck. >> christine: and rip them up. >> al: you have six or seven brackets. >> christine: no, i don't, one is enough! >> al: hope you had a great weekend, we had a rain around both days, wasn't perfect but was warm with temperatures that rebounded to near 80 degrees. again, little bit of rain yesterday, .12 in charlotte, some spots less, some spots more. rain is gone now for the moment, we're running a deficit for the year and month, about 1.6 to 1.7 respectively. a little bit of rain wouldn't hurt the situation. but again, the rain will be holding off until later in the day. the issue this morning is fog. you can see dense fog, zero visibility around hickory, back to morganton, shelby, a mile boone, ro

.>>> on the political watch tonight, a former carolina gamecock and former aide to joe biden is running for state congressional seat. fran person arrest -- announced his he -- announced his desire to take mall manes place. congress has got more broken since mullaney has gotten there.>> we saw in looked at true hate in the eyes last year i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the [ null ]. that is not a part of our party. but is not who we want as president. we will not allow that in our country. >> governor nikki haley is sounding off about david duke. is a moment -- his -- she was with trump's republican rival marco rubio. several high profile republicans are standing behind trump despite the [ null ] information. mcmasters said that he has never said anything that his beliefs are in line with the agenda of the clue klux klan. why would anyone running for office want any vote they can get. we are adding that just because david duke back strap does not >>> donald trump and hillary clinton are ahead with respect to the republican and democratic contest with -- h

. >> john: the south carolina lady gamecocks are going to the sweet 16. we have highlights from their second round and a match-up. >>> here is a look at what is coming up tonight on cbs and 22 minutes befor >>> live from charlotte, this is >> john: 6:42, the south carolina lady gamecocks are bound for the sweet 16 in the ncaa tournament. the top seeded team taking on kansas state in the second round of the ncaa women's tournament. mitchell playing the final game in front of the home crowd in columbia, led the way with 20 points in this one. lady gamecocks win 73-47, advance to play syracuse friday. >> christine: single game playoff tickets go on sale at 10:00 for the charlotte hornets. you can buy them at the website, ticketmaster or the time warner cable arena box office. the hornets are the sixth seed in the east. one-and-a-half games behind the atlanta hawks, for third. >>> we have seen boats named after former presidents, war heros and some have puns. united kingdom, to name thisle research vessel top vote getter is, boatie mcboat face. other suggesti

geoff: clemson will hold a orange and white spring game on april 9, same for the carolina gamecocks who have yet to start spring ball. in the nfl now, the chicago bears have placed the franchise tag on former gamecock wide receiver alshon jeffrey. that tag is used for a player who is getting close to becoming a free agent. it gives the team time to negotiate with the player and try to keep them around. a team only has one franchise tag a year. with the tag, jeffery would get about $14.6 million if he doesn't reach a multi-year deal with the bears by july 15. now to the basketball court, as some high school teams look to bring home state trophies this week. wyff news 4 sports director brad fralick has more. brad: it is championship week here in south carolina. three teams from the upsate will play for state titles this weekend, and for one boys team, it's the first trip to the final in 23 years. ranked at or near the top of the state rankings all season long. the rebels come into the state title game at 24 and four. byrnes will face irmo in the 4a boys final, a program that has made a ha

carolina. the gamecocks fell 21 wins -- he felt 21 wins was enough. fans definitely not impressed once they found out they were not dancing. heartbroken over not making the tourney. plays in the nit tournament. first appearance since 2009. >> all i can do is worry about our program, our team, our players. i can't ask our guys to have done more than what they did three years into our program. you set a school record for wins and it's history in the regular season. disappointing, but, you know, what can we do? >> the charlotte hornets eighth straight win tomorrow night. kevin harvick finds himself kevin harv if you're doing everything rightbut find it harder and harderto get by, you're not alone. while our people worklonger hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economya

. >> christine: the ncaa women's tournament tips off today and south carolina lady gamecocks will put their no. 1 seed on the line tonight. they play jacksonville tonight at 7:00 at columbia. the team and loose and relaxed at practice saying they are ready to bring home the national championship. >> john: keep our fingers crossed for them. yeah. >> christine: doing a great job with that program. >> chris: turned them around, unbelievable. geno wants another one. he's greedy. >> christine: share the wealth. >> chris: share the love. cooler temperatures in the weekend. a live look at at allen elementary school, this is sort of a time last lapse, the deck of mid and high-level clouds kept temperatures up. we have a bit of clearing still just partly cloudy here in the charlotte area, 55 degrees, relative humidity, 42%, winds coming out of the northeast at 6-miles-per-hour. charlotte area neighborhoods generally in the 50s here, 55 charlotte, 58 cornelius, a little cooler, northbound coulwood, 49 mountain island lake, 53 at the arboretum. east and west of us, to hickory to the west, 53 deg

carolina players were named to the second team or the all-freshman team. wilson is among five players on the all- defensive team. the awards are chosen by the league's 14 coaches. the gamecocks are also sitting pretty for the ncaa tournament as ncaa revealed its final women's basketball top 10 list two weeks before selection monday. uconn, south carolina, notre dame and baylor are still the four no. 1 seeds according to the committee. the top 16 teams host the opening two rounds of the the ncaa announces the entire 64 team field on march 14, after conference tournaments are complete. for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team hits the road. the gamecocks are undefeated this season, grabbing their 8th win sunday in a series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to charleston to take first pitch is at 7 o'clock. the warm weather is perfect as football teams kick off spring practices. less than two months after playing in the national championship, the clemson tigers are already back to work. monday, the team held it's first of 15 spring practice sessions. the annual orange and white game is april 9th. the gamecocks are still two weeks out from the

gamecocks hit the gridiron again. but their rivals are already getting a head start. eric, what can you tell us? two weeks from today will muschamp will get his first complete look at carolina football when the gamecocks kick off practice. less than two months after finishing number two in the country...clemson gets back to work. tim hill has more in to win it. 33 still to come... we're not stepping away from sports just yet. it's a show of support for the lady gamecocks... as they set their sites on the tournament title. clear skies with temps in the another warm and sunny afternoon, but changes are on main and gervais. after recent flood waters subsided. the amphitheater and nearby walkways are now open for you to take a stroll along the river. the areas that remain closed are from the 100 block of sunset boulevard to the gervais street bridge. and there are more re-openings this morning... following octobers historic flood. spears creek church road in northeast columbia is back open to the public.. according to the department of transportation... more than on this road daily. 33 33 we're 33 checking out what will be making headlines later today. here's eric with your "lo

gamecocks up 2 to number 13 in the country according to d-1 baseball. >>> carolina basketball, not a single vote in the top 25 poll. losing by 10 at mississippi state over the weekend. but with the 23-6 overall record, usc in good shape to make the tournament. number 38 in the rpi. frank martin realizing his team has taken a few lumps lately but he says keeping things in sec perspective is key. >> here we go. last week, you know, it's fun to -- to enter the last week of the regular season and be in the conversation for one of the top two years ago. >> and next up for narten and the gamecocks, georgia in the home finale, that one thursday night at the colonial life arena at 7:00. the regular season, arcan saw. >>> gamecocks one game out of first place with two games right now. right now, usc would be the 3 seed. >>> tiffany mitchell and the women headed to jacksonville later this week as the number one seed in the women's tournament. as we showed you earlier from the pep rally. mitching capping off her season in style with 24 points in the win against lsu. that gives usc the first und

two weeks from today the gamecocks will get going. carolina march 15. two practices tuesday march 29 and thursday march 31 open to the public. we will get your football fix in a couple weeks. for the open practices no autographs and no pets. april 9 at high noon. college hoops. sec defensive player of the year and over all player of the year by the league coaches with first team all sec selection. tiffany mitchell earning the award the two previous season. sophomore led the league in blocked shots and ranked 4th in scoring and rebounds. set the record for blocked shots. all sec first team. coach, this is her first appearance on the first team. she the only player averaging a double-double and she had 10 in the 16 sec wins. rebounding leads the sec. this trio played over seas this summer. big time awards from the sec. >> dawn staley was part of the earned coach of the year. that is the forty-first the sec. the first time for the sec. -- the first time in the sec. they are the heavy favorites to win the league tournament later this week in jacksonville. t

the carolina alumni association hosted a pep rally for the gamecocks. the fans got a chance to take pictures and get autographs. the ladies were being honored for their third straight sec regular season championship. they also finished with a perfect 16 and oh conference record. admission was free tonight ....but they had to close the online registration because they reached capacity. dawn:what a great way to interact with our fans and hear them cheer us on..even on a day where we don't have to perform. a'ja:we really enjoy just coming out and interacting with our fans. they mean so much to us and give us so much support that we're just so happy to have them. alaina:this is really exciting to have seen the growth of our fan base along with the growth this program it's something that i'm really happy to see. the gamecocks will be back in action friday when they'll play in the quarterfinals of the sec tournament in jacksonville, florida. usc is looking to repeat as the conference tourney champs. mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures, highs in the lower

gamecocks sunday at two pm. tonight was a time to celebrate for the usc women's basketball team. the carolina alumni association sted a pep r rly for the gamecocks. the fans got a chance to take pictures and get autographs. the ladies were being honored for their third straight sec regular season championship. they also finished with a perfect 16 and oh conference record. admission was free tonight ....but they had to close the online registration because they reached capacity. dawn:what a great way to interact with our fans and hear them cheer us on..even on a day where a'ja:we really enjoy just coming out and interacting with our fans. they mean so much to us and give us so much support that we're just so happy to have them. alaina:this is really exciting to have seen the growth of our fan base along with the growth of this program it's something that i'm really happy to see. the gamecocks will be back in action friday when they'll play in the quarterfinals of the sec tournament in jacksonville, florida. usc is looking to repeat as the conference tourney champs. these creamery shakes are so

reporting from the studio shannon sommerville fox carolina sports. 3 they're the heavy favorite heading into jacksonville.. we'll continue to follow the gamecock women throughout the 3 plenty more coming up at 11... including a clarity on the future of panthers star josh norman... is the greenwood native staying in the carolinas? plus basketball and baseball in just minutes in sports at 11... 3 kendra's here with a look at your forecast. forecast. 3 3 just want to mention some of the fun meteorlogist ted phaeton had tonight -he was the emcee for the miss travelers rest pageant at travelers rest high tonight! 3 rain is on the way for tonight, with a few t-storms possible this evening. cooler air will follow for the rest of the week.expect showers to increase across our area after 5 p.m., then a few t-storms developing this evening. strong wind gusts will be the main threat with any storms that develop. rain will stick around through about 1 a.m. then slowly clear out.light snow will develop near the tennessee border in western north carolina toward wednesday morning. lows will drop into the 30s in the upstate.wednesday will be sunny with highs

south carolina is 16-2 at home this season. the gamecocks won the opening- round game versus high point last tuesday night. 88-66. >>> the nfl annual meetings are underway in florida. the carolina panthers general manager dave gettleman is named sporting news of 2015 nfl executive of the year. he definitely earned the honor after a remarkable year. the panthers won a franchise record 15 games. ten panthers are in spots for the most in franchise history. team last season. >> drafted polo -- pro bowler's came on shore. they signed left tackle michael orr -- just to name a few. david gettleman and the front office have been busy. the panthers announced they signed former washington redskins safety robinson -- position. robinson had started seven games before being placed on he had 52 tackles before the contract is worth a one- year deal. we will have to wait and see how that pans out. it is always good. david gettleman loves to collect these guys. >> he seems to be pretty good at it. >> it has worked so far. >>> temperatures are dropping fast.

gets old seeing those guys have opportunities to fulfill it." 3 for all you gamecocks fans, spring practice for south carolina football kicks off on march 15th. in the meantime, the men's basketball team's got two more regular season contests before the s-e-c tournament gets underway... underway...the gamecocks square off against georgia at home this thursday night. looking to exact a little revenge as s-c lost to the dawgs earlier this month. coming off a tough loss at mississippi state...but despite the loss head coach frank martin confident in his bunch going into the 3 3 i have no idea what the future holds nor do i consume myself with that but it shows why my continued trust and faith in the group of kids we've got in that locker room conytinues to get stronger with each passing day. day.that game tips off thursday night at 7. the tigers meanwhile have a tough test ahead of them tomorrow night. they're hosting 4th ranked virginia. the tigers in search of their first top five win since 2008 against duke. last four meetings that game tips off at 7 p-m at the well. 3 we're back with (music playing) i feel p

carolina endoscopy center. dr. southeastern conference season awards. the gamecocks took home half of the conference's individual awards a'ja wilson won both player of the year and defensive player of the year, after winning freshman of the year last year. coach dawn staley named coach of the year. wilson along with teammates alaina coates and tiffany mitchell were three of the eight players on the first team all-sec. no south carolina players were named to the second team or the all-freshman team. wilson is among five players on the all- defensive team. the awards are chosen by the league's 14 coaches. for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team is on the road. this season, grabbing their 8th win sunday in a series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to charleston to take on the citadel. first pitch is at 7 o'clock. let's get an update on your weather with ben. >> over the past 15 years, this stage has seen a lot of great moments, and nothing would make me happier than to add to that legacy today, right here, right now, on "who wants t

gamecocks... tough test on the diamond for s-c- in the low country... first road game for carolina at the 5-1 citadel bulldogs... bulldogs...chad holbrooks bunch at 8-0 to start the year....exchanging pleasantries with bulldogs skipper freddy jordan before this one---third inning-- south carolina draws first blood--- it's alex destino-- ripping this one to right--- gamecocks up 1-0 on the bulldogs---more u-s-c in the third-- chris cullen hits this rocket shot off the wall in left-- that brings home destino--- 3-0 gamecocks--- u-s-c keeps bringing it-- d-c arendas with a little grounder up the middle----but umpire says citadel shortstop--- pulled off the bag--- safe at 2nd-- run comes around to score... score...jordan loses his top... doesn't matter... s-c gets the w... 6-3... 3 monte lee and the tigers hosting the terriers at doug kingsmore stadium...-b1... chris okey... grounder to short... terriers try to turn two... eli white beats the flip... chase pinder scores as a result... 1-0 tigers.... -b4... clemson's offense comes to life... weston wilson laces one to left... reed rohlm

south carolina's coach claims he received a phone call that the gamecocks were not on the bracket before it was announced on tv. ouch. >>> now an 8 on your side consumer alert. nissan is recalling more than 47,000 electric leafs in the u.s. and canada over a potential brake problems. transportation safety demonstration claims cold weather can prevent brakes from working properly. they still work but are harder to use. dealers will reprogram the software on the 2013, 2014, and >>> >>> yeah, he wanted to control his own destiny so he created his own clothing line and now as news channel 8's josh thomas >> reporter: the blind tigers is an off-shoot that started as another business, a store that sold a lot of clothing called black and denim. >> we wanted to add a coffee bar because that would create our own. >> reporter: he and his two business partners had no idea how the concept would take off. >> they're like, oh, i don't know how that would work and when he step in, they automatically get how the clothing style and the brands compliment the brand that we have for our own coffee. >> on th

well, south carolina's coach claims he received a phone call that his gamecocks were not on the bracket before the announcement was made on tv. consumer alert. nissan is recalling more than 47,000 electric leafs in the u.s. and canada over potential brake problems. the national highway transportation safety demonstration claims cold weather can prevent brakes from working properly. dealers will reprogram the software on 2013, 2014 and 2015 models for free. >>> well, a local business owner is branching out after giving up a career as an auditor to follow his dream. >> this sounds more interesting >> roberto torez, he wanted to control his destiny so he created his own clothing line. but as news channel 8's josh thomas shows us, it's blossoming into more. >> reporter: it started as another business, a store that sold clothing called black and denim. >> we wanted to add a coffee bar because that would create our own tenant inside the boutique. >> reporter: roberto the record residence and his two business partners had no idea how it would take off. >> when people try to describe it to some

south carolina will also take the court in the m.i.t. tournament. the gamecocks will face high point will face highpoint of 7:00 or south carolina coming off their best releases never as they are posting 24 victories but the team is that success in the m.i.t. winning it all in 2005 and 2006. each weekly gate you ready for the nascar race with a 30 minute prerace show called "around the track." this week daniel hamrick and kyle reddick will join the show. we talk about a ton of things. here's just a little piece of the interview with the two drivers talking about a member years now and the first i wasn't sure and hesitant to reach out to brad and ask him about the specifics and whatnot. i got the nerve to do that and couldn't believe how helpful he was. to huge asset to have a guy like red in the sprint cup champion. he supports us along the way to matter what the situation is. >> to follow up with that when i came here couple of years ago brad help a lot in a lot of faith racetracks i is zero training. this is my second full-time with brad kozlowski racing. he ha

christine: the women's ncaa field is set, stick around to find out where south carolina was seeded and who the lady gamecocks will play first. wbtv is always on your side, in good morning, it is 6:16. >> john: 19 minutes after 6:00. a live look at charlotte skyline from scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam, looks nice this morning, doesn't it? we have 54 degrees in charlotte. want to get over to kristen miranda right now, live in the alert center with the latest on an accident involving a son of sarah palin. >> kristen: this is todd palin, sarah's husband. we told you he was in a snowmobile accident and had some serious injuries. sarah palin posted on facebook overnight this picture and this update on todd palin's condition, in intensive care at a hospital in alaska with injuries including multiple broken and fractured ribs, broken shoulder blade and collapsed lung, he is presently back in surgery to repair she thanked everyone for their prayers. the last line was funny, knowing todd once he is cognizant he will ask docs to duct tape him and call it good because he's tough. he has like eight fractured ribs

for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team hits the road. the gamecocks are undefeated this season, grabbing their 8th win sunday in a series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to charleston to take on the citadel. first pitch is at 7 o'clock. the warm weather is perfect as football teams kick off spring practices. less than two months after playing in the national championship, the clemson tigers are already back to work monday, the team held it's first of 15 spring practice sessions. the annual orange and white game is april 9th. the gamecocks are still two weeks out from their first practice on march 15th. they'll also hold 15 sessions oveethe span of just under a month, wrapping up with the garnet and black game on april 9th. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning.. i'm michal higdon time now is before we get to your headlines, let's check on your morning commute and goodness. there is not much room to move. >> natalie takes us inside the home of a

gamecocks. the citadel would make it a close game, but south carolina hangs on to win, 6-3. south carolina and clemson for columbia, and they carol: a pleasant day today. john: it was nice. it felt like march. beautiful. carol: it came in like a lamb. john: 56 the high tomorrow, sunshine, but the wind will make it feel colder in the mountains. high 42. keeping it cool on thursday with showers coming back, friday looks cool, the weekend oaks nice. pleasant across the area. michael: marco rubio rejected to win minnesota. we -- projected to win minnesota. thanks for watching. we will have complete super tuesday election coverage tomorrow morning. you need it your finger (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- margot robbie -- michael mckean -- science expert kevin delaney -- and featuring the legendary r

the party was thrown by the carolina alumni the players were greeted by the fans.....the band, cheerleaders and cocky were also on hand. the gamecocks are being honored for their third straight sec regular season championship. they are also just the second team to finish with a 16 and oh sec record. friday...they'll open play in the sec tournament in jacksonville. staley: "i couldn't write a better script for how our fans have supported us. they put us in a position to we usually have this for the ncaa, but now we have it for the sec tournament it shows how much our fans support us. really care about us. it means a lot." one final check of the forecast a cold front approaching the state will deliver a few late day showers tuesday into wednesday morning with 1/4" rain totals possible. cooler temperatures with partly cloudy skies thursday into friday morning. that's all for tonight's 7 o'clock report. another look at your local headlines tonight at 11, >> it's the oscars. >> where anything can ha >> anything can happen. >> "e.t" with the winners, partying all night long. >> this is the os to be here is to be part of history. gold, wha

the south carolina women finished a perfect 16-0 season and today they announced postseason awards. the gamecocks claimed house. for the third consecutive year in the sec. what he's built in columbia is incredible. wilson named player of the year and defensive player of the year and, first team all sec. mitchell was also named to the first team all sec. south carolina opens play in the sec tournament friday in jacksonville. the southern conference basketball tournament begins this weekend in asheville and coaches in the league say this year there are probably eight different teams that could snag the dance. croone has been named as player of the year a big reason why they have had the success they have had this season. fuhrman has a buye in the first round of the conference tournament. the head coach says now they want to go win it all. >> we're one of those teams that has a chance to beat anyone as well. we have beat everybody at some points in season. whoever is playing their best here this weekend. has got a chance to win it all. >> fuhrman opens the tournament against greensboro on saturday a

well, south carolina's coach claims he received a phone call that the gamecocks were not on the bracket before an announcement was made on television. >>> now an 8 on your side consumer alert. nissan is recalling more than 47,000 electric leafs in the u.s. and canada over potential brake problems. they claim cold weather can prevent brakes from working properly. they still work but are harder to use. dealers will reprogram the software on 2013, 2014 and 2015 models for free. >>> and we are waiting on the u.s. department of transportation to release the march air travel report card. and now this includes january flight delay, tarmac times and consumer complaints. the big question is, will american airlines and delta's both be fridge-worthy? just like the kid, right? the companies both scored as last year. >> a lot of people are already out of here for spring break. >> yeah. >>> a lot entrepreneur is branching out. >> yeah, roberto torez created his own clothing line and now as news channel 8's josh thomas shows us, it's much more. >> reporter: the blind tiger ais an off-shoot that starte

carolina and clemson baseball will go into friday's first rivalry game with a combined 15 wins in a row. the gamecocks visiting the low-country last night. that's where tim sports minute to win it. 33 still to 33 come... from the court to the baseball diamond. hoping they have the luck of the irish on their side... for some saint patrick's day fun.a warm start with cloudy skies, but more sunshine is on the main and gervais. welcome you to go check out the renovations that feature a state-of-the- art business, careers and research center. they say it's the perfect spot to connect with clients... finish career opportunities. the new resources are all part of a 15-million dollar project plan for the main location. it was made possible by richland county residents with the passage of a 59-million bond referendum back in 20-13. and while your checking out the new facilities at the richland library... you can also get in on a special storytime celebration today. it's doctor seuss' birthday... and in honor of the famous author... they'll be reading some of his classics in the meeting room. morning and runs u

carolina's weather man >>> news 19 lake levels are sponsored by honda of columbia. your friendly, family honda dealers since 1978. >>> you are watching news 19 at 7:00 p.m. with jr berry. gamecocks women basketball program. dawn staley awarded sec coach of the year for the third straight season. a first time a coach won the award three straight years. asia wilson named player of the year and defensive player of the year and named to the all sec first team with timmy mitchell and alinna coax. -- tiffany mitchell and alena coax. >>> a new gamecocks is making a splash in the sec. the freshman diver is helping the team on the diving board. news 19's nick jones has more. >> big change coming in from just u.s.a. diving and club diving to being a college athlete. it has been a good transition. >> reporter: a freshman diver imagine trying to keep up with your classes, now imagine doing that while trying to be one of the top freshman divers in the sec. >> it is an adjustment for every freshman. >> reporter: heading into the college for the first time could be a struggle. coach is there to help them stay on top of their game in the pool and classroom. >> make sure they are going to class,

gamecocks certainly well presented. they'll play again friday at the sec tournament. that game will be at noon. they'll take on the winner of auburn and missouri. >>> carolina baseball hits the road for the first time this first loss of the season. chad holbrook and company in charleston to take on the citadel. 7 o'clock game time. the juco transfer looking to continue his ridiculous streak from over the weekend when he reached base all 14 times against penn state. the citadel and fred jordan off to a good start this season. they're 5 and 1 so far on the year. should be a fun night of baseball. >> college baseball is great in the state of south carolina, not just citadel and south carolina, but clem -- clemson, a lot of great programs. we're thrill to showcase it tonight and a great setting in this park. it's going to be a great atmosphere and i'm sure a competitive game. >> clemson in action looking to win its sixth straight game this afternoon hosting undefeated wofford. tigers on base. up one nothing in the fourth. wilson makes it 2-nothing. the tigers not done. chris williams keeps it going in not a great day to play third base if you're a terrier. at l

gamecocks off to a slow start. thanks to the three by marcus second half, they continue to struggle. senior michael frustrated. south carolina falls at home 83- 66. while the nfl's annual meetings are underway. dave is named sporting news 2015 nfl executive of the year. definitely earned the honor after a remarkable season. 15 games, ten panthers are in spots to the pro bowl. most in franchise history. that number was the most by any team. and trey turner also signed free agents like safety, just to name a few. the front office has been busy. the panthers announced they have signed former redskins safety adding a little depth to the position. one interception starting in seven games before placed on injured reserve. he had 52 tackles before injuring his hamstring. the contract is a one-year to talk about, but how about the hornets? >> that's huge. big confidence builder. four games on the road. that's huge. >> exactly. i know. i can't wait. i don't think the fans understand that they are so close to hosting. >> all right, thanks. >> channel 9 investigates construction on i-77 after the city >>> breaking news just coming into

carolina went away was supposed to go to texas and play. that did not work out. could shaq rolland returned back to the gamecocks? i know that the coach would welcome him back at usc. it was disappointing when he left usc, but maybe he will in the upstate, clemson taking on virginia. tonight would not be any different but virginia started to begin with a three-popoter. he was hot early on in the basketball game. he led virginia and scoring on the night. the columbia native did a nice reverse move, layup, the basket is good. he has nothing but game. he tried to take over and bring the clemson tigers back into the basketball game. they lose the game 64-47. that basket is good. virginia will go on a late run, as i said earlier. the tigers lose 64-57. the tigers, 16-13 on the year. they will take on bc on saturday. we would be back in a moment. these creamery shakes are so rich and creamy. i know. finally a shake for an aficionado like myself. wait. you're a shake aficionado? not a shake aficionado. the shake aficionado. -whoa. -(chuckles) yeah. well, perhaps you could be one too. go ahead. mm. there's a coolness. co

fellow gamecock, we are proud of you at the university of south carolina for your success. >> thank you>> bye-bye. >> all right. meanwhile, a -- we have a fox news alert now, because there's been a nascar plane that has been forced into an emergency landing. heather nauert has more. hey, heather. >> hi, brian. good morning, everybody. this information just coming in to our newsroom. a plane carrying the hendrix motorsports nascar team forced to make an emergency landing this morning. someone noticed smoke in the cabin, and that jet then touched down in memphis. this happened just a couple hours ago. the team was headed home to charlotte after a race in las vegas. no one was hurt. that plane is now being evaluated. we'll bring you more on this as we get it. >>> another fox news alert right now. overnight and overseas. north korea threatened a preemptive and offensive nuclear strike against the united states and south korea. the move coming in response to this start of the annual joint military exercises between the two countries. this happens every year. we do this. it also comes just da