dawn staley hosting 20th ranked mizzou this afternoon. gamecocks up 12 in the third. mizzou with the ball. mitchell with the steal. 19 points for mitchell. the game -- gamecocks crews 83-58. 3 and 0 in the sec. let's talk football. redskins hosting the packers. starks gets the carry. he punches it in. packers take the lead. for the two point conversion. green bay outscores washington 35 to 7 in the final 39 minutes of this game. packers win 35 to 18. green bay will face arizona in glendale next saturday night. the other nfc wild card earlier on in the day, seahawks and vikings, fourth quarter, russell wilson, rolls right, nearly sacked, then finds tyler locket. which should have been a huge loss turns into a 35-yard game for the seahawks. seattle then scores on this touchdown pass from wilson to baldwin. it's 9 to 7, and things don't get very good for minnesota. final play of the game, seahawks up 10 to 9, kick for the win, and he misses it. seattle wins 10 to 9. that means the panthers get seattle next sunday. that will do it for sports. the break. >>> abc columbia i

.>> the dawn staley brought her a game. here is a look at what she calls the best day of her life. >> [ laughter ]>> reporter: she is soft-spoken in her seat. >> spectacular. she is a much different person on the court. i cannot believe you. >> reporter: the 15-year-old challenged dawn staley to a one- on-one. >> i challenge you on basketball. >> reporter: and daily accepted -- stately accepted. >> many who would crumbled meeting their here. -- hero. board with go syndrome -- born with goat syndrom at birth she was given only a year to live. >> watching her play and hearing her dad tell her story, she was confident. >> reporter: her parents are proud she is fat long enough to >> she is very happy and we are thanking god for these moments. >> reporter: soft-spoken or loudmouthed on and off the court she is a fighter. >> it is a ray of hope to anyone that has can't do anything in their life.>> reporter: and staley is a dream believer. >> getting ready for your season at w. -- ow.>> reporter: giving opportunities for plenty of

coach dawn staley said she doesn't discuss the schedule players. the only thing staley emphasized more than usual... how big the game against the bulldogs truly is... since they only face them once in the regular season. staley: "they need an understand of tie breakers and teams you only play once and make sure that you win that particular basketball game. i think that's on our players minds. just continue to win." over in the queen city... the carolina panthers dealt with the winter weather... prepare for sunday's nfc championship game. today at practice... coach ron rivera put the team thru their normal friday workout in ite of the snowy conditions. they had to bring out the snow plows to clear off the turf field at the practice facility. rivera saying afterwards he was really happy with the way the team practiced with great energy... and great focus. the big news though... panthers defensive end jared allen is out for the championship game against arizona with a broken bone in his foot. he practiced yesterday in hopes of being able to play throu

she was selected to the 2016 dawn staley award watch list. mitchell won the honor last season as the nation's best guard in women's division one basketball. this season... mitchell ranks in the top 10 in the sec seven categories. she leads carolina in assists and ranks second in scoring with 15 points per game. moving to the diamond... opening day is three weeks away. first pitch for carolina... february 19th against albany at home. the gamecocks determined to put a better product on the field this carolina failed to make the ncaa tournament last year. this off-season... the gamecocks spent more time in the weight room... and on the practice field to destino: "we're all humbled by that. kind of having the off-year... we don't want to have that again. we're going to do as much as we can to not let that happen. getting in the weight room and busting it... like personally for ourselves means a lot bit mooney: "came back and worked harder than ever. we have a bunch of new guys and we're a good collective group." in high school football news... gi

dawn staley and company going for a win 44. tonight, they'll host ole miss, tiffany mitchell and company are coming offer a close win at number 10 mississippi state. 2-4 in sec play, the gamecocks looking to make it a perfect 20 and 0. comment now in sophomore star a gentleman wilson. game, it's good to be back home. even though we have to jet back out. i think we're prepared for ole miss. >> tim: today, usc south ball, alainy page leading the gamecocks last year in virtually all offensive categories, setting multiple records including 15 home runs. carolina opposite the softball season february 12th at a tournament in tampa. >>> carolina baseball season isn't too far away. the coaches' preseason top 25, the gamecocks looking to bounce back from their first season of the century, not making the ncaa tournament. finished 32 and 25 last season overall. it's an interesting time with the basketball team doing well and spring sports about to get going to get busy around here for sure. >> alicia: gamecock nation! >> tim: yes. >> alic

undd his watch....usc won two baseball national championships....he also hired basketball coaches dawn staley and frank martin. the carolina panthers are enjoying a bye week after wrapping up homefield advantage throughout the nfc playoffs. several of the players were at the comedy zone club in charlotte last night.they were there to support linebacker thomas davis having a fundraiser to benefit their thomas davis foundation, that supports young men in the community and tries to help keep them on a straight

head coach dawn staley says when you're targeted every night....it helps to keep you sharp. dawn:well i don't know if they get excited about time...because you have to bring your "a" game all the time. i think they've adjusted to it. as a coach you want that because you know how much our team has to focus on the game plan. because when you have to focus on the game plan...it trickles down to your practices and them just staying in character. a'ja:we're just taking it one game at a time. it is the sec . everyone's coming to play. i think we have a great conference every night is a great team. plus with us you know they're going to bring their "a" game no home right now ..even though we have to jet back out...i think we're well prepared for ole miss. the gamecocks will be back on the road this weekend. they'll play at texas a-and-m sunday at six. that'll be followed by two more tough games...they'll host kentucky next thursday. then on february 8th....usc will entertain top ranked connecticut. the carolina panthers and denver broncos continue their preparations for the panther

i asked head coach dawn staley if her heart has recovered from all the i stay pretty even keel when we're in those type of situations. i think our players feed off what we're doing on the bench...and we were pretty calm...although it was pretty hectic..the good thing about it...the game was going so fast...you just played off instincts.the good thing about having seniors like a khadijah sessions..when they scored t tt bucket..she was ready to get a shot off..and in that moment ..the a&m player didn't realize what the score was. the gamecocks will tip off at auburn tomorrow at seven pm. you can see the game on the internet at sec network plus. the usc men had their own fantastic finish last night at ole miss. senior michael carrera was the star of the night. he helps the gamecocks overcome an 11point deficit with just over four minutes to play......he ties the score at 66 with just over 40 seconds to play in ot...carrera puts usc ahead to stay with an old fashioned three point play. carolina wins it 77 to 74.4. they're 17 and one. they'll play at tennessee...saturday at noon. the carolina

head coach dawn staley believes focusing in on gamecock basketball will set usc up for success in staley: "really don't worry about mississippi state and what their mindset is. as long as our mindset is where it needs to be and we stay in character i like our team that we're going to put on the floor on opponents and a number next to their name isn't going to change what we're trying to do... we've been doing the same thing most of the year so we're not trying to change too much to what we're doing." meanwhile... the s-c state men's five game winning streak was snapped. the bulldogs lost to norfolk state on the road 87 to 74. eric eaves led the bulldogs in scoring with 21 points. sc state drops to 10-11 overall... 5-2 in conference play. also on sunday.... the nfc championship game. the panthers host the cardinals for a 6:40 kick. the team is not concerned about the wintry conditions playing a factor come game time. all the snow and ice has been removed from the stadium. so the field good to go. both teams ready too.... kickoff. carolina's excited for the opportunity to punch a ticket to

head coach dawn staley believes focusing in on gamecock basketball will set usc up for success in staley: "really don't worry about mississippi state and what their mindset is. as long as our mindset is where it needs to be and we stay in character i like are. just cause we are facing ranked opponents and a number next to their name isn't going to change what we're trying to do... we've been doing the same thing most of the year so we're not trying to change too much to what we're doing." also on sunday.... the nfc championship game. the panthers host the cardinals for a 6:40 kick. the team is not concerned about the wintry conditions playing a factor come game time. all the snow and ice has been removed from the stadium. so the field good to go. both teams ready too.... as we're about 24 hours from kickoff. carolina's excited for the opportunity to punch a ticket to the super bowl for just the second time in franchise history. beating the cards would certainly be near the top of the list of memorable moments this season. panthers fullback mike tolbert reveals one his thus far... prior t

head coach dawn staley says it was the kind of victory that helps prepare the team for march. that was an ncaa tournament feel game last night. to play kentucky in their place to find ourselves down by double-digits and figure out a way to get back..that's what it's going to take.that's exactly what it's going to take for us to be successful come tournament time." sophomore forward a'ja wilson and senior guard tiffany mitchell are both named to the wooden award midseason top 20. that honor goes to the nation's best player. wilson is the gamecocks' leading scorer at just over 16 points a game. mitchell..the two time sec player of the year is averaging over 17 points in conference that's the news for now. see you back here at 7 for all >>> tonight, market plunge. fear on wall street as the dow dived 400 worst start to a year

head coach dawn staley made sure this week... to remind her younger players of this set up. staley: "new players that have not played in that type of environment or that set up... i told them not to ignore me... in the first half when our basket is away... and i just see their backs. i prep them for that." game time tonight... between usc and vandy >>> breaking news

despite last night's deficit, dawn staley said she never doubted her team. >> i trusted whatever deficit, point in the game. i just feel like we always got a shot at coming back because he's familiar territory for us. >> and the gamecocks play five straight ranked teams. they host texas a&m on sunday afternoon. so certainly a big basketball weekend for carolina. >> absolutely. thanks so much, tim hill. >>> up next, john farley has one last look at your 7-day forecast. hope you stay with us for more abc columbia news at 6:00. gervais. >>> the rain is ending. you're in great shape heading out this evening. no problems at all. tomorrow beautiful. look at that, mid-60s, a lot of sunshine. there will be clouds on sunday, but basically any focus of the rain will be at the beaches morning to early afternoon. after that it clears out and gets a little cool next week. >> it will be a big sports weekend. >> good weekend to watch football or basketball. >> you've been watching abc columbia news at 6:00. we thank you for making us your choice for news. stay tuned for "world news tonight" with david

gamecocks head coach dawn staley's only one trips. to avoid another loss in bluegrass country... she knows her squad must bring tons of energy and passion. staley: "it's a rival game. it's always high energy. you got to come to play. and if you don't they'll take advantage of you." expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60, clouds will be on the increase thursday night as lows drop into the upper 30s/lower 40s. friday, low pressure will track across the south and deliver an 80% chance of showers. 1" rain totals are likely with friday's system. saturday is dry before the next system forms in the gulf and will bring us the possibility of few showers on sunday. that's the news for now. remember you can get breaking news on the go by downloading

. >> and dawn staley and carolina on the road tonight in an arena i'm mike gillespie. in three days, the panthers >> turning our attention to the panthers. hi, i'm mike gillespie. in three days, carolina hosts the seahawks in a rematch of last year's divisional playoff game. excuse my phone there. last year didn't go too well in seattle. in fact, out of teams, cam newton has faced at least three times in his career, the seahawks have held newton to his lowest completion percentage and yards per game in those contests against seattle. cam newton, though, wants another shot at the seahawks. >> wouldn't have wanted it any other way, you know what i'm saying? and that's kind of the -- the muststee tv, you know, you got good players on both sides of the ball with the special teams offensively, defensively onn both teams, you know, that's why you pretty much come to the league or you look and you eye matchups like this. >> being in the playoffs like we have now the third year in a row, being in this situation, it should be a huge plus for us. we understand what playoff you k

coach dawn staley pointed out today... how the collision... fueled mitchell's will to dominate. staley: "she decided she was going to come back and play. she was going to play and take it to another level. you really don't want to get tiffany mitchell mad at you. she's got a response like no especially in that particular gym." that's the news for now. remember you can get breaking

dawn staley saying earlier this week you can learn a lot about your team by going on the road. >> road or at home, you learn a lot about your team every time they step on the floor, especially this particular and it's late, too. we got all kinds of things we have to adjust to. we'll see where they are. >> guys, we'll have highlights of that one coming up tonight at 11:00. >> good luck to the ladies. thanks a lot, mike. >>> john with one last look at >> stay close. >>> tonight turns foggy. be ready for that late tonight early tomorrow morning. when you're out on the roads, it will take a while for the sun to show u u in between there, there could be a little drizzle. more rain gets in here saturday, saturday night. if you have saturury night plans, plan a day wet. but by sunday, things clear out. by the way, sunday will be windy. don't have that in there but just so you know, windy sunday. that will clear things out for several days. next week you see the temperatures in the 50s with bright sunshine. >> i d d't know how you would illustrate on a 7-day. >> i'll do it at 11:00. >> cloudba

coach dawn staley's won only once in seven trips to kentucky with the gamecocks. in fact... carolina's only loss in the sec last year... came at kentucky. coach understands... usc needs to bring the passion and energy to the gym... to beat the wildcats. it's always high energy. you got to come to play. and if you don't they'll take advantage of you." expect clear and cold temperatures tonight in the upper 20s and lower 30s. thursday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60, clouds will be on the increase thursday night as lows drop into the upper 30s/lower 40s. friday, low pressure will track across the south and

i asked head coach dawn staley if this is a preview of what we could see during march madness. the mistakes we've made throughout the season. you know, this league is so unpredictable. just getting wins is a great thing. so i think a lot of us will be doing a lot of special situations come this time of the season since games have been pretty marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio.

dawn staley says the key to winning this matchup is using carolina's speed. >> we need to play fast. just get up and down the floor and let our speed get involved in the play so transition offense is something that we had been working on and trying to convert a lot more than we have. >> finally, clemson basketball picking up a commitment from the transferring center elijah thomas from texas a&m. that will do it for the sports minute to win it. i'm mike gillespie. >> thanks, mike. keep it right here. forecast coming up. >> little bit of cloud cover but some sunshine peeking for us through this afternoon. high near 60's. chance of rain comes our way and better chance of rain likely coming our way saturday. >> no rain for today. get out and enjoy it. thanks, jonathan. you've been watching abc columbia news at 12:30. thanks for making us your choice for news.

. >> dawn staley and the u.s.c. women try to make it 18-0 tonight. they play at auburn at 7:00. i'm tim hill. that's your abc columbia sports minute to win it. hope it helps get your thursday off to a good start. >> thank you, tim. one last look at your wintry forecast is next. and gervais. >> mostly cloudy this afternoon with a little bit of sunshine. look for highs in the 40's. lows tonight dipping to around 34 so that overnight rain could change into a wintry mix and keep our eye on that. certainly some more impacts possible for the start of the weekend. >> thank you. and thank you for watching. you've been watching abc columbia news at 12:30. >> our next news at 6:00.

. >> and the man who hired both dawn staley and frank martin out of a job today. texas a&m announcing eric hyman stepping down as the aggies athletics director. hyman left u.s.c. for texas a&m back in 2012 and a lot of turmoil around texas a&m recently, guys, two quarterbacks have transferred out of there, offensive coordinator is gone and today their atlet i cans director so interesting time in well. >> a lot of folks remember eric. >> and his wife. yes, good people. we wish them wellll up next, john farley has one last look at the seven day forecast. columbia news at 6:00. >> cold out now in columbia. we'll get down to the mid 20's. some places low 20's. very cold night for us tonight. plants. if you took them in last night. forecast. temperatures. what i wanted to show you on the last of it by the time we get into tomorrow afternoon, it will be a little warmer and by the time we get into the end of the week, we're back in the 60's. there's some rain there, too. >> all right. thanks so much. and about half-hour left in the

dawn staley's gamecocks now a perfect 17-0 after a fight to a&m. you see second ranked south carolina with a free throw for the two-point lead with just . there is a shot late. unsportsmanlike penalty late in the game. that sends it south carolina to the free-throw line late. a little controversy. bottom line, south carolina wins at the end to stay undefeated 59-58. sometimes all the we have played in this position for the past two years, it catches this particular team off guard a little bit, but it does not unnerve them. they understand what they have to do to execute and come back and wi games. geoff: next up for the gamecocks, and will play at auburn on thursday. meanwhile, one of the best weeks in the history of clemson basketball comes to a close with the college basketball world taking note of the tigers. clemson claiming three consecutive wins over top 25 teams for first time in program history. that got leading scorer jaron blossomgame a live interview on sports center and the capital one impact performance of the week. he says the tigers'

dawn staley said maybe her taking that hit was a good thing. >> i knew. once she decided she was going to come back and play, she was you don't want to get tiffany mitchell mad at you. she has a response like no other. she is ultra competitive. >> even though it is a different team, seeing the way they did respond from being down last night very reminiscent f fm last year. >> now missouri's team is good. >> they are. it doesn't matter when you get into conference play. the team number two in the country is giving everyone's best shot. it will be a good one. >>> the super bowl adding >>> beyonce will be part of the super bowl halftime show. joining the group cold play. beyonce and cold play have been in the new album. >>> shrek the musical is here. tickets are $6. 3:00 and 7:30. shrek junior the musical. this weekend. >> it will be dry day m mt of the day tomorrow. >> i don't think we will see much in the way of rain. 46 tonight, 57 tomorrow. the rain comes in late in the afternoon. tomorrow evening. windy on sunday but then turning colder next week. >> go

a one-point win over the a&m, we will year from dawn staley tonight at 11:00. chris: it will feel like 10 below zero in the moununins. bundle up and care for your pets. country, right here at 9:00. complete live coverage from charleston for you back here at 11:00. have a good night and stay warm. [captioning performed by the national captioning institwhich is responsible for its caption content an>> this is a wyff 4 editorial. >> this weekend, the country is observing the holiday that recognizes the life and legacy of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr.. when the holiday was established nationally, and across the country, it was designed as a reminder that dr. king's dream lives on. based on the concept of equality and dignity or all races and people. across the country, people are speaking of dr. king costs continuing challenge to us all and they are holding events this week to honor him. in prayer breakfasts to community service, lives are being impacted this weekend. that is the great thing about this holiday. it stands for a concept that rings true 48 y

dawn staley's group comes in at number two overall... and says s-c's becoming more than just football.. 3 "i'm happy that the fans are happy and sharing in some of the spotlight with the football team and making this an all-sports state. there's room for all of us because there's so many gamecock fans that want to see us do well." 3 quick baseball note... sluggers ken griffey junior and mike piazza are goign to cooperstown... griffey, or the kid, setting a record with 99- percent of the votes... the most ever.. and since you're wondering, steroid era stars roger clemons and barry bonds each rose to about 45 percent get in.. 3 coming up--two miami dade police officers are speaking only on fox....after making a special moment happen for a south carolina fan during clemson's orange bowl win... 3 3 we're back with the nightcap-- 3 two miami dade police officers are talking only on fox carolina...about how they helped make a special moment happen for a tigers fan during the orange bowl. bowl.you'll remember--the officers stepped in to help 9-

carolina with 38 points in the paint tonight, something dawn staley pleased with in the second half. >> we noticed from playing in the first half, we didn't do a great job of getting our post players touches in the paint. they have to do a better job at posting up and giving us a bigger target to give them the ball. so we just made an adjustment to make it easier to make some post entry passes, and then it balanced everything out. >> mike: over to football in, three days the panthers hosting `the seahawks in a rematch of last year didn't go too well in seattle. out of teams cam newton has faced at least three times in his career, the seahawks have held him to his lowest completion percentage and yards per game in the contests. the coach is excited about playing the team. >> i like the attitude about wanting to play against the best. again, these guys are defending afc champs. i think josh said it very well. if you want to be the champs, you've got to be able to beat them. i like our attitude about wanting to play against their best players. >> we wouldn't have wanted it any other way

dawn staley saying with the success carolina has had on the just known as a football school. >> i'm just happy for frank, i'm happy for us. i'm happy that the fans are happy and, you know, in sharing in some of the spotlight with the football team and making this an all sports state. there's room for all of us because there's so many gamecock fans that want to see us do well. >> and finally, clemson basketball getting some big news today. texas a&m freshman center elijah thomas transferring to clemson. he was a top 50 target coming out of high school, dealt with some injuries at texas a&m and averaged only four points per game in his brief time with the aggies. finally, guys, ken griffey, jr. elected to baseball hall of fame. so was former mets star mike piazza. hard not to be confused with pizza. >> those are some throwback names there. i think i still have their baseball cards. >> really? look at you. >>> chief meteorologist john your 7-day forecast. >>> we're warming things up, well, winter style. we'll be in the 60s over the next couple of days. friday is going to b b cloudy. not tha

dawn staley's squad improves to 20-0. plenty of purple tonight at timmons arena. western carolina, calling on furman. early in the first half, paladins start to build a double-digit lead. kris acox hits the short jumper as furman jumps out to an early lead on the catamounts. then, jonathan jean shows the explosive first step, drives to the hoop, and scores to put the haven't heard much from the freshman, jean, this season. he looks like he's gonna be a good option for head coach niko medved. he's really quick. to the break. furman holds on for a 62-60 win over western carolina. paladins, now all alone in 3rd place in the southern conference. socon-leading east tennessee, playing wofford at the ben jo in spartanburg. close one early. check out the shot. fletcher mcgee. he drills the three. wofford up 6. they would build the lead from there. easley's spencer collins continues to make his case for southern conference player of the year. 24 points tonight for collins. wofford wins, 87-73. terriers take down one of the top teams in the southern conference. one thing to

they arent taking it lightly..playing their opener with home court advantage is something that dawn staley said her squad is thankful for. 3 all the games are challenging. fortunately for us we can take car eof home. weve gottem momentum fo rthe road.. and we're a pretty good road team as well. it has a lot to do with our team, togetherness, leadership, focus..but that was teams of the past, this is a new team, so we'll see if 3 3 cleveland browns quarterback connor shaw says he's been medically cleared to resume his football career.the former south carolina gamecocks star tweeted friday, "great way to start 2016. 100% medically cleared. thank you for the encouragement and prayers. shaw damaged a ligament in his thumb during a preseason game back in august. he had surgery on his hand a few weeks later, and the team place him on injury reserve, meaning he rest of the year.3 the sunday after new year is prime time to start your search for a soulmate, according to match.com. there is typically a 60% hike in new singles joining the site valentine day, according to the dating site, which has de

we'll hear from coach dawn staley and fans as news 19 at 11 starts 3 3 hello and thanks for tuning in to news19 at 11. 3 it's been a chilly weekend and it looks like its only going to get colder.and this week...get ready...we're facing the coldest temperatures of the season. meteorologist daniel bonds join us now with the detials. 3 3 it has been a chilly weekend temperatures only made it to the lower 50s 3 today because of the cloud cover.tonight the clouds should decrease and 3 we're expecting a lot of sunshine tomorrow.3 temperatures tonight are cooling off. here are the current temperatures across the midlands.for tonight, look decreasing clouds. tomorrow we're expecting sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees.but then tomorrow night we're expecting lows in the middle 20s and we could see wind chill values in the upper teens and lower 20s. so there is some much colder air moving into the area.we'll take a look at the seven day forecast coming up in just a few minutes.colby. 3 3 an important reminder for those who have not signed up for individual assistanc

dawn staley's gamecocks, a perfect 16-0 heading into today's game against texas a&m. a top 25 tilt at the colonial life arena, 15th-ranked a&m taking on second-ranked south carolina. this one was a naiaiiter. khadijah sessions makes a free throw to give usc a 2-point lead. a&m has to go the length of the court to have a chance to tie or win. that's exactly what they do. quick layup ties it at 58. but here's the problem. a mental mistake, texas a&m fouls sessions with no reason to do so. sessions misses the first, but drains the second. aggies out of luck at the end of this one. a'ja wilson breaks up the pass on the final play of the game. she scores 26, as south carolina survives a scare from texas a&m. gamecocks win it, 59-58. >> we will continue to get everybody's last. best. i think sometimes come although we have been in this position for the past two years, it catches this team off guard a little bit. but it doesn't unnerve them. they understand what they have to do to executetend come back and win basketball games. marc: one of the best weeks in the history of c

. >>> dawn staley's team is going to play and look to stay undefeated. e of two unbeaten team ins the nation. ranked in both the ap and usa today polls just behind connecticut. >>> one more look of the >> an issue on 26. heading towards malfunction junction. and the roads are wet. and some computer issues. but i can show you that we have an accident on 26 eastbound. as you approach st. andrew, this is on i-26. traffic is already starting to back up. ask as you go through mungs and this is going to bsh through malfunction junction and you're going to have that on 108. continuing with the split from 126 and 26, heavy conditions as you're going east on i-126. the rain is falling in the midlands and wewee watching as the rain will continue throughout this morning. temperatures are in the middle 40s and continue in the mid to upper 40s as we go tloult the day today. in the afternoon, the temperatures will start getting overnight tonight, temperatures around 35 to 38 degrees. and the skies are clearing out. once it does, by tomorrow, looking at a lot of sunshi

head coach dawn staley believes focusing in on gamecock basketball will set usc up for success in starkville sunday. staley: "really don't worry about mississippi state and what their mindset is. as long as our mindset is where it needs to be and we stay in character i like our team that we're going to put on the floor on sunday." mitchell: "stay true to who we are. facing ranked opponents and a number next to their name isn't going to change what we're trying to do... we've been doing the same thing the s-c state men's five game winning streak was snapped. the bulldogs lost to norfolk state on the road 87 to 74. eric eaves led the bulldogs in scoring with 21 points. sc state drops to 10-11 overall... 5-2 in conference play. also on sunday.... the nfc championship game. the panthers host the cardinals for a 6:40 kick. the team is not concerned about the wintry conditions playing a factor come game time. all the snow and ice has been removed from the stadium. so the field good to go. both teams ready too.... as we're about 24 hours from kickoff. carolina's excited for the opportunity to punch

south carolina senior guard tiffany mitchell named to the 2016 dawn staley award watch list. tiffany mitchell won the honor recognizes the best guard in basketball, the players who exemplifies the skills, band handling and scoring and the ability the pass and lead her team to victory. the winner will be announced during the final four weekend in philadelphia in april. tiffany mitchell leads south carolina with 52 assists and is the second in scoring at 15 points per game. >>> themen's basketball team is hosting alabama -- the men's basketball team is hosting alabama. the men are 18-2 with one of the losses at the hands of alabama two weeks ago. usc baseball team began spring fract -- began spring practice this afternoon. the scrimmages ararfree to attend. south carolina is looking to bounce back from one of their worse seasons in years in which they failed to make the ncaa tournament. >> we took for granted that our baseball team was the best for sometimes you need a year to recover and get back on top again. >> that is what will happen. >> a special happy birthday to lorenzo

dawn staley's gamecocks now a the end with number 15 texas second ranked south carolina with a free throw for the two-point lead with just seconds left in the game sunday, but a&m court and makes a quick layup for the tie at 58. then, the aggies make a mental mistake, fouling the gamecocks' khadijah sessions, who drains her second free throw for the lead. south carolina steals the in-bound pass with a second left to get the win 59-58. they travel to auburn on thursday. meanwhile, one of the best weeks in the history of clemson basketball comes to a close withthe college basketball world taking note of the tigers. clemson claiming three consecutive wins over top 25 teams for first time in program in is programs history. blossomgame a live interview on sports center and the capital one impact performance of the week. the tigers next top 25 matchup is tomorrow at 13th-ranked virginia. myra: on this martin luther king, jr., day, we have a lot of events in our area. many colleges are holding service days for their students so they can help out the y. clemson's starts at 8:00 a.m. with a blood

record...dawn staley and company have to get past arkansas first though...tied at 9 afteteone and tina roy would catch fire in the 2nd... knocks down the triple there and that's got the bench fired roy... finds khadijah sessions who gives it right back to 23 and she buries another one... one...roy goes for a career high 7-3 ptrs for 21 pts to lead the gamecocks and they run away from the hogs in the 2nd half 85-32... 3 swamp rabbits battle b bk with two goals late in the third they down the monarchs 3-2 in a shootout 3 and finally.. bills kicker dan carpenter misses an extra point against the jets.. but it's what happened after the play that has everyone talking.. carpenter slamming his helmet down on the ground.. only for it to bounce back and hit him right in the face.. certainly not how he 3 *ad-liblet's take one more look at the forecast. forecast.colder temperatures settle in overnight as lows fall into the low 30s across the upstate and mid-20s in western north carolina. mondayay will be well below normal, peaking in the mid-40s in the upstate and mid-30s in western north carolin

the gamecock women stay ranked dawn stall -- staley and company staying perfect with a tough win at mississippi state yesterday. tiffany mitchell leading the way, especially late in starks ville. usc will play next at ole miss coming up on thursday. basketball season really heating up, guys, and a lot of carolina panther fever now that they are headed to the super bowl. >> yeah. sports people all over. loving it. love it. >> up next, john with one last look at the seven-day forecast. and gervais. >> john: check out the forecast. it warms up. tomorrow, 67 degrees. beautiful. now, wednesday, we get some rain, a few showers lingering into thursday, and then we are back at the warmup. how about the weekend? back into the 60s, a lot of sunshine and that carries us into early next week. >> john,, thanks. hope you can join us at 11:00. there is a waiting list at a midlands shelter that's helping families get back on their feet after the historic flood back in october. tonight, we'll have the story of one family and how the shelter helps families kind of navigate the twists and turns of the complicated

and what better way to do that than with the help of usc basketball coach dawn staley. the department of social services teamed up with the lady gamecocks for a health and fitness game yesterday. the department of social services says they've been putting on this event, with a game, activities and prizes, for three years now. >> we want families to understand good nutrition and physical exercise and we relate it to quality child care so those families that send their children to child care during the day while they work can know physical exercise is important to them. so we are highlighting the quality care. >> rochelle: the event is to promote healthy food and >>> rochelle: and now for a check at what's making headlines in hollywood, let's turn things over to crysty. hey, crysty, what can you tell us? >> crysty: it's the force taking over for the fourth straight weekend at the box office. "star wars: the force awakens" is holding the top spot at the box office taking in another $41 million. it just became the third best-selling movie of all time. the number 2 spot goes

dawn staley looking for 44 wins. doing it early on underneath. then they turn up the defense. dosier with the steal and mitchell on the other end has usc goes onto win 81-62 the final score, that's 44 wins in a row at home. usc improves to 20-on the season. baseball news steve pearce has a new home in major league baseball. the tampa bay rays announced they signed him to an one year deal. i'm tim hill, that's your abc columbia sports minute to win it. hope it gets irrelevant weekend off to a good start. >> rochelle: thanks, tim. >>> rochelle: still to come, you don't have to wait until the super bowl to show your team spirit. where you can head to show your panther pride. >> jonathan: and looking at clear skies, temperatures in the mid-30s. we will see a lot warmer forecast coming our way this afternoon. main and gervais. >>> rochelle: welcome back to good morning, columbia on this friday morning. your time is 6:18. >> jonathan: let's take a bite out of your morning menu, sponsored by bojangles'. two states pulling for one team. the carolina panthers will take on the denver br

i asked head coach dawn staley if this is a preview of what we are working on a heart valve made of tissue that grows with the body. which could mean fewer surgeries for young patients with heart issues. adrienne broaddus explains. in 17 years ... anders jenson has had four that's him recovering in 2008. his father - mark - hopes no child has to to lesson any one of those would be a terrific thing for parents in the future to have." but thanks to research at the university of minnesota... this tiny device could have a big impact on children born with heart defects leading the research taking place inside this lab for tissue engineering. in this container, they are growing tubes of tissues that can potentially replace a defective heart valve in a young child. "our material can be a living tissue that can heal itself, repair itself and for pediatric it could reduce the number of surgeries children face. the jenson family wants to see a shift in the way doctors treat pediatric patients like their son ... for now, hope and healing lives in this container ... "there is nothing worse than seeing

here's coach dawn staley after the game. any team that you play in this league...you know you're not going to bury them in the first quarter....they're always going to have an extra gear. ole miss was no different in having that gear.and fortunately for us we were rolling on both sides of the ball. i think sometimes when we made some substitutions..it took us a while to impose our will on what they were doing and what they were giving us on the court. the women will be back in action this sunday. they'll be on the road in a against texas a&m. that's game is at 6 o'clock on espn-2. the men return to action tomorrow. they'll host the alabama crimson tide at colonial life at 6 o'clock. you can see that came on the sec network. more of today's top local and national headlines coming up right after the break. stay with us on this friday right here on news 10 sunrise. kerry sanders do you hate it when you're talking to your friends and then they take a cell phone call and (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring

gamecocks head coach dawn staley's only won once at lexington in seven trips. to avoid a ather loss in bluegrass country... she knows her squad must bring tons of this thursday starts clear and cold with temperatures in the upper 20s before sunrise. as the day moves forward simply wonderful, mostly sunny and warmer, highs in the lower 60s. things begin to change quickly as low pressure forms in the gulf of mexico and moves into the southeast..clouds increase tonight with rain developing by early friday morning. tomorrow looks cool and wet with periods of showers and rain, highs in the middle 50s. rain chance at 90%. rainfall the system will be off to the northeast by friday night. saturday, partly cloudy, breezy with highs near 60 watching the development of yet another gulf low developing sunday. the position and timing of this storm will alter the forecast however, as of this morning, my thinking is it will remain a accordingly. the system moves out and skies will clear late sunday turning much colder early next week. break 2 storm will alter the forecast how

dawn staley and the gamecocks taking on auburn at 7 p.m. tonight.with carolina a slim margin, head coach dawn staley saying earlier this week, these road wins in conference play could make or break a run at an s-e-c championship. okay so here's why this game is okay so 3 here's why this game is so important. the gamecock currently leading the s-e-c in but right behind them is mississippi state at 4-1, so if carolina loses tonight, they'll share the same record with the bulldogs. then arkansas florida and tamu right behind m-s-u at 3-2. and guys that game on s-e-c network plus tonight.and you highlights on this you've been watching abc columbia news at six.

dawn staley hosting 20th ranked mizzou this afternoon. gamecocks up 12 in the third. mizzou with the ball. mitchell with the steal. 19 points for mitchell. the game -- gamecocks crews 83-58. 3 and 0 in the sec. let's talk football. redskins hosting the packers. starks gets the carry. he punches it in. packers take the lead.

head coach dawn staley says it was the kind of victory that helps prepare the team for march. that was an ncaa tournament feel game last night. to play kentucky in their place to find ourselves down by double-digits and figure out a way to get back..that's what it's going to take.that's exactly what it's going to take for us to be successful come tournament

dawn staley said she never doubted her team. >> i trusted whatever deficit, point in the game. i just feel like we always got a shot at coming back because he's familiar territory for us. >> and the gamecocks play five straight ranked teams. they host texas a&m on sunday afternoon. so certainly a big basketball weekend for carolina. >> absolutely. thanks so much, tim hill. >>> up next, john farley has one last look at your 7-day forecast. hope you stay with us for more abc columbia news at 6:00.

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here's coach dawn staley after the game. any team that you play in this league...you know you're not going to bury them in the first quarter....they're always going to have an extra gear. ole miss was no different in having that gear.and fortunately for us we were rolling on both sides of the ball. i think sometimes when we made some substitutions..it took us a while to impose our will on what they were doing and what they were giving us on the court. the women will be back in action this sunday.