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Friday, August 30,1996 Scandinavia rd like to officially welcome | Bryan J oh all of you back to Columbia for another year of Gamecock sports. This year promises to be a wild If 1 Al? n !" for lpflEOie to nue aa uie vjauuewuvo uatuv??.? ? and national supremacy. 111 We here at The Gamecock Sports to Department will be there through it all: the good and the bad; the pretty and it the pretty ugly. A We promise to give you the best A possible coverage three days a week so tl you can stay on top of things. al With today's date, only 8 days remain w until the Gamecock football team takes the field against Central Florida. But, rs Fm personally a little sick and tired of si hearing about USC football. oi Granted, the south is football crazy, but Fm not from the south and I can't B take but so much football babble. e So for the rest of this column I s promise not to mention anything about s Gamecock football. t] Lets fast-forward to basketball season, b The schedule was released a couple of c weeks ago and it looks great. At least 13 national or regional a television appearances, the most ever a for a USC basketball team, highlight v ;^jg''Gnmeeo ?.5:" f Achim Hunt [~7 i Sports Editor Dn/on Tnhnoton rn. UlJfCUl JV1111JI.V11 j Asst. Sports Editor | Dwayne McLemore ^ 1 Asst. Sports Editor Brad Morrow i | Guest Picker ^ i . ; i.: ^^.i '' ^ , '. .. ::9::;. :ll ' ' - 'in ini I : ' : II I II''' ' : > : ' ; ' : : : ' :' :' ' ' ' '.'.. Sy. s > ^HM|^ ^ mmmta I in trip was a si inston | 29-game 1996-97 men's They also bri TOJJJl basketball schedule. The in Herbert Le< Gamecocks will play at least The Gam > games against teams that advanced from a two-w 1996 postrseason action, and will play which they pb . two of the nation's premier in-season against profes urnaments. from Finlam But while the schedule looks great, should help bi s the atmosphere at Frank McGuire Carolina tha rena that is getting the fans excited. As much t the beginning of last year's season, this year on t< le arena had empty seats scattered from two prii bout and you could pick where you aired on ESI anted to sit. The Feb. But as the Gamecocks improved and Feb. 18': ipidly and a post-season berth was at will be seen n ake, the place was packed like a church Vitale will ? a Easter Sunday. presence, BAI The fans returned and went crazy. Cincinnati o ly the time the NIT rolled around, ABC and CB5 Kcitement was at a feverish pitch. The game on Feb tudents are now into the game and As you a tanding throughout. Don't forget about the rise and hose insane people who paint their the beginr odies and harass opposing players, Gamecock fo oaches and the refs. of a bowl) J11^ This coming season promises to be is just aroui i great one. USC returns nine players vocal chord: nd Hagen Rouse, who was red-shirted, wacky signs 1 vhile only losing one (Malik Russell), fever will be i k Sports Challen INC/ Illinois/ Washington ST/ Louisvil aasoa Michigan ww JNC Michigan Colorado Kentuc jmson Michigan Colorado Kentuc JNC Michigan Colorado Kentuc JNC Michigan Colorado Kentuc in MtowsV# I Ipl kte* S iflif Um I?! nu I iH lf\m i | 1 bKHB t , j||| Hi Al^nte^, j ass* I 1111 mlr h 8(: I KuiSLm^ Vtfrf#I ??l ~ i wmmm. sroi uccess Ft BRY ng in two quality recruits ^, i Davis and Antonio Grant. . ecocks have just returned ^ eek tour of Scandinavia in cjog( lyed, and won, eight games ^ea ssional and national teams d and Sweden. This trip ?Wjg uild team morale and make Q ^ t much better. QaE publicity as USC will get slevision, the best will come pjor ae-time games that will be r 'N' . ... , Kni 4 game against Kentucky awa s game against Arkansas gtar auon-wiae. nopeiiwy ui* gu^ ;race Columbia with his wap 3Y1 Carolina's game against are n Feb. 15 will be seen on ^ 3 will pick up the Tennessee ' . ansi an see, the program is on fans are excited. So if by ^ g ting of November, the ( otball team has no chance ^ ; tell yourself that basketball id the corner. Save your . 3 and start making those ^ oecause Carolina basketball ^aj. coming to our campus soon. Gai ^TTTT^WTtwwTTTrTrr^T^^TT_ ove i e% rep - } sait WOT W*4;: Wofra#|:S Th< ^ V.vl r a :?i| 1001 ky Youngstown | as ST | kno Bsk ;kv Youngstown | hov ST " 1 pre ky Youngstown | Wel ST | a g< kv Youngstown ! twc ST I anc firs con froi \ HHH i l3^fi.su M and r If you arc ?-0 J under the age ' of 21 it is V illegal to ft J i purchase f \\ alcoholic \ beverages. All ABC * regulations l ^ enforced. in ITS >otball team shifts sigi AN JOHNSTON have gone through two-a-days Sports hditor in both shorts and shoulder pads, and finally full pads on ramecock football is so Friday, Aug. 16. In that time, I 5 that you can practically USC has experienced the r "2001" playing in normal injuries and missing | lams-bnce Stadium, Two- players that all teams go ys and the preseason are through. | cially over. Now the Sophomore Kerry Hood aecocks are focusing on fractured his ankle and had r first opponent - Central to have surgery. He will likely ida. miss the season and be Hie opener against the redshirted. Sophomore ghts is only eight days Andray Spearman missed a y, and the excitement is day due to a death in the ting to build on campus, family. These circumstances the question everybody are to be expected, so the team its answered is: "How well moved on minus two. the Gamecocks going to The coaching staff also ;his year?" That's an unveiled new t-shirts with resting question, and the this year's slogan, "Not HB ver is a mystery. Not even Satisfied," on it. The past two coaches are sure of what the coaching staff came xpect from this squad. Up with: "Together We Will One has to be impressed in 1994 and "Count On Me" , h the work habits of this season. The players made r's team. Out of 70-plus the selection for this year's Senior rers, only six failed to make theme. defense ir time in the mile and a "Several of the players Florldla f run. came to me at the first of the ^ ^ This indicates that the summer and said that they gtgjtjng necocks put in extra hours were not satisfied with what ^ r the summer. happened last year," Scott ^ ^ ^ "One, they came in and explained. "We didn't need a ^ ^ jrted in-shape," coach Scott team meeting to decide our ' \ 1 tnlH tbftm that. if t.hev 1? - team aiugaxi, come in ked hard ova- the summer, ramP within. I think it . . * wouldn't have to spend ^yg a j0t about their attitude" 1 agt s ea practice time conditioning. Over the course of the a _ ' 5 second thing, I think our preseason, Coach Scott , ball ball team is further along continued to have praise for , far as maturity and seVeral freshmen. Wide wing what the coaches are receivers Jennale Kelly and ? am ingfor. They are leammg Donovan Norman, cento* Scott r?f ? v to practice." Browne, and backs Troy When USC started Hambrick, Jacob Bush and ictice on Aug. 10, they b00 Williams were singled corned 23 new players to out i it-acquainted session. Among the trio of backs, vl A group of 18 freshmen, Coach Scott said, "Boo is (junior college transfers getting more comfortable in Call I three walk-ons were the the open field and has done to fii t to use the new practice gome amazing things. lplex on Bluff Road across But don't forget about the n the stadium. veterans. Redshirt sophomore Since then, the Gamecocks quarterback Anthony Wright iitMnHi BB tfttflNSI ^HlBB gg isn mt 1 P $ * ^ * 4 \ ri j?u \ ? | Si-'* iK M|; ||?| jtZmuJmS r ^ PlIIIB'^HHI I I 1 J a 1 a I alL^W Kil I I a 1 I M J L'J I Drop This Coupon in Boxes Provided at these Locatio I I SC Bookstore University Bookstore Addam's University 803 Main Street Russell House 601 Main ? (803) 799-7188 , (803)777-4160 (803)256-1 I Name I Address I J City,State, Zip I I Phone Winners will be notified by Phone September 9,' 7 a a n and Ben and impress a few folks. It [ton. Washington, an may be more entertaining candidate at strong than the game itself. fassifieds Work 777-1184 to place your ad or nd out more information. "t&flfeod! utflN HBbhhi H KHbuv ' :>,y Jm^m h Bookstore ALL OTHER \ m ? Tickets available at Coliseum box Office, ? all Capital Ticket Outlets, all select-A-seat Outlets, and C&C Concerts in Camden. | 1996 Charge-by-Phone m 803-251-2222 j pi n*1' iiii*4 ^WM its towards UCF 11, W |||> ''ffiiMSirfif FU* Photo Partlck Garth is a leader of the Gamecock ?. The first game, which is against Central i University, is only eight days away. it Barnhardt for the safety, returns after making position, but both will a team-high 93 tackles in 1995. ing time. Freeman started last year at ining back Duce free safety, ad receiver Zola Davis In special teams, Cortney pressive as the two Leavitt is in a battle for the to this season with place-kicking job with Reed lectations following Morton. Leavitt will be 3on's performances, punting for the Gamecocks, he defensive side of Now, all you have to do is , big things will be wait for next Saturday's game from transfer Darren where you can spout off some ck, as well as Arturo of the things you leam today