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BRIEFLY Transferring Taylor holds no bitterness (AP) — Sophomore guard Greg Taylor says he’s transfer ring from USC. Taylor hasn’t decided what school he might go to, but head coach Dave Odom said he will let the reserve leave as soon as he asks. Taylor says he’s not angry with the Gamecocks and that an illness and an injury hurt his playing chances. “I look at it as it’s out of my hands to a certain extent, but I’m not bitter at all,” Taylor said. “I like Coach Odom a lot. I just think it’ll be best for me in the long run.” Taylor suffered from mononucleosis as a freshman and averaged 1.3 points in 57 minutes in 12 games. An ankle injury this season limited him to nine points and 37 minutes in 13 games. Taylor’s decision to transfer frees up a scholarship for Odom, who had signed three players in this year’s recruit ing class but only had two scholarships to give. Powell invited to USA Team Trials Sophomore catcher Landon Powell is one of 19 collegiate players invited to the 2002 USA Baseball National Team Trials, held in Tucson, Ariz., June 18 23. The USA National Team will be selected from a pool of about 35-40 players, of which an addi tional 16-21 have yet to be de termined. Now in his second year at Carolina, Powell has been an integral part to this year’s fifth ranked baseball team (31-10,11 6 SEC). Powell has started 39 of 40 games this year and is current ly batting .283 with six home runs and 29 RBIs, 18 of which have come with two outs. The trial sessions are to be held at the Hi Corbett Field fa cilities in Tucson. The official roster will be announced June 24. Women’s tennis climbs five spots After a memorable showing in last weekend’s SEC Tournament, the USC women’s tennis team climbed'five spots to No. 12 in the new Omni Hotels National Tennis Rankings. The Lady Gamecocks (16-7) jumped nearly 23 points in the computer ranking and passed SEC foes Kentucky and Tennessee on their way to the No. 12 ranking. That lofty post is Carolina’s highest ranking since closing the 1999 season at No. 12. That year, USC hosted a NCAA Regional and advanced to the Sweet 16. The jump in the polls is due to Carolina’s first-ever run to the championship match of the SEC Tournament. USC faced higher-ranked op ponents in each of their three tournament matches and went 2-1. The Lady Gamecocks knocked off 13th-ranked Tennessee before defeating top ranked Georgia. In the new individual rank ings, USC’s Jennifer Radman soared 18 spots to No. 48, the highest ranking of her career. Joining her in the Top 100 is fel low senior Katarina Markovski (No. 71) and junior Kathy Boyanovich, who is back in the rankings at No. 84 after falling out April 3. In doubles action, Radman and Boyanovich check in at No. 18, while Lynn-Yin Tan and Jodi Kenoyer stand at No. 34. Men’s tennis team improves to 20th USC’s men’s tennis team im proved to No. 20 in the Omni Hotel National Tennis Rankings released on Wednesday. Juniors Seth Rose and Angelo Niculescu were also recognized in the individual rankings. Rose climbed to No. 34 this week, and Niculescu jumped to No. 62. The Gamecocks also gained recognition in the yearly SEC awards announced this week. Seth Rose earned Second Team Akl-SEC honors while Rose, David Nelson and Rodrigo Pacheco were announced as members of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. The Gamecocks are cur rently awaiting the May 2 re lease of the NCAA Tournament brackets. NCAA competition begins May 10. USC revamps athletics Web site The USC Athletics Department, in conjunction with the Official College Sports Network, recently unveiled a redesign of the school’s official athletics Web site, www.usc sports.com. The revamped site com bines official Athletics Department content along with the latest in digital technology and design. The site launched with a new look and features enhanced graphics, an upcoming events calendar and an easier-to-read navigational layout. The site features live game broadcasts, live statistics, up-to date scores and statistics, audio and video clips, schedules, in teractive games and special fea ture stories. There will be opportunities to interact online with Carolina players and coaches. “This new Web site venture should provide Gamecock fans with a tremendous opportunity to obtain the most accurate and latest-information in a timely and convenient fashion,” USC Athletics Director Mike McGee said. It 's YOUR London.$436 Paris.$565 Brussels.$583 Rio de Janiero..$738 San Jose C.R...$542 . k ■ Fares are round-trip from I Columbia. Restrictions may ■ apply. Tax not included. 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