South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
FILE - South Carolina head coach Frank Martin watches the action in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. Martin said he did a bad job leading the men's basketball team this past season and believes he can fix the things that went wrong as the Gamecocks finished 6-15. Martin received a two-year contract extension from the school last week that ties him to South Carolina through the 2024-25 season. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
South Carolina's Martin: 'I did a poor job' with Gamecocks

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 15, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

South Carolina head coach Frank Martin watches the action in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
South Carolina's Martin receives 2-year extension, no raise

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 09, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:20 AM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 31 The Index-Journal on vaccine...

Mississippi's Romello White (0), KJ Buffen (5) and Matthew Murrell (11) celebrate in the final seconds of a win over South Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Joiner, Ole Miss beat South Carolina 76-59 in SEC Tournament

Mar. 11, 2021 11:45 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020 file photo, Brayden Coombs of the Detroit Lions directs a drill during an NFL football training camp practice at their team headquarters in Allen Park, Mich. Detroit dismissedCoombs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 three plus weeks after parting ways with general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia. (Mike Mulholland/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, Pool)
The Latest: Wake Forest's Tariq Ingraham out for season

By The Associated Press Dec. 22, 2020 10:02 AM EST

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, left, reacts after speaking with an official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Virus sidelines No. 10 Houston coach Sampson, assistant son

Dec. 05, 2020 04:11 PM EST

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, South Carolina head coach Frank Martin talks to Jermaine Couisnard (5) and Alanzo Frink (20) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. South Carolina coach Frank Martin carries a new perspective into this season with the Gamecocks. Martin caught COVID-19 during the spring when fear of the disease was spiking and few people knew how to deal with it. But Martin's time in isolation and recovery led to a deeper appreciation of when he and his players would return to the court. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
South Carolina plans to make most of the season amid COVID

By Pete Iacobelli Nov. 11, 2020 01:32 PM EST

South Carolina Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt, left, addresses the initial gathering of accelerateSC, a group tasked with advising Gov. Henry McMaster, center back, with task force leader James Burns and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, right, on safely scaling the state's economy back up amid the new coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Questions remain as SC virus committee winds down work

By Jeffrey Collins May. 19, 2020 05:13 PM EDT