South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn't find lethal injection drugs.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Thursday what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car.

With WIN’s help, Democrat Mark Dayton won a close race to become the first DFL governor in 20 years despite an otherwise disastrous election cycle. Martin ran Dayton’s recount operation — he won by less than 10,000 votes — and Dayton hand-picked him to be party chair.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night.

Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No.

Eric Dailey Jr. had 16 points, Sebastian Mack came off the bench to score 14 and Aday Mara blocked five shots on his way to a

No. 13 Texas A&M aims to lean on its strengths and move up in the league standings when it battles struggling South Carolina on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference contest

As the second round of practices at the Senior Bowl wrap up, here's the latest updates on the South Carolina Gamecocks in attendance. One of the most exciting

With Sanders off to the NFL after rushing for almost 900 yards and 11 scores last season, coach Shane Beamer preaching open competition is legit. There is no one in South Carolina’s running back room with the pedigree of Sanders, no one who’s the odds-on favorite to win the job.

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia faces South Carolina in a matchup of SEC teams. The Bulldogs have gone 11-1 in home games. Georgia is 1-2 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Gamecocks have gone 0-7 against SEC opponents. South Carolina is 1-4 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Georgia (15-6, 3-5 SEC) pulled away early and South Carolina never led at Stegeman Coliseum. USC fought back to make it close midway through the period, but UGA outscored the Gamecocks 17-5 in the latter portion of the first half and led 35-21 at the break.

Asa Newell collected 17 points and 10 rebounds, helping Georgia post a wire-to-wire 71-60 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga. Dakota Leffew