Archive for May, 2007

May200711

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Fans stung by indoor team

Somewhere in Colorado, Mike McGee must be smiling. During his 13-year tenure as USC’s athletics director, McGee adamantly opposed any proposals to let professional, minor-league sports franchises play in the Gamecocks’ facilities (at least their new facilities). McGee helped keep the Carolina Panthers out of Williams-Brice Stadium when the fledgling NFL club needed a temporary [...]

May200702

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Beamer still coping with Virginia Tech tragedy

USC assistant coach Shane Beamer stopped by his family’s Georgia lake house last weekend before heading to the Atlanta area for a week of recruiting. The Beamer family has vacationed at Lake Oconee for years, enjoying the area’s slow pace and abundance of world-class, golf courses. But this visit was different. It was the first [...]