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good luck to A’ja Wilson in WNBA draft!

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Coach Dawn Staley is ready to erect a statue honoring Gamecock women’s basketball All-Everything and All-That Wizard of the Hoops A’ja Wilson, and I say let’s put that marble statue smack dab in the front of the Colonial Life Arena asap. … Continue reading →

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Maya Angelou and Coach Dawn Staley – the power of personhood

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

American poet, author, civil rights activist Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) and Coach Dawn Staley, head basketball coach of the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team – what’s not to love and admire about these women in March or any other month? https://thedrabble.wordpress.com. … Continue reading →

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A’ja, we hardly knew ye

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Tonight Pretty and I, along with 12,000 of our closest friends, will say goodbye to Gamecock women’s basketball senior A’ja Wilson who will be playing her final regular season game at Colonial Life Arena. We are carrying plenty of tissues … Continue reading →

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Experience the Power of a G.I.R.L.!

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Sunday afternoon, the 9th. of April, 2017 was an absolutely gorgeous spring day in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The weather was perfect with temperatures in the mid 70s and cloudless blue skies. It was a great day to be outdoors … Continue reading →

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SOUTH CAROLINA: WHERE CHAMPIONS LIVE!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Sixty-four women’s basketball teams were invited to the NCAA Division I post-season tournament in 2017 in the annual ritual that is known as March Madness in the USA. But after two thrilling games in 16 different host cities around the … Continue reading →

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Final Four Faces of Victory

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Gamecock Women Win 72 – 63!! And THIS is the face of victory!! Pretty’s smile says it all Congratulations to Coach Dawn Staley and the entire Gamecock women’s basketball team for their amazing win tonight in the Final Four semi-finals! … Continue reading →

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SHOW ME YOUR FOURS!!! GO COCKS!!!

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

Okay, my daddy always told me, She who tooteth not her own horn, the same shall not be tooteth. Here’s my horn, and I’m tooting it today… GAMECOCK MEN AND WOMEN BASKETBALL TEAMS  IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH MADNESS!! GO … Continue reading →

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A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

University of South Carolina Lady Gamecock Kaela Davis (#3) stole the basketball from a Vandy guard and dribbled it hard down the court toward her goal as the Vandy player tried desperately to retrieve that ball from her. Gamecock teammate … Continue reading →

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Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea – and the Lady Gamecocks, Home from the Road

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

And so apparently Pretty and Slow’s Chicken Road Curse for the Lady Gamecocks is officially stomped out with another road victory yesterday at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Great Balls of Fire – the girls in the Lady G … Continue reading →

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Boys, You Better Hide Our Car Keys – Quick!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

Our Lady Gamecocks scored 93 points in their spectacular win over Alabama in the SEC opener this past Sunday, and of course, Pretty and I were there…along with our transplanted New York friends Jenn and Donna who were happy to … Continue reading →

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