Former South Carolina star and current Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson needed just 12-points to set the WNBA’s all-time single season scoring record. And with just 26.1 seconds left in the first half, Wilson stands alone in the history books.

With just five games left on the year, the Aces traveled to Indiana to take on a hot Fever team before the playoffs ramp up. Wilson, in search of her third MVP award, may have just secured on a big time stage.

Fans of Wilson’s game know this isn’t a surprisng feat from one of the game’s very best. Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi set the record with 860 points back in 2006 before the record was bested by Wilson (912), New York’s Breanna Stewart (919), and Seattle’s Jewel Lloyd (939) in 2023. Now Wilson, breaking the record again surpassing Lloyd’s 939 points, stands alone.

After tonight’s game against Indiana, Las Vegas has four games left on the year which would allow Wilson to further separate herself from the pack. In pursuit of a third straight championship, Wilson is now the “heavy favorite” to pick up her third league MVP award.

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South Carolina football head coach Shane Beamer says the bandwagon is getting full.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are off to a hot start this season with a 2-0 record. The first win came against Old Dominion in which South Carolina squeaked out a win and then they followed that performance up with a dominant game against the Kentucky Wildcats on the road. Now they are faced with a home game against LSU, and head coach Shane Beamer says his team still has some things to learn.

There is a lot of national attention on the Gamecocks this week. College Gameday is coming to town for the first time in over a decade and college football fans are interested to see how they fare against a currently ranked top-25 team. South Carolina has made some waves this season, and Beamer says his team has to learn how to deal with success.

“We talked this morning, one of the keys for Saturday is we have to learn how to deal with success the right way,” Beamer said. “And handle some of the, I don’t want to say distractions, but there is a lot going on this week that we didn’t have to deal with last week. Or that we didn’t get to deal with last week. I think it’s a positive, I think we need to get used to it. but one we need to make sure we are handling distractions the right way and we also have to handle success the right way. And we have to realize right now that the bandwagon is getting full.”

A win on Saturday would certainly provide a lot of momentum to the South Carolina program and would likely pole vault them into the top 25 rankings. Beamer talked about during the offseason how he felt there were a lot of people underestimating his team this year, and he has proven that to be true through two weeks at least.

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South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson (R-Springdale), 77, was hospitalized Tuesday night for “stroke-like symptoms” following a fall at an event in Washington DC.

“Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC,” the longtime politician’s office posted to X.

Wilson, who has represented South Carolina’s 2nd District since 2001, was experiencing “stroke-like symptoms,” according to his son South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

“I just spoke to my mom who is currently at the hospital with my father. Doctors have confirmed to us that he has experienced stroke-like symptoms,” the younger Wilson said on X. “I was able to speak with him moments ago and I am incredibly thankful that he is stable and being monitored by medical professionals.”

Wilson was at a Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, according to Politico. He received medical treatment from a doctor among the event’s attendees.

Members of the South Carolina congressional delegation shared their thoughts following their colleague’s hospitalization.

“Praying for a full and speedy recovery for my friend,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said.

“Prayers up for Congressman Wilson and his family tonight,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) wrote. “Have spoken to the family and I ask we all send a positive vibe and a prayer his way tonight and may he recover as fast as humanly possible.”

Wilson took part in two series of votes on the House floor and was joking with reporters on Capitol Hill earlier Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News

Congress reconvened Monday following its month-long summer break.

Wilson, the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, had been on a trips to the Philippines, Australia and Europe and met NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Following his overseas visits, Wilson returned home to South Carolina to campaign for his upcoming election against Democrat David Robinson II.

Wilson’s district encompasses western and central parts of the state, including Lexington and Aiken counties.

The father of four made headlines when he shouted “you lie!” during then-President Obama’s joint address to Congress on Sept. 9, 2009.

Obama was discussing his health-care plan when he said claims of illegal immigrants getting health coverage were false, which led to Wilson’s outburst.

The congressman was later “admonished” when the House voted 240-to-179 along party lines to “disapprove” of Wilson’s shouting calling it a “breach of decorum” and said the South Carolina Republican had “degraded the proceedings” and brought “discredit” to the body.

Wilson apologized to the White House after his outburst, but said there were “far more important issues” confronting the nation.