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South Carolina’s Shane Beamer Says the Bandwagon is Getting Full
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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 hospitalized with ‘stroke-like symptoms’ after collapsing at DC event
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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.
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Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina in the hospital after collapse
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Longtime Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., was taken at the hospital Tuesday night for treatment after he collapsed at an event in Washington, according to a congressional aide with knowledge of the situation.
Later Tuesday night, Wilson’s office confirmed the news on X.
“Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) was taken ill and is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, DC,” it said.
Wilson, 77, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, was present for two vote series in the House on Tuesday afternoon and was joking with reporters just off the floor.
He said Tuesday he had had a busy summer recess; Congress just returned this week from a monthlong break.
Wilson told reporters he had just returned from whirlwind official travel to the Philippines, Australia and Europe, including a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, then campaigned back home in South Carolina.
NewsNation first reported Wilson’s hospitalization.
Wilson, who has represented a conservative district in central and southwestern South Carolina since 2001, is perhaps best known for shouting “You lie!” at President Barack Obama during a joint session of Congress in 2009 after Obama said undocumented immigrants would not receive benefits from the legislation that eventually became the Affordable Care Act.
Wilson was reprimanded by the whole House and apologized to Obama.
More recently, he has become known as one of the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in its war against Russia, frequently wearing pins or flags in blue and yellow, the national colors of Ukraine.
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South Carolina, UConn celebrate NCAA championships at White House with President Biden
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South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley at White House
Remarks by South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley at White House ceremony with President Biden on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON — The South Carolina women’s basketball team has won three national championships under coach Dawn Staley, but Tuesday marked its first celebratory trip to the White House.
Five months after beating Iowa in the title game, Staley and the Gamecocks came to Washington on Tuesday to be feted by President Joe Biden, who praised the coach’s leadership and spoke glowingly about the grit they showed en route to a perfect 38-0 record.
“You had to replace five starters due to the WNBA draft and graduation. There were doubts all over about contending for the title this year,” Biden said. “But for the record, and this is God’s truth: I picked you to win. I won a lot of money − no, that’s a joke.”
Biden entered and exited the East Room accompanied by Staley, who recently attended the 2024 Paris Olympics as a member of the United States’ official presidential delegation, which was led by First Lady Jill Biden. The president said he knows why South Carolina has become a women’s basketball powerhouse, and it’s because “you’ve got a girl from Philly running this team.” (The First Lady also grew up in the Philadelphia area.)
Biden then turned the microphone over to Staley, who said the moment “is not lost on me.” Staley declined to visit the White House after the Gamecocks won their first national championship in 2017, during the early stages of Donald Trump’s presidency. They also did not celebrate their 2022 title in Washington due to apparent scheduling issues.
Staley called Tuesday’s visit “a teachable moment for my team” and referenced a 2015 decision to remove the confederate flag – “a symbol that represented division and exclusion” – from outside South Carolina’s state capitol.
“That moment wasn’t just about a symbol being removed. It was about people coming together, uniting for a shared vision of progress, justice and equality,” Staley said. “Today, my staff, my team and I stand here embodying diversity, inclusiveness and unity. My hope is that this moment lands on you, as my team, as a powerful reminder of the beauty that can come from unifying for a common goal and doing things the right way.”
After a round of applause, Biden returned to the microphone.
“All those of you who hold public office in South Carolina: You better hope she keeps coaching and doesn’t run,” he said to laughter.
The Gamecocks will open their season Nov. 4.
The two-time defending champion Connecticut men’s basketball team is also scheduled to celebrate at the White House later Tuesday.
Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on social media @Tom_Schad.
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