Joyce Edwards scored 15 points while Ashlyn Watkins had 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as No. 3 South Carolina opened a big lead early and cruised to its 63rd straight win at home with a 78-62 victory over South Florida.

USC Upstate’s CJ Rich is assistant coach Carey Rich’s son. He played the last couple of minutes on Saturday against South Carolina. As a sophomore reserve, he doesn’t see the floor much, but he has seen his play time increase from last season.

Monica Wright, a 48-year-old Columbia resident, died in what Coroner Robbie Baker called an accident. The multi-vehicle collision happened at about 2 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 378/Broad Street and S.

North Rocky River Road. Officials say a 2023 Toyota pickup truck was driving south on North Rocky River Road when it collided head-on with a northbound 2004 Chevrolet pickup truck. Both the driver and passenger in the Toyota have died,