The Daily Feed: March 19, 2012

TDF - And on the street the summer sun it shines.

Lady Gamecock Hoops

Gamecocksonline: Gamecocks and Boilermakers Battle for Sweet 16 Spot. News and notes from the Sports Information Department.. Tip-off is at 7:20; TV - ESPN2.

Gamecock Anthem: David Porter writes Carolina/Purdue battle for Sweet Sixteen.

Orangeburg Times & Democrat: Purdue women ready for home finale vs. Gamecocks - the A.P. story.

Purdue Exponent: Boilers to face Gamecocks for Sweet 16 slot. The view from West Lafayette.

Gamecock Football

Leftover Hotdog: South Carolina Football: Is Bruce Ellington Back? I sort of had a sneaking suspicion that Bruce wasn't completely done on the gridiron. Flounder also reports on Marcquis Roberts' torn ACL - that is a real shame for Marcquis and diminishes our depth at Spur/Safety.

Bleacher Report: Flounder also posts 5 Reasons Why the Defense Will Be Better in 2012. I can't wait to see Ced Cooper (reason # 3) on the field, either.

The Daily Gamecock: Shaw studying Brees in offseason by Sports Editor Isabelle Kurshudyan. Also, in case you missed it, sports writer Kyle Heck did a great story last week on whether Number 31 will be wearing Garnet and Black in the fall - Return of Kenny Miles still uncertain. The amazing thing is that Miles won't say for sure whether he is coming back, but he's out doing spring drills with the team and being coached by Everette Sands. "'I don’t know why he would be out here practicing if he wasn’t staying,' sophomore quarterback Connor Shaw said." My sentiments exactly, Connor.

Athlon: South Carolina Gamecocks 2012 Spring Preview (from March 15).

Gamecock Baseball

Gamecock Central: David Cloninger posts Broomed: Swept at Kentucky and USC-Kentucky Diamond Extra. We play Furman at Flour Field on Tuesday, and then host Wofford on Wednesday; Adam Westmoreland and Jordan Montgomery will be the two likely starters for these mid-week games.

Gamecock Hoops

The Daily Gamecock: Isabelle does her own checking in with the leading contenders, long-shots and fall-backs to replace Darrin Horn - Meet the men's basketball coaching candidates. No news from Wichita that I can find today.

Olympic Sports

Gamecocksonline: Women's Tennis - Sweeps Old Dominion 7-0; Men's Tennis - Sweep Double Header with 5-2 Win over Chants.