coach dawn staley named coach of the year. wilson along with teammates alaina coates and tiffany mitchell were three of the eight players on the first team all-sec. no south carolina players were named to the second team or the all-freshman team. wilson is among five players on the all- defensive team. the awards are chosen by the league's 14 coaches. for the first time this season -- the south carolina baseball team is on the road. this season, grabbing their 8th win sunday in a series sweep of penn state. today -- usc will head to charleston to take on the citadel. first pitch is at 7 o'clock. let's get an update on your weather with ben. >> over the past 15 years, this stage has seen a lot of great moments, and nothing would make me happier than to add to that legacy today, right here, right now, on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to go? [cheers and applause] all right, as a librarian, our returning contesta

make it a three-peat for usc women's basketball coach dawn staley. she's been named sec coach of the league's coaches for the third consecutive season. staley guided the gamecocks to a 28 and one record. they won their third straight sec regular season title with a perfect 16 and oh mark. staley is the first coach to win this award three consecutive years. three of staley's players are named all-sec first team by the coaches....led by sophomore forward a'ja wilson who's also named the conference's player of the year and the defensive player of the year. senior guard tiffany mitchell was the league's player ofofhe year the past two seasons...she joins wilson on the first team... along with junior center alaina coates. she led the conference in rebounding and field goal percentage. the gamecocks are also looking to repeat as sec tournament champions. they open play in jacksonville ...friday at noon. i think what's most important is we've been there before. we've won it so our players understand everyone is going to be gunning for us like they did all s

the gamecocks took home half of conference's individual awards with coach dawn staley named coach of the year and a'ja wilson winning both player of the year of the year. coming up we'll break down the awards along with gamecocks named to the all-conference teams. inside the state house -- a filibuster over a roads bill that started last week is back underway today. senator lee bright says he and other senators will carry out that filibuster as long as it takes to get the bill done right. lawmakers have been discussing increasing the gas tax -- something governor nikki haley said she would only approve on two conditions -- reform for the dot and an income tax break to balance out the tax hike. senator bright says there is enough surplus this year for roads that the gas tax increase is unnecessary, and wants to focus solely on reforming the dot. a sumter man has plead guilty in federal court to attempting to defraud the irs for at least three years. u.s. hercules baker filed federal income tax returns that claimed false tax refunds from january of 2011 to at least april of 2014. over

and it's what usc coach dawn staley knows as colon cancer is in her family history. since march is colon cancer awareness month ... and since i turn 50 ... which is the time you're to showing you the critical importance of being screened. doctors say about one in three adults between 50 and 75 years detection is great, but you parents like they are their parents." to help keep you from march seabrook with consultants in gastroenterology says, "colonoscopy is an extremely powerful test. what other test can you have find out what happened in a new break a virginia community will gather later today to remember a police officer who approval... from the vatican. in an editorial monday.the vatican newspaper l'osservatore romano, said the movie is "not anti-catholic.and has a compelling plot." "spotlight" follows a group of boston globe reporters delving into the catholic priest sexual abuse scandal. this isn't the first vatican outlet to praise the film. in october, vatican radio described "spotlight" as this afternoon, sportscaster erin andrews' lawyers rested their case.

and advocates like usc coach dawn staley know the importance after her mom was diagnosed with colon cancer. "i think early detection is great, but you don't get early detection without having competent doctors who will look after you like they would look after your parents like they are their parents." "i had two very good friends whose fathers died of colon cancer in their 60s. they weren't screened. they weren't screened early enough. and i knew we could do more." and you can do more for yourself, for your family, by being tested when it's time. party" coverage starting at 4. coming up....the usc women's basketball team thanks the fans for their support...... plus....a knee injury ended his basketball career....but brian steele is still helping the gamecocks win games. sports is next!!! night. it will be bitter sweet for brian steele. a knee injury ended his playing career....but he's still making a contribution to the team. joe gorchow has that story. on the bench... instead of wearing a uniform. it's not how brian steele envisioned spending his senior year at usc. "broke my heart with

dawn staley awarded sec coach of the year for the third straight season. a first time a coach won the award three straight years. asia wilson named player of the year and defensive player of the year and named to the all sec first team with timmy mitchell and alinna coax. -- tiffany mitchell and alena coax. >>> a new gamecocks is making a splash in the sec. the freshman diver is helping the team on the diving board. news 19's nick jones has more. >> big change coming in from just u.s.a. diving and club diving to being a college athlete. it has been a good transition. >> reporter: a freshman diver imagine trying to keep up with your classes, now imagine doing that while trying to be one of the top freshman divers in the sec. >> it is an adjustment for every freshman. >> reporter: heading into the college for the first time could be a struggle. coach is there to help them stay on top of their game in the pool and classroom. >> make sure they are going to class, going to practice. >> she has done a great job with that. >> reporter: she has been impressive to

. >> dawn staley was part of the earned coach of the year. that is the forty-first the sec. the first time for the sec. -- the first time in the sec. they are the heavy favorites to win the league tournament later this week in jacksonville. the tigers in action tonight against virginia. it will be his last home game. he was part of the 2011 state championship team. he chose the tigers over vcu and he admits he can't believe tonight he will make his final bows with the tigers. >> yeah. seems like it has gone by pretty fast. sent a group photo of all the freshman when we first came in. it was crazy to see that, like, and be where we are today. crazy how fast things have gone. looking for six saturday -- or friday night. we will have a preview tonight on news 19 at 11:00 p.m. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. >> all right. meal hitt >>> here is a look at what is coming up on television tonoght. 8:00 p.m. ncis. at 9:00 p.m. ncis new orleans, and at 10:00 p.m. stick around for news, wea >>> in sweden kids could get a toy with their happy meals. real head sets with their

dawn staley, the sec coach of the year for the third straight season, that's what happens when you go a perfect 16 and 0 in conference play. mitchell, making the all sec team, guard doing that for the third straight year. alaina coates making her first all sec first team. the gamecocks certainly well presented. they'll play again friday at the sec tournament. that game will be at noon. they'll take on the winner of auburn and missouri. >>> carolina baseball hits the road for the first time this first loss of the season. chad holbrook and company in charleston to take on the citadel. 7 o'clock game time. the juco transfer looking to continue his ridiculous streak from over the weekend when he reached base all 14 times against penn state. the citadel and fred jordan off to a good start this season. they're 5 and 1 so far on the year. should be a fun night of baseball. >> college baseball is great in the state of south carolina, not just citadel and south carolina, but clem -- clemson, a lot of great programs. we're thrill to showcase it tonight and a great setting in this park. it's goi

under dawn staley, they've increased their win total over the previous seasons. and the coach do not be happier -- could not be happier. >> week in, week out, you are playing in the toughest league in the country. for us to have this kind of day to let our hair down and know, in this way, it's tremendous. >> and the top-needed gamecocks face the winner between the number 8 and 9 seeds on friday at noon. that will air on the sec network. >>> enjoy the dry, sunny weather while it lasts. rain could be coming back in the forecast. >> oh, no. chief meteorologist john farley stay close. >>> filing a little more spring-like out there tonight. still pretty warm. temperatures around 50 either side. i think that number is not quite right but i think temperatures cooler than that. occasionally some of the thermometers take time to update. most of us, as i look around, around 50 degrees is where it looks. tomorrow again. again. well in the 70s. very pleasant. rain tomorrow night. primarily tomorrow night into early wednesday and then it goes away. we'll have clearing skies a

dawn staley you, the coach of the year for the third straight year. she's the third person to pull off that. mitchell also on the all team along with teammate alaina coates. gamecocks play on friday at jacksonville against noon against the auburn missouri women. be playing for muschamp. according to multiple reports dj neal no longer with the program. he had eight catches last year. he ended up with 104 yards for the season. >>> and usc picking up a commitment from a junior college. he will come in in the 2017 season and some talk about shaq coming back. >> oh, wow. thank you. >> thank you. >>> and up next, chief meteorologist john farley has a look at your news at 11:00. >>> radar showing a line of rain just about making it into columbia. with this as it goes by. it won't last. it will be gone by morning. over to you. >> that's all of the time we have for abc columbia news at 11:00. thank you for making us your choice for news. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow at 6:00 and 11:00. "wakeup columbia" starts at 5:00 a.m. good night. captioning provided

and head coach dawn staley takes home her third consecutive sec coach of the year award... the first to take home three straight.. 3 speaking of the gamecocks... tough test on the diamond for s-c- in the low country... first road game for carolina at the 5-1 citadel bulldogs... bulldogs...chad holbrooks bunch at 8-0 to start the year....exchanging pleasantries with bulldogs skipper freddy jordan before this one---third inning-- south carolina draws first blood--- it's alex destino-- ripping this one to right--- gamecocks up 1-0 on the bulldogs---more u-s-c in the third-- chris cullen hits this rocket shot off the wall in left-- that brings home destino--- 3-0 gamecocks--- u-s-c keeps bringing it-- d-c arendas with a little grounder up the middle----but umpire says citadel shortstop--- pulled off the bag--- safe at 2nd-- run comes around to score... score...jordan loses his top... doesn't matter... s-c gets the w... 6-3... 3 monte lee and the tigers hosting the terriers at doug kingsmore stadium...-b1... chris okey... grounder to short... terriers try to turn two... eli whit

had a chance to catch up with dawn staley in tiffany mitchell before they took the stage. >> we felt really good about our team. the season is a long grind, but the way that our team handled every challenge that we have faced, i am really proud of them. it could not happen to a better group to be undefeated and make this year historical in our conference. >> it is difficult. it is something i have not dealt with in a while. i've not have -- i have not had any injuries since high school. it was an adjustment for me back on task and believe in what i could do.>> i caught up with a'ja wilson.>> i just think about it. i just be a'ja wilson on and off of the courts. i go out and play, and i help my teammates out the best way that i can. were coming together. people will try to break us every time, and we probably just want to hurry up and and the season, but we have to stay together because that is what it takes to win an actual championship.>>> we will, -- we will have more basketball talk on game talk chalk talk.>>> you are watching pedal to the metal.>>> welcome a memorable sunday were

and the accolades keep rolling in....head coach dawn staley named the s-e-c coach of the year for the third straight season. and sophomore aja wilson tabbed both the s-e-c's player of the year and defensive player of the year...but the one title they'd all prefer? national champions... 3 they're focused in on the task at hand and the task at hand was winning being 16 and 3 oh in this league and actually doing it and its the kind of focus that you need if you're trying to win a national championship because it doesn't get any easier it gets a lot harder as we take each step toward competing for a take that kind of focus.3 and for senior tiffany mitchell who earned all-s-e-c first team honors for the third straight season...she's hoping that 16-and oh conference record is just the first of many achievements. "we accomplished one of our goals for but like she said we're not done at all. we still have a lot more that we want to accomplish. another tournament championship and getting to the final four again. and it all starts at the s-e-c tournament...the pressure...its on us to repeat as

under coach dawn staley... the gamecocks have increased their previous season every year. coach staley says she couldn't be happier for her players. 33 the top-seeded gamecocks will face the winner of thursday's game between the number eight and nine seeds... friday at noon. the game will air on the s-e-c network.33 still to 33 come... it's super tuesday... why today's vote could presidential candidates. 33 still to come... plenty of unrest going into today's vote along the campaign trail. we take a look at the drama unfolding around the g-o-p front-runner. stay with us. kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. and good news. there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city. but as always... we are keeping our eyes on the road and will continue to update you if anything changes for your morning comm a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. today is super tuesday. it's the biggest day of competition for the remain