the announcements all day, and we are joined with more on who is going where with ricardo lecompte. ricardo: you just saw that, and clemson also gettime names. the tigers with 23 signings so far in the 2016 glass, and one of the top running backs in the state that spartanburg high group. and deborah swinney -- dabo swinny is expecting big things. >> a simple word that i can say. i think it is a group om bottom that fills our needs. ricardo: an abbreviated recruiting time getting 24 quarterback brandon mcilwawin, headlining the gamecocks' 2016 c lass. >> winning on signing day is not that important to me.

ricardo: good morning. i'm ricardo lecompte. a top 10 w hardwood sunday evening. second ranked south carolina facing 10th ranked texas a&m. the aggies looking for a little revenge after they lost by one a few weeks ago and they jum31-25 at the half. we moved to the fourth quarter. game tie tiffany mitchelll hits the j from the left wing to give the gamecocks a two point lead. 20 points for the senior. now a four point lead. a'ja wilso blocks. we head the other way. mitchell with the nice dime to khadijah sessions. all part of a 10-0 run by the gamecocks. that put them up six. this game doesn't come down to the final possession. wilson with the board and the putback. the sophomore forward with game high 27 points. south carolina wins 70-63 and moves to 21-0 on the year. a 1990's favorite makes a comeback tha.how soon you can bridge watch this famil: mild weather for the first half.

ricardo lecompte has that story. ricardo: when you dive into the numbers, kevin harvick could have one of the best seasons in sprint cup history. he's been in second place 14 times. year in the number of situations we are in the position to win races. why did refinish second so many times? will, we put 2 motors here, 2 valves got knocked out of the wheels here. it rained during the race. you can add them up pretty quick. there were only 1-2 races were republic we made a mistake. the rest were silly circumstances. it was the way of the year. hopefully we can make up for those 2-3 we lost in the mistake category, capitalize on those, and move forward. ricardo: harvick captured his second daytona 500 victory. reporting and daytona, ricardo lecompte, wyff news 4. brad: that race is sunday. we also have high school basketball playoffs. highlights at 11:00. you mentioned earlier, the swamp michael: and a nice warm weekend. john: at least it's going to be warm. i was hoping the rain would hold off until sunday. i am working

in clemson, ricardo lecompte, wyff news 4 sports. brad: the chicago bears have placed the franchise tag on former gamecock wide receiver alshon jeffrey. with the franchise tag, jeffery is due just under $14.6 million next season. he has until july 15 to reach a multiyear deal with the bears, or he must play next the tigers have an opportunity to knock off a top 5 team on senior night tomorrow night. clemson will host 4th ranked virginia, and although the tigers' ncaa tournament chances are likely over without an acc tournament championship, a win over number 4 virginia would be an awfully nice way to send out the three seniors at the bon secours wellness arena. they will tip tomorrow night at 7:00 in greenville. what a weekend for the junior college transfer john jones down at south carolina. the switch-hitting catcher reached base in all 14 plate appearances against penn state. he went 8 for 8, with 6 walks. a couple of those were home runs, including a grand slam. arguably the best weekend at the plate in school history. the clemso

in daytona, wyff news 4, ricardo lecompte. brad: college baseball season starts tomorrow, and tonight, i sit down, one on one, with new tigers head coach monte lee. >> this is a destination job for me. and this is where i want to be the rest of my career. brad: lee says growing up in south carolina, and now coaching at clemson, is like coaching in the big leagues to him. he takes me through the new facility, and talks baseball, tonight at 11:00. michael: thanks, brad. carol: thanks for watching. our next newscast is at 11:00. michael: we are always on carol: >>> developing news tonight. the pope versus trump. shock waves as pope francis weighs into the race for president. why he said donald trump is not a christian. donald firing back. >>> it's getting ugly as rubio and cruz have accusations. >>> sudden impact. a terrifying chopper crash caught on tape near pearl harbor. breaking news from hawaii. >>> a hospital hacked. its computers frozen, forced to pay ransom to gain back control. and a warning it could happen to you. >>> a

carol: ricardo lecompte joins us. they kept it close? ricardo: that's right. when you have the regular season m.v.p. in cam newton, you have a chance to at least make a comeback and win a super bowl. steph curry banged the "keep pounding" drum, 10-0 in the first half. panthers trailed 13-7 of the break. fourth quarter, carolina down 16-10. this was the game changing play with carolina trying to drive with four minutes ago -- to go. ward recovers the fumble. panthers with a season-high four turnovers in this one. broncos put it away. anderson banks at home from a yard out. denver wins super bowl 50 by the final score of 24-10. von miller named super bowl mvps. panthers 0-2 in the big game. let's head out, back out to leave ice stadium and join brad fralick. m.v.p., trying to lead the team down six with a few minutes to go. but the defense and von miller, it away. -- pulled it away. brad: the defense dominated carolina. that led to all those sacks and turnovers. lots of reaction coming out of the stadium behind me. cam newton literally got up off the podium, wal

lecompte. ricardo: you just saw that, and clemson also gettime names. the tigers with 23 signings so far in the 2016 glass, and one of the top running backs in the state that spartanburg high group. and deborah swinney -- dabo swinny is expecting big things. >> a simple word that i can say. i think it is a group om bottom that fills our needs. ricardo: an abbreviated recruiting time getting 24 quarterback brandon mcilwawin, headlining the gamecocks' 2016 c lass. >> winning on signing day is not that important to me. it is about two years down the line, thre the line. how much the contributor, how do they play, hthey as players for south carolina?ricardo: coming up at 6:00, we will have updates, and you can say up-to- on air and on our social media plagabrielle: thank you, and a reminder, if you do not have it already, make suoathe wyff app for updates, and then you can sign up for push notification so you can learn about stories like this first. nigel: a search for missing two militarily helico

ricardo lecompte wyff news 4 sports. geoff: thank you. to high school basketball, the playoffs began last night for the 2a and 4a voice teams. gaffney knocked off hillcrest. we have all of last night's scores under schools on our wyff 4 mobile app. allyson: you can register to volunteer or buy tickets for the bmw program. it will be held in the upstate on may 19 two the 22nd. more than 1000 volunteers are volunteer will earn $20 per day for their chosen tournament charity. they donated thousands of dolllls to charity last year. we have a link on her mobile app to learn more. to south carolina money matters, boeing has delivered their airplane assembled in north charleston. the company announced the 787-8 was delivered to american airlines tuesday. the plane was finished late last year at the dreamliner plant in the low country. it had been undergoing system checks and engine runs since. the first dreamliner manufactured in south carolina rolled off the assembly line at boeing's $750 million assembly plants almost four years ago. geoff: if

lecompte. clemson makes the trip to winston-salem to face wake forest. the tigers opening up this game on an 11-2 run. jaron blossomgame knocking down the wide open 3. 22 and 13 for the junior forward. but wake forest led 28 to 20 at the tigers open the second half on a 13-1 run. avery holmes knocks down the triple. tigers up front by later, a one. 4-point clemson lead. jordan roper to the rack for the the senior guard scored all of his 16 points after the half. clemson putting it away. dante grantham uncontested for the one-hand jam. clemson scoring 56 in the second half, the most in a half this season. on their way to a 76 to 62 win, and a 7-3 record in the acc. the gamecocks in athens taking on georgia. south carolina back associated press poll at number 25, first half. the dump down to yante maten for the dunk gives georgia a six george up 10 at the break. gamecocks mounting the comeback. sindarius thornwell with the three, thrownell led the way for usc then, duane notice, from the same gam

ricardo: good morning. i'm ricardo lecompte. south carolina women can't look showdown with top ranked uconn. they first have to take care of kentucky at home on thursday. usc had to go through most of their conference without their star guard tiffany mitchell. the gamecoks have to deal with kentucky on thursday night and usc would have to go most of the way without star guard tiffany mitchell. the two time sec player of the year taking an awful spill in the second quarter. she would leave and not return. at the end of the third quarter, khadijiah sessions from three quarters quart and banks in the shot. gamecocks lead by four at the end of the third quarter. that is 27 points and 13 boards for the junior setter. usc wins 78-68 to improve to 22-0 and now can look forward to that showdown with undefeated uconn on monday. allyson: when you get dressed pick a speannouncer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. dale: good morning, it is 4:57 as we look out from our various skycams. we had clouds overnight and even a flu

ricardo: i am ricardo lecompte. clemson makes the trip to winston-sale the tigers are starting to get back on the tigers opened this game up on a 11-2 run. wake forest had a 28-20 lead at recess. the tigers opened the second half on a 13-1 run. avery holmes knocks down the triple. jordan roper to the rack for the jam. the senior guard scored all of his 16 points after the half. clemson putting it away. dante grantham uncontested for the one-hand jam. clemson scoring 56 in the second the most in a half this season. the tigers are on their way to a 76-62 win, and a 7-3 record in the ac the gamecocks in athens taking on georgia. south carolina back in the georgia is up 10 at the break. in the second half, the gamecocks are be mount the come back. sindarius thornwell with the corner three. the gamecocks trail 50-48. but the bulldogs have an answer. jg frazer knocks down the three. georgia with the upset. allyson: a dirty job. the official dry cleaner of the carolina panthers. the treasurethe coach's pocket. like the new

marc dopher and ricardo lecompte are in place for tomorrow's media day at the speedway. but chase action piloting the 24 car, will sit on the pole for the daytona 500. chase elliott, the son of hall of famer bill elliott, was named jeff gordon's successor at this time last year, right before media day at daytona, and like a wide-eyed kid, talked about a dream coming true. and now, he will sit on the pole sunday, behind the wheel of the 24. >> i don't think i had completely wrapped my head around, or let it sink in, the fact that we were even going to be competing in the daytona 500 today, much less go out and have a shot and be able to sit on the pole. brad: elliott is the youngest driver in history to sit on the pole at daytona. just 20 years old. he will be the star of the show tomorrow in daytona. complete coverage through the rest of the week. carol: may the temperatures rise. john: still below freezing. the purple line, that is the you can see, a wedge all the way through the upstate back into northeastern georgia. moderate to heavy rain moving into western georgia.

i am ricardo the comped. -- i'm ricardo lecompte. south carolina women can't look ahead to next monday night's showdown with top ranked uconn. the gamecoks have to deal with kentucky on thursdayayight, and usc would have to go most of the way without star guard tiffany mitchell. the two time sec player of the year taking an awful spill in the second quarter. she would leave and not return. the team calling the injury a lower back bruise, but mitchell would come back out to the bench to cheer her teammates on. end of the third quarter, 3-quarters court. gamecocks lead by 4 at the end of 3. fourth quarter gameocks with a , 2-point lead. alania coates going to work down low. 27 points, 13 boards for the junior center. usc wins 78 to 68 to improve to 22 and 0. and now can look forward to that showdown with undefeated uconn on monday. geoff: we had an opportunity to speak with nfl greats today. what one of them talks about about winning the super bowl, dale: we have had a caring for someone with alzheimer's means i am a lot of things. i a

ricardo: good morning. i'm ricardo lecompte. the clemson and south carolina baseball teams wake up this morning with series sweeps in hand. the tigers with a three-game sweep. clemson in a 1 1 hole in the second, but the tigers erase the deficit quickly. freshman seth beer lifts this pitch to left and into the chapman grandstands. beer went 3-3, a homer, and three rbi. clemson bangs out 15 hits in an 11-2 win, completing the sweep over james madison. the gamecocks busted out the brooms against penn state. we moved to the third inning. 1-1. john jones, what a weekend for series. 8-10, two home runs, adds two rbi on this play to give him 10 rbi in the series. usc completes the sweep of penn state, 4-2. gamecocks 8-0 on the year. geoff: from baseball to football here seven weeks after playing , for the national championship, the clemson football team goes back to work today. the tigers' first spring practice is this afternoon. the gamecocks are still two weeks away from the start of theirs. both programs will play their spring game

marker 56 ricardo good morning. : i'm ricardo lecompte. the clemson men's basketball team is fighting for its ncaa tournament lives. the tigers make the short trip to atlanta to face georgia tech at 7:00. in the latest bracketology released by espn the tigers sit , in the next four out category. they'll need to rack up some wins to improve their resume. clemson knocked off the yellow jackets back in greenville nine days ago. the south carolina women in action monday in tuscaloosa. they were facing alabama. and the gamecock inside duo of a'ja wilson and alaina coates dominated in the first half, both with double doubles. wilson 16 and 10, coates 13, and a career high 18 rebounds. fourth quarter gamecocks in , control. bianca cuevas with the steal. a little back and forth with tiffany mitchell. nice behind the back feed to mitchell for the lay-in. the senior guard mitchell also in double figures with 10 points. south carolina rolls, 66 to 46 also, the high school basketball playoffs continue tonight. to see monday night's scores, check out w

ricardo: good morning. i'm ricardo lecompte. a top 10 women's showdown on the hardwood sunday evening. second ran facing 10th ranked texas a&m. the aggies looking for a little revenge after they lost by one a few weeks earlier. 31-25 at halftime. we moved to the fourth quarter. game tied at 54. tiffany mitchelll jumpshot to give the gamecocks a 20 points for the senior. now a four point lead. a'ja wilso blocks. we head the other way. mitchell with the nice dime to kh all part of a 10-0 run by the gamecocks. that them up six. this game doesn't come down to the final possession. wilson with putback. the sophomore forward with a game-h south carolina wins 70-63 and they move to 21-0 on the year. geoff: they are top, aren't they? take a live look from downtown greenville where there is aabout near the courtyard by marriott. allyson: in commitment 2016, today's the day for the iowa caucuses. geoff: people across the state will gather to designate their choice for president this evening as the country eyes the first in the nation cauc

---th ricardo good morning. : i'm ricardo lecompte. trying to get back on track after the boss on the tigers opening this game up on an 11-2 run. jaron blossomgame knocking downthe wide open 3. 22 and 13 for the junior forward. but wake forest led 28 recess. the tigers open the second half on a 13-1 run. avery holmes knocks down the triple tigers out in front by 1. later, a 4-point clemson lead. jordan roper to the rack for the jam. the senior guard scored all of his 16 points after the half. dante grantham uncontested for the one-hand jam. clemson scoring 56 in the second half, the most in a half this season. on their way to a 76 to 62 win, and a 7-3 record in the acc. the gamecocks in athens taking on georgia. south carolina back in the associated press poll at number 25, first half. the dump down to yante maten for the dunk gives georgia a six point lead. maten led the bu. georgia up 10 at the break. gamecocks mounting the comeback. sindarius thornwell with the then, duane notice, from the same spot, buries the triple. gamecocks now

ricardo: good morning. i am ricardo lecompte. it was the biggest season in women's basketball last night. number one versus number two, south carolina and uconn. the first ever sell out crowd at colonial life arena, first ever sell up for the gamecock women. carolina down nine after one. aja wilson keeping usc in it. the jumper from the elbow, the sophomore scored 13 in this one. but later in the second quarter, they lost wilson as she collapsed to the floor with the lower leg injury. the same issue wilson had earlier in the year that caused her to miss two games. third quarter. we moved to the fourth quarter. uconn led by as many as 20. breanna stewart two-time defending national player of the year, ninth double-double of the season, 25 points, 10 rebounds, also had five blocks. and just like in last year's matchup in storrs, uconn hands south carolina its first loss of the year. 66 to 54 and snapping the gamecocks 45-game home win streak. last night the clemson men , hosted notre dame at the well . notre dame lighting it up fro

ricardo: good morning. i am ricardo,. -- i am ricardo lecompte. south carolina women can't look ahead to next monday night's showdown with top ranked uconn. the gamecoks have to deal with kentucky on thursday night, and usc would have to go most of the way without star guard tiffany mitchell. the two time sec player of the year taking an awful spill in the second quarter. she would leave and not return. the team calling the injury a lower back bruise, but mitchell would come back out to the bench to cheer her teammates on. final seconds of the third quarter khadijiah sessions from , 3-quarters court. gamecocks lead by 4 at the end of 3. fourth quarter gameocks with a , 2-point lead. alania coates going to work down low. 27 points, 13 boards for the junior center. usc wins 78 to 68 to improve to 22 and 0. and now, they can look forward to that showdown with undefeated aly: it is the second largest allyson: in our news to go, a live look at our anderson skycam. clear on clemson boulevard. patrick: dale gilbert is joining us now and it looks to stay

ricardo: good morning. i'm ricardo lecompte. the clemson and south carolina baseball teams wake up this morning with series sweeps in hand. the tigers able to knock off james madison at doug kingsmore stadium with a three-game sweep. here are the highlights. freshman seth beer lifts this second. one into the chapman grandstands. clemson leads 2-1. beer 3-3, a homer, and three rbi. clemson bangs out 15 hits in an 11-2 win, completing the sweep over james madison. the gamecocks busted out the brooms against penn state. they swept their three-game series. we moved to the third inning. 1-1. john jones, what a weekend for series. he went 8-10, two home runs, adds two rbi on this play to give him 10 rbi in the series. usc sweeps penn state 4-2. gamecocks 8-0 on the year. geoff: baseball season's just getting started, but basketball season winding down. the south carolina women have closed out the regular season as just the second team in sec history to go through league that is saying something. senior day in columbia. the winningest

ricardo good morning. : i'm ricardo lecompte. the clemson men's basketball team is fighting for its ncaa tournament lives. the tigers make the short trip to atlanta to face georgia tech at 7:00. bracket college he, -- bracket ology the tigers sit in the next , four out category. they'll need to rack up some wins to improve their resume. clemson knocked off the yellow jackets back in greenville nine days ago. the south carolina women in action monday in tuscaloosa. they were facing alabama. and the gamecock inside duo of a'ja wilson and alaina coates dominated in the first half. both with double doubles. wilson 16 and 10, coates 13, and a career high 18 rebounds. usc up 10 at the break. fourth quarter gamecocks in , control. bianca cuevas with the steal. a little back and forth with tiffany mitchell. nice behind the back feed to mitchell for the lay-in. the senior guard mitchell also in double figures with 10 points. south carolina rolls 66 to 46 and improve to 26 and one on the year. also, the high school basketball playoffs cont