If, when you heard this news of an organized cockfighting ring, you thought it a one-off for the Gulf Coast region, you'd be ...

The historical and sporting origin of the 'Gamecocks' nickname at the University of South Carolina is a symbol of fighting and pride. The University of South Carolina is known by its nickname ...

But South Carolina’s fight song, “The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way,” now approaching its 55th anniversary, can still claim to be one of the more distinctive fight songs in the country.

Sir Big Spur, the South Carolina Gamecocks mascot, is in need of a new name. AP. The Albertellis see it differently. “A chicken is a chicken but a fighting gamecock is something different.

Photos of Pancho Villa’s fighting gamecocks in Calhoun Falls endure. In a grainy, soft focus, black and white image we see a Mexican in a suit and tie wearing what seems a Panama hat.

Sumter’s nickname was ‘Fighting Gamecock,’ where USC gets its nickname,” The State’s Jeremiah Holloway reported. That’s solid backstory for the name.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In keeping with how University of South Carolina Athletics became known as the Gamecocks, the department’s live mascot will now be known as The General in homage to ...

The historical and sporting origin of the 'Gamecocks' nickname at the University of South Carolina is a symbol of fighting and pride SCOTT HARRIS Actualizado 06/04/2025 - 14:40 CDT ...