WEDNESDAY SPORTS: Warrior teams fall to BHP

In high school basketball on Tuesday, West-Oak’s boys fell victim to Belton-Honea Path 67-63, while the Lady Warriors fell 38-25. Elsewhere, the Walhalla boys lost at Emerald, 71-43. The Lady Razors were winners 63-34. Breanna Richardson led the way with 26 points. The Razorbacks head to Palmetto on Friday.

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In the NBA Tuesday, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-83.

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Former South Carolina football player Kenny Miles was arrested Tuesday and charged with providing false information to law enforcement, which had been expected after investigators accused him of lying about a gunshot wound he received in early November. Police say the November 9 incident was a botched suicide attempt by Miles.

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South Carolina begins Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday at No. 10/11 Florida with a 7 p.m. matchup against the Gators. The Gamecocks begin SEC play having won four straight and five of their last six games dating back to a victory over Saint Mary’s on Dec. 22. Florida has won its last five games dating back to a Dec. 10 home victory vs. Kansas.

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The Clemson men will will host an ACC matchup against Florida State Thursday night. The Tigers and Seminoles will tip off at 7:05 PM.

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South Carolina has moved its home baseball game vs. Presbyterian to Tuesday, Feb. 18 with first pitch at 4 p.m. at Carolina Stadium. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Apr. 2. The Gamecocks begin the 2014 season on Friday, Feb. 14 hosting a three-game series vs. Bucknell.

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who’s serving a 30- to 60-year sentence for sexual abuse of several children, testified by video link from prison Tuesday in an effort to get his pension back after the benefits were canceled because of the conviction. The decision by the State Employees’ Retirement Board to end Sandusky’s pension stopped the $4,900-a-month payments and disqualified his wife from collecting them. Sandusky argues that he was already retired when the crimes he was convicted of committing took place. But at issue is whether his continued ties to the university after his retirement, including payments, made him a “de facto” Penn State employee. Despite his conviction, Sandusky continues to maintain his innocence.