If you have ever taken a cruise over the Ravenel Bridge, then you have crossed over the practice field of a team who is currently ranked No. 3 in the Sailing World’s College Rankings and were ranked as high No. 1 during the 2011 fall season. The College of Charleston...

When word filtered out through Twitter that the College of Charleston had selected former Tulsa head coach Doug Wojick to lead its men’s basketball program, the immediate reaction was a resounding … “Who?” But Wojick captured the attention of everyone in attendance at his introductory press conference on Wednesday by promising to take the Cougars to a national level of prominence. “What I see is College of Charleston basketball on a national level. I don’t see any reason not to,” said Wojick. “You look at certain programs, and obviously the name Gonzaga comes up a lot. Recently, Butler comes up a lot. Creighton, and Wichita, recently VCU. Well, that’s what the College of Charleston is going to be.” When Wojick speaks of programs with national prominence, he speaks from experience. He was the associate head coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State when the Spartans went to the Final Four...

The Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal reported on Saturday thatWakeForestassistant head coach Natasha Adair has been hired as the new women’s head basketball coach at theCollegeofCharleston. Adair told the Journal that she has signed a five-year contract, and is in the process of moving to the Lowcountry. Adair will replace retiring head coach Nancy Wilson, who coached the College for 17 years. She is one of only 24 Division I women’s head coaches to win 500 games, and played in three AIAW national championship games before the NCAA sanctioned national championship games in women’s sports. Adair, 39, helped the Demon Deacons to only the second 20-win season in the history of the program this year. The Deacons also won two games in the ACC Tournament for the first time, and registered a 72-61 win overCharlottein the first round of the Women’s NIT. “This is a dream come true,” Adair told John Dell,...

When it’s 80 degrees in March, College of Charleston students know it’s time to hit the beach. Unless you’re a member of the College’s volleyball team: Then it’s time to hit the sand. Tucked away in a newly expanded facility of sand courts off of Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in Mount...

“Coach Bobby Cremins has an announcement he would like to make,” said College of Charleston athletic director Joe Hull this afternoon on the floor of the TD Arena. It was clear from the round of applause that followed head basketball coach Bobby Cremins up to the podium, that Charleston deeply...

Just before sitting down with College of Charleston women’s head basketball coach Nancy Wilson, in an interview about her upcoming retirement, I was able to observe an afternoon practice with Coach Wilson and her team. The time spent in practice was filled with demanding drills and intense focus from the...

For the College of Charleston women’s basketball team it was one and done process in the Southern Conference Tournament. The No. 8 the College faced the No. 9 Wofford but, in a change of events during the second half, the Cougars lost, 64-53. After the first half the Cougars had...

Cheers could be heard, from the College of Charleston (19-11,10-8 SoCon) section painted maroon and the Citadel (6-23, 3-15 SoCon) section painted blue, during the cross-town match up Saturday. The teams divided the game 21-21 at the half but the Cougars trapped the Bulldogs with a defensive strategy to bring...

The College of Charleston men’s swim team concluded their 2012 season in similar fashion to years past, by winning the CCSA Championship. It’s the Cougars fourth time since 2007 finishing atop their conference smashing twelve individual records in the process. Despite the individual accolades achieved, this title was about the...

Cougars celebrate the night by honoring seniors Antwaine Wiggins and Ben Walsh and beating the Georgia Southern Eagles, 58-53. Now they inch closer to the next phase of the game. Tournament time. By trapping the Eagles high on the court, the Cougars were able to hold GSU off the scoreboard...

On Feb. 13th the Facebook community welcomed a new page: CofC Memes was born.  With a total of 2,790 likes since the page has gone viral, it can be said that this page, created purely for fun by 3 students, has become the new Internet phenomenon across campus. Freshmen Aaron...

In a match-up against fellow South Division rivals the Davidson Wildcats, the Cougars proved victorious in an 86-78 win, defining the odds after four starting players were fouled out. “It was a great win for our guys and our team,” said interim head coach Mark Byington. “I’m proud of them....

Today’s game was about the same thing it has ever been about, winning that last rivaled game before going into the SoCon Tournament. Wofford claimed that win this afternoon 68-59. No game comes without emotional undertones and the possibility of unexpected circumstances. Today’s game had all of these elements but...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — More than 100 College of Charleston students were offered the opportunity to attend the debate here this evening, and those who took the opportunity will hear from the four remaining candidates in the Republican primary election as they make their final cases to the voters of...