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South Carolina national championship track and field coach Curtis Frye is retiring after 27 years leading the Gamecocks. Frye led the Gamecocks' women to the NCAA outdoor championship in 2002 for the first team title in school history. He was also an assistant on the United States Olympic track team for Athens in 2004. Frye said he'll step away at the end of the month. South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner said Frye leaving was the end of an era.

GREER, S.C. (AP) — Michael Feagles made a 25-foot birdie putt on his final hole to shoot a 12-under 59 on Thursday in the first round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members and senators reached an agreement on the state's $13 billion budget Thursday, barely 24 hours after a tense meeting where both sides appeared to be out of patience.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina General Assembly special session rolled on Wednesday without an end in sight as the House spent about an hour dealing with a few bills and vetoes, and the simmering dispute with the Senate over the budget burst into public view.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first public meeting in 18 days of a conference committee trying to work out a budget deal between the South Carolina House and Senate showed no sign of getting closer to a deal on the state's $13 billion spending plan set to start July 1.