BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 10 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: With final Nielsen reporting completed, Sunday's epic title bout between No. 1 women's seeds Iowa and South Carolina scored 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed women's college basketball game ever and ESPN platforms' most-viewed college basketball game (men's or women's) on record. The showdown peaked at 24.1 million viewers in the game's final 15 minutes as South Carolina stormed to th  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, issued the following news: An estimated 18.9 million viewers watched the NCAA Women's Basketball National Championship matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Iowa Hawkeyes on ABC and ESPN on Sunday, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. Viewership peaked at 24.1 million viewers during the final minutes of the game (between 5:00 - 5:14 PM ET). The women's championship game audience stands as t  more

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina, April 10 -- Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest power provider and source of electricity, issued the following news release: he RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing continues its impressive streak of environmental efforts by again teaming up with Palmetto Electric Cooperative and Santee Cooper to power the state's largest sporting event with 100% homegrown, environmentally sound Green Power. For 16 years, RBC Heritage has made the resounding commitment to us  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 9 (TNSres) -- Clemson University issued the following news: Clemson University's Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert H. Jones has named Kevin Tomsovic executive director of Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI), Duke Energy Endowed Chair in Smart Grid Technology and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The appointment was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees on Friday, April 5. A Nati  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced that South Carolina has adopted the Broker-Dealer Agent Exam Validity Extension Program (AG EVEP) and the Investment Adviser Representative Exam Validity Extension Program (IAR EVEP) coordinated by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Eligible individuals now have the opportu  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (SCMFCU) has arrested Annette Bolden Coard, 54 years old, of Sumter, S.C. for one count of Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult {43-35-0085 (D)} and one count of Financial Identity Fraud {16-13-0510(B)}. Coard was booked into the Sumter County Detention Center on April 5, 2024. A jo  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, April 10 -- The Medical University of South Carolina Foundation issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report has released its 2024 rankings of the Best Graduate Schools in the country, focusing on outcomes. It includes multiple programs at the Medical University of South Carolina. MUSC's ranked programs include Nurse Anesthesia, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Pharmacy. USNWR has delayed the release of its medic  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 10 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: When the city of Rock Hill's Lifelong Learning program needs experts to talk about different topics, it is natural that program organizers often turn to Winthrop University for speakers. "Their expertise and level of knowledge are appealing," said Krista Hayes, the program's coordinator. "From my standpoint, I can typically count on professors to know how to comfortably teach the content, to prepare adequatel  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 10 (TNSres) -- Winthrop University issued the following news: Winthrop University students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community can come together and support the display of students' amazing research at the annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE), scheduled for Friday, April 12, on campus. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, SOURCE includes work from all five academic colleges on campus. Students will proudly   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 9 -- Clemson University issued the following news: A new sensor in development at Clemson University is designed to detect bacterial infections in wounds before they become serious and resistant to antibiotics, a problem affecting millions of Americans each year. Jordon Gilmore, an associate professor of bioengineering, said his long-term goal is to make the sensor simple and inexpensive enough that it could be used by an at-home caregiver with no special medical  more