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PJ Dozier doesnt need to be briefed on the significance when South Carolina and Clemson square off on the basketball court.The Gamecocks sophomore grew up in Columbia and his father, Perry, and uncle, Terry, both played at South Carolina in the late 1980s.So Dozier is well-versed in what is at stake when the 22nd ranked Gamecocks (9-1) host Clemson on Wednesday.I definitely understand the importance of winning that game, Dozier said at a press conference. The next game is always the most important game we play.We know that it is a game that we have to win, not only for us for our record but for the fans as well.The Tigers (8-2) bring a six-game winning streak into the contest after notching a 67-54 win at Alabama on Saturday in their first true road contest of the season.Clemsons chances of defeating South Carolina may depend on well it defends the red-hot Dozier.The 6-foot-6 guard will be looking to reach 20 points for the fifth consecutive game. He scored a career-best 23 as the Gamecocks posted a 77-66 road win over South Florida on Saturday.PJ continues to develop into a real, real good basketball player, South Carolina coach Frank Martin said at a press conference.Doziers run has been timely as leading scorer Sindarius Thornwell (18.7 average) has missed the past three games due to a suspension for violating team rules. Thornwell will again sit out Wednesday and isnt expected to be reinstated until early January.Meanwhile, Dozier is averaging 21 points over the past four games while doing more than picking up the slack. The spurt has raised his season average to 14.5.Dozier also is making superb contributions on the defensive end while helping South Carolina limit opponents to 57.7 points and 34.6 percent shooting from the field. He leads the SEC with 24 steals and has recorded three or more on five occasions.Clemson features a solid player of its own in senior forward Jaron Blossomgame, who is averaging 17.6 points per game.Blossomgame ranks 18th in school history with 1,325 points, and needs 17 points to pass Larry Nance (1977-81), the school legend who went on to be a three-time NBA All-Star.Martin has gotten a close look at Blossomgame during his tenure and said is it tough to deal with his tenacity.What makes him a matchup problem is that he is a very aggressive player, Martin said. There are some guys who are multitalented who are unaggressive that are easy to deal with. Hes just very aggressive and goes after that ball. And when the ball is in his hands, he goes after the rim and those guys are hard to deal with.The Tigers arent a one-man gang as four other players are also scoring in double digits.Junior guard Gabe DeVoe and senior guard Avry Holmes are both averaging 11.2 points and share the team lead of 21 3-pointers. Junior forward Donte Grantham averages 10.8 points and sophomore point guard Shelton Mitchell is at 10.7 after impressing coach Brad Brownell with a career-high 18 points versus Alabama.He played with great poise, said Brownell, the mark of a good point guard.Senior center Sidy Djitte also is a solid contributor and is averaging 8.7 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds.The Tigers are limiting opponents to 32.3 percent shooting from 3-point range and that could pose troubles for South Carolina guard Duane Notice.Notice, who averages 11.1 points, is a streaky shooter. The senior went 1 of 18 from the field in a three-half stretch against Seton Hall and South Florida -- including 1 of 11 from 3-point range -- before going 4-for-4 from 3-point range in the second half against South Florida to help the Gamecocks notch the comeback victory.I had the confidence and the green light to keep shooting because of the work that I put in, Notice said at a press conference. I always tell myself I just need one to go in. I feel like once one goes in, I will make every shot after that.South Carolina has won the past two meetings and four of the past six.Brownell is hoping the momentum of the Alabama win will carry over.It was big. Thats what you got to do in road games, Brownell said. Make big shots, you know the home teams going to make a run or two.Fake Shoes . The defence is doing its part, too. 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LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Fake Yeezy . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style.Its supposed to be a place where we retreat from the realities of life, a place where we can immerse ourselves for a few hours in another world. Sports have always seemed to do that for us, even if the refuge they offer is temporary at best.Lately, though, the playground just hasnt been that much fun.We were reminded about it on a fall Sunday, where we said a melancholy goodbye to one towering figure and tried to deal with the pain of losing yet another. Vin Scully had just finished saying goodbye to an adoring crowd at Dodger Stadium when word came in that Arnold Palmer had died in Pittsburgh.The day had already gotten off to a sobering start, when joy was snuffed out in Miami. The images of a speedboat crushed on rocks were horrific to wake up to, and the tragic death of rising of magnetic young star Jose Fernandez seemed incomprehensible and yet so utterly final.Reality intruded, and it came at us like a Fernandez fast ball exploding into a catchers mitt. Even the spectacle that is a Sunday in the NFL didnt seem the same on a day more suited to somber reflection than celebration.Yet celebrate they did, in football stadiums around the country and in the stands at Dodger Stadium, where a dramatic walk-off home run to clinch the division was followed by Vinny singing goodbye to a crowd that didnt know whether to cry or scream themselves silly. Hollywood couldnt have scripted the end any better, but the reality was that after 67 years Vin Scully was walking off himself.Its all part of the cycle of life, but that didnt make it any easier. I fought off tears myself watching at home with my sons, knowing that part of the soundtrack of my life wouldnt be heard anymore.Maybe its a generational thing, but for my generation its been a tough few months. The heroes of our youth are fading away, and too many of them are passing away.Baby boomers everywhere ache when they hear the news. Its always another reminder that nothing lasts forever, and that their own mortality is just as precarious as that of the people they cheered for so many years.I saw it in Louisville in June, as the procession of cars carrying Muhammad Alis casket drove slowly through the ccity streets.ddddddddddddIf Ali was magnificent, so was the outpouring of love from people who reached out just to touch the hearse or throw flowers on the windshield.Ali transcended his sport like no athlete ever, becoming a symbol for a generation and a hero to so many. He stood tall even as he trembled in his later life and his voice was muted from the effects of Parkinsons.It seemed like he would live forever, but the sad reality is that no one ever does.We lost The Greatest, and that seemed almost impossible. Now weve lost The King, and we have to deal with that.Like Ali, Arnie was more than just a golfer. His mark was made in a different way, but the son of a greenskeeper brought a rich mans sport to the common man and transformed the way we thought about golfers.I just missed seeing Arnie a few months ago, and will always kick myself for it. Two of my colleagues that day at Latrobe Country Club in Pennsylvania did discover him outside his beloved workshop, and reported back that he was still sharp as ever and hadnt lost the sense of humor that endeared him to so many.I remember the Arnie that tried to shake every hand as he made his way around Augusta National a few years back in his final Masters. I walked with him that day, and remember most the looks of delight in the faces of people as he detoured off the fairway to greet them.Mostly, though, Ill remember him as I remember Ali. Both out conquering the world in their prime, seemingly without a care in the world.Ali was the greatest athlete Ive ever seen, and Arnie was as cool as he made golf seem. Vinny was the kind uncle whose voice was always there, allowing us to forget the daily struggle in our lives on so many nights.Their absence leaves a void in my life, and Im sure Im hardly alone. Actually, I know Im not alone because Ive heard from so many who feel the same way.The playground seems awfully empty about now.----Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg ' ' '