South Carolina starting PG Fletcher out for SEC title game

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher will miss the Southeastern Conference championship game after taking a hard fall. Fletcher is a graduate transfer from Georgia Tech who has started 29 games for the top-ranked Gamecocks. Fletcher took a hard fall in the first quarter against Mississippi on Saturday and was helped to the locker room. She ran out a few minutes later and returned to the game. But she arrived at the arena Sunday with a boot on her left foot and the team said she’ll miss the game.