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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alaina Coates cant imagine a better post duo in the country than she has with South Carolina teammate Aja Wilson.Shell get no argument from Clemson after the two combined for 39 points, 20 rebounds, seven asissts -- mostly to each other -- and six blocks in the sixth-ranked Gamecocks 83-61 victory Thursday night.The high-low is great, Coates said. I mean, weve got the best high-low duo in the nation. The fact is were doing better getting each other the ball.And the overmatched Tigers (8-2) had little chance of preventing it as South Carolina (8-1) won its seventh straight in the rivalry series.They have a ton of weapons and theyre really tough, Clemson coach Audra Smith said. The inside game is impossible to stop.Wilson finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Coates had 19 points and 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double in nine games this season.Wilson and Coates combined for six points when South Carolina came out of the break with a 17-6 run. The Tigers (8-2) could not respond.South Carolinas rivalry win streak ties the longest in series history, matching the run Clemson had from 1996 through 2001. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley also improved to 4-0 over her former college teammates at Virginia, Clemsons Smith.Wilson added four assists and two blocks while Coates added three assists, two steals and four of South Carolinas season-high 11 blocked shots. Kaela Davis had 17 points for South Carolina.Nelly Perry had 20 points to lead the Tigers. They lost their second in a row after opening 8-0.Clemson was shorted-handed before things started with its two leading rebounders in forward Kobi Thornton and Aliyah Collier limited by injuries. Thornton was out after hitting her head Monday night in loss to No. 25 Oregon. Collier, who averaged 7.9 rebounds this season, played just three minutes because of continuing knee problems.Smith said she expected Collier back for her next game. Thornton, who had returned from a concussion when she hit her head again, could take a bit longer.THE BIG PICTUREClemson: The Tigers started the season 8-0 against non-Power Five opponents. The Tigers, though, have lost their past two to No. 25 Oregon (87-59) on Monday night and the rival, sixth-ranked Gamecocks. While Clemson has improved -- its already doubled its four-win season from 2015-16, it is not yet ready to consistently play toe-to-toe with its better opponents. And there are plenty of those coming up once Atlantic Coast Conference play starts next month.South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly dont look like the team yet thats rolled to the past three Southeastern Conference titles. Their post duo of 6-foot-5 Wilson and 6-4 Coates are strong and engaged. On the perimeter, though, there are questions. Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray have looked like All-Americans sometimes and been non factors at others. Point guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore has also struggled at taking over the on-court leadership role that Khadijah Sessions handled so well the previous few years.ALL CHANGINGTalk about differing ways to win. The Gamecocks used 16 3-pointers (second best in program history) to blow past Minnesota last Sunday. This time, South Carolina made just four of 14 long-range baskets while relying on its inside advantage to defeat Clemson. Weve got a lot of ways to win, Staley said. Weve got to take advantage of them.HEY, ROOMIEStaley and Smith were roommates for a short stretch at Virginia in the late 1980s until Staleys night-owl tendencies did not mesh with Smiths early-to-bed style. Each sought more suitable people to live with. But theyve remained good friends since college and Staley was impressed with Smiths building program. Im happy for her and the program, Staley said. 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Tomas Rosickys chip made it 3-0 before half time at Emirates Stadium, while defender Laurent Koscielny scored an unmarked header in the second half.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears inside linebacker Danny Trevathan is more interested in what happens next.The way the preseason has gone, its probably best not to look back.Im more concerned about (how) were adjusting and how were going to bounce back from that, Trevathan said.You know its preseason and I know all that but collectively I want to see us play a little better man, and put together a great start and a great finish at the same time.From a long list of injuries to a rash of poor play, little has gone the Bears way.Theyre 0-3 heading into a preseason finale at Cleveland on Thursday in which starters will likely play little if at all. That means they have a few more practices, walkthroughs and video sessions to work out their issues before the opener at Houston on Sept. 11.And the Bears sure have a few at the moment.They are counting on better health as they try to improve on a 6-10 record last season -- their first under coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace.To that end, tight end Zach Miller and receiver Eddie Royal practiced Monday without restrictions after being limited because of concussions.But there are still some big health issues hanging over the team, with star right guard Kyle Long (shoulder) and outside linebacker Pernell McPhee (knee) sidelined.Its not clear if either will be ready for the opener -- and if they are, how effective they will be.Fox has given little information about the severity of the injury Long suffered at New England.McPhee is on the preseason physically unable to perform list after having offseason knee surgery.Weve some avenues that were going to have to decide here as we cut down to the (53-man active roster) and some time from now, so I dont like making those decisions now, Fox said about McPhee.But well continue, like I said, to evaluate him. There are options. He did start the season on PUP. We have a lot of options and well do whats best for us and him.McPhees performance declined as llast season wore on, and he finished with six sacks after getting five in the first seven games.ddddddddddddIts been a grind since his first day out, busting his tail, outside linebacker Willie Young said. And its a credit to him, because to bounce back from any what used to be career-ending injuries is a challenge. But hes on course, I would say.The Bears, meanwhile, are trying to get on course.They were shut out by Denver in the first exhibition and took a step back in last weeks 23-7 loss to Kansas City after a somewhat promising showing at New England in the second preseason game.Jay Cutler was off target against the Chiefs. Alshon Jeffery dropped a pass that could have been a big gain. Kevin White, the No. 7 pick in 2015, continued a quiet preseason after missing his rookie season because of a stress fracture in his left shin.The defense and special teams were hardly dominant. On top of that, it wasnt as if Kansas City was operating at full strength.The Chiefs were missing three of their top defensive players with Tamba Hali and Justin Houston recovering from knee injuries and safety Eric Berry in a contract dispute with management that ended on Sunday.For that matter, the Patriots held out Tom Brady when they played Chicago. And the Broncos were missing star linebacker Von Miller.Its just been a new team, you know weve got great players, weve got guys that can play ball, said Trevathan, who played for Fox in Denver and won the Super Bowl with the Broncos before signing with Chicago.Coming from a different team I didnt see anything wrong. I came here just like a regular person willing to work and get better and strive toward one common goal and thats what were still doing. We nip it in the bud and were getting close.---AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '