The Vancouver Grizzlies and Charlotte Hornets have applied to relocate to Memphis, effective next season, the NBA said Monday.

Each team said it would play in The Pyramid until a new arena is built, the league said.

An NBA relocation committee will be appointed in a week to review each case and provide a recommendation to the league's board of governors within four months.

No matter what team moves there, Memphis would be the smallest market in the NBA.

The biggest question facing Memphis is how it will pay for a new arena costing between $200 million and $250 million.

FOOTBALL ON TV:

South Carolina's game with Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., has been moved to Thursday night, Sept. 20, and will be televised nationally by ESPN. The game originally was scheduled Sept. 22. Kickoff time is tentatively set for 8 p.m.

South Carolina opens its season Sept. 1 at home against Boise State, followed by games with Georgia in Athens on Sept. 8 and at home with Bowling Green on Sept. 15.

YOUTH WRESTLING:

Four members of the Mat Masters Wrestling Club of Augusta won gold medals Saturday in the South Carolina Upstate Open tournament in Simpsonville, S.C.

Isaac Butler won a gold in the 60-pound, 9-10 year age group; Scotty Doyle, the 85-pound champion in the 9-10 age division; John Borawski in the 80-pound, 13-14 age division; and Darrin Mathews in the 115-pound, 13-14 age division.

Mat Masters' Ryan McBride, competing in the 206-pound, 15-16 division, won a bronze medal.

The next tournament for the club will be the Fort Mill Open in Rock Hill, S.C., on Saturday.

BOXING:

Augusta Boxing Club executive director and coach Tom Moraetes will be one of the coaches in the U.S. Challenge, scheduled April 6-7, in Lake Placid, N.Y..

Ray Whitfield of the Augusta Boxing Club is one of the participants in the Challenge, earning a spot in the 106-pound division with a bronze medal finish in the U.S. Boxing Championships earlier this month.

The U.S. Challenge will determine rankings among the top four finishers in each weight class. These rankings determine who is selected to compete on the USA Boxing National Select Team for various events.

North Augusta Police Athletic League boxers Kane Brissey and Terry Cade won silver medals in the Southern Golden Gloves competition Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn.

Kane Brissey, fighting in the 119-pound class, also won the sportsmanship award in the finals in his bout with Shaun Blair of Knoxville. Friday night, Patrick Brissey (139) won a trophy for the outstanding bout of the night in a draw with Omri Lowther of Atlanta.

Cade was runner-up to champion Napolean Cleveland in the 147-pound final match.

An Under-19 and Junior Olympic Challenge Invitational is scheduled Saturday, April 21, at the North Augusta PAL gym on U.S. 1 in Clearwater. For more information, call (803) 593-6382.

BASEBALL:

In a matchup of South Atlantic League teams, the Hickory Crawdads defeated the Augusta GreenJackets 4-2 in a spring exhibition Monday in Bradenton, Fla.

Former Clemson star Brian Adams took the loss for the GreenJackets (6-3), but manager Mike Boulanger said, ``It's not fair to judge him based on the loss. He's gonna be fine.''

The GreenJackets were held to three hits by the Hickory pitching staff.