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From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina comes off its open date Saturday with a chance to show its breakthrough at Florida was more than a one-week blip, as No. 11 Tennessee visits Williams-Brice Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on national television. The Gamecocks are 3-3,…
From the HERE City State DeskCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson's defense did not allow a point Saturday, but the Tigers' 37-0 win over Charleston Southern left the same question hanging over the offense: when will the passing game catch up? The victory lifted Clemson to 4-2. Through the air, though, the…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies let go of a first-round pick from just a year ago on Monday, waiving guard Walter Clayton Jr. along with wing Micah Peavy as they trimmed down to their opening night roster. The cuts brought Memphis to the league limit…
From the HERE City National DeskNISHINOMIYA, Japan — The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they will let reigning Central League MVP Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system this offseason, adding one of the most potent bats on the international market to an already crowded…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama headlined a short list of 2023 draftees who locked in long-term money before the NBA's rookie-scale extension deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Only seven players from that first round agreed to new deals, the smallest group since…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending champion New York Knicks will collect their rings and watch a banner go up at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night before opening the NBA season against a Philadelphia 76ers roster that now includes LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers released guard Dalton Knecht on Monday to get down to the 15-man limit for the regular season, a move that leaves Bronny James as the only remaining player from the team's 2024 draft class. Los Angeles had…
From the HERE City National DeskORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff's move toward a 24-team bracket has the rest of the postseason bracing for fallout, with bowl leaders warning that a sizable share of the games outside the playoff may not survive. Roughly 35 bowls currently sit outside the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA is giving fans new ways to find and follow live games this season, unveiling a set of app features and social media links on Monday ahead of opening night. The headline addition is Game Pulse, a live feed inside the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco wide receiver Mike Evans sat out the second half of Monday night's 23-17 win over Washington after his Achilles tendinitis flared up, though the 49ers do not believe the problem will keep him out for long. Evans had been…
From the HERE City National DeskENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix will stay under center for Denver when the Broncos visit Arizona on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said Monday, shutting down talk of a quarterback switch despite the roughest stretch of Nix's three seasons. Asked whether he had considered benching his…
From the HERE City National DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Three weekends into the college hockey season, a handful of NHL draft picks are already filling the scoresheet, led by Michigan center Michael Hage and Quinnipiac winger Ethan Wyttenbach. Hage, a Montreal Canadiens pick who chose another year in Ann Arbor…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's education and highway safety leaders are using National School Bus Safety Week to remind drivers that the yellow bus in front of them is carrying children, pointing to state figures that show buses were involved in hundreds of crashes in 2024. According to the latest…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — High school seniors in every South Carolina county can now compete for a college scholarship worth as much as $40,000, after state lawmakers set aside $18.7 million in this year's budget to carry the Meeting Street program beyond its original footprint. Representatives of the nonprofit fund began…
Events
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Young people in the Greenwood area can get a free look at their hometown from the air Saturday, Oct. 24, when the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter holds a Young Eagles Rally at Greenwood County Airport. EAA Chapter 1023 will be flying from 9 a.m. until 2…
Events
GREENWOOD, S.C. — The 4 The Love Of festival is coming back to Uptown Greenwood for a second year on Friday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 24, with free admission both days. Friday opens at 6 p.m. on the main stage with Son del Callao. The night then belongs to…
Events
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Two Greenwood church choirs, a joint handbell group and a full brass ensemble will lead a free evening of sacred music Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection on Main Street South. The 7 p.m. hymn festival pairs the adult choirs of Resurrection and…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A New Orleans biotechnology company has picked Charleston County for its first operation on the East Coast, a $656,000 investment the state Commerce Department says will bring 46 jobs and training openings in biotech and related fields. Obatala Sciences makes biomaterials, stem cells, growth media and advanced…
From the HERE City National Desk
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The U.S. Navy is betting bigger on climbing robots and artificial intelligence to keep its warships out of the repair yard, more than quadrupling the cap on a maintenance inspection deal with Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to $300 million. The expansion, announced Tuesday, comes only six months after…
From the HERE City National Desk
PARIS — The unrest that swept French cities over the weekend is part of a wider wave of anger across Europe, where hundreds of thousands of people have marched against high rents, fuel and food bills and public services they say are falling apart. France drew the biggest crowds, with…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood County voters no longer have to wait for Election Day. Early voting for the Nov. 3 statewide general election opened Monday, Oct. 19, and continues through Saturday, Oct. 31. Three early voting centers are serving the county: Noah J Events on Hampton Avenue (No. 115) in…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood County voters have three places to cast a ballot ahead of Election Day once early voting for the statewide general election opens Monday, Oct. 19. In the city of Greenwood, the center is Noah J Events at 115 Hampton Avenue. North of town, the Little River…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood County Council is being asked Tuesday to sign off on Greenwood School District 50’s plan to sell its Genesis Education Center to the Lander Foundation, one of several property and economic development items on a long agenda. The regular session starts at 5:30 p.m. at the…
From the HERE City National Desk
OAKLAND, Calif. — Employees inside TikTok spent years pressing company leaders about dangers the app posed to children, from minors appearing in paid sexual livestreams to teens slipping past age limits, and many of them came away frustrated with the response, according to sworn depositions filed in federal court in…
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