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From the HERE City State DeskTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ranked 11th nationally, South Carolina’s women’s cross country team closed the regular season with another podium finish Friday, taking second at the Crimson Classic. The Gamecocks totaled 42 points in a 19-team field, trailing only host and 10th-ranked Alabama’s 17. Carolina’s five…
From the HERE City State DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — South Carolina’s volleyball team left the Maravich Center without a set Friday, dropping a 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 decision to LSU and moving to an 8-9 mark overall and 1-6 inside the league. The Tigers moved to 8-8 and 3-4 in league…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Hosting the ITA Carolina Regional Championships, South Carolina women’s tennis cleared the first wave of the singles main draw with five victories and added a pair of doubles wins on home courts. Bergqvist Larsson opened with a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Charlotte’s…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bronchial asthma killed All Elite Wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, the performer fans knew as Pac, the Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday, classifying the death as natural. Satterley was 40. He was discovered unresponsive inside a parked vehicle in suburban Des Plaines on…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — College sports governing body the NCAA went to federal court Friday against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, challenging an executive order he signed earlier in the week that lets Ohio schools hand a fifth season to athletes from the 2022 high school class.…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Eagles went shopping in a division rival's practice squad Friday, signing quarterback Joe Milton III away from the Dallas Cowboys one day after ruling Jalen Hurts out of Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers. The team says the clot in his…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The Guardians and Rays will try again Saturday night after a soaking Friday rain in Cleveland washed out ALCS Game 4 at Progressive Field, the first postseason rainout in nearly four years. First pitch is now set for 8 p.m. ET Saturday. Game…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Two veterans who have spent the season in league limbo are headed back to the field. The NFL said Friday it is pulling Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs and Denver pass rusher Jonathon Cooper from its Commissioner Exempt List, clearing both…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA has told its sportsbook partners to pull a list of wagers it sees as easy to manipulate, a crackdown that arrives days before the 2026-27 season tips off. A league memo sent to betting companies Friday bars parlays that stack…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Jena Bishop flipped the script on Liz Carmouche on Friday night at Wintrust Arena, taking a unanimous decision in their rematch to win the vacant PFL women’s flyweight championship. Every scorecard had the five-round main event 48-47 for Bishop, now 12-3, who claimed…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — College football's postseason is one step closer to doubling in size. The College Football Playoff and its longtime television partner have reached an informal, handshake agreement on money for a 24-team bracket, though formal votes and signatures are still needed before anything…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY — Days before his NBA debut, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Aday Mara is caught in a tug-of-war with the Spanish club where his pro career began. Basket Zaragoza issued a statement Friday insisting the 7-foot-3 center still has a valid contract with the…
From the HERE City State Desk
CLEMSON, S.C. — South Carolina’s first veterinary college took the spotlight Friday as leaders cut the ribbon on the Peeler College of Veterinary Medicine, a campus built to train animal-health professionals for the state. Eighty Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students started in August, 60 of them South Carolina residents. Officials…
Events
FLORENCE, S.C. — In Florence, neighbors marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month can gather Saturday night for prayer and conversation on Oakland Avenue. The program runs late afternoon into evening at the Community Empowerment Center, with the street address posted as 1113C Oakland Avenue. Peterson, who is organizing the night, said…
Business
FLORENCE, S.C. — Shoppers in the Pee Dee will finally get a Publix of their own next month, when the Florida-based chain cuts the ribbon on a Florence store. Doors at the Palmetto Place location are set for 7 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 18, company spokespeople said this…
Business
FLORENCE, S.C. — Florence National Cemetery, the veterans burial ground that dates to the Civil War, is close to adding 15 more acres, a move staff say would open room for roughly 4,000 more graves. The cemetery now spreads across 22 acres and holds about 14,000 gravesites. Staff said the…
Crime
FLORENCE, S.C. — Three children walked out unharmed Friday evening after a standoff at a Laurel Lane home in Florence, and the man inside was taken into custody, the Florence County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were sent to the house on a domestic call. According to the sheriff's office, the…
Crime
OLANTA, S.C. — Florence County deputies charged a 17-year-old with murder Friday after a Lake City woman was killed in an Oct. 10 shooting in the Olanta area of Florence County. The Florence County Sheriff's Office said Tracey Benjamin Jr. of Olanta is accused of firing into a moving car…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said Friday it will examine what happened in the Justine May case under the state’s child-fatality review statutes, working at both the county and statewide levels. DSS said the review will include independent community partners listed in state law. Agencies…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Arts Commission board voted unanimously to put Ce Scott-Fitts in charge of the state agency starting Friday, while commissioners keep searching for a permanent executive director. Scott-Fitts has worked at the commission since 2019, first in artist development and later as the senior deputy…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Local tax questions will sit under the candidate races on Nov. 3 ballots in 23 South Carolina counties, asking voters whether to approve penny sales taxes and related borrowing for schools, detention centers and other capital work. A simple majority is enough to pass each measure. Union…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor are staking out opposite education platforms, with Attorney General Alan Wilson championing school choice and state Rep. Jermaine Johnson pressing for universal pre-kindergarten plus a sweeping audit of public schools. Wilson’s campaign says he wants families to keep public funding…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina health officials said Friday that reported shigellosis cases are running ahead of last year, with 165 infections counted so far compared with 135 during the same stretch of 2025. Most cases this year have been among adult males ages 18 to 49, and July saw…
From the HERE City State Desk
SAUCIER, Miss. — South Carolina men’s golf wraps its fall slate this weekend at the Fallen Oak Invitational, a 15-team gathering at Fallen Oak Golf Club scheduled for Saturday through Monday. The field includes six teams inside the first Clippd top 25, led by Arkansas at No. 1, Alabama at…
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