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SportsGREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman's women's soccer team brings a six-match unbeaten streak into a Southern Conference home date with Chattanooga in Greenville on Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Stone Soccer Stadium's Seagraves Field. Furman sits at 9-3-3, including 4-0-2 against league opponents, after…
SportsGREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits tipped off their ECHL campaign at Bon Secours Wellness Arena celebrating a quarter-century of pro hockey in the Upstate, hosting South Division foe Atlanta on opening night with fresh arena hardware already in place. Fans walking in for…
From the HERE City State DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Carolina Panthers return from their bye week Sunday, Oct. 18, against a Philadelphia Eagles team missing its starting quarterback. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is 1 p.m. Jalen Hurts is out with a blood clot in his calf, so Tanner McKee will…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina football now has a kickoff time for its first game out of the bye week. The Gamecocks will host No. 14 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with the game on national television. South Carolina sits…
From the HERE City State DeskOXFORD, Miss. — The South Carolina volleyball team wraps up a four-match road stretch on Sunday, Oct. 18, against Ole Miss, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Eastern. The Gamecocks have struggled away from home. They lost 3-1 at Alabama and were swept at…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending NBA champion Knicks settled the last open seat on their roster Saturday, releasing veteran wing Bruce Brown and keeping former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman as the third center on the depth chart. Money drove the call. New York…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three after the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the Cleveland Guardians for a 7-3 win in Game 4 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The game had been pushed back a day by…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons spent all of last season away from the NBA. One strong exhibition night later, the former No. 1 overall pick has people talking about a revival in Sacramento. Simmons got the start in the Kings' preseason finale at San Antonio…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NFL has made it official: Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel will pay $8,165 for a facemask foul he committed after a catch in Houston's 26-3 rout of the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The flag came in the second quarter. Noel hauled…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — No. 8 BYU stayed unbeaten Saturday night by knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, sealing it when the Irish came up empty on a last-second throw into the end zone. Debate over how the game ended spread online long after fans…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire walked out of Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with no points and a playoff ticket anyway, losing 1-0 to the New England Revolution but locking up a spot in the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs once the evening's results were…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio made its long trip west worth it Saturday night, building a 41-0 lead before Sacramento State scored and beating the Hornets 48-7 in a Mid-American Conference game. The Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) have now won four in a row. Sacramento State…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With the November election weeks away, Democrat Sylvia Wright is pressing a four-part education plan in her bid to unseat Republican Ellen Weaver as South Carolina superintendent of education. A win would make her the first Democrat to hold the office since Jim Rex was elected in…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — The federal government is expected to rule by the end of December on whether the American Bar Association keeps its decades-old federal standing as the national gatekeeper for law schools, a decision that could reshape how Americans train to become lawyers. The call belongs to Nicholas Kent, the…
Business
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A first-of-its-kind Habitat townhome project for Greenville County broke ground Thursday in the Sterling neighborhood, with seven homes planned at 509 Jenkins Street under the Baxter-Norris Villas name. Leaders say the two- and three-bedroom units target households at 30 to 80 percent of area median income, aiming…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — American shoppers already worn down by high prices are now uneasy about how those prices get set, as big retailers and restaurant chains lean on electronic shelf tags, pricing software and artificial intelligence. Many people are used to fares and room rates that shift by the hour. What…
Traffic
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. — A 50-year-old woman is jailed on a felony DUI charge after the truck she was driving left Goodwin Bridge Road in Travelers Rest on Friday evening and struck and killed a 71-year-old man. Christopher Roy Stine was the man killed, according to the Greenville County Coroner's…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s probation and parole agency now has two four-legged agents whose job is to find the electronics sex offenders try to hide. Hunter and Rocky were sworn in with badges at the State House on Friday, Oct. 16. Both are electronic storage detection dogs. They are…
From the HERE City National Desk
WAINWRIGHT, Alberta — An incident in a training area at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright on Saturday afternoon left people dead and injured and touched off a fire that strong winds pushed past the edge of the base and into the countryside around it. Canada’s defence minister, David McGuinty, said Saturday…
Politics
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Hundreds of demonstrators packed Falls Park in Greenville on Saturday for a No Kings rally that swapped protest chants for a single request: vote early. The downtown gathering capped a day of 10 No Kings events spread across the Upstate, a lineup that began that morning in…
Politics
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville City Hall is emptying for a multi-year renovation, with the mayor's office and other departments leaving 206 South Main Street for temporary desks in the NOMA tower while crews rebuild the civic hub. City officials say eight departments are relocating during the work. People with appointments…
From the HERE City State Desk
WASHINGTON — The Russia sanctions law that carries the name of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham will not bite for now. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, Oct. 16, that sets aside most of its penalties two days before they were due to start on…
From the HERE City National Desk
TANEGASHIMA, Japan — Japan’s space agency is counting down to the launch of a spacecraft built to do something no mission has done before: land on one of the two moons of Mars, scoop up some of its surface and carry it home. The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, known as…
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