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SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop volleyball stays home this weekend for a Big South pair, welcoming UNC Asheville on Friday and USC Upstate on Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill. Friday tip is set for 6 p.m. against the Bulldogs, with Saturday's Upstate match…
SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — South Carolina gave Rock Hill an early look at its rebuilt men basketball roster Thursday night, beating Wake Forest 78-69 in a preseason tuneup played at the city Sports & Event Center . The Gamecocks went to the break up 39-34…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks open the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season as the No. 1 team in a major national preseason Top 25, ahead of UConn and Southern California. The ranking landed as SEC Tipoff got underway and again lists South Carolina among…
From HERE CharlotteCharlotte, N.C. — Carolina Panthers players learned midstream on Thursday that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss Sunday’s road kickoff after doctors found a clot in his calf, forcing a late defensive reset before the Week 6 trip. Some heard the news on phones…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
Business
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A new income-restricted apartment community is open on Rock Hill's Southside, capping years of work by city leaders and developer Fitch Irick to add homes near downtown. Edgewood Place sits at 1547 Caprine Court and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units for households earning no more…
From the HERE City State Desk
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven automotive parts makers in the Upstate will expand to supply Scout Motors, putting more than $82 million into new work and adding about 200 jobs across Spartanburg, Duncan and Piedmont, the automaker announced Wednesday. The plans were laid out at OneSpartanburg Inc., with Gov. Henry McMaster,…
From the HERE City National Desk
BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has held up better than expected against war, an energy shock and trade fights, but it is warning finance ministers gathered in Bangkok this week that the cushions behind that resilience are wearing thin. In its latest World Economic Outlook,…
Crime
CLOVER, S.C. — A wanted driver was hit by gunfire from two York County Sheriff's Office deputies Wednesday after a short chase ended on Lloyd White Road near the state line, according to Sheriff Tony Breeden, covering the Clover area. Breeden said deputies were helping Clover police find someone with…
Traffic
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Afternoon trips between Rock Hill and Fort Mill are stretching out on the U.S. 21 corridor while crews repair the Cherry Road and Celanese Road spans that cross Interstate 77 at Exit 82. State transportation crews closed the two right northbound lanes of I-77 between mile…
Politics
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rock Hill voters who want to skip the Election Day lines can start casting ballots Monday, Oct. 19, at either of two early voting centers inside the city. One is in the meeting rooms of the Holiday Inn Rock Hill at 503 Galleria Blvd. The other…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorney General Alan Wilson, the Republican nominee for governor, rolled out a cost-of-living platform on Thursday that centers on taxes, fuel, insurance and power bills. The biggest promise is to do away with the state income tax while reworking how South Carolina taxes property. Wilson also wants…
From the HERE City National Desk
QUANTICO, Va. — Federal contracting papers show the FBI lining up a yearlong, no-bid deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to put special agents through mixed-martial-arts defensive tactics at the bureau academy here. The Sept. 30 paperwork argues only the UFC can deliver the full mix of striking, clinch and…
Health
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Novant Health has released an early look at a 70-bed hospital it wants to build in Rock Hill on land the Carolina Panthers once planned to use for a practice facility. The drawings include an emergency room and a helipad, along with space for professional and…
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