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SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop closed a perfect weekend Saturday in Rock Hill, sweeping USC Upstate 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 in Big South volleyball at Winthrop Coliseum. Paige Bennett paced the Eagles with 16 kills, her seventh match in a row with at least 15. KeAra…
SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop twice pulled within a goal of Longwood on Saturday evening in Rock Hill, but the Lancers answered both times and left Eagle Field with a 4-2 Big South men's soccer win. Longwood junior Brando Bedolla had a hand in every…
SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — One goal in the final eight minutes was all Winthrop needed Saturday in Rock Hill, as the Eagles women's soccer team beat Gardner-Webb 1-0 in a Big South match at Eagle Field. Junior midfielder Cordelia McIntosh broke the scoreless tie at…
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 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…
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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
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Life Time Fitness and landowner Red Ventures have asked Lancaster County to rezone nearly 13 acres at Charlotte Highway and Red Ventures Drive for a two-story athletic club in Indian Land just south of the North Carolina line. Plans filed for the Indian Land site show…
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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…
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…
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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…
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PARIS — A nationwide day of marches over the cost of living and crumbling schools in France gave way to looting, arson and running fights with riot police on Saturday, and the government said Sunday that more than 1,800 people had been taken into custody. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu put…
Politics
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rock Hill Republican Wes Climer has built a money lead of roughly five to one over Democrat Mallory Dittmer in the race for the open 5th Congressional District seat, with early voting for the Nov. 3 election set to open Monday. Federal Election Commission reports through…
Politics
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Fifth District congressional hopeful Mallory Dittmer is staging a Sunday evening turnout event at Fountain Park in Rock Hill to mark the start of early voting season in York County. Rally the Vote is set for Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the downtown…
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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