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From the HERE City State DeskWASHINGTON — Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU as ranked South Carolina State brings its perfect conference start into Greene Stadium for a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference date with Howard. The Bulldogs sit at 7-2 and 2-0 under third-year coach Chennis Berry. They are coming…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Tyasha Harris, the point guard who helped South Carolina women’s basketball win its first national title, heads back to Columbia this week to enter the athletics Hall of Fame run by the university’s Association of Lettermen. The 2026 class is inducted Thursday,…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From the HERE City National DeskCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team's reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club's training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in…
Education
FLORENCE, S.C. — Unofficial midterm totals put Carol Hill ahead for Seat 8 on the Florence 1 Schools trustee board and show incumbent Gloria Bracey keeping Seat 4 after Tuesday voting. Hill captured about 36 percent in the three-person Seat 8 field, topping Terry Law Sr. and sitting trustee Bryan…
Events
FLORENCE, S.C. — Downtown Florence will turn into one big street party on Saturday, Nov. 7, when the 22nd South Carolina Pecan Music and Food Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free, though rides and some attractions cost extra. Organizers are planning nine music stages and…
Business
FLORENCE, S.C. — Wilbur O. Billy Powers, a Florence businessman whose companies and charity stretched far beyond the Pee Dee, died at 90 at his Florence home on Monday, Nov. 2. Powers was raised on a family farm in nearby Timmonsville. After a stint at Clemson and work for the…
From the HERE City National Desk
TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy's weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a…
Politics
FLORENCE, S.C. — A day after winning another term on Florence County Council, William Schofield said Wednesday night that he wants to move up to the South Carolina Senate. Schofield told supporters at Victor's Restaurant in downtown Florence that he will seek the District 31 seat. It opens in January,…
Politics
LAKE CITY, S.C. — Voters in Lake City picked a familiar name for mayor on Tuesday, sending Larue Alford back to the office he held from 1999 to 2002. Unofficial returns gave Alford 773 votes in a three-way contest. Incumbent Mayor Yamekia Robinson, who took office in 2023, finished with…
Politics
FLORENCE, S.C. — Bryan A. Braddock will keep his District 3 seat on Florence City Council after winning the only contested council race on Tuesday's ballot, unofficial results show. Braddock, a Republican, drew 3,528 votes, close to 59 percent, against Democratic challenger Damonni Clayton. At 21, Clayton was the youngest…
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