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From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina gets No. 11 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday with something it has lacked for most of the season: a mostly healthy lineup and an extra week to prepare. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3 SEC)…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina women's basketball has its point guard for now. A judge in California on Tuesday granted an injunction that makes Brooke Quarles-Daniels and the other players in her lawsuit against the NCAA eligible for the 2026-27 season. Judge Beth McGowan issued…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks junior Jana Stojanova punched her first ticket to the NCAA Individual Championships on Tuesday, beating North Carolina's Avery Nguyen 6-2, 6-2 in the singles semifinals of the ITA Carolina Regionals. The straight-set win sends Stojanova into the regional singles final and…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
Events
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — One of the oldest congregations on Hilton Head Island will turn the first shovels of dirt on its new home this weekend, as St. James Baptist Church holds a public groundbreaking at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at 9 Union Cemetery Road. The ceremony comes…
Politics
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Hilton Head Island voters heading to the polls by Nov. 3 will settle a mayor's race and three Town Council seats, then weigh in on countywide contests that include the first open sheriff's race in Beaufort County in close to 30 years. Mayor Alan R.…
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