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SportsNEWBERRY, S.C. — The South Atlantic Conference's head coaches expect a middle-of-the-pack finish at best for Newberry College women's basketball, slotting the Wolves ninth in the league's preseason poll for 2026-27. Newberry collected 42 points from the 12 coaches who voted. That put the Wolves…
From HERE ClemsonNOTRE DAME, Ind. — Clemson volleyball won two sets at Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon but could not close it out, falling 3-2 to the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion. The Tigers took the first set 25-23 and the fourth 25-17, while the Irish won…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina’s long unbeaten stretch ran into the best team in the country on Sunday. Top-ranked Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Gamecocks 3-0 in the regular-season finale, handing South Carolina its first SEC loss of the year and snapping a 14-game run…
From the HERE City National DeskDETROIT, Mich. — The NFL no longer has an undefeated team. Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15 at Ford Field on Sunday, ending the Vikings' 6-0 run and leaving the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only club ever to finish a season without a loss. The Lions,…
From the HERE City National DeskST. LOUIS, Mo. — Atlanta and Chicago each came away with a pair of fielding honors Sunday night when Rawlings named its 2026 Gold Glove Award winners, while Boston and Arizona led the majors with three apiece. For the Braves, first baseman Matt Olson collected…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay found a way to beat Atlanta on Sunday without a single completed pass. The Buccaneers leaned on two running backs in a steady rain at Raymond James Stadium and walked off with a 16-0 shutout of the Falcons. Baker Mayfield…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Baltimore went through three quarterbacks before halftime Sunday in Buffalo, and the Ravens may have to start the third one in four days. The Bills rolled to a 36-10 win as the Ravens dropped their third straight game. Lamar Jackson was…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic carried the Lakers past Toronto on Sunday, scoring 45 points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a 131-125 home win that got tighter than it needed to be. Doncic was nearly automatic from deep, hitting 8 of his 12 attempts…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Down 11 in the fourth quarter Sunday, the Broncos scored the last 15 points and then survived a frantic Kansas City push at the goal line to beat the Chiefs 28-24 and move atop the AFC West. The finish came down to the…
From the HERE City National DeskPORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers moved back above the Western Conference playoff line Sunday night, beating Houston Dynamo FC 3-1 at Providence Park with one regular-season game left. Vincent Janssen had a hand in all three Portland goals, scoring one and assisting on the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Connor McDavid needed just 15 games to reach 30 assists, the quickest any player has done it in NHL history, on Sunday night in Manhattan, where Edmonton handled the Rangers 4-1. Wayne Gretzky had owned the mark since 1984-85, when he…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams heads into Monday night at Seattle still wearing the cleats that have cost him more than $35,000 in league fines, and he has shown no sign of covering up the brand. The NFL first docked Williams $11,941, then…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Diners across South Carolina should start seeing a new notice when they order shrimp. A state law now in force requires places that sell ready-to-eat food to tell customers when the shrimp they serve came from outside the United States. The rule covers restaurants, cafeterias, food stands…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The biggest banks and payment companies doing business in South Carolina will soon need a real financial reason before they shut a customer out. The Guarantee Banking Act, signed by Gov. Henry McMaster on June 30, takes effect Dec. 30. The law, Act 257, applies only to…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some of South Carolina’s best recruits are companies that already call the state home. Of the more than 1,600 economic development projects the state announced from 2011 through 2026, 891, or more than half, were expansions by existing employers, according to the S.C. Department of Commerce. Together…
From the HERE City National Desk
GREENACRES, Fla. — Federal investigators are set to brief the public Monday in West Palm Beach on the crash of a Learjet 60 that fell out of a rainy sky Sunday afternoon and slammed into a Palm Beach County road, killing all nine people on board. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters did not wait for Election Day this year. The two-week early voting window closed at 6 p.m. Saturday with turnout at levels the state has never seen in a race for governor. The state election commission declared the record broken on Oct. 26, nearly…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A grassroots campaign is asking some South Carolina Republicans to skip their party’s nominee for U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s statewide general election and write in a name that is not on the ballot: U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman. The effort, branded Write-In Ralph, is aimed at Sen. Darline…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is under care at Johns Hopkins after suffering a stroke over the weekend, and his staff expects him to recover fully, his office said Sunday. Allison Herwitt, his chief of staff, said in a written statement that the 53-year-old senator first noticed…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians who buy their own health insurance can start shopping for 2027 coverage now, but many will find higher sticker prices. Open enrollment on Healthcare.gov opened Nov. 1, 2026, and continues until Jan. 15, 2027. Approved filings for the state’s individual market put the weighted average…
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