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From HERE LexingtonLEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington County Blowfish have turned to one of their own to run the dugout. Zach Cowart, a River Bluff High School graduate who played three summers for the club, was introduced as the new head coach at the team’s monthly networking…
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 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…
From the HERE City National DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — Ashton Bowers of Auburn kept her ITA Southern Regional singles crown Monday, defeating LSU’s Addison Lanton 7-5, 6-4 in the final at the LSU Tennis Complex to lock an NCAA Singles Championship berth. Seeded No. 1, she surrendered just a single…
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 DeskDENVER — The Denver Broncos will face the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football without two starting defensive backs after listing cornerback Pat Surtain II and safety Talanoa Hufanga as out with ankle injuries. Surtain is sitting a second consecutive week after also missing Sunday…
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 DeskPHOENIX — Howard University will meet Tennessee State next winter in the NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T, a showcase slotted for All-Star Weekend in Arizona. Tipoff is set for noon Mountain Time on Saturday, Feb. 20, inside the Phoenix Convention Center fan festival known…
From HERE Lexington
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — In West Columbia on Wednesday, School District Two put a film crew veteran, a chorus director nicknamed Mama Maddox and an art teacher who once called her pupils Little Flowers into its Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Leaders marked the occasion at 5 o’clock at the…
Business
IRMO, S.C. — An outdoor retail giant has picked Irmo for its next South Carolina store. Bass Pro Shops said Thursday it will build a 110,000-square-foot Outdoor World on Broad River Road close to Interstate 26. The site sits about three miles from Lake Murray, and the company is aiming…
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 HERE Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Katrina Shealy, the Republican who spent 12 years representing Lexington County in the state Senate, is backing Democrat Vincent Coe for South Carolina treasurer, setting aside party ties in a race against a fellow Republican. Shealy made her case in a lengthy Facebook post on Thursday. Her…
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…
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