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From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina comes out of its bye week as a narrow home underdog, with sportsbooks making No. 11 Tennessee a favorite of a point and a half or so for Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium. FanDuel posted the Vols as 1.5-point favorites…
From the HERE City State DeskOXFORD, Miss. — South Carolina volleyball lost a tight opening set at Ole Miss on Sunday and then took over, winning the next three by wide margins for a 3-1 victory and its first SEC road win of the fall. The set scores were 23-25,…
From HERE CharlottePHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Carolina Panthers left Philadelphia with a 25-14 win over the Eagles on Sunday, a sloppy but effective road victory that lifted Carolina to 3-2 and kept the Charlotte team in first place in the NFC South. Bryce Young passed for 281…
From the HERE City National DeskMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Unbeaten Miami needed two overtimes and a disputed final play, but the third-ranked Hurricanes survived archrival Florida State 43-35 on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. Neither side could pull away. Every time one team went ahead by a touchdown in…
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — A first career NWSL goal from defender Lucia Di Guglielmo gave the Washington Spirit a 1-0 win over Gotham FC at Audi Field on Saturday and sent the club to the postseason for a third year in a row. The goal came in…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Jordan Love and an opportunistic Green Bay defense handed the Dallas Cowboys another loss Sunday night, as the Packers won 23-13 at Lambeau Field and pushed Dallas to 2-4. Love went 23 of 41 for 276 yards. His lone touchdown pass…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — An Air Force special warfare instructor died after falling during a pregame rappelling demonstration inside the Alamodome on Saturday evening, shortly before Texas-San Antonio played host to Navy in its yearly game saluting the armed forces and veterans. Four service members were…
From the HERE City National DeskINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Arizona never reached the end zone Sunday, and it still left SoFi Stadium with an 18-16 upset of the Los Angeles Rams after Chad Ryland split the uprights from 43 yards as the clock hit zero. The loss drops the Rams, a…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw for three touchdowns and New England kept the Jets out of the end zone every time they reached the red zone, holding on for a 26-19 home win Sunday that pushed the Patriots to 4-2. Maye went 18 for…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry left the team open practice at Chase Center early on Sunday with a sprained right ankle, a scare that quieted the crowd just days before the regular season begins. Curry, 38, was about 45 minutes into…
From the HERE City National DeskEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New Orleans Saints piled up 34 unanswered points and then had to survive a frantic finish Sunday, beating the New York Giants 34-27 at MetLife Stadium after backup quarterback J.J. McCarthy nearly erased the deficit. New York opened a 10-0…
From the HERE City National DeskKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kenneth Walker rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chiefs stayed perfect with a 22-6 win over the Chargers on Sunday that left Los Angeles without a victory through six games and its coach promising a full review during…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinians who give to private K-12 scholarship groups could soon cut their federal tax bill dollar for dollar, and the state is lining up the organizations that would hand out that money. Draft rules from the IRS and the Treasury Department now spell out how the…
From the HERE City National Desk
LOS ANGELES — Victoria’s Secret brought its signature Fantasy Bra back to the runway Sunday night for the first time since 2018, and the model chosen to carry it was not one of the brand’s Angels but Kylie Jenner, making her debut at the company’s fashion show. The piece set…
From the HERE City National Desk
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A four-alarm fire that gutted an empty warehouse on the Mount Loretto grounds Saturday evening came close to a church made famous by The Godfather, but firefighters held the flames back and the landmark came through untouched. The fire broke out shortly before 6 p.m. in…
Politics
CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin voters will not have to drive far to vote early this fall: Chapin Town Hall becomes one of the Lexington County early voting centers when the period for the statewide general election opens Monday, Oct. 19. Town hall is at 157 NW Columbia Avenue. Lexington County…
From the HERE City State Desk
CLEMSON, S.C. — President Donald Trump is coming back to South Carolina on Wednesday, Oct. 21, for a midterm rally in the Upstate meant to fire up Republican voters as early voting gets underway statewide. Supporters will gather in Pendleton, just outside Clemson, where the university-owned T. Ed Garrison Arena…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In-person early voting for the 2026 statewide general election starts Monday across South Carolina, giving voters in all 46 counties nearly two weeks to cast a ballot before Election Day. The early window stays open through Saturday, Oct. 31. Centers welcome voters from 8:30 a.m. until 6…
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