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From the HERE City State DeskTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ranked 11th nationally, South Carolina’s women’s cross country team closed the regular season with another podium finish Friday, taking second at the Crimson Classic. The Gamecocks totaled 42 points in a 19-team field, trailing only host and 10th-ranked Alabama’s 17. Carolina’s five…
From the HERE City State DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — South Carolina’s volleyball team left the Maravich Center without a set Friday, dropping a 25-20, 25-18, 25-22 decision to LSU and moving to an 8-9 mark overall and 1-6 inside the league. The Tigers moved to 8-8 and 3-4 in league…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Hosting the ITA Carolina Regional Championships, South Carolina women’s tennis cleared the first wave of the singles main draw with five victories and added a pair of doubles wins on home courts. Bergqvist Larsson opened with a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Charlotte’s…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Bronchial asthma killed All Elite Wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, the performer fans knew as Pac, the Cook County Medical Examiner announced Friday, classifying the death as natural. Satterley was 40. He was discovered unresponsive inside a parked vehicle in suburban Des Plaines on…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — College sports governing body the NCAA went to federal court Friday against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, challenging an executive order he signed earlier in the week that lets Ohio schools hand a fifth season to athletes from the 2022 high school class.…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Eagles went shopping in a division rival's practice squad Friday, signing quarterback Joe Milton III away from the Dallas Cowboys one day after ruling Jalen Hurts out of Sunday's home game against the Carolina Panthers. The team says the clot in his…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The Guardians and Rays will try again Saturday night after a soaking Friday rain in Cleveland washed out ALCS Game 4 at Progressive Field, the first postseason rainout in nearly four years. First pitch is now set for 8 p.m. ET Saturday. Game…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Two veterans who have spent the season in league limbo are headed back to the field. The NFL said Friday it is pulling Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs and Denver pass rusher Jonathon Cooper from its Commissioner Exempt List, clearing both…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA has told its sportsbook partners to pull a list of wagers it sees as easy to manipulate, a crackdown that arrives days before the 2026-27 season tips off. A league memo sent to betting companies Friday bars parlays that stack…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Jena Bishop flipped the script on Liz Carmouche on Friday night at Wintrust Arena, taking a unanimous decision in their rematch to win the vacant PFL women’s flyweight championship. Every scorecard had the five-round main event 48-47 for Bishop, now 12-3, who claimed…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — College football's postseason is one step closer to doubling in size. The College Football Playoff and its longtime television partner have reached an informal, handshake agreement on money for a 24-team bracket, though formal votes and signatures are still needed before anything…
From the HERE City National DeskOKLAHOMA CITY — Days before his NBA debut, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Aday Mara is caught in a tug-of-war with the Spanish club where his pro career began. Basket Zaragoza issued a statement Friday insisting the 7-foot-3 center still has a valid contract with the…
Education
AIKEN, S.C. — Not a single Aiken County public school landed in the bottom tier of South Carolina's newest school report cards, the second year running that the Aiken County Public School District has avoided an Unsatisfactory rating. Five district schools earned the top Excellent mark for 2025-26: Aiken Scholars…
From the HERE City State Desk
CLEMSON, S.C. — South Carolina’s first veterinary college took the spotlight Friday as leaders cut the ribbon on the Peeler College of Veterinary Medicine, a campus built to train animal-health professionals for the state. Eighty Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students started in August, 60 of them South Carolina residents. Officials…
Events
AIKEN, S.C. — Downtown Aiken gets a STEM afternoon Saturday as the Savannah River Site Museum stages Fall Fission, its fourth yearly festival, from 1 until 4 p.m. at 224 Laurens Street Southwest. The program mixes science tables, seasonal treats, giveaways, Halloween-leaning music and a costume contest, organizers said. A…
Events
AIKEN, S.C. — Young horse fans can paint a model horse of their own for free next weekend when the City of Aiken hosts Breyer Horse Day at its Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. It is…
Business
AIKEN, S.C. — Job seekers can meet hiring managers at Aiken Technical College on Oct. 21, when the campus opens a three-hour community hiring event in the Building B gymnasium. Campus organizers set the window for 10 in the morning through 1 in the afternoon. An employer roster updated Oct.…
Business
AIKEN, S.C. — Community voters in Aiken put SRP Federal Credit Union at the top of two banking categories in the 2026 Best of Aiken honors, naming it Best Bank and Favorite Mortgage Company. The poll is staged each year by the Aiken Standard. SRP grew out of a 1960…
Traffic
AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Kenneth Newton, 46, of Aiken died after two SUVs crashed Thursday night at Wagener Road and State Park Road. The wreck was reported about 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. Newton was behind the wheel of a 2021 Toyota Highlander that struck…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said Friday it will examine what happened in the Justine May case under the state’s child-fatality review statutes, working at both the county and statewide levels. DSS said the review will include independent community partners listed in state law. Agencies…
Politics
AIKEN, S.C. — Misty Lake in Aiken County still has no public opening date even as South Carolina's parks agency soft-opened another former utility retreat elsewhere in the state. Ramsey Grove State Park in Georgetown began welcoming weekday visitors at the start of October, parks officials said, with hours limited…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Arts Commission board voted unanimously to put Ce Scott-Fitts in charge of the state agency starting Friday, while commissioners keep searching for a permanent executive director. Scott-Fitts has worked at the commission since 2019, first in artist development and later as the senior deputy…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Local tax questions will sit under the candidate races on Nov. 3 ballots in 23 South Carolina counties, asking voters whether to approve penny sales taxes and related borrowing for schools, detention centers and other capital work. A simple majority is enough to pass each measure. Union…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina health officials said Friday that reported shigellosis cases are running ahead of last year, with 165 infections counted so far compared with 135 during the same stretch of 2025. Most cases this year have been among adult males ages 18 to 49, and July saw…
From the HERE City State Desk
SAUCIER, Miss. — South Carolina men’s golf wraps its fall slate this weekend at the Fallen Oak Invitational, a 15-team gathering at Fallen Oak Golf Club scheduled for Saturday through Monday. The field includes six teams inside the first Clippd top 25, led by Arkansas at No. 1, Alabama at…
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