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From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball starts the games that count on Monday, Nov. 2, when Stetson visits Littlejohn Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip. Brad Brownell's Tigers head into the opener unbeaten in the preseason. They edged Georgia 82-80 on Oct. 23 and then…
From the HERE City State DeskNORMAN, Okla. — South Carolina heads west this weekend looking to stretch a two-game winning streak to three. The Gamecocks face Oklahoma at 4:15 p.m. Saturday in Norman, with the game on SEC Network. It is just the second trip to Norman in program history…
From the HERE City State DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — South Carolina State turned a close first half into a blowout Thursday night, scoring the last 30 points of the game on the way to a 51-10 win over Morgan State in Baltimore. Keely Watson was sharp at quarterback from start to…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream host Golden State in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, with a 12:30 p.m. ET start at State Farm Arena, a workday tipoff the team’s owners have publicly blamed on the league. In a letter to fans…
From the HERE City National DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State will put up the money, facilities and NIL backing its next football coach needs, according to a letter to fans released Wednesday under the names of Boo Corrigan, the athletics director, and Chancellor Kevin Howell, days after the school fired…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Two teams coming off losses meet Thursday night at Lambeau Field, where the Carolina Panthers try to stay above .500 against a Green Bay Packers club that has its own list of injuries to manage. Carolina arrives on a short week…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday hit UCF with a $100,000 fine after a group of Knights fans aimed chants at BYU and its sponsoring Latter-day Saints church before last Saturday’s football game in Orlando, which UCF won in overtime. The league…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has given up his ownership stake in Polymarket, saying NFL rules no longer let players hold a piece of prediction-market companies. Barkley said the league briefs players ahead of every season on which endorsements and investments…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Ernie Johnson, the host who has anchored Inside the NBA since 1990, said Wednesday that the 2026-27 season will be his last at the desk. Johnson, 70, shared the decision in a video on social media and stressed that it was his…
From the HERE City National DeskPHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix’s first turn hosting the NCAA Women’s Final Four pumped $71.5 million into the Arizona economy, researchers at Arizona State’s Seidman Research Institute concluded. The results were released Wednesday. Researchers surveyed out-of-state fans in person at the April 3 and April 5…
From the HERE City National DeskFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said Wednesday that he wants to remain with the team, even as a 2-5 start and a shrinking role in the offense have left him openly frustrated. Wilson said he loves playing in New York…
Events
AIKEN, S.C. — The Aiken Fall Steeplechase falls on Halloween this year, and organizers are leaning into it with costume contests and trick-or-treating alongside a full card of thoroughbred racing on Saturday, Oct. 31. Six races are planned, five of them over jumps and one on the flat. The day…
Business
AIKEN, S.C. — Downtown Aiken restaurants are bracing for a rush this weekend, with roughly 10,000 people expected at the Fall Steeplechase on Saturday. The general manager of Mellow Mushroom said big race days can lift sales by 10 to 20 percent for the evening, with much of the bump…
From the HERE City State Desk
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Upstate South Carolina now has a working solar module factory. First Solar opened the first phase of its Cherokee County plant on Oct. 28, with state and federal leaders on hand for the ribbon cutting on the factory floor. Roughly 500 people already work there. The company…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Diners across South Carolina should start seeing notices about where their shrimp came from. The Truth in Shrimp Labeling Act, House Bill 4248, took effect Wednesday and requires food service businesses to tell customers when the shrimp on the plate was imported. Sit-down restaurants are not the…
Crime
AIKEN, S.C. — Morris Laytrell Dorch, the 39-year-old Aiken man charged with shooting Aiken County sheriff’s Deputy Preston Metts, will stay in jail after a judge refused to set bond Wednesday. Dorch was brought back from Jacksonville, Florida, and was jailed at the Aiken County Detention Center by Tuesday night.…
Traffic
AIKEN, S.C. — A driver died Wednesday afternoon in Aiken County after a car left Old Barnwell Road and slammed into a tree, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers placed the wreck at about 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 28 where Old Barnwell Road meets Deer Run Road. The 2011…
Public Safety
AIKEN, S.C. — A fire inside the Savannah River National Laboratory set off a Site Area Emergency at the Savannah River Site in Aiken County on Wednesday evening, closing gates to incoming traffic for several hours before officials called it off at 9:45 p.m. Site officials said the blaze was…
Politics
AIKEN, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Darline Graham brought a turnout plea to Aiken on Tuesday, Oct. 27, telling a crowd of more than 150 at Newberry Hall that her Senate race is too close for Republicans to stay home on Nov. 3. The Aiken County Republican Club hosted the rally,…
Politics
AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken’s push for a homeless court now moves to the state level, with a key review set for early December. City Council voted unanimously this week to ask the S.C. Supreme Court for an order creating the court, and only the chief justice can approve it. Nick…
Politics
AIKEN, S.C. — More than 24,000 Aiken County residents had already voted early as of Tuesday, election officials said, and along with the candidate races their ballots carry a local question about paying for sewer capacity. The referendum asks voters to loosen limits set by wastewater referendums passed in 1976…
Health
AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken City Hall will be bathed in teal light on Monday, Nov. 2, as the city joins a worldwide effort to draw attention to Alzheimer's disease and the families living with it. The building is one of several South Carolina landmarks on the list for Light the…
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