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From the HERE City State DeskWASHINGTON — Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU as ranked South Carolina State brings its perfect conference start into Greene Stadium for a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference date with Howard. The Bulldogs sit at 7-2 and 2-0 under third-year coach Chennis Berry. They are coming…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Tyasha Harris, the point guard who helped South Carolina women’s basketball win its first national title, heads back to Columbia this week to enter the athletics Hall of Fame run by the university’s Association of Lettermen. The 2026 class is inducted Thursday,…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Mariners have named Jason Kanzler their new field manager, turning to a 36-year-old who has never managed a team at any level to replace Dan Wilson. Jerry Dipoto, who leads baseball operations for Seattle, made the move official Tuesday. Kanzler…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Major League Baseball owners have offered to hold off on a salary cap until the 2028 season, turning 2027 into a transition year, in their newest proposal to the players union with the current labor deal set to expire in about…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — Unbeaten Miami sits atop the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season, released Tuesday night by the CFP Selection Committee and based on games played through Saturday, Oct. 31. It is the first time the Hurricanes have been ranked No.…
From the HERE City National DeskPRAGUE, Czech Republic — Skoda Auto, the Czech automaker that has backed the men's Ice Hockey World Championship since 1993, said Wednesday it will review its role in the tournament if Russia's national team is allowed to play. The company, a Volkswagen group brand, said…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will hand the offense to an undrafted rookie when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Coach Jesse Minter said Tuesday that Joe Fagnano gets the first NFL start of his career. Injuries forced the move. Lamar Jackson…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have parted ways with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the team said Tuesday, one day after he finished serving a one-game league suspension. The NFL suspended the 28-year-old after he spat toward Las Vegas Raiders players during a Week 6…
From the HERE City National DeskENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos signed three players to their practice squad Tuesday as injuries thinned the backfield before this week's road game at Carolina. The additions are running back Jaret Patterson, defensive tackle Jordan Miller and defensive back Ugo Amadi. To make room,…
From the HERE City National DeskLAS VEGAS, Nev. — First-year Raiders back Mike Washington Jr. is one of the nominees for the league's Week 8 Rookie of the Week award after a heavy workload in Sunday's 38-33 win over the New York Jets. Washington ran 25 times for 83 yards…
From the HERE City National DeskMANCHESTER, England — Manchester United supporters briefly stopped Tuesday's Champions League match against Roma at Old Trafford by throwing tennis balls onto the field in a protest aimed at the club's owners, and by the final whistle the same crowd was celebrating a 3-2 comeback…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — The NBA has wiped a technical foul off Luka Doncic's record, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers star with just one so far this season. Doncic was hit with the technical with 1:12 to go in the second quarter of Monday's home…
From the HERE City National Desk
TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy's weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a…
Traffic
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — A rider on a motorcycle was killed after striking an SUV just before dawn on Nov. 3 where Cypress Gardens Road meets Lazy Hill Road in Berkeley County, the South Carolina Highway Patrol reported. Troopers put the time near 5:50 a.m. The motorcycle was headed south…
Public Safety
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office is running a death investigation after human remains were discovered Wednesday morning in the 300 block of Dorchester Manor Boulevard in North Charleston. Deputies were called to the area after the remains were found at about 10:34 a.m. By around 12:20…
Crime
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Connor Burslem, a 32-year-old North Charleston man, was arrested Tuesday and now faces one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony charge. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office, whose investigators sit on a statewide task force that targets internet crimes against children, carried out…
Politics
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Three Republican state House members from the Mount Pleasant area held on to their seats Tuesday, although two of them spent the early part of the night behind their Democratic challengers. In District 110, which stretches from the lower Charleston peninsula through parts of James Island…
Politics
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democrat Nancy Lacore holds a narrow lead in the race for the Charleston-area 1st Congressional District seat, but the contest with Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt looks headed for a recount. Full returns posted by the South Carolina Election Commission at about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday showed Lacore at…
Politics
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston County Council Chairman Joe Boykin lost his bid for a second term Tuesday, falling by two percentage points to Democrat Charles Glover in one of the night's biggest local surprises. Once every precinct was counted, Glover had 49.8% to 47.8% for Boykin, a Johns Island Republican,…
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