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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — USC Upstate begins its men’s soccer postseason Wednesday afternoon with a trip up Interstate 26 for a Big South Conference tournament quarterfinal against host UNC Asheville. The match starts at 2 p.m. on Greenwood Field in Asheville. The Spartans come in at…
From HERE SpartanburgCOLUMBIA, 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 State DeskORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State started its men's basketball season Monday night with a 94-55 home win over Morris College, a game the Bulldogs led for good less than seven minutes in. Morris jumped ahead 9-5 before freshman forward Treven Raymon hit a three-pointer…
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 DeskNILES, Ohio — Niles City School District will replace the playing surface with new artificial turf at Bo Rein Memorial Field at Niles McKinley High School with help from a grant through the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Grassroots Field Grant Program, the…
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…
Education
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Voters in Spartanburg School District 2 settle two school building questions at the polls today, with a new K-8 school for the Boiling Springs area at the center of the package. The first question asks whether the district Board of Trustees may borrow through general obligation…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fifteen South Carolina school districts are getting cash awards for filling cafeteria trays with food grown in the state, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture announced, wrapping up the first season of its Certified SC Cafeteria program. The top five buyers each receive $10,000: Greenville County Schools,…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State Superintendent Ellen Weaver will spend four more years steering South Carolina's 72 public school districts after the Republican defeated Democrat Sylvia Wright on Tuesday in the tightest race of her career. Weaver drew 1,031,719 votes, or 50.98%, in unofficial returns. About 56,000 votes separated her from…
Business
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg County Council pushed three data center development agreements one step from final approval Tuesday, voting yes on second reading at a special meeting that followed a long public hearing. The largest project is a 457-megawatt campus at 4000 South Pine Street backed by Numara LLC and…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHARLESTON, S.C. — 3M has agreed to pay $7.35 billion over nine years to settle personal injury claims tied to PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam, the company announced Tuesday, resolving the heart of a sprawling national case that has been heard in federal court in South Carolina. A single federal…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorney General Alan Wilson will be South Carolina's next governor after the Republican defeated Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in Tuesday's election, keeping the office in GOP hands as Gov. Henry McMaster leaves under term limits. With roughly 98% of ballots tallied, Wilson held 51.7% of the…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — More South Carolinians voted in Tuesday's governor election than in any gubernatorial contest in at least three decades, and the share of registered voters who took part also set a new high for a governor's race, the State Election Commission said. The commission reported two records falling…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans held every South Carolina constitutional office on Tuesday's ballot, led by Republican David Stumbo, who will step into the attorney general job that Governor-elect Alan Wilson is leaving. Stumbo collected 1,058,525 votes, or 52.32%, to 963,645 votes, or 47.63%, for Democrat Richard Hricik, based on unofficial…
From the HERE City National Desk
KYOTO, Japan — Nintendo has pushed out a version 1.1.1 update for its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2, one day before the game goes on sale worldwide on Thursday, Nov. 5. Nintendo's patch notes list two changes. The update turns on support…
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