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From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina gets No. 11 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday with something it has lacked for most of the season: a mostly healthy lineup and an extra week to prepare. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3 SEC)…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina women's basketball has its point guard for now. A judge in California on Tuesday granted an injunction that makes Brooke Quarles-Daniels and the other players in her lawsuit against the NCAA eligible for the 2026-27 season. Judge Beth McGowan issued…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks junior Jana Stojanova punched her first ticket to the NCAA Individual Championships on Tuesday, beating North Carolina's Avery Nguyen 6-2, 6-2 in the singles semifinals of the ITA Carolina Regionals. The straight-set win sends Stojanova into the regional singles final and…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
Business
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The city of Myrtle Beach confirmed Monday that Raising Cane's, the chicken finger chain that started in Louisiana, is building its first restaurant in town. The new spot is going up at 960 Jason Boulevard, close to where U.S. 17 meets Mr. Joe White Avenue. It…
Business
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Amazon will not get a drone launch pad at its North Myrtle Beach warehouse for now. The city Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to turn down the land-use change the company needed. The company had asked for a small change to the…
Public Safety
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Myrtle Beach Police Department says the person seen in an online video whipping a marked patrol car around other drivers at night was a civilian worker, not a sworn officer, and that the employee has been disciplined. Department leaders said the staff member was driving…
Traffic
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — No one was hurt Monday when a vehicle ran into the state Department of Motor Vehicles office in the Market Common area of Myrtle Beach, fire officials said. The Myrtle Beach Fire Department responded to the branch at 1330 Howard Parkway and is looking into the…
Public Safety
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A $10 keepsake from the Myrtle Beach Police Department will help pay for the city's new Family Justice Center, as the department marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a challenge coin sale. Every dollar raised from the commemorative coins goes to the center, according to the…
Politics
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Dr. Annie Andrews brought her campaign this week to Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church, a Myrtle Beach congregation, telling Horry County residents that making life affordable would be her top job in Washington. Andrews, a pediatrician, took questions from a full room…
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