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SportsMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Derek Brunson, a longtime UFC middleweight, will try bare-knuckle fighting for the first time next month in Myrtle Beach. Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship said Saturday it has signed the 42-year-old and will put him on its Fight Night card here on…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina comes off its open date Saturday with a chance to show its breakthrough at Florida was more than a one-week blip, as No. 11 Tennessee visits Williams-Brice Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on national television. The Gamecocks are 3-3,…
From the HERE City State DeskCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson's defense did not allow a point Saturday, but the Tigers' 37-0 win over Charleston Southern left the same question hanging over the offense: when will the passing game catch up? The victory lifted Clemson to 4-2. Through the air, though, the…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Baseball will crown a first-time champion this fall. The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays open the World Series on Friday night at American Family Field, the first meeting of two franchises without a title since Philadelphia beat Kansas City in 1980, and…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies let go of a first-round pick from just a year ago on Monday, waiving guard Walter Clayton Jr. along with wing Micah Peavy as they trimmed down to their opening night roster. The cuts brought Memphis to the league limit…
From the HERE City National DeskNISHINOMIYA, Japan — The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they will let reigning Central League MVP Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system this offseason, adding one of the most potent bats on the international market to an already crowded…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama headlined a short list of 2023 draftees who locked in long-term money before the NBA's rookie-scale extension deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Only seven players from that first round agreed to new deals, the smallest group since…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending champion New York Knicks will collect their rings and watch a banner go up at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night before opening the NBA season against a Philadelphia 76ers roster that now includes LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers released guard Dalton Knecht on Monday to get down to the 15-man limit for the regular season, a move that leaves Bronny James as the only remaining player from the team's 2024 draft class. Los Angeles had…
From the HERE City National DeskORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff's move toward a 24-team bracket has the rest of the postseason bracing for fallout, with bowl leaders warning that a sizable share of the games outside the playoff may not survive. Roughly 35 bowls currently sit outside the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA is giving fans new ways to find and follow live games this season, unveiling a set of app features and social media links on Monday ahead of opening night. The headline addition is Game Pulse, a live feed inside the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco wide receiver Mike Evans sat out the second half of Monday night's 23-17 win over Washington after his Achilles tendinitis flared up, though the 49ers do not believe the problem will keep him out for long. Evans had been…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's education and highway safety leaders are using National School Bus Safety Week to remind drivers that the yellow bus in front of them is carrying children, pointing to state figures that show buses were involved in hundreds of crashes in 2024. According to the latest…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — High school seniors in every South Carolina county can now compete for a college scholarship worth as much as $40,000, after state lawmakers set aside $18.7 million in this year's budget to carry the Meeting Street program beyond its original footprint. Representatives of the nonprofit fund began…
Business
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Shoppers on the north end of Myrtle Beach have their neighborhood grocery back. Walmart's Neighborhood Market on North Kings Highway, at No. 3915, opened its doors again Monday morning, ending a shutdown of close to a month for renovations. The store went dark in September for…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A New Orleans biotechnology company has picked Charleston County for its first operation on the East Coast, a $656,000 investment the state Commerce Department says will bring 46 jobs and training openings in biotech and related fields. Obatala Sciences makes biomaterials, stem cells, growth media and advanced…
From the HERE City National Desk
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The U.S. Navy is betting bigger on climbing robots and artificial intelligence to keep its warships out of the repair yard, more than quadrupling the cap on a maintenance inspection deal with Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to $300 million. The expansion, announced Tuesday, comes only six months after…
Traffic
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Drivers near the oceanfront in Myrtle Beach will have to work around a closed intersection for the next two and a half weeks. The crossing of 24th Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard shut down Monday, Oct. 19, and is set to stay closed through Thursday, Nov.…
Crime
CONWAY, S.C. — Jurors were sworn in Monday at the Horry County courthouse in Conway for the murder trial of Camisha Marie McGaskey, the woman accused of killing 11-year-old A'Kyri Bell inside a Horry County home in the summer of 2025. McGaskey faces counts of murder, obstruction of justice, trafficking…
Traffic
CONWAY, S.C. — A wreck involving two vehicles closed every lane of Highway 501 Business in Conway on Sunday morning, Oct. 18, and left one person headed to a hospital. The collision took place near the point where Highway 501 Business meets French Collins Road. Horry County Fire Rescue reported…
Politics
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Myrtle Beach and other Horry County voters who want to skip the Election Day crowds can now cast ballots early. In-person early voting for the Nov. 3 statewide general election began Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 31. Seven centers are open across the…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The contest to replace term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster has entered its last two weeks, and both nominees used Monday, the opening day of early voting, to campaign in different corners of South Carolina. Republican Alan Wilson, the state attorney general, worked the Upstate with a pitch built…
From the HERE City National Desk
DETROIT — Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers used a televised town hall in the Detroit area on Monday night to argue that his Democratic rival, Abdul El-Sayed, can be beaten among two groups that usually anchor Democratic wins in Michigan: Black voters and Jewish voters. The race for the open…
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