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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Camila Moscoso found the net three times on Senior Day as the Spartanburg Methodist College women's soccer team shut out visiting Bryan College 5-0 Saturday afternoon at Nash Soccer Field in Spartanburg. Fellow senior Addie Hawkins scored early and then set up…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford spotted VMI an 11-point lead in the opening quarter Saturday, then answered with 38 points in a row to win 41-14 on Homecoming at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg. The Keydets went up 14-3 before the first quarter ended, helped by a…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — USC Upstate hosted its own cross country meet in Spartanburg on Saturday morning, and two runners set the pace for the Spartans on the Roger Milliken Research Center course. Senior Jordan Thornton was the top Upstate woman in the 5K at 18:44.5.…
From the HERE City State DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Carolina Panthers return from their bye week Sunday, Oct. 18, against a Philadelphia Eagles team missing its starting quarterback. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is 1 p.m. Jalen Hurts is out with a blood clot in his calf, so Tanner McKee will…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina football now has a kickoff time for its first game out of the bye week. The Gamecocks will host No. 14 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with the game on national television. South Carolina sits…
From the HERE City State DeskOXFORD, Miss. — The South Carolina volleyball team wraps up a four-match road stretch on Sunday, Oct. 18, against Ole Miss, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Eastern. The Gamecocks have struggled away from home. They lost 3-1 at Alabama and were swept at…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending NBA champion Knicks settled the last open seat on their roster Saturday, releasing veteran wing Bruce Brown and keeping former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman as the third center on the depth chart. Money drove the call. New York…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three after the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the Cleveland Guardians for a 7-3 win in Game 4 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The game had been pushed back a day by…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons spent all of last season away from the NBA. One strong exhibition night later, the former No. 1 overall pick has people talking about a revival in Sacramento. Simmons got the start in the Kings' preseason finale at San Antonio…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NFL has made it official: Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel will pay $8,165 for a facemask foul he committed after a catch in Houston's 26-3 rout of the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The flag came in the second quarter. Noel hauled…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — No. 8 BYU stayed unbeaten Saturday night by knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, sealing it when the Irish came up empty on a last-second throw into the end zone. Debate over how the game ended spread online long after fans…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire walked out of Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with no points and a playoff ticket anyway, losing 1-0 to the New England Revolution but locking up a spot in the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs once the evening's results were…
Public Safety
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — An 11-year-old boy was treated at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a loose dog bit him repeatedly in a backyard on Kensington Drive on Friday morning, according to a Spartanburg Police Department incident report. Officers were sent to the home at about 10:42 a.m. The boy's mother…
Traffic
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A 74-year-old man from Mars Hill, North Carolina, died Sunday after a three-vehicle wreck where the I-85 exit ramp meets Gossett Road in Spartanburg County, the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office said. The coroner identified him as David McElroy. The crash was reported at 8:02 a.m. McElroy was…
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