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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford volleyball beat Tennessee Tech in three sets Thursday night at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg and locked up the Southern Conference regular-season crown with no share. The set scores were 31-29, 25-16 and 25-21. The Terriers are now 22-7 overall…
From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina's men's soccer team is one win from its first conference championship match in more than a decade, but it will have to beat a familiar problem to get there. The sixth-seeded Gamecocks (11-5-2) play second-seeded Marshall in the Sun Belt…
From the HERE City State DeskPENSACOLA, Fla. — South Carolina needed less than five minutes to take control of its SEC Tournament quarterfinal, and Georgia never found a way back. The second-seeded Gamecocks beat the 10th-seeded Bulldogs 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals, improving to 13-2-3. Georgia finished…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina puts its unbeaten start on the line Wednesday night against a Saint Peter's team that has struggled to score but nearly stole each of its last two games. Tipoff at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium is 7 p.m., with the game on…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina keeps climbing. The Gamecocks jumped four places, landing at No. 17 when the playoff selection committee put out its second set of rankings Tuesday night, on the heels of a fourth consecutive Southeastern Conference victory. The latest came Saturday at…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is now on the short list for one of college football's top individual honors. The senior from Florence was named Tuesday as one of 18 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which goes to the best offensive player…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player, and nobody else got a first-place vote. The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Thursday night that the center fielder was the top choice on all 30 ballots, for…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez is the American League Most Valuable Player, and nobody who cast a ballot thought otherwise. The Houston Astros designated hitter was named on Thursday as the top choice of all 30 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, finishing with…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants the NFL to take a hard look at how the Denver Broncos walked away from a deadline deal for linebacker Daiyan Henley. The two AFC West rivals had agreed before the Nov. 10 trade…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NBA on Thursday docked Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay, ruling that his punch landed on Warriors big man Charles Bassey during Wednesday night's game. League basketball operations chief James Jones handed down the penalty. The swing came with…
From the HERE City National DeskFRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. pushed back Thursday on online talk that his recent absence has anything to do with his contract, pointing instead to an ankle injury he has been fighting since his first game with the team. Dallas acquired…
From the HERE City National DeskEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left Thursday night, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium. Daniels finished with three touchdown passes despite two interceptions on back-to-back possessions…
Education
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Libertas Academy, a public charter school in Spartanburg County, is set to break ground on a $40 million upper campus that will add high school grades in Boiling Springs. The charter charges no tuition and serves children from 4K up to eighth grade today. This would…
From HERE Greenwood
NINETY SIX, S.C. — Staff in Ninety Six-based Greenwood County School District 52 would learn to spot and respond to seizures, and every school would need a written plan for cardiac emergencies, under two policies trustees took up on first reading Tuesday, Nov. 10. The board met that evening in…
From HERE Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — CCB Bistro & Vine, a Rock Hill spot that paired a wine bar and restaurant with a bookstore, will shut its doors Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, after five years in business. The name stands for Corks, Cooks and Books, a nod to the two…
From the HERE City State Desk
GREENVILLE, S.C. — BMW's Upstate auto plant now pumps about $36 billion a year into South Carolina, according to a new economic impact study unveiled Thursday as the carmaker gathered Upstate mayors and business leaders to talk about its footprint in the state. The figure comes from research economist Joseph…
From the HERE City State Desk
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — A German-rooted adhesive maker owned by Henkel has opened its first North American factory in the Upstate SC, bringing 130 jobs to South Carolina. ATP Adhesive Systems marked the opening with a ribbon cutting and plant tour attended by customers, industry partners, government officials and company leaders.…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina drivers have plenty of company at the bottom of a new national ranking of driving records, landing in a tie for third-worst and second for speeding. The study from LendingTree counted 45.9 driving incidents for every 1,000 South Carolina drivers through August, matching Massachusetts. New…
From the HERE City National Desk
WICHITA, Kan. — The driver whose pickup rolled onto a youth soccer field at Stryker Sports Complex last month, killing two people and hurting 10 more, will not face criminal charges, the county's top prosecutor, District Attorney Marc Bennett, announced Thursday. The Oct. 17 crash took the lives of a…
From HERE Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Building in unincorporated York County around Rock Hill could soon cost more, as county leaders weigh the first increase in water and sewer impact fees since 2006. The proposal before York County Council would raise water impact fees by 46.6 percent and sewer fees by 36.2…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to go before the Senate Banking Committee next month to answer questions about how advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips may have reached companies in China. Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters Thursday asking Lutnick to appear Dec. 10 and former Nvidia…
From the HERE City National Desk
ANTALYA, Turkey — California Gov. Gavin Newsom now has a target date for settling the question of a 2028 White House campaign. Speaking Thursday on the sidelines of the COP31 United Nations climate conference, the Democrat said he will make up his mind in early January. Newsom said he plans…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State public health officials are using Lung Cancer Awareness Month to make a statewide pitch to smokers: try to quit now, and use the free help the state already pays for. The numbers behind the push are stark. The state Department of Public Health said 3,275 South…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Only one state has logged more measles cases this year than South Carolina, according to the newest federal count, a sign of how long the shadow of last winter's Upstate outbreak has lasted. Federal disease trackers listed 670 confirmed South Carolina cases for 2026 through Nov. 5.…
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