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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Five college programs spent the weekend at Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C., as the Terriers played host for three days in the final event of their fall season. The field at the Wofford Invitational included the host Terriers along with South…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford rolled past Allen University 100-67 on Sunday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C., giving the Terriers their first men's basketball victory this season at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Jyi Dawkins led the Terriers with 23 points, a career best, and pulled down nine…
SportsNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — USC Upstate was one set away from a road win Saturday night in North Charleston, S.C., but Charleston Southern rallied to take the final three sets and beat the Spartans 3-2 in Big South volleyball. Upstate won the first two sets…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — The USC Upstate men’s soccer team from Spartanburg, S.C., is two wins from an NCAA Tournament bid, and the next step comes Sunday night in a Big South semifinal at Gardner-Webb. Kickoff in Boiling Springs, N.C., is set for 7:00 p.m. The…
From the HERE City State DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Ally Tipoff turned lopsided early Sunday night as top-ranked South Carolina handled the 12th-ranked Tar Heels, 84-39. Chloe Kitts, who missed the entire 2025-26 season while recovering from a knee injury, led the Gamecocks with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Joyce…
From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina’s 24th-ranked men’s soccer team opens Sun Belt Tournament play Sunday night against third-seeded UCF, a 7 p.m. kickoff at Hoops Family Field with a spot in the semifinals at stake. The Gamecocks are the No. 6 seed after a 10-5-2…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From HERE Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Downtown Lexington will get an early start on the holidays later this month when Lexington United Methodist Church stages Magic on Church Street, a free Christmas festival, at the Icehouse Amphitheater. The two-day event runs Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, with doors opening at 10…
Business
DUNCAN, S.C. — A family restaurant that has fed diners in Duncan, S.C., for close to two decades is shutting down for good, with its final day of service set for Sunday, Nov. 15. The owners of Duncan Family Restaurant on West Main Street announced the closure Saturday on social…
From HERE Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Business owners and community leaders in Lexington will hear from the head of a Midlands nonprofit that works to build trust between police and residents when the Lexington Chamber & Visitors Center holds its monthly Business Over Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The breakfast runs from 7:30…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bubbakoo's Burritos, a Mexican-fusion franchise that started on the Jersey Shore, is looking at the Greenville area as the home of its first restaurant in South Carolina. The fast-casual chain is scouting locations in and around Greenville, which would give the Upstate the brand's first foothold in…
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