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SportsCHARLESTON, S.C. — The Citadel women's soccer team piled up a three-goal cushion before halftime Sunday and then hung on to beat Wofford 3-2 in a Southern Conference match at WLI Field in Charleston. Reagan Wise put the Bulldogs ahead in the third minute, her…
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 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 National DeskENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix will stay under center for Denver when the Broncos visit Arizona on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said Monday, shutting down talk of a quarterback switch despite the roughest stretch of Nix's three seasons. Asked whether he had considered benching his…
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…
Events
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Mayor William Cogswell will take Charleston's neighborhood-by-neighborhood State of Our City series to Daniel Island on Tuesday, Oct. 20, with a session focused on issues specific to the island. The program runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Daniel Island Recreation Center. Residents will get updates…
Business
CHARLESTON, S.C. — One of the most recognizable addresses South of Broad is for sale, and the asking price could reset the Charleston housing market. On Monday, Oct. 19, the Sword Gate House, 32 Legare St., was listed at $35 million. That figure would make it the priciest home ever…
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…
From the HERE City National Desk
PARIS — The unrest that swept French cities over the weekend is part of a wider wave of anger across Europe, where hundreds of thousands of people have marched against high rents, fuel and food bills and public services they say are falling apart. France drew the biggest crowds, with…
Crime
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Debbie Collins, who once ran the office at the Charleston Yacht Club, has been sentenced to five years after admitting she charged personal expenses to the club credit cards, the Solicitor's Office for the 9th Circuit said Monday. Collins entered a guilty plea on Oct. 13 to…
Traffic
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Ben Sawyer Bridge was shut to traffic Monday afternoon after it started to malfunction, and Mount Pleasant police warned that the closure would probably last through the night. Town leaders on Sullivan's Island said maintenance crews were sent out to the bridge once the trouble…
Politics
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A candidate for State House District 110 spent the first day of early voting covering his Charleston-area district the hard way, on foot and by water, in a trip of more than 20 miles. KJ Atwood, a Mount Pleasant small business owner, started at 7 a.m. Monday…
Politics
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charleston County voters get seven places to cast an early ballot when in-person early voting for the statewide general election starts Monday, Oct. 19. Inside the city of Charleston, voters can use Morris Brown AME Church on Morris Street downtown, Greater Macedonia AME Church on Savage Road…
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…
Health
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — City workers in North Charleston have pulled several dead geese and ducks out of Quarterman's Pond, and officials believe avian influenza is to blame, according to a public health notice the city released Monday. Bird flu cases tend to climb while seasonal bird migration is underway,…
Health
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston will run a five-year, $16.4 million study aimed at getting more teenagers who survived an assault into treatment for both post-traumatic stress and substance use. The money comes from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a nonprofit that pays for…
From the HERE City National Desk
OAKLAND, Calif. — Employees inside TikTok spent years pressing company leaders about dangers the app posed to children, from minors appearing in paid sexual livestreams to teens slipping past age limits, and many of them came away frustrated with the response, according to sworn depositions filed in federal court in…
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