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From HERE ClintonCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College in Clinton closes its home volleyball schedule this weekend, welcoming USC Upstate on Friday night and UNC Asheville for a Senior Day matinee on Saturday. First serve against the Spartans is 6 p.m. Friday at the Templeton Center. The Blue…
From the HERE City State DeskWASHINGTON — Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU as ranked South Carolina State brings its perfect conference start into Greene Stadium for a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference date with Howard. The Bulldogs sit at 7-2 and 2-0 under third-year coach Chennis Berry. They are coming…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From the HERE City National DeskCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team's reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club's training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons practiced with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury last December, starting the 21-day window the team has to activate the star edge rusher. Parsons, who has been on the physically unable…
From HERE Chapin
CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin-area voters helped fill two Lexington County seats on the Lexington-Richland School District Five board, with Kim Gilbert and Jennifer G. Rice leading unofficial returns from the Nov. 3 election. Gilbert finished with 9,846 votes, or about 32.36 percent, and Rice followed with 9,573 votes (31.46 percent)…
From HERE Newberry
NEWBERRY, S.C. — Newberry's Veterans Day Parade returns Saturday, November 7, stepping off at 10 a.m. along Main Street from Calhoun Street to Nance Street, with lineup set for 9 a.m. as downtown streets close for the route. A planning group that includes city officials, area American Legion chapters, and…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — ScanSource, the Greenville technology distributor, said fiscal first-quarter net sales jumped to $962.3 million, a 30.1% gain from a year earlier, while GAAP profit slipped. Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 came in at $8.7 million, or 42 cents per diluted share, down from $19.9…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville filed suit against the builders behind The McDaniel townhomes on McBee Avenue, arguing runoff from the stalled site chewed up city ground reserved for a Swamp Rabbit Trail spur. Named on the complaint are a pair of McBee Townhomes entities along with Keene Development Group. The…
From HERE Newberry
NEWBERRY, S.C. — A German ceramics coating firm has picked Newberry County for its first U.S. production site, committing about $800,000 and 15 positions while filling an empty building in the county industrial park. Vitreus USA, owned by Vitreus GmbH, works out of 200 Park Ave. in Newberry. The shop…
Public Safety
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood detectives are hunting a woman they say took part in a run of Ulta store thefts, and they need residents to help put a name to the face in their flyer. The Greenwood Police Department ties her to several shoplifting stops at the beauty shop. Taken…
Public Safety
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Arrest warrants are out for nine people on the sex-offender registry in Greenwood County after deputies finished a countywide round of address checks, the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff Dennis D. Kelly's office reported that deputies verified the listed homes of 191 registry members who live…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Greenville County deputies have rolled out Safe Outcomes, a sticker alert meant to flag cars and homes where someone with autism may need a different approach from first responders. A small marker on a rear glass or a front door is supposed to cue arriving crews that…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Three sitting Greenwood County Council members held their seats in Tuesday's election, each finishing with more than 95% of the unofficial vote after facing no major-party opposition. District 1 stayed with Democrat Teresa Griffin, who collected 1,911 votes (95.03%) while write-in names drew 100. District 2 stayed…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Greenwood County voters on Tuesday gave Greenwood School District 50 the go-ahead to borrow up to $175 million for new schools and building upgrades across the district. Election night returns showed the measure passing by a wide margin, 13,923 votes to 4,957. District officials have said the…
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