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SportsGREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman ran away from crosstown visitor Bob Jones on Wednesday night in Greenville, winning 121-52 to stay unbeaten at 2-0 to open the men's basketball season. The 69-point margin came in a matchup of two Greenville schools, with the Paladins topping 120…
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 HERE ClemsonClemson, S.C. — Junior linebacker Sammy Brown is again the constant on a Clemson defense getting ready for a noon road kickoff at Syracuse on Nov. 7. He piled up 106 stops last fall and already has 51 tackles plus two sacks in 2026 for…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson volleyball is back at Jervey Gym tonight for a 6 p.m. ACC matchup with Wake Forest, the first half of a home weekend that also brings NC State on Sunday. Friday is Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night, with campus employees invited…
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 DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Smoke on the Water is set to reopen Friday at a new eastside address after nearly three years away from the Greenville dining scene. Owners say the Southern tavern will welcome guests at 64 Beacon Drive beside the Pelham Road corridor by Interstate 85, with crews finishing…
Public Safety
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…
From HERE Clinton
CLINTON, S.C. — Laurens County Coroner's Office officials confirmed a Clinton, S.C. pedestrian died at a Greenville hospital after a vehicle strike on South Broad Street Monday evening. Jennifer Ramirez, 37, lived in Clinton. The crash happened near Pinehurst Drive shortly before 8 p.m. Monday. Medics carried her to Prisma…
From HERE Spartanburg
Spartanburg, S.C. — A local anti-violence group called neighbors together Thursday night to talk about what comes next after a Halloween shooting outside a Cook Out killed two teenagers and wounded a third person. The Stop the Violence Coalition described the session as an emergency community conversation focused on concrete…
From HERE Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg County Council moved three data center development agreements through second reading at a special meeting, clearing the way for final votes later this month. The largest package covers Valara Holdings, a NorthMark Strategies subsidiary planning a campus on South Pine Street with its own roughly 450-megawatt…
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