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SportsGREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman ran away from USC Upstate in men's soccer Tuesday night, winning 7-1 at Stone Soccer Stadium in Greenville as Wilfer Bustamante scored three times. The Paladins needed just six minutes to go ahead when Caleb Johnson scored, and Bustamante made it…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina gets No. 11 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday with something it has lacked for most of the season: a mostly healthy lineup and an extra week to prepare. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The Gamecocks (3-3, 1-3 SEC)…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina women's basketball has its point guard for now. A judge in California on Tuesday granted an injunction that makes Brooke Quarles-Daniels and the other players in her lawsuit against the NCAA eligible for the 2026-27 season. Judge Beth McGowan issued…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks junior Jana Stojanova punched her first ticket to the NCAA Individual Championships on Tuesday, beating North Carolina's Avery Nguyen 6-2, 6-2 in the singles semifinals of the ITA Carolina Regionals. The straight-set win sends Stojanova into the regional singles final and…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
Education
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Greenville County Schools will turn the first shovels of dirt Thursday at 4 p.m. on a replacement Bryson Middle School, a campus in Simpsonville sized for as many as 1,000 students along Fairview Road. The new school will sit on a 74-acre tract, only a short drive…
Events
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Author Scott Gould will be at M. Judson Booksellers in downtown Greenville on Thursday, Oct. 22, to talk about his latest novel, Beneath a Fallen Sky. The conversation runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the shop on South Main Street. The book is set in May…
Business
GREENVILLE, S.C. — United Community Banks, the bank holding company headquartered in Greenville, reported a third-quarter net loss of $139.7 million on Tuesday, a result the company tied to a set of one-time moves meant to reshape its balance sheet. On a per-share basis, the GAAP loss came to $1.16.…
Business
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Southern First Bancshares, the parent of Greenville-based Southern First Bank, said Tuesday it earned $12.2 million in the July-through-September quarter, or $1.28 for each share. Revenue after interest costs came to $37.5 million, in line with what Wall Street analysts expected. Gross revenue for the quarter was…
Public Safety
GREENVILLE, S.C. — People in Greenville County who get a summons for Circuit Court jury duty can now ask to put off their service through an online request, the county Clerk of Court announced Tuesday. Clerk of Court Jay Gresham said the requests go straight to the Jury Services Department,…
Traffic
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — A pickup truck driver was killed and a passenger was hurt late Tuesday when the truck left New Harrison Bridge Road in the Simpsonville area of Greenville County and slammed into a stand of trees. The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the Ford F-150 was heading west…
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