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SportsLEXINGTON, S.C. — The Lexington Chamber wrapped its first Autumn Open on Nov. 9 at Golden Hills Golf and Country Club, with Tidewater Boats taking first in the scramble. Angelle LaBorde, the Chamber's president and CEO, and Trey Powell, the immediate past chair, handed out…
From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina's men's soccer team is one win from its first conference championship match in more than a decade, but it will have to beat a familiar problem to get there. The sixth-seeded Gamecocks (11-5-2) play second-seeded Marshall in the Sun Belt…
From the HERE City State DeskPENSACOLA, Fla. — South Carolina needed less than five minutes to take control of its SEC Tournament quarterfinal, and Georgia never found a way back. The second-seeded Gamecocks beat the 10th-seeded Bulldogs 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to the semifinals, improving to 13-2-3. Georgia finished…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina puts its unbeaten start on the line Wednesday night against a Saint Peter's team that has struggled to score but nearly stole each of its last two games. Tipoff at Colonial Life Arena is 7 p.m., with the game on…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina keeps climbing. The Gamecocks jumped four places, landing at No. 17 when the playoff selection committee put out its second set of rankings Tuesday night, on the heels of a fourth consecutive Southeastern Conference victory. The latest came Saturday at…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers is now on the short list for one of college football's top individual honors. The senior from Florence was named Tuesday as one of 18 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which goes to the best offensive player…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson hosts Georgia Tech at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14, for Senior Day and a milestone for head coach Dabo Swinney. Kickoff in Clemson is 12:30 p.m., and The CW has the broadcast. The Tigers are 6-3 overall and 4-2 in…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy was voted National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday for the third season in a row, making him the first manager in big-league history to win the Baseball Writers' Association of America award three straight times. Murphy,…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox is the 2026 American League Manager of the Year, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Tuesday night, capping a season in which a club that had lost 100 or more games three years running climbed…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Boston turned the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and former teammate Jaylen Brown into a lopsided night, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101 on Tuesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Paul George, who went to Boston in the offseason deal that sent Brown to…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday named Pedro Guerrero a hitting coach on their major league staff, filling the lone opening on manager Dave Roberts' coaching group for 2027. Guerrero, 37, comes over from Miami, where he led the Marlins' hitting group…
From the HERE City National DeskHENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins is headed back to Minnesota. The Las Vegas Raiders announced Tuesday that they have shipped the 38-year-old quarterback to the Vikings, getting a 2027 third-round draft choice back. The Raiders said the deal will not be final until Cousins passes…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hibachi House on Main Street in downtown Columbia will shut down along with its longtime neighbor Immaculate Consumption, and the university-tied foundation that owns their building plans to bring in a new business, its leader confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 11. Jason Caskey, president and CEO of the USC…
From Merger Monday
If you wanted to raise money this week, you could. If you wanted someone’s permission, good luck. Start with the money. Anthropic’s IPO book was covered several times within a day of launch, and its bankers are talking about raising the price. Alphabet went looking for about $3 billion in Hong…
From Merger Monday
Pizza Hut is borrowing against its franchise checks. The pizza chain is marketing about $1 billion of bonds backed by the royalties its restaurant owners pay, a first for the brand and a sign of how its new private-equity owner plans to finance the business. The deal is a whole-business securitization,…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The City of Columbia is asking federal regulators to let it move community development money away from two park projects and toward affordable housing, a proposal that went before residents at a public hearing Wednesday evening. Under the plan, Community Development Block Grant dollars set aside for…
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