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From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina’s 24th-ranked men’s soccer team opens Sun Belt Tournament play Sunday night against third-seeded UCF, a 7 p.m. kickoff at Hoops Family Field with a spot in the semifinals at stake. The Gamecocks are the No. 6 seed after a 10-5-2…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — The second weekend of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs delivered one of its wildest finishes in Antioch, where ninth-seeded Sycamore knocked off the top seed 32-28 in a Class 5A game Saturday. Antioch appeared to score on a long heave…
From the HERE City National DeskWACO, Texas — Texas junior Oliver Ojakaar locked up a place in the NCAA Division I singles championships on Saturday by winning his quarterfinal at the ITA Central Sectional Championships. Ojakaar, the No. 2 seed and No. 43 in the national rankings, beat Oklahoma's Tito…
From the HERE City National DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets expect to know more Monday about forward Brandon Miller, who hurt his right groin in the second quarter Friday night and sat out the rest of a 119-80 home rout by the Boston Celtics. Coach Charles Lee said after…
Events
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Downtown Lexington will get an early start on the holidays later this month when Lexington United Methodist Church stages Magic on Church Street, a free Christmas festival, at the Icehouse Amphitheater. The two-day event runs Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, with doors opening at 10…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County residents can clear out old paint cans, worn tires, stacks of paper and outdated gadgets for free on Saturday, November 14, when Richland Recycles Day sets up at Columbia Place Mall, 7201 Two Notch Road in Columbia. The drop-off runs from 8 a.m. to noon.…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Volunteers hoping to lay a wreath on every veteran grave at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia this December are still thousands of sponsorships away, and the deadline to buy one is December 1. As of Monday morning, the Fort Jackson location page for Wreaths Across America…
Business
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Business owners and community leaders in Lexington will hear from the head of a Midlands nonprofit that works to build trust between police and residents when the Lexington Chamber & Visitors Center holds its monthly Business Over Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The breakfast runs from 7:30…
From HERE Spartanburg
DUNCAN, S.C. — A family restaurant that has fed diners in Duncan, S.C., for close to two decades is shutting down for good, with its final day of service set for Sunday, Nov. 15. The owners of Duncan Family Restaurant on West Main Street announced the closure Saturday on social…
From Merger Monday
Monday’s deal tape had a pattern. Nearly every buyer already owned a piece of what it was buying. Crédit Agricole holds 29.6% of Banco BPM and wants to reach about 45% by folding its Italian bank into the Milan lender, structured so that it never has to make a tender offer…
Traffic
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — A 32-year-old West Columbia man was killed early Saturday on westbound Interstate 26 in Lexington County after his motorcycle struck a car and he was then run over by several vehicles whose drivers did not stop. The wreck happened at about 1:38 a.m. near mile marker…
From HERE Florence
LAKE CITY, S.C. — Lake City Mayor Yamekia Robinson will get a hearing Tuesday on her bid to force a runoff in the city mayoral race, after Florence County officials certified the Nov. 3 results last week. Former Mayor LaRue Alford finished first in the three-way contest with 785 votes,…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Special Olympics South Carolina gave golf its own stage on Saturday, Nov. 7, as more than 100 athletes teed it up in the 2026 Palmetto Cup at Spring Valley Country Club in Columbia. The Palmetto Cup doubles as the organization’s state golf tournament, and this year marked…
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