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SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop gets a home playoff game Wednesday night when the No. 4 seed Eagles welcome No. 5 seed Longwood to Eagle Field in Rock Hill for a Big South men's soccer tournament quarterfinal at 7 p.m. The Eagles come in at…
SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — The Field of 68 college basketball marathon brought a full day of season openers to Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Monday. Here are results from four of the games played at the event. High Point 72, Liberty 57. Curtis Williams scored…
SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop opened its men's basketball season on Monday with a 103-98 loss to Queens at home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, even with Keshawn Fisher putting up 32 points for the Eagles. Fisher added six rebounds, two steals and four blocks.…
From the HERE City State DeskORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State started its men's basketball season Monday night with a 94-55 home win over Morris College, a game the Bulldogs led for good less than seven minutes in. Morris jumped ahead 9-5 before freshman forward Treven Raymon hit a three-pointer…
From HERE ClemsonNOTRE DAME, Ind. — Clemson volleyball won two sets at Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon but could not close it out, falling 3-2 to the Fighting Irish at Purcell Pavilion. The Tigers took the first set 25-23 and the fourth 25-17, while the Irish won…
From the HERE City State DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina’s long unbeaten stretch ran into the best team in the country on Sunday. Top-ranked Vanderbilt beat the No. 10 Gamecocks 3-0 in the regular-season finale, handing South Carolina its first SEC loss of the year and snapping a 14-game run…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its preseason Naismith Trophy watch list for men's college basketball on Monday, Nov. 2, naming 50 players who will be tracked for national player of the year honors this winter. Iowa State senior guard Tamin Lipsey is…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three sons of former NBA All-Stars put their stamp on the USC season opener Monday night, as the No. 21 Trojans ran away from Milwaukee 95-63 at the Galen Center. Freshman forward Adonis Ratliff scored a game-high 25 points in his…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana took the floor Monday night with exactly one substitute, and the Atlanta Hawks still had to sweat out a 108-104 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eleven Pacers were unavailable because of injuries, illness or rest, a group that accounts for roughly 93…
From the HERE City National DeskNORMAN, Okla. — East Texas A&M opened its season with one of the biggest surprises of the first night of college basketball, beating Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday at Lloyd Noble Center. The loss ended a 30-game home winning streak for the Sooners, who were heavy…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Chicago let a double-digit lead shrink to three early in the fourth quarter Monday night, then answered with two touchdown drives to beat the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 at Lumen Field. The win was the third straight for the…
Events
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Runners and walkers in Rock Hill can trade their usual gear for Santa hats and antlers next month when the Reindeer Run comes back for a third year to raise money for a local disaster relief group. Crisis Response International, which has its headquarters in Rock…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina residential appraiser disciplined by the state's Real Estate Appraisers Board has asked the Administrative Law Court to reconsider a ruling that upheld those sanctions, arguing the case raises questions about how licensing boards police the professions they regulate. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a…
Traffic
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Police say a woman, 37, was killed Monday evening when a pickup truck hit her as she walked across Cherry Road in Rock Hill, the Rock Hill Police Department said. The 500 block of Cherry Road is where it happened, at about 6:30 p.m. Officers said…
From the HERE City State Desk
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Corrections has suspended the warden of Lee Correctional Institution without pay following his arrest on a driving under the influence charge, the agency said Monday. Warden Shane Jackson was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, in Sumter County, according to the department. Agency spokeswoman…
Politics
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Three newcomers will take seats on the Rock Hill school board after Tuesday’s election, since no sitting trustee sought any of the three open posts. Zach Oxendine took Seat 2 with 50.42 percent, ahead of Holly Shook at 28.88 percent and Lamont Ratchford at 20.13 percent.…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Polling places across South Carolina opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday and stay open until 7 p.m. for a general election that will put a new governor in office for the first time since 2017 and settle the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Lindsey Graham.…
From the HERE City National Desk
QESHM ISLAND, Iran — American forces hit targets Monday on Qeshm Island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said, describing the action as a narrow, defensive response after Iranian forces fired on a U.S. aircraft. Officials said the strikes do not mean the United States is restarting…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture put South Carolina's new limits on food stamp purchases into the federal record Tuesday, publishing a notice that lays out why it let the state stop SNAP benefits from paying for candy, soda, energy drinks and other sugary drinks. The rules, which…
From the HERE City National Desk
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Measles has claimed the life of a Lewis County child, marking the first death tied to the disease in New York in more than three decades, state and county health officials announced Monday. The state Health Department and the county health agency made the announcement together on…
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