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From the HERE City State DeskPHILADELPHIA — The Carolina Panthers return from their bye week Sunday, Oct. 18, against a Philadelphia Eagles team missing its starting quarterback. Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is 1 p.m. Jalen Hurts is out with a blood clot in his calf, so Tanner McKee will…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina football now has a kickoff time for its first game out of the bye week. The Gamecocks will host No. 14 Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, with the game on national television. South Carolina sits…
From the HERE City State DeskOXFORD, Miss. — The South Carolina volleyball team wraps up a four-match road stretch on Sunday, Oct. 18, against Ole Miss, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Eastern. The Gamecocks have struggled away from home. They lost 3-1 at Alabama and were swept at…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending NBA champion Knicks settled the last open seat on their roster Saturday, releasing veteran wing Bruce Brown and keeping former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman as the third center on the depth chart. Money drove the call. New York…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three after the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the Cleveland Guardians for a 7-3 win in Game 4 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The game had been pushed back a day by…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons spent all of last season away from the NBA. One strong exhibition night later, the former No. 1 overall pick has people talking about a revival in Sacramento. Simmons got the start in the Kings' preseason finale at San Antonio…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NFL has made it official: Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel will pay $8,165 for a facemask foul he committed after a catch in Houston's 26-3 rout of the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The flag came in the second quarter. Noel hauled…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — No. 8 BYU stayed unbeaten Saturday night by knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, sealing it when the Irish came up empty on a last-second throw into the end zone. Debate over how the game ended spread online long after fans…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire walked out of Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with no points and a playoff ticket anyway, losing 1-0 to the New England Revolution but locking up a spot in the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs once the evening's results were…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio made its long trip west worth it Saturday night, building a 41-0 lead before Sacramento State scored and beating the Hornets 48-7 in a Mid-American Conference game. The Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) have now won four in a row. Sacramento State…
From the HERE City National DeskEDMONTON, Alberta — Mike Malott gave a home crowd at Rogers Place a finish it will replay for months, flattening Joaquin Buckley with a knee to the chin in the second round of Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event. The opening round of the welterweight…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA — Charlotte finally has a win. Quarterback Conner Harrell had a hand in four touchdowns Saturday as the 49ers outlasted Temple 38-31 at Lincoln Financial Field, ending a season-opening losing streak. Harrell completed 23 of 31 throws for 281 yards. He found Derrick Eley…
Education
AIKEN, S.C. — Trick-or-treaters in downtown Aiken got a side of nuclear science Saturday, Oct. 17, as the SRS Heritage Foundation staged its fourth Fall Fission Fest. The event moved this year from its old spot, a lot at The Mill on Park, and set up instead along the shaded…
Events
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — Sixteen people who died in Aiken County with no family able or willing to pay for a funeral will be laid to rest together on Thursday morning, Oct. 22, at Graniteville Cemetery, and the public is welcome to attend. The yearly pauper burial is run by the…
Events
AIKEN, S.C. — Handmade quilts, a sidewalk vigil and a story hour for the youngest readers are on the calendar in Aiken as the new week begins. The longest run belongs to the Carolina Pine Quilters, whose 46th annual show opens Tuesday, Oct. 20, inside the Aiken County Historical Museum…
Events
AIKEN, S.C. — Polo, fashion and fundraising come together Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, when Brooke USA stages its Ponies and Pearls benefit in Aiken at New Bridge Polo and Country Club, 862 New Bridge Road. Play begins at 3:30 p.m. This is the fifth year for the event, which honors…
Public Safety
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — People working in a North Augusta field came across the body of a man Sunday. Investigators from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office are working alongside the county coroner's staff to learn how he died. The field sits along the 100 block of Philpot Lane. The man…
Crime
WARRENVILLE, S.C. — A 19-year-old Warrenville man died and a second man was wounded in a shooting late Sunday morning, and the Aiken County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation. The Aiken County Coroner's Office identified the man who died as Hunter L. Derrick. Deputies were sent around 11:30 a.m.…
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