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From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball starts the games that count on Monday, Nov. 2, when Stetson visits Littlejohn Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip. Brad Brownell's Tigers head into the opener unbeaten in the preseason. They edged Georgia 82-80 on Oct. 23 and then…
From the HERE City National DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State will put up the money, facilities and NIL backing its next football coach needs, according to a letter to fans released Wednesday under the names of Boo Corrigan, the athletics director, and Chancellor Kevin Howell, days after the school fired…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Two teams coming off losses meet Thursday night at Lambeau Field, where the Carolina Panthers try to stay above .500 against a Green Bay Packers club that has its own list of injuries to manage. Carolina arrives on a short week…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday hit UCF with a $100,000 fine after a group of Knights fans aimed chants at BYU and its sponsoring Latter-day Saints church before last Saturday’s football game in Orlando, which UCF won in overtime. The league…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has given up his ownership stake in Polymarket, saying NFL rules no longer let players hold a piece of prediction-market companies. Barkley said the league briefs players ahead of every season on which endorsements and investments…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Ernie Johnson, the host who has anchored Inside the NBA since 1990, said Wednesday that the 2026-27 season will be his last at the desk. Johnson, 70, shared the decision in a video on social media and stressed that it was his…
From the HERE City National DeskPHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix’s first turn hosting the NCAA Women’s Final Four pumped $71.5 million into the Arizona economy, researchers at Arizona State’s Seidman Research Institute concluded. The results were released Wednesday. Researchers surveyed out-of-state fans in person at the April 3 and April 5…
From the HERE City National DeskBOSTON, Mass. — Roughly three of every four retired NFL players who died from 2008 through 2023 had the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a population-wide estimate released Wednesday by a Boston University-led research team. The researchers put the figure at 74.5%. CTE,…
From the HERE City National DeskFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said Wednesday that he wants to remain with the team, even as a 2-5 start and a shrinking role in the offense have left him openly frustrated. Wilson said he loves playing in New York…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Baseball's offseason market formally opened Thursday when the Major League Baseball Players Association declared 144 players free agents at the close of the 2026 season. The list is only a starting point. More names will join it once teams settle club and…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS — College athletes who get threatened online by angry bettors have a new line of defense after the NCAA said Thursday it has signed on to the Bad Actor Program, an effort to track down abusers and cut off their access to sportsbooks. According…
Education
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two small sculptures that spent more than a century tucked away in an attic in downtown Savannah are getting a second life in a college workshop. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System pulled the pieces from its Central Office Building at 208 Bull Street, where they had…
Business
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The SCAD Savannah Film Festival reaches its final day Saturday, Oct. 31, and for the restaurants and shops around Broughton Street in downtown Savannah, the week has been one of the busiest of the fall. The Savannah College of Art and Design festival is billed as the…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Democrat David Dillie will stay on the Nov. 3 ballot in the Savannah-area race for Georgia House District 161 after a state judge turned back the Secretary of State's effort to disqualify him. The ruling came Friday, Oct. 30, from Judge Kimberly W. Schroer, who hears cases…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Democratic governor nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms brought her closing campaign swing to downtown Savannah on Friday, telling voters at Kim's Cafe that smaller firms should get a fairer shot at state work. The former Atlanta mayor pitched a new office inside state government devoted to firms with…
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