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From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech will try to steady its season on Saturday, Oct. 24, when Boston College visits Bobby Dodd Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on ACC Network. Both teams sit at 1-2 in ACC play. The Yellow Jackets are 2-4 overall, while…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Fresh off a 27-24 loss at Auburn, Georgia football is treating its open week as a chance to get bodies back before the Bulldogs meet Florida on Oct. 31. Kirby Smart told reporters the week has two goals that can pull against…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have a new minority owner after NFL owners approved an investment from Arctos, the sports-focused private equity firm owned by KKR. League owners voted Tuesday at their meeting in New York to let Arctos, a KKR business, buy a…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah City Council has two items on its plate Thursday that could shape how the city grows: a vote on a refreshed long-range land use plan and a discussion of how to regulate large data centers. The day starts with an 11 a.m. work session at City…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two school questions sit on the fall ballot in Chatham County. One is a three-way race for a seat on the Savannah-Chatham school board, and the other is a countywide vote on how homes are valued for school taxes. The nonpartisan board race is a special election…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mayor Van Johnson said Tuesday that Savannah does have street gangs, but he warned against inflating the problem or treating every group of young people who spend time together as a criminal gang. The mayor spoke at his weekly press conference after the Chatham County Sheriff's Office…
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