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From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI — Todd Benzinger, the first baseman whose catch in foul territory ended the Cincinnati Reds' four-game sweep of Oakland in the 1990 World Series, has died at age 63, the Reds announced Thursday. The club said Benzinger died Wednesday. No cause of death was…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Philadelphia 76ers fell behind by 29 points in their home opener Thursday night and still walked off the floor winners, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106. Cleveland owned the first half, scoring 35 points in the opening quarter and 34 more in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — Caleb Williams outdueled Drake Maye on Thursday night, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns as the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 at Soldier Field. Williams hit on 22 of 33 throws, his second start since returning from a…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Three players who will not be in uniform for the Brewers-Rays World Series will still be part of it: Major League Baseball said Thursday that Boston pitcher Payton Tolle, veteran infielder Miguel Rojas and Toronto's Ernie Clement will work as player correspondents. Tolle…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Sarah Strong of UConn and Southern California guard Watkins, the last two national players of the year, top the preseason All-America women's basketball team released Thursday by the national media panel. Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo, Texas forward Madison Booker and Vanderbilt…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — LeBron James brushed aside President Donald Trump's latest attack Thursday night, laughing off the criticism after the Philadelphia 76ers rallied past Cleveland and suggesting it must have been a slow day for news. Earlier Thursday, Trump posted a video on social media…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — The Brewers and Rays open the World Series on Friday night with a labor fight hanging over the sport: if owners and players cannot agree on a new contract, these could be the final big league games for months. The current five-year collective…
From the HERE City National DeskBATON ROUGE, La. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, in his first season as head football coach at Southern University, has disclosed that he is living with Parkinson's disease. Faulk, 53, revealed the diagnosis as a guest on The Caring Neurologist, a podcast…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — JJ Watt is staying in the top chair. The former Houston Texans star signed a multiyear agreement Thursday that makes him the permanent lead analyst on his network's No. 1 NFL broadcast team, next to play-by-play voice Jim Nantz and sideline reporter…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — Two right-handed relievers who spent part of 2026 in the Cleveland Guardians bullpen are heading to the open market. Minor league transaction records show Connor Brogdon and Carlos Hernández both opted for free agency this week, shortly after Tampa Bay eliminated Cleveland in…
From the HERE City National DeskKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arizona men's basketball coach Tommy Lloyd believes the NCAA is content to let the fight over player eligibility stay messy, arguing the disorder helps the governing body lobby for a federal law. Speaking at Big 12 media days this week, Lloyd…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As a new college basketball season tips off, teams across the country are chasing a bigger prize: the NCAA's men's and women's tournaments will each grow from 68 teams to 76 in 2027, and nobody yet knows exactly which schools the extra…
From the HERE City State Desk
MACON, Ga. — Middle Georgia State University has crossed 10,000 students for the first time, a milestone the school reached in its 142nd year. Fall 2026 enrollment climbed 14% to 10,070, the university said Thursday. The old high-water mark was 8,828 students. Students are also sticking around longer. The share…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech will keep leading two national artificial intelligence research centers after the National Science Foundation renewed them with a combined $38.4 million. NSF awarded $20 million to extend the AI Institute for Advances in Optimization, known as AI4OPT, through 2031, and $18.4 million for another five…
Events
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Families looking for a free, organized way to celebrate Halloween in Savannah have several public options over the next week, with the city, Chatham County and the Savannah Police Department each putting on events. The first is the city's yearly family night at Grayson Stadium, 1401 E.…
Business
POOLER, Ga. — Livingood's, the family appliance dealer that got its start in Savannah half a century ago, now runs the business from a much bigger home base. The company held a ribbon cutting Thursday for its new headquarters and showroom on Highway 80 in Pooler. The building covers 138,000…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia farmers, ranchers and landowners are in line for roughly $413 million in federal farm safety net and conservation payments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency said Thursday. Most of the money flows through two commodity programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, for…
Crime
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A 34-year-old Atlanta man is headed to federal prison for over seven years after he used a pair of scissors to hold up a CBD shop along West Victory Drive in Savannah. A federal judge on Thursday gave Corey Corley 93 months, plus three years on supervised…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah has two new friends overseas. Mayor Van R. Johnson II signed friendship agreements with the port city of Dunkerque, France, and with the Caribbean island nation of Curaçao during a recent run of international trips, the city announced this week. In France, Johnson sat down with…
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…
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