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SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College opened its wrestling season Sunday afternoon in Clinton with a round-robin event against Coker, and the Blue Hose dominated the head-to-head bouts. PC wrestlers faced Coker opponents 23 times and lost only three of them. The format was different from…
SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Clinton High School will play Southside Christian on Friday, Nov. 13, in a Class 2A Upper State second-round playoff rematch. It is the next step in the SCHSL playoffs for both clubs. The SCHSL set the pairing after the opening weekend of…
SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College sent its eight seniors off in style Saturday afternoon in Clinton, outlasting UNC Asheville 3-2 at the Templeton Center. PC won the first and third sets 25-22 and the fifth 15-11, while the Bulldogs took the second 25-16 and the…
From the HERE City State DeskHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — South Carolina’s 24th-ranked men’s soccer team opens Sun Belt Tournament play Sunday night against third-seeded UCF, a 7 p.m. kickoff at Hoops Family Field with a spot in the semifinals at stake. The Gamecocks are the No. 6 seed after a 10-5-2…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON, Texas — Center back Lukas MacNaughton waited until the last attack of the MLS regular season to deliver, scoring in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night as St. Louis CITY SC edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Shell Energy Stadium and…
From the HERE City National DeskHONG KONG — American Claire Liu captured the first WTA Tour singles title of her career Sunday, closing the Hong Kong Tennis Open final with nine straight games to beat second seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-3, 6-0 at Victoria Park. The opening set…
From the HERE City National DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Top-ranked Miami is unbeaten no more. Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 cushion early in the third quarter Saturday night and then survived a frantic Hurricanes comeback for a 31-24 victory at Notre Dame Stadium. Both teams now sit at…
From the HERE City National DeskAUSTIN, Texas — Portland needed only three minutes on Decision Day to take control. Ariel Lassiter beat the Austin FC back line for an early goal, Kristoffer Velde doubled the margin in the 70th minute, and the Timbers won 2-0 at Q2 Stadium Saturday night…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will again be without wide receiver A.J. Brown when they host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, but the team is hopeful the 29-year-old can rejoin the lineup once the Week 11 bye is behind…
From the HERE City National DeskMADRID, Spain — The NFL takes over one of the most famous soccer venues on the planet Sunday when the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons meet at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, and Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor arrived with a bold claim about his quarterback. At his…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO, Ill. — The second weekend of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs delivered one of its wildest finishes in Antioch, where ninth-seeded Sycamore knocked off the top seed 32-28 in a Class 5A game Saturday. Antioch appeared to score on a long heave…
From the HERE City National DeskWACO, Texas — Texas junior Oliver Ojakaar locked up a place in the NCAA Division I singles championships on Saturday by winning his quarterfinal at the ITA Central Sectional Championships. Ojakaar, the No. 2 seed and No. 43 in the national rankings, beat Oklahoma's Tito…
From HERE Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Downtown Lexington will get an early start on the holidays later this month when Lexington United Methodist Church stages Magic on Church Street, a free Christmas festival, at the Icehouse Amphitheater. The two-day event runs Saturday, Nov. 21, and Sunday, Nov. 22, with doors opening at 10…
From HERE Lexington
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Business owners and community leaders in Lexington will hear from the head of a Midlands nonprofit that works to build trust between police and residents when the Lexington Chamber & Visitors Center holds its monthly Business Over Breakfast on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The breakfast runs from 7:30…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bubbakoo's Burritos, a Mexican-fusion franchise that started on the Jersey Shore, is looking at the Greenville area as the home of its first restaurant in South Carolina. The fast-casual chain is scouting locations in and around Greenville, which would give the Upstate the brand's first foothold in…
From HERE Spartanburg
DUNCAN, S.C. — A family restaurant that has fed diners in Duncan, S.C., for close to two decades is shutting down for good, with its final day of service set for Sunday, Nov. 15. The owners of Duncan Family Restaurant on West Main Street announced the closure Saturday on social…
Politics
CLINTON, S.C. — Garbage pickup in Clinton will run on a shifted schedule this week because of the Veterans Day holiday on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to the Sanitation Division of the city's Public Works Department. Customers on the Monday and Tuesday routes will see no change, with crews running…
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