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SportsHEPHZIBAH, Ga. — The Hephzibah Rebels turned senior and homecoming night into a rout Friday, Oct. 23, blanking Cross Creek 74-0 in front of a full home crowd at Big John McLeod Stadium. Hephzibah sits about 10 miles south of downtown Augusta inside consolidated Augusta-Richmond…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia volleyball finally lost at home. No. 19 Texas A&M took three of four sets from the Bulldogs on Friday night at Stegeman Coliseum, taking the first, third and fourth sets by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-23 after dropping the second…
From the HERE City State DeskCLEMSON, S.C. — Georgia men's basketball nearly stole a preseason exhibition at Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday night, wiping out a late deficit before Clemson won 82-80 on a layup as time ran out. The Bulldogs were down 80-73 with 1:11 to go and then scored…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Milwaukee Brewers had to win the opener of the World Series twice on Friday night, holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at American Family Field after a replay review erased what everyone in the ballpark thought was the final out.…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE, Wis. — It took Jacob Misiorowski exactly one throw to put his name in the World Series record book. The Brewers right-hander began Friday night’s opener against Tampa Bay with a four-seam fastball clocked at 103.5 mph by Statcast, the hardest pitch thrown in…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — The NFL has docked Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams $11,941 for the cleats he wore in Atlanta, ruling that the shoes broke league uniform and equipment rules because they carried a logo the league has not approved. The league notified Williams by letter…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — Dalton Knecht has a new NBA home. The New York Knicks finalized a two-way contract with the 25-year-old forward on Friday and put Kevin McCullar Jr. on waivers to clear the spot. Knecht became available when the Los Angeles Lakers let him…
From the HERE City National DeskTALLADEGA, Ala. — Sammy Smith picked the last trip through the tri-oval to make his move Friday, slipping past Ty Majeski in a two-lap overtime dash to win the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, his first victory in the series. Smith drove the…
From the HERE City National DeskMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Honor Huff, the sharpshooting guard who spent last season at West Virginia, intends to put his name in the NCAA transfer portal while he presses a court case to win one more year of college basketball. His representatives announced the plan Friday.…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley landed another of the top prospects in the 2027 class on Friday when Jordyn Palmer, a five-star wing from Westtown School in suburban Philadelphia, announced she will play for South Carolina. Palmer is rated among the top 10 players in…
From the HERE City National DeskWASHINGTON — Britt McHenry, the former sports television reporter who joined the State Department as a press adviser this fall, is out of the job after a confrontation in the stands at a Washington Wizards game went viral. McHenry resigned Friday, two days after the…
From the HERE City National DeskSAINT-DENIS, France — The NFL’s first regular-season game in France is still set for Sunday at Stade de France, even as protests over living costs and schools roil Paris and a windstorm scrambles the week’s fan events. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints meet…
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POOLER, Ga. — Mitsubishi Power Americas plans to spend $490 million expanding its gas turbine plant near Pooler, a project the state says will double the company's footprint in Georgia and bring more than 220 new jobs to Chatham County. Gov. Brian Kemp announced the deal Friday. The expansion at…
Politics
AUGUSTA, Ga. — U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff spent Friday afternoon in downtown Augusta, meeting with campaign canvassers as his closely watched re-election fight against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins heads into its final days. The Democrat used the stop to push an economic message aimed at household budgets. He told…
Politics
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A fight over what Augusta's proposed zoning rewrite would mean for families who lease their houses to visitors for Masters Week grew sharper this week, with a local attorney saying the written draft would shut those rentals down and city leaders insisting it will not. The Oct.…
Politics
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Close to 70 men from across Augusta stood together downtown on Thursday to endorse Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor, a public show of support that organizers said was meant to answer national claims that Black men will not stand behind Black women seeking office. The gathering…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Rural Georgia is in line for nearly $219 million in federal money aimed at putting more doctors and nurses in small towns and helping more patients get care in their own communities, federal health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the award,…
From the HERE City National Desk
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple first folding iPhone had barely reached customers before some owners began posting photos of inner screens that had split along the hinge, an early worry for a phone that sells for about $2,000. The iPhone Duo went on sale Friday, Oct. 23, reaching buyers in China…
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