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From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson football picked up its second commitment for the 2028 recruiting class on Thursday when Wright Martin, a junior tight end at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, chose the Tigers. Martin stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 250 pounds. He is a three-star…
From HERE ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. — Broadcast windows are now locked in for almost the entire Clemson men’s basketball slate, giving fans kickoff clocks for the coming season at Littlejohn Coliseum and on the road. A home tip against Stetson on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. on ACC…
From HERE CharlotteCharlotte, N.C. — Carolina Panthers players learned midstream on Thursday that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss Sunday’s road kickoff after doctors found a clot in his calf, forcing a late defensive reset before the Week 6 trip. Some heard the news on phones…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Nine small-town and county projects across North Carolina are getting state help, after the Rural Infrastructure Authority approved $2,236,000 in grants tied to 219 jobs, Gov
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SANFORD, N.C. — Construction plans are taking shape for the $600 million STERIS campus in Lee County, one of the largest life sciences manufacturing investments announced in North Carolina t
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Ten people who are not U.S. citizens have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they falsely claimed citizenship so they could vote in North Carolina election
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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters are turning away from mail ballots and back toward the polling place, judging by the first numbers of the 2026 general election. As of Oct. 14, the stat
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Every North Carolina ballot this fall ends with three proposed changes to the state constitution, and early voters who began casting ballots on Oct. 15 are already weighing i
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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina couples must live apart for a full year before a judge can grant a divorce, a requirement that dates to 1931, and a proposal in the state Senate would cut that
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