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From the HERE City State DeskNEW ORLEANS, La. — Two Georgia Southern players picked up Sun Belt Conference weekly awards Monday, as linebacker Anthony Bynum was named Defensive Player of the Week and kicker Tripp Bryant took the Special Teams honor for their work in the Eagles' road win at…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Fourth-ranked Georgia gets its lone off week of the season this Saturday, Oct. 24, the only weekend on the 2026 schedule without a game, a break that arrives right after the Bulldogs suffered their first loss of 2026 against Auburn at Sanford…
From the HERE City State DeskSAUCIER, Miss. — Georgia's men's golf team, ranked 14th, wrapped up the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational in seventh place on Monday, finishing the three rounds at 880, or 16 over par, after a 6-over 294 in the final round. Grayson Wood was the Bulldogs' top…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Baseball will crown a first-time champion this fall. The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays open the World Series on Friday night at American Family Field, the first meeting of two franchises without a title since Philadelphia beat Kansas City in 1980, and…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies let go of a first-round pick from just a year ago on Monday, waiving guard Walter Clayton Jr. along with wing Micah Peavy as they trimmed down to their opening night roster. The cuts brought Memphis to the league limit…
From the HERE City National DeskNISHINOMIYA, Japan — The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they will let reigning Central League MVP Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system this offseason, adding one of the most potent bats on the international market to an already crowded…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama headlined a short list of 2023 draftees who locked in long-term money before the NBA's rookie-scale extension deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Only seven players from that first round agreed to new deals, the smallest group since…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending champion New York Knicks will collect their rings and watch a banner go up at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night before opening the NBA season against a Philadelphia 76ers roster that now includes LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers released guard Dalton Knecht on Monday to get down to the 15-man limit for the regular season, a move that leaves Bronny James as the only remaining player from the team's 2024 draft class. Los Angeles had…
From the HERE City National DeskORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff's move toward a 24-team bracket has the rest of the postseason bracing for fallout, with bowl leaders warning that a sizable share of the games outside the playoff may not survive. Roughly 35 bowls currently sit outside the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA is giving fans new ways to find and follow live games this season, unveiling a set of app features and social media links on Monday ahead of opening night. The headline addition is Game Pulse, a live feed inside the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco wide receiver Mike Evans sat out the second half of Monday night's 23-17 win over Washington after his Achilles tendinitis flared up, though the 49ers do not believe the problem will keep him out for long. Evans had been…
Events
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Job seekers in Augusta can meet dozens of hiring employers in one room today. The regional Goodwill that serves Middle Georgia and the CSRA runs its fall hiring and resource event Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 10 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon. It takes place…
Business
HARLEM, Ga. — People living around Harlem near the Greenpoint/Pumpkin Center data center site in Columbia County should expect to hear and feel construction blasts starting Thursday, county officials said. The controlled blasts are set for every other weekday from Thursday through Dec. 30, and each one will happen in…
Business
EVANS, Ga. — Brunch fans in Columbia County have a new place to eat. The breakfast chain Biscuit Belly has opened a restaurant in Evans, which makes it the company's third location anywhere in Georgia. The new spot sits at 4274 Washington Rd, Suite 2, along one of the main…
From the HERE City National Desk
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The U.S. Navy is betting bigger on climbing robots and artificial intelligence to keep its warships out of the repair yard, more than quadrupling the cap on a maintenance inspection deal with Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to $300 million. The expansion, announced Tuesday, comes only six months after…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff holds a lead of nearly seven points over Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in a new statewide poll, while the races for governor and lieutenant governor further down the ballot are effectively even. Quantus Insights surveyed 755 likely Georgia voters from Oct.…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia passed 1 million ballots cast for the Nov. 3 general election early Tuesday, putting turnout slightly ahead of where it stood at this point four years ago. By 6:22 a.m., 1,027,037 people had voted, according to a running count built from state data. That total breaks…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgians casting ballots before the Nov. 3 general election will find three proposed changes to the state constitution below the governor and other statewide contests, and early voting runs through Oct. 30. All three were sent to voters by the General Assembly. A yes majority would write…
From the HERE City National Desk
OAKLAND, Calif. — Employees inside TikTok spent years pressing company leaders about dangers the app posed to children, from minors appearing in paid sexual livestreams to teens slipping past age limits, and many of them came away frustrated with the response, according to sworn depositions filed in federal court in…
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