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SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlanta Hawks posted the biggest blowout in franchise history in Charlotte on Friday night, routing the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 to stay unbeaten early in the season. The 47-point margin broke the old club record of 46, set when Atlanta beat Sacramento…
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 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 DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech starts the back half of its schedule Saturday with a homecoming date against Boston College at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and the margin for error is already thin. The Yellow Jackets sit at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in…
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…
Education
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…
Education
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 HERE Savannah
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…
Business
POOLER, Ga. — Mitsubishi Power Americas will put $490 million into a larger gas turbine parts operation in Chatham County, a project Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that is expected to bring more than 220 new jobs to coastal Georgia. The work centers on the Savannah Machinery Works, which sits…
Business
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…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — The window to ask for a mail-in ballot in Georgia closed Friday, and state numbers show far fewer voters chose that route this year than in the last midterm. Figures from the Georgia Secretary of State showed a little over 160,000 absentee ballot requests heading into the…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia's early vote keeps climbing toward a midterm record. The state's in-person early count stood at 1,395,015 by Thursday night, the Secretary of State's office reported, and a full week of early voting remains before Election Day on Nov. 3. The state estimates in-person early turnout is…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is trying to knock a Democratic state House candidate off the Nov. 3 ballot, arguing he gave up his Georgia residency by voting in Nevada. The office filed a formal qualification challenge Wednesday with the Office of State Administrative Hearings against David…
Health
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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