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SportsCLEMSON, S.C. — Georgia Tech heads to Clemson on Saturday trying to salvage something from a season that has gone sideways, and it will do it with a reshuffled coaching staff. Kickoff at Memorial Stadium is set for 12:30 p.m. on The CW. The Yellow…
SportsCHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Georgia men's basketball finished on a closing 10-2 surge and won 78-70 at North Carolina on Friday night, Nov. 13, staying unbeaten at 4-0 and handing the Tar Heels their first loss. The win at the Smith Center was the Bulldogs'…
SportsATHENS, Ga. — Georgia is back at No. 1, and the Bulldogs know how quickly that can disappear. Top-ranked Georgia hosts Missouri on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Sanford Stadium, with the game on ABC. The Bulldogs are 8-1 overall and 6-1 in the Southeastern…
From the HERE City National DeskALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas Tech cross country makes its postseason push Friday at the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by New Mexico on the UNM North Golf Course at 2201 Tucker Road NE. The women's 6-kilometer race goes off at 11 a.m. Mountain time, and the…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player, and nobody else got a first-place vote. The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Thursday night that the center fielder was the top choice on all 30 ballots, for…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez is the American League Most Valuable Player, and nobody who cast a ballot thought otherwise. The Houston Astros designated hitter was named on Thursday as the top choice of all 30 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, finishing with…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants the NFL to take a hard look at how the Denver Broncos walked away from a deadline deal for linebacker Daiyan Henley. The two AFC West rivals had agreed before the Nov. 10 trade…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NBA on Thursday docked Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay, ruling that his punch landed on Warriors big man Charles Bassey during Wednesday night's game. League basketball operations chief James Jones handed down the penalty. The swing came with…
From the HERE City National DeskFRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. pushed back Thursday on online talk that his recent absence has anything to do with his contract, pointing instead to an ankle injury he has been fighting since his first game with the team. Dallas acquired…
From the HERE City National DeskEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left Thursday night, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium. Daniels finished with three touchdown passes despite two interceptions on back-to-back possessions…
From HERE Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Students at the Medical College of Georgia gathered Friday in Augusta, Georgia, to thank people they never met but say taught them more than almost anyone: the donors whose bodies made their anatomy classes possible. The service took place on Augusta University's Health Sciences campus, inside the…
Business
VALDOSTA, Ga. — A Georgia-founded defense and healthcare technology company is bringing 100 jobs to South Georgia. State economic development officials and Aware Custom Biometric Wearables said on Nov. 13 that the company will put $1 million into an advanced additive manufacturing site in Valdosta and spread the new hiring…
Business
LOCUST GROVE, Ga. — An online seller of plumbing, heating and electrical parts is putting a major distribution hub in Henry County. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that SupplyHouse will invest about $19 million to open logistics operations near Locust Grove, a project expected to bring 330 jobs. The building…
From Merger Monday
The most useful thing said in the markets this week came from a chief executive explaining why he is not trying to get every last dollar. Asked by Jamie Dimon why Anthropic is going public now, Dario Amodei said the company buys computing capacity on the low side of its…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — With his term nearing its end, Gov. Brian Kemp on Nov. 13 announced 182 appointments and reappointments to state boards, authorities and commissions, a list that touches agencies statewide. A large part of the list covered regional water planning councils. Kemp named members to councils from the…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — The fight over kratom is shaping up as one of the first big consumer-safety debates for Georgia's incoming Legislature. A national trade group, the American Kratom Association, is lobbying lawmakers to regulate the plant-based products instead of outlawing nearly all of them. The group argues that the…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia's Nov. 3 election is not quite finished. County election workers began a statewide round of risk-limiting audits Thursday, and a single state House seat in South Georgia is still headed to a runoff that will set the final size of the new Democratic majority. Secretary of…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgians shopping for cheaper prescriptions online are being told to slow down. Attorney General Chris Carr issued a consumer alert Thursday warning that a large share of internet pharmacies are illegal and that some sell counterfeit, expired or improperly stored drugs that can do real harm. Fake…
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