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From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, 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 State DeskCLEMSON, 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…
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 the HERE City State Desk
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 the HERE City National Desk
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft said Friday morning it was making steady headway on a worldwide failure that cut millions of people off from Outlook email, Teams scheduling and other workplace tools for most of a day. Trouble started around 12:50 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, when large numbers of users began…
From Merger Monday
UFORCE, a defense-technology company founded in Ukraine, raised $700 million in a Series A round that values it at $6 billion, one of the largest private financings yet for a maker of battlefield drones. Valor Equity Partners and Britain’s state-backed National Wealth Fund co-led the round. The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund,…
From HERE Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Paid parking meters will not be coming to Midtown Savannah any time soon. The Savannah City Council on Thursday pulled a proposed revision to the city parking ordinance off the table with no date to bring it back, a move Alderman Kurtis Purtee announced afterward on social…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — After two decades out of power, Democrats are lining up to run the Georgia House. The new majority caucus on Thursday chose House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley of Columbus as its nominee for Georgia House speaker, a vote the full chamber is expected to take when lawmakers…
From the HERE City State Desk
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…
From the HERE City State Desk
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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