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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Francisco 49ers locked up another core player with a lucrative extension, agreeing to a three-year extension with All-Pro Fred Warner that makes him the highest-paid off-ball linebacker in NFL history. A person …
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ROME - Carlos Alcaraz is the clear favorite for the French Open. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner is back from his doping ban, though, and building himself back up to full strength day by day. Those were the verdicts after Alcaraz beat Sinner to win the …
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If the NBA playoffs were like the NCAA tournament, chances are your brackets would be busted by now. And that's because these conference final matchups - at least by seeding - weren't very predictable. In the Western Conference finals, which …
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For his first act as a NASCAR All-Star Race champion, Christopher Bell chose to praise the revitalized 78-year-old racetrack that delivered a memorable night of racing. "Let's go!" Bell shouted to roaring approval from a capacity crowd of 25,000 …
Sumter High's Colt Stanley took part in the SCHSL 5A-4A individual state tennis tournament this week for the first time in his career. He opened the tournament with a victory in his first match but …
The Sumter High softball team knew it had its hands full when it made the trip down to Summerville on Monday for the first game of the SCHSL 5A Division I lower state championship series on Monday. …
The South Carolina High School League hosted the state track and field championships across six classifications this weekend. Lee Central and Scott’s Branch had the first crack at the track, …
Friday night was busy in Turbeville, as both diamonds at East Clarendon were busy with lower state action. The Wolverine baseball team kicked off the festivities with a wild matchup with a …
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As the latest round of Team Penske cheating allegations swirled through Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the president of the IndyCar team stood outside the garage to address the illegal modifications discovered on two of its …
CHARLOTTE - Everything Scottie Scheffler did Sunday was expected. When the pressure was on, he hit the fairways he needed to hit. He landed the approach shots he needed to land. And, of course, he made clutch putts he needed to make. It's what …
DENVER - Oklahoma City ran away with the Western Conference's top seed, winning an NBA-best 68 games, including a record 54 by double digits. The Denver Nuggets didn't have the Thunder's youthful legs, deep bench, long rotation or health. They …
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - The Atlantic Coast Conference is entering a period of stability. How long it lasts is anyone's guess. Not even commissioner Jim Phillips knows for sure. "I still live one day at a time," Phillips quipped. The ACC …
CHICAGO - The ping-pong balls have spoken: Cooper Flagg might be headed to Dallas to start his NBA career. And a fan base that lost Luka Doncic this season might have a new star to cheer for. The Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery on Monday …
NEW YORK - Sue Bird is giving another assist to USA Basketball, becoming the managing director of the women's national team. The five-time Olympic champion was named to the newly created position Thursday and it marks a major change in the way …
The Sumter High golf team kept their season alive for one more week thanks to an impressive showing on their home course, Beech Creek, in the SCHSL 5A Division I lower state championship on Tuesday. The Gamecocks were able to finish eighth as a …
Laurence Manning's Lyza Prickelmyer's bat has been at the heart of the Lady Swampcats' run to the SCISA 4A state title. As they made the push to this week's championship series against Wilson Hall, she was an absolute terminator, hitting .889 …
A monumental bill that would replace the South Carolina High School League with a state-run agency has been put on pause for at least a year. Representatives in the S.C. House Education and Public Works committee agreed in a 14-3 vote to pause …
The East Clarendon baseball team struggled to find their offense for most of the night against Andrews as they faced off in the first round of the SCHSL 2A lower state tournament on Thursday. …
Coaches often like to say that one play doesn’t define a game. Every team has multiple chances to win or lose a game, so it’s tough to put too much weight on one series of actions. …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - McNeese coach Will Wade and his boombox-toting manager gave March Madness its first bracket buster. The 12th-seeded Cowboys used a stifling first half to open a 24-point lead and then held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson …
The legal fights between the Atlantic Coast Conference and high-profile member schools Clemson and Florida State appear close to resolution, which could provide the league with a measure of stability for the coming years. The league and the two …
1. SCHSL BASEBALL, SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE The SCHSL will begin the baseball and softball playoffs for its five classification on Saturday and culminate with the championship rounds on Friday. The …
The Sumter Item's Micah Green was down in New Orleans as Clemson faced off against LSU for the National Championship on Monday, Jan. 13. Take a look back at the game through his lens. Photos will …
Two Sumterites who starred at South Carolina officially have their first NFL homes. Soon after the conclusion of the draft on Saturday night, Joshua Simon, who starred at Crestwood before a …
The world of recruitment for college athletics comes with its share of ups and downs. On Monday, Lakewood was able to experience the positive side of that equation. The Gators will have a family …
The 2025 NFL draft is in the books, but some local football stars are still settling into new homes. Soon after the conclusion of the draft on Saturday night, Joshua Simon, who starred at …
Brandon Cisse is home and feeling better than ever. The former Lakewood standout spent the first two seasons of his college career at N.C. State but made the decision to transfer when Wolfpack defensive coordinator Tony Gibson left for Marshall. …
South Carolina hosted its annual spring football game on Friday as a culmination of an exciting spring. There is plenty of hype around the program with the growth from quarterback LaNorris Sellers as the Gamecocks build on a season in which they …