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From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO, Texas — Victor Wembanyama turned in the biggest game of his career Wednesday night, piling up 52 points, 24 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs survived a late Dallas rally and won 112-111 at Frost Bank Center. The deciding…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Golden State Valkyries fans turned out by the thousands along the city waterfront on Wednesday, cheering the newest champions of the WNBA during a two-hour victory parade down The Embarcadero. The route ran from the Ferry Building near Mission Street south…
From the HERE City National DeskCINCINNATI, Ohio — The Cincinnati Reds have a new pitching coach, and manager Terry Francona went back to his Cleveland roots to find him. The club announced Wednesday that it hired Joe Torres, who has been the No. 2 pitching coach for the Guardians since…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — Down two quarterbacks, the Baltimore Ravens are closing in on a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for veteran passer Jacoby Brissett, with the deal expected to be wrapped up over the weekend. Neither club has announced the move, and the terms have…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luka Doncic made sure arena security noticed a courtside spectator who hurled the ball at a referee Wednesday night, and the man was escorted out of Golden 1 Center as the Los Angeles Lakers went on to beat Sacramento 116-103. The incident…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND, Ohio — The hottest team in the Eastern Conference heads to Cleveland on Friday night. The Philadelphia 76ers, 8-1 and atop the East, take on the 4-4 Cavaliers in an NBA Cup group-stage game, with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. It is the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — With its new manager in place, the Seattle Mariners now have to build the staff around him. The club formally introduced Jason Kanzler on Wednesday at T-Mobile Park, and team leaders say roughly half of the major league coaching jobs are still…
From the HERE City National DeskCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team's reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club's training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons practiced with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury last December, starting the 21-day window the team has to activate the star edge rusher. Parsons, who has been on the physically unable…
From the HERE City National DeskCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Four longtime managers and four front-office figures will get a shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame next month after the Hall released the names on its Contemporary Baseball Era ballot for non-players. The managers are Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy, Joe Maddon…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has locked in three fresh Tennessee Department of Education awards totaling $19.6 million, the biggest TDOE package in the center's history, to widen statewide help for students with disabilities, their families and school teams. The deals fund intensive behavior support, family-school partnership work,…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is pushing forward on two shorter bachelor's tracks for law enforcement and corrections workers after state higher-education officials said the plans meet Tennessee's focused-degree standards. Police Science and Corrections Science would live in UTC's criminal justice department and aim for an…
Events
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Holiday shoppers have a new reason to head to Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. The Tri-Cities edition of Vintage Market Days comes back Friday through Sunday, Nov. 6-8, with a seasonal theme the organizers call An Appalachian Christmas. The sale takes over the BMS South Building, which…
From the HERE City National Desk
TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy's weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a…
Politics
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Every district seat on the Bristol City Council will change hands after Tuesday's election, as voters in Bristol, Tennessee, picked three newcomers to fill the East, South and West seats, according to unofficial results from the Sullivan County Election Commission with all 30 county polling places reporting.…
From the HERE City State Desk
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor-elect Marsha Blackburn put lowering the cost of living at the center of her early agenda Wednesday, joining Gov. Bill Lee at the State Capitol a day after she won Tennessee's closest governor's race in two decades. Blackburn finished with about 45.5% of the vote, roughly three…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, Tenn. — Republican Charlie Hatcher, who left Gov. Bill Lee's cabinet as agriculture commissioner to run for Congress, captured Tennessee's 5th District on Tuesday over Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder and kept the redrawn seat in GOP hands. Unofficial tallies put Hatcher near 51.7% and Molder near 46.7% when the…
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