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The Celtics entered the playoffs expecting to get everyone’s best shot. The East’s top seed barely survived a tough one to open the Eastern Conference finals. Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime after Jaylen Brown‘s tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and Boston rallied just in time for a 133-128 victory over the Indiana Pacers […]
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After more than six months, Lucas Watts will return to his Oconee home. The county deputy, seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting November 16, comes home tomorrow. His boss, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and others are excited. According to Crenshaw, the tentative plan is for Watts to be discharged from his out of state re-hab facility sometime early tomorrow afternoon and […]
Read moreChris Sale allowed only five hits in seven innings to continue his strong run and the Atlanta Braves snapped their season-worst, four-game losing streak by beating the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday night to split a doubleheader. The Padres won the first three games of the series. Manny Machado’s two-run double in the eighth gave San Diego the lead […]
Read moreDefending national champion South Carolina has another splashy opening planned. The Gamecocks will take on Michigan at the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas on Nov. 4 to tip off season. A year ago, South Carolina began their undefeated, championship season by defeating Notre Dame in Paris. The game will be the first between the Gamecocks and Wolverines since 1995. […]
Read moreThree Tigers earned All-ACC honors, announced Monday by the ACC. Aidan Knaak became the first Tiger freshman pitcher to receive First-Team All-ACC honors since 1997 (Ryan Mottl). Blake Wright was a Second-Team All-ACC selection and Cam Cannarella earned Third-Team All-ACC honors. Senior infielder Blake Wright was named one of 25 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award on Monday. The accolade […]
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A Clemson University student from Central, Annika DeVol, is one of five Clemson students recognized recently with a STEM-focused graduate research fellowship. The fellowships are awarded each year through the National Science Foundation. DeVol can look forward to a three-year stipend of $37 thousand and a $16 thousand cost-of-education allowance. She is a materials science and engineering major with a […]
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If the Corinth-Shiloh referendum for a special fire tax district is moved from July to November, it’s Kevin Christenbury’s understanding that the earliest the fire department could see the revenue, if voters approve, will be next year’s tax bills, the 2025 property tax bill season. And should that be the case, Christenbury says, it’s going to a must that the […]
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Oconee 12th graders are liable to be in study mode this week. Those are the seniors who are required to take end-of-course exams on subjects such as Biology, English, Algebra and U-S History, and those exams start tomorrow. Underclassmen also face exams this week, starting Wednesday.
Read moreYu Darvish dominated a slumping Braves offense and extended his career-high scoreless innings streak to 25 while earning his 200th professional win as the San Diego Padres hammered Atlanta 9-1 on Sunday night. The Braves and Padres will play a doubleheader Monday to finish the four-game series due to Saturday’s rainout. In the opening game at 12:20pm, Braves RHP Reynaldo […]
Read moreA little prep work paid off for Joey Logano. Logano dominated the short track at North Wilkesboro Speedway leading all but one of 200 laps to win his second All-Star Race on Sunday night and earn $1 million. Logano started on the pole after posting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday and was never really challenged, setting a record […]
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