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Georgia Bulldogs living up to No. 1 ranking

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Could the 2022 Georgia football team actually be better than the one that only nine months ago won the program’s first national championship in 41 years?

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Where is Ohio State in the latest ESPN Power Rankings

Do you think Ohio State is getting enough respect nationally? Here is where the Buckeyes are with the latest ESPN Power rankings after Week 3. #GoBucks

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Stetson Bennett, No. 1 Georgia look unstoppable in romp over South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Well, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett got his Heisman Trophy moment.

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Where is Ohio State football in this week’s USA TODAY re-rank?

Did Ohio State gain any traction this week in Paul Myerberg's re-rank of all the FBS teams? Better yet, should it have? #GoBucks

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Are the firing squad, electrocution constitutional? SC high court to hear issue in January

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court will take up an appeal in January from Gov. Henry McMaster and Corrections Director Bryan Stirling of a state judge’s ruling earlier this month that both the electric chair and the firing squad execution methods are unconstitutional.

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Mizzou football's Eli Drinkwitz wants Tigers to ignore 'toxicity,' move forward

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In the wake of his team’s horrific loss at Kansas State, Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz has more problems to solve this week than last but isn’t about to panic. On Tuesday, in his first public comments since Saturday’s 40-12 clunker, Drinkwitz was unwavering in his belief the Tigers…

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6-week SC abortion ban bill with limited exceptions back in House hands as GOP split

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposal that would ban abortions past around six weeks of pregnancy and only offer limited and more narrow exceptions is back in the hands of the South Carolina House.

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Gamecocks’ Shane Beamer credits Georgia’s Kirby Smart for showing him ropes

ATHENS, Ga. — In December 2015, Kirby Smart was defensive coordinator at Alabama as well as Georgia’s newly appointed head coach when he hired Shane Beamer to join the Bulldogs’ staff as tight ends coach.

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New ESPN power rankings have Ohio State holding steady

What kind of movement did ESPN have with Ohio State in its latest college football power rankings? #GoBucks

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Unable to pass stricter abortion law, South Carolina Senate tweaks existing 6-week ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Unable to get enough votes to support a near-total abortion ban, the South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed legislation that would build on the state’s six-week law but limit the procedure for sexual assault victims up to 12 weeks.

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Women in South Carolina Senate blast abortion bill’s lack of exceptions in male-dominated chamber

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Four of five South Carolina female senators on Wednesday blasted legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in the state and only offer limited exceptions that include if the pregnancy compromises the mother’s life and health.

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Judge rules South Carolina’s firing squad and electrocution execution methods are unconstitutional

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A state judge has ruled South Carolina’s execution methods of electrocution and the newly installed firing squad are cruel and unusual, therefore both violate the state Constitution.

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Ohio State drops in ESPN power rankings after Week 1

ESPN's updated college football power rankings have Ohio State with a modest drop from preseason expectations. #GoBucks

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Feds, defense lawyers argue over Russell Laffitte’s money and role in Murdaugh’s schemes

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Hampton banker Russell Laffitte, who faces some 30 years in prison in connection with Alex Murdaugh’s alleged fraud schemes, should not have his current bond conditions relaxed, federal prosecutors said Aug. 31 in a new filing they say shows the seriousness of his crimes.

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South Carolina women’s basketball cancels series with BYU after racial slur incident

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina women’s basketball team has canceled a scheduled two-game series with BYU in the wake of an alleged racist incident involving a BYU fan, the school announced on Friday.

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Ben Frederickson: Mizzou football faithful want forward progress in Eli Drinkwitz's 3rd season

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Beer pong was played in front of a thumping bass on College Avenue. Washers were tossed in the shaded grass along Sixth Street. Chicken wings were smoked and burgers were grilled in the prime tailgating spots around Memorial Stadium.

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Former SC Gov. Nikki Haley to sue NY attorney general over leak of ‘dark money’ donors

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley plans to sue the New York Attorney General’s office over a leaked tax filing that revealed the names of donors to her policy advocacy group, Stand for America, Inc.

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South Carolina House advances near-total abortion ban with rape, incest exceptions up to 12 weeks

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House voted 67-38 to advance a near-total abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest late Tuesday, sending the bill to the Senate after an hourslong debate.

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Alex Murdaugh's attorneys, South Carolina prosecutors battle over leaks and evidence in double murder case

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys on both sides of the Alex Murdaugh case got some of what they asked for from a South Carolina judge Monday after a few fiery courtroom clashes.

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SC lawmakers who sponsored $1.5M earmark for Upstate Christian school claim misunderstanding

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two state lawmakers who sponsored a $1.5 million budget earmark for an Upstate Christian organization that has announced plans to build a residential school with the money claim the project has been misrepresented. They insist the nonprofit is not actually building a private educational institution, and one…

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From God’s house to ... your house? Church transforms into unique apartments

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia’s old Rosewood Baptist Church may never not look like a church.

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Paul Murdaugh’s cellphone video depicts ‘happy family’ before killings, source says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A short cellphone video of the Murdaugh family purportedly taken right before Maggie and Paul Murdaugh were fatally shot at their rural estate in June 2021 depicts a “happy family,” according to a source familiar with the video recording.

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Prosecutors in Alex Murdaugh murder case leaked confidential information to media, his lawyers say

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Prosecutors from the South Carolina attorney general’s office have leaked derogatory confidential information to news outlets calculated to hurt disbarred lawyer Alex Murdaugh in his upcoming trial for the 2021 killings of his wife and son, Murdaugh’s lawyers alleged in a court filing Monday.

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Ohio State falls in last preseason release of ESPN’s SP+ rankings

Ohio State falls slightly in the latest ESPN college football FPI rankings. #GoBucks

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South Carolina lawmakers pledged $1.5 million to seed construction of private Christian school. Is it legal?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An upstate Christian organization that’s raising money to build a $14 million residential school for disadvantaged and at-risk youth has a surprising benefactor: the state of South Carolina.

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