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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay evened the ALCS at 1-1 Tuesday night, topping Cleveland 3-1 behind six scoreless innings from Freddy Peralta. Peralta fanned six, allowed four hits and threw 99 pitches — a career high as a Ray. Seventy-one were four-seamers, including a 99.4-mph heater to Jo Adell, the…
From the HERE City National Desk
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Tyrese Haliburton poured in 24 points in 18 minutes Tuesday in his first Paycom Center appearance since tearing his right Achilles in 2025 Finals Game 7. The Pacers All-Star went 9-of-14 with four threes, three assists and two blocks in a 114-112 OT loss to Oklahoma City.…
From the HERE City National Desk
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Senior defender Noah Behrmann of High Point University earned Week 8 College Soccer News defensive player honors after setting up both goals in a 2-1 road win at USC Upstate. His late winner-assist stretched the Panthers’ streak to six. He leads the team with six helpers —…
From HERE Clinton
LAURENS, S.C. — Ten schools in Laurens County School District 55 earned an overall rating of Average or higher on the 2026 state report cards, three more than the year before. The schools reaching that mark were E.B. Morse Elementary, Ford Elementary, Gray Court-Owings Elementary, Hickory Tavern Elementary, Laurens Elementary,…
From HERE Clinton
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — The two top leaders of Laurens County Council have endorsed Republican Rick Shealy in the race for South Carolina House District 14, three weeks before the Nov. 3 general election. Council Chairman Jeff Carroll and Councilman Matthew Brownlee, the council vice chairman, announced their support for…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to keep letting journalists from three national news outlets into the complex while their lawsuit over a September press ban moves forward. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued a preliminary injunction replacing a temporary restraining order set to expire Tuesday.…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASILLA, Alaska — At a Wasilla campaign rally Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Alaskans to support incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, calling him the real Dan Sullivan in a tight Senate race complicated by another candidate with nearly the same name. Sullivan, a Republican, is seeking reelection against Democrat Mary Peltola, a…
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