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SportsSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Atlanta Dream let a fourth-quarter edge slip away Saturday and lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals 68-64 to the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, as Golden State closed the game with seven straight points.…
From the HERE City State DeskBLACKSBURG, Va. — Georgia Tech dug itself a 21-point hole by halftime Saturday and could not climb all the way out, dropping a 34-24 Atlantic Coast Conference decision to Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium. The Hokies needed only three plays to strike, as Ethan Grunkemeyer…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Top-ranked Georgia suffered its first loss of the season Saturday, falling 27-24 to unranked Auburn when Alex McPherson split the uprights from 34 yards as the clock hit zero at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs had every reason to feel in control early.…
From the HERE City State DeskSAN FRANCISCO — The Atlanta Dream open the WNBA Finals on Saturday against the Golden State Valkyries, a series that guarantees a first-time champion whichever side wins. Both clubs swept their semifinal brackets. Golden State hosts Games 1 and 2 with the best home record…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending NBA champion Knicks settled the last open seat on their roster Saturday, releasing veteran wing Bruce Brown and keeping former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman as the third center on the depth chart. Money drove the call. New York…
From the HERE City National DeskCLEVELAND — The American League Championship Series is down to a best-of-three after the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away from the Cleveland Guardians for a 7-3 win in Game 4 on Saturday night at Progressive Field. The game had been pushed back a day by…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ben Simmons spent all of last season away from the NBA. One strong exhibition night later, the former No. 1 overall pick has people talking about a revival in Sacramento. Simmons got the start in the Kings' preseason finale at San Antonio…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NFL has made it official: Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel will pay $8,165 for a facemask foul he committed after a catch in Houston's 26-3 rout of the Tennessee Titans in Week 5. The flag came in the second quarter. Noel hauled…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — No. 8 BYU stayed unbeaten Saturday night by knocking off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24, sealing it when the Irish came up empty on a last-second throw into the end zone. Debate over how the game ended spread online long after fans…
From the HERE City National DeskFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Chicago Fire walked out of Gillette Stadium on Saturday night with no points and a playoff ticket anyway, losing 1-0 to the New England Revolution but locking up a spot in the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs once the evening's results were…
From the HERE City National DeskSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio made its long trip west worth it Saturday night, building a 41-0 lead before Sacramento State scored and beating the Hornets 48-7 in a Mid-American Conference game. The Bobcats (5-2, 3-0 MAC) have now won four in a row. Sacramento State…
From the HERE City National DeskEDMONTON, Alberta — Mike Malott gave a home crowd at Rogers Place a finish it will replay for months, flattening Joaquin Buckley with a knee to the chin in the second round of Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event. The opening round of the welterweight…
Education
ATLANTA, Ga. — A new watchdog analysis says Georgia schools are losing hundreds of millions of dollars this year because of sales-tax exemptions that help finance the state fast-growing data center boom. Good Jobs First, a nonprofit that tracks corporate subsidies, estimates districts will forgo about $300 million tied to…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — The federal government is expected to rule by the end of December on whether the American Bar Association keeps its decades-old federal standing as the national gatekeeper for law schools, a decision that could reshape how Americans train to become lawyers. The call belongs to Nicholas Kent, the…
Business
ATLANTA, Ga. — The city of Atlanta's development arm has signed off on a $330 million bond deal to help rebuild Amsterdam Walk, the aging 11-acre commercial strip on Monroe Drive beside the BeltLine's Northeast Trail. Invest Atlanta, the economic development authority for the City of Atlanta, approved the lease-purchase…
Business
ATLANTA, Ga. — Hawks fans will be able to shop for team gear downtown on days without a game once Fanatics opens a flagship store at Centennial Yards in Atlanta, Ga., a project the retailer and the team announced Friday under a new multiyear deal. The store is not expected…
Business
STATESBORO, Ga. — The Georgia Chamber of Commerce will take its statewide economic planning tour to Georgia Southern University on Tuesday, Oct. 20, convening business owners, educators and lawmakers to talk about the workers and schools the region will need in the decades ahead. The stop is part of the…
Politics
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff brought more than 1,500 supporters to a convention center in Cobb County on Saturday, using the first weekend of heavy early voting to press metro Atlanta voters to get their ballots in. Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor who is…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters are watching one of the most lopsided money races in the country. Federal filings show Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff raised about $33 million from July through September, while Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mike Collins brought in less than $3 million as the U.S. Senate race…
Politics
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia voters are turning out at a record clip for the 2026 midterms, with close to 730,000 ballots already cast by midday Saturday, the fifth day of early voting, according to figures posted by the secretary of state. The pace was set on opening day. Voters cast…
Health
ATLANTA, Ga. — People who buy their own health coverage through Georgia Access are headed into a second year of sharp price increases, with state insurance figures showing some 2027 marketplace plans rising as much as 29 percent and typical monthly premiums topping $900. Across all carriers, the approved rate…
From the HERE City National Desk
TANEGASHIMA, Japan — Japan’s space agency is counting down to the launch of a spacecraft built to do something no mission has done before: land on one of the two moons of Mars, scoop up some of its surface and carry it home. The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, known as…
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