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After getting knocked off last year by the "sorriest team in the SEC," South Carolina players vowed they would not overlook Vanderbilt. Maybe not, but the Gamecocks still haven't figured out how to beat the Commodores. 
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Defense cracks in second half | McKinley sets mark but gets hurt
Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended to areas just south of New York City on Friday as states along the Atlantic braced for Tropical Storm Hanna.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain, a POW turned political rebel, vowed Thursday night to vanquish the “constant partisan rancor” that grips Washington, as he launched his fall campaign for the White House.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham told Republican National Convention delegates that John McCain’s support for sending more troops to Iraq was a key test of his fitness for president.- 12:15 AM
Da’Quan Bowers held up his right thumb and index finger, separating the two just enough for daylight to slip through. That was how close Bowers believed he came to sacking Alabama’s quarterback twice last weekend.
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Republican presidential nominee John McCain, buoyed by a unifying GOP convention and the spark of running mate Sarah Palin, plunged into a competitive, eight-week struggle with Democrat Barack Obama over which party can best bring change to Washington.- 7:40 AM
A man was in critical condition in a local hospital late Thursday after he was riding a bicycle at Devine and King streets and was struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene, Columbia police said.- 7:40 AM
Columbia will turn a page in its retail history when Happy Bookseller, the city’s most well-known independent bookstore, closes in October.- 8:54 PM
What would it sound like if Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd performed onstage together? How atomic and cataclysmic would “Stairway to Heaven” and “Comfortably Numb” sound if Zeppelin’s thunder merged with Floyd’s psychedelic vibe?
