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QB carousel sends Russell Wilson to Steelers; Benches clear in South Carolina-LSU SEC tournament title game

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March 11, 2024

QB carousel sends Russell Wilson to Steelers; Benches clear in South Carolina-LSU SEC tournament title game

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NFL FREE AGENCY

Russell Wilson is getting a new fresh start. Both he and the Steelers hope it goes better than the last one. The former Seahawks star — and more recently embattled Broncos signal caller — announced late Sunday he is heading to Pittsburgh just days after Denver said it would release him. The Broncos allowed him to talk to other teams, and things apparently went well enough in the Steel City. It’s a one-year deal around the league minimum of $1.2 million; the Steelers can pay him that little because the Broncos are paying him so much.

I went over this last week, when Denver announced it would release Wilson despite $85 million in dead cap: In his first year in Denver, he was awful, the coaching was awful, and that was that. Then the Broncos hired Sean Payton, whose fit with Wilson was a curious one, and though Wilson was better, he wasn’t great. Then came an ugly benching, and now comes what will be Wilson’s third team in four years.

It’s an intriguing landing spot. Kenny Pickett, a first-round pick two years ago, hasn’t exactly impressed, but his offensive coordinator didn’t either, which is why he was fired. So in comes Wilson on an extremely cheap deal, playing alongside several promising playmakers, a win-now defense and a very good coach. It’s a low-downside, high-upside move in theory.

The deal technically won’t be official until Wednesday afternoon, when the new league year begins. But it provides a thrilling precursor to what will be a busy few days. NFL free agency starts today at noon — kind of — with the legal tampering period, meaning any player on an expiring contract can speak with teams through their representation, and deals can be agreed upon. I’ve always thought the phrase “legal tampering” — two antonyms — is ridiculous, but that’s a discussion for another day because this is a busy newsletter.

Elsewhere at quarterback, the Buccaneers kept Baker Mayfield on a three-year, $100-million extension that includes
$50 million guaranteed. It’s an incredible career resurgence for Mayfield, who signed a one-year, $8.5-million deal last year and was viewed as a bridge quarterback. Here’s who else stayed put over the weekend:

We also had notable moves ahead over the weekend …

Then we have the group everyone is watching: the free agents looking for homes. It’s a group Kirk Cousins joined after he informed the Vikings he will test the market while remaining in touch. Even at 35 and coming off an Achilles tear, Cousins is the No. 1 free agent in both Pete Prisco’s top 100 and Cody Benjamin’s top 50.

Jared played free agent matchmaker for every AFC team and every NFC team, and he says Cousins fits perfectly with …

Dubin: “Falcons — There’s been a lot of talk about how the Falcons are close to contending because they are only a quarterback away from being good. If you’re a quarterback away, you’re not actually that close; because it’s the only thing you can’t win without, as we saw in Atlanta last year. But if the Falcons land Cousins, things become much more interesting.”

Here’s our free agency live blog, and here’s our top 100 free agent signings, so keep those open all day … every day … for the next few weeks. Here’s more to get you ready:

And if you’re looking for anything else, here’s our full primer.

🔥 Honorable mentions

😬 Not so honorable mentions

🏀 High drama in women’s college basketball conference tournament championships

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South Carolina will enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated, but certainly not without drama — drama that cost the Gamecocks one of their stars. The nation’s top team defeated LSU, 79-72, to win the SEC Tournament and improve to 32-0, but the victory was marred by a benches-clearing brawl in the fourth quarter.

South Carolina’s MiLaysia Fulwiley stole the ball from LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, who then intentionally fouled Fulwiley.
Johnson then shoved Ashlyn Watkins before 6’7″ Gamecocks center Kamilla Cardoso shoved Johnson to the ground.
Benches cleared, and Johnson’s brother even left the stands and came onto the court, making contact with Cardoso before leaving in handcuffs, per the broadcast.
Six players were ejected: five who left the benches and Cardoso, whose fighting disqualification means she’ll miss the first game of the NCAA Tournament.

The incident happened a day after Cardoso banked in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer against Tennessee, making it quite the weekend of ups and downs.

In Big Ten country, Caitlin Clark‘s Sunday started very down and ended very up as Iowa rallied past Nebraska, 94-89, in overtime, for the program’s third straight Big Ten Tournament title. Clark scored 30 of her 34 points after halftime and scored or assisted on the Hawkeyes’ final 28 points of regulation.

Elsewhere, Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame over NC State, 55-51, for the ACC Tournament crown, and McKenzie Forbes led USC over Stanford, 74-61, for the Pac-12 Tournament crown. Here’s our conference tournament tracker.

🏀 Men’s college basketball: North Carolina sweeps Duke, four bids clinched

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No. 7 North Carolina will enter this week’s ACC Tournament riding high, and with good reason. The Tar Heels finished their regular-season sweep of No. 9 Duke with an impressive 84-79 win in Durham. Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 31 points and made six 3-pointers. Making matters worse for Duke, Kyle Filipowski appeared to trip Ingram, putting the star Blue Devil in the unfavorable section of our weekend winners and losers.

Also winning on the road was No. 15 Kentucky, which held off No. 4 Tennessee, 85-81, in Knoxville. Reed Sheppard and Antonio Reeves scored 27 each, helping the Wildcats survive a 40-point onslaught by Dalton Knecht. Kentucky earned an “A” in Kyle Boone’s weekly grades. He even called the week “splendiferous.” Yes, it’s a real word.

No. 14 Kansas earned a (perhaps generous) “C-“ after a 76-46 shellacking at the hands of No. 1 Houston, the Jayhawks’ fewest points in a conference game since 2000. This Kansas team just doesn’t have the firepower, and potential injuries to Hunter Dickinson and/or Kevin McCullar Jr. certainly won’t help.

We’ll see the teams above in their conference tournaments this week. As for completed conference tournaments, four champions earned a ticket to dance:

ASUN: Stetson
Big South: Longwood
Missouri Valley: Drake
Ohio Valley: Morehead State

Here’s our conference tournament tracker, and here’s more from the weekend:

🏆 USWNT wins inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup

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It may not have been pretty, but the USWNT is back to lifting trophies. The Star and Stripes topped Brazil, 1-0, to win the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup.

Lindsey Horan provided the game-winner with a wonderful header off Emily Fox‘s cross just before halftime, and a strong defensive effort followed. After World Cup disappointment — and ahead of Emma Hayes‘ arrival as coach and the 2024 Olympics — give credit to interim coach Twila Kilgore, Sandra Herrera writes.

📺 What we’re watching Monday

🏀 Iowa State vs. No. 19 Oklahoma (W), 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 No. 16 Kansas State vs. No. 6 Texas (W), 5 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 Big East Championship Game: vs. No. 9 UConn, 7 p.m. on FS1
🏀 Warriors at Spurs, 7:30 p.m. on NBA TV
🏀 Santa Clara vs. No. 23 Saint Mary’s (M), 9 p.m. on ESPN
🏀 Celtics at Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. on NBA TV
🏀 San Francisco vs. No. 19 Gonzaga (M), 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2

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Botched South Carolina Drug Case Turns into Federal Lawsuit – FITSNews

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March 11, 2026

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Botched South Carolina Drug Case Turns into Federal Lawsuit – FITSNews

by JENN WOOD

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A federal civil rights lawsuit filed in South Carolina accused Greenwood County law enforcement officers of wrongfully arresting and prosecuting a Florida man for fentanyl and cocaine offenses after a traffic stop — despite immediate evidence that the pills in his possession were lawfully prescribed medication.

In a complaint (.pdf) filed in federal court, Bryan Joseph Getchius accused Greenwood County, the Greenwood County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), sheriff Dennis Kelly, and three GCSO officers of false arrest, malicious prosecution, negligent supervision and violations of his constitutional rights following a May 2024 stop.

That stop yielded fentanyl and cocaine charges that were ultimately dismissed.

According to the complaint, Getchius was driving through Greenwood County on May 15, 2024 – returning to Florida after visiting family in South Carolina – when deputies stopped his vehicle after observing what they described as swerving. During the stop, deputies searched the vehicle and found a prescription bottle bearing Getchius’ name containing blue pills prescribed as Dicyclomine, a medication commonly used to treat irritable bowel syndrome.

The complaint alleges GCSO deputy Wesley McClinton used his cellphone during the stop to search the pill markings and confirmed they matched Dicyclomine — yet still proceeded with field drug testing that produced presumptive positive results for fentanyl.

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WARRANTS BUILT ON FIELD TESTS

The supporting arrest warrants (.pdf) reveal officers charged Getchius with three felony drug offenses arising from the stop: trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of cocaine. According to the affidavits, these charges were based on pills and powder recovered from a prescription bottle that deputies said produced presumptive positive field-test results for fentanyl and cocaine.

Each affidavit — sworn by officer James Travis Freeman, who the lawsuit says was not present during the stop — described the pills as: “poorly made, broke apart with very small amount of force and were consistent with clandestinely manufactured fentanyl pills.”

The lawsuit argues those statements omitted a critical fact: deputies had already identified the pill markings as lawful prescription medication prior to Getchius’ arrest.

After the arrest, Greenwood County circuit court judge Frank Addy set a surety bond at $25,000 – and ordered Getchius placed on house arrest at his mother’s Greenwood residence under electronic monitoring.

The order allowed limited exceptions for employment, legal appointments, medical visits and religious services.

The complaint stated Getchius spent 15 days in jail before bonding out, then approximately seven months on home arrest – unable to return to his job in Florida or maintain the sobriety support network he had built after more than fourteen months of recovery.

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RELATED | YET ANOTHER SLED AGENT CHARGED WITH DUI

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SLED LAB RESULTS COLLAPSE THE CASE

According to the lawsuit, the evidence was submitted to the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) forensic laboratory shortly after Getchius’ arrest, but final testing did not come back for more than sixteen months — a delay the complaint attributed to SLED’s well-documented forensic backlog, which it says involved roughly 18,000 pending cases statewide at the time.

When the final report (.pdf) was issued on October 1, 2025, SLED forensic scientist Elise London found every tested item contained Dicyclomine — and nothing illegal.

The SLED report specifically found:

fifty blue tablets marked LAN 1282 were Dicyclomine,
blue powder residue was Dicyclomine,
eight capsules marked 0586 LANETT were Dicyclomine,
two additional capsules marked 0586 LANETT were also Dicyclomine.

The lab further noted the tablets’ physical characteristics were “consistent with a pharmaceutical preparation,” directly contradicting warrant language describing them as crudely manufactured narcotics.

According to the complaint, prosecutors offered Getchius a plea deal after receiving the lab report — proposing he plead guilty to a reduced possession charge despite the absence of any controlled substance. He refused, and the charges were later dismissed.

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BROADER QUESTIONS ABOUT FIELD TESTS

Beyond Getchius’ individual case, the lawsuit touches on a broader issue in South Carolina drug enforcement: arrests frequently begin with presumptive roadside field tests, while definitive laboratory confirmation may take months — or, in backlog cases, more than a year — leaving serious felony charges in place until forensic testing catches up with the allegations.

The complaint alleged Greenwood County failed to properly train its officers on the known limitations of field drug testing, probable cause standards, and the constitutional obligation to include exculpatory information in warrant affidavits.

It also alleged county officials permitted a broader practice of relying on field-test results even when contradictory pharmaceutical evidence was available at the scene.

Getchius seeks actual damages, consequential damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs.

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THE COMPLAINT…

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …

As a private investigator turned journalist, Jenn Wood brings a unique skill set to FITSNews as its research director. Known for her meticulous sourcing and victim-centered approach, she helps shape the newsroom’s most complex investigative stories while producing the FITSFiles and Cheer Incorporated podcasts. Jenn lives in South Carolina with her family, where her work continues to spotlight truth, accountability, and justice.

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South Carolina Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for March 10, 2026

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16 hours ago

March 11, 2026

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South Carolina Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for March 10, 2026

The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at March 10, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Mega Millions numbers from March 10 drawing

16-21-30-35-65, Mega Ball: 07

Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL numbers from March 10 drawing

Midday: 7-8-3, FB: 4

Evening: 6-9-0, FB: 0

Check Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL numbers from March 10 drawing

Midday: 3-7-7-1, FB: 4

Evening: 1-3-5-8, FB: 0

Check Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Cash Pop numbers from March 10 drawing

Midday: 07

Evening: 06

Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Palmetto Cash 5 numbers from March 10 drawing

04-05-06-07-11

Check Palmetto Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize

The South Carolina Education Lottery provides multiple ways to claim prizes, depending on the amount won:

For prizes up to $500, you can redeem your winnings directly at any authorized South Carolina Education Lottery retailer. Simply present your signed winning ticket at the retailer for an immediate payout.

Winnings $501 to $100,000, may be redeemed by mailing your signed winning ticket along with a completed claim form and a copy of a government-issued photo ID to the South Carolina Education Lottery Claims Center. For security, keep copies of your documents and use registered mail to ensure the safe arrival of your ticket.

SC Education Lottery

P.O. Box 11039

Columbia, SC 29211-1039

For large winnings above $100,000, claims must be made in person at the South Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters in Columbia. To claim, bring your signed winning ticket, a completed claim form, a government-issued photo ID, and your Social Security card for identity verification. Winners of large prizes may also set up an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) for convenient direct deposit of winnings.

Columbia Claims Center

1303 Assembly Street

Columbia, SC 29201

Claim Deadline: All prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the draw date for draw games.

For more details and to access the claim form, visit the South Carolina Lottery claim page.

When are the South Carolina Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 10:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3: Daily at 12:59 p.m. (Midday) and 6:59 p.m. (Evening).
Pick 4: Daily at 12:59 p.m. (Midday) and 6:59 p.m. (Evening).
Cash Pop: Daily at 12:59 p.m. (Midday) and 6:59 p.m. (Evening).
Palmetto Cash 5: 6:59 p.m. ET daily.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Carolina editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Source: Lamont Paris returning to South Carolina next season

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1 day ago

March 10, 2026

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Source: Lamont Paris returning to South Carolina next season

NOTE: The above video is a livestream of WIS featuring current newscasts, Soda City Living and Gray Media’s Local News Live.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Lamont Paris will remain the head coach for South Carolina men’s basketball next season.

A source confirmed to WIS that Paris will return for his fifth season at the helm.

The Gamecocks have gone 62-67 under Paris, which included an NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2023-24 season. In the two seasons since, however, South Carolina has gone 12-20 and 13-18, respectively.

Paris’s tenure has also included a 23-49 record against the SEC as of Tuesday.

The Gamecocks will face Oklahoma on Wednesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville. Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. The game will also be televised on the SEC Network.

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