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South Carolina gets another top-10 win, finds more 'reliable' offense

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December 6, 2024

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South Carolina gets another top-10 win, finds more 'reliable' offense

Dawn Staley doesn’t quite have a vision.

But if she did, it might go something like Thursday’s first 20 minutes.

South Carolina women’s basketball beat Duke 81-70 in a top-10 match-up at Colonial Life Arena, another box checked on a gauntlet of a non-conference schedule. Really, it was a disservice to the first half that the second even required any heavy lifting. The Gamecocks belted the Blue Devils in probably their best 20 minutes of the season, taking a 51-31 lead into the locker room and looking ready to run Duke (8-2) out of the building.

Of course, it did not stick all night. But for two quarters, South Carolina (8-1) looked like the fully operational machine that tore through all 38 challengers last season.

“I don’t know what I envisioned, because sometimes we don’t know what we’re getting,” Staley said.

This was not the first big run of the year. Strictly in terms of numbers, it did not line up with the 32 straight points against Iowa State or the dizzying quickness it flipped the Clemson game on its head. But for maybe the first time in the 2024-25 campaign, the offense looked simple. Fluid. Efficient. Not just relying on turnovers or transition to score, but grinding defenses into dust in the halfcourt with a handful of concepts it could rely on.

In fact, “reliable” was the theme of the game. The Gamecocks are less than a month away from conference play, and will be exactly one-third of the way through the regular season after Sunday’s trip to TCU.

Most of the first month of the season has been about figuring out just that, reliability. Who can be trusted, what lineups play well together, and what offense is still efficient other than throwing the ball to the now graduated 6-foot-7 center.

“I just want somebody that you know when you call their number, it’s not going to tilt too far to the right or left,” Staley said. “They’re going to stay kind of in the middle, and they’re predictable.”

Chloe Kitts was predictable in the best way possible. She tied her career-high with 21 points, and put the team on her back to claw out of a fourth quarter offensive slump. Her high/low action with Sania Feagin in particular was a source of constant easy looks, the first flickers this offense has seen of the post players looking connected and running offense through each other.

“Our posts did a really good job of flashing to the ball,” Staley said. “And we played through them a lot.”

Tessa Johnson and Maddy McDaniel were reliable again. Both guards came off the bench, put the ball on the deck and made a habit of forcing Duke’s defense into tough decisions. Johnson scored on two drives and drew a foul on a third in a short burst, and McDaniel continued her steady improvement with another clean, turnover free game. Really, it felt like everything was working for a half.

You shoot over 60 percent, have assists on over half of said made field goals, score 30 points in the paint and have nine different players score, and you might be forgiven for thinking it was a re–run of last year’s team.

“I thought we did a really good job in the first half of taking advantage of numbers when we had them,” Staley said. “And then reversing the ball when we didn’t have numbers, which increases our shooting percentage.

“I thought we did a good job of just going a little bit deeper into our offense.”

But of course, the 25-point lead did drop to eight, and Duke staggered the Gamecocks into territory of needing to put the game away rather than just cruising through the final frame. Two separate stretches of 3:39 and 4:12 without a field goal looked like a backwards step, or at least a return to some of the November misfires.

Call it an intermediate step, turning on the jets for a half against a top-10 opponent if not for a full 40 minutes.

If nothing else, that lion is still in the cage. South Carolina, at its best, is capable of cutting through even top caliber opponents. That did not look like a given on the flight home from UCLA two weeks ago.

“We know what we want,” Staley said. “Like, we really know when we look good and when we’re most efficient, we know what that looks like.”

Maybe not exactly identical, but it probably looks pretty close to what she saw for a half tonight.

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South Carolina Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Jan. 10, 2026

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15 hours ago

January 11, 2026

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South Carolina Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Jan. 10, 2026

The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 10, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

05-19-21-28-64, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 3

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Winning Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

Midday: 3-5-2, FB: 0

Evening: 8-2-9, FB: 7

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Winning Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

Midday: 6-2-7-3, FB: 0

Evening: 9-6-9-4, FB: 7

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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

Midday: 05

Evening: 13

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Winning Palmetto Cash 5 numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

02-04-31-38-40

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from Jan. 10 drawing

10-19-39-47-67, Powerball: 18

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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.

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Killer lawyer Alex Murdaugh works prison job as court weighs bid for new trial

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January 10, 2026

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Killer lawyer Alex Murdaugh works prison job as court weighs bid for new trial

Nearly three years after disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh was convicted of slaughtering his wife and son, he is keeping his head down and nose clean while his lawyers craft an appeal.

The imprisoned scion of a South Carolina legal dynasty is working a prison job, staying largely out of trouble, and pressing forward with his case, according to a report.

Murdaugh, 57, is serving two life sentences without parole for the June 2021 killings of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh.

He is also serving concurrent 40-year federal and 27-year state sentences for financial crimes.

South Carolina Department of Corrections records show Murdaugh has worked as a wardkeeper’s assistant since August 2023.

A wardkeeper’s assistant is responsible for day-to-day operations at a prison, such as helping manage the housing unit where inmates live.

That same month, he was disciplined for feeding information to a documentary crew and barred from phone use and canteen purchases for 30 days, according to his inmate record. He has remained infraction-free since.

His attorney, Dick Harpootlian, said Murdaugh spends much of his time focused on his appeal.

“You can talk to him, unlike normal clients who have no concept of the appellate process or how all this works,” Harpootlian told the Daily Mail. “He is interested because he is a lawyer, so we talk about where we’re at and what we think the grave issues are with the case and what our weaknesses are.”

Harpootlian said they speak weekly and described his client as being in good spirits.

“I think Alex understands he did a bad thing in stealing all that money,” Harpootlian said. “He is adamant he didn’t kill Paul and Maggie. He always has been … and when we get a fair trial, I think the jury will determine he didn’t do it.”

Murdaugh is hopeful about a new trial, his attorney said, but cautioned the inmate is “not confident of anything.”

Behind the scenes, the family dynamic appears far more strained.

Murdaugh’s surviving son, Buster, and daughter-in-law, Brooklynn, have stayed away, a source told the outlet.

The insider said Buster carries “a lot of anger about the loss of his mom and brother” and avoids discussing the case.

“Whether or not Alex killed them, he definitely did enough to tarnish Buster’s name forever, and he’s angry about that,” the source said.

Murdaugh’s appeal heads back to court Feb. 11, when his legal team and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office will argue before the state Supreme Court in Columbia.

The appeal centers largely on allegations that former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill tampered with the jury during Murdaugh’s murder trial.

Hill pleaded guilty in December to obstruction of justice, perjury, and two counts of misconduct in office after admitting she showed sealed crime scene photos to a reporter and lied about it.

She also admitted to promoting her book about the trial through her public office.

Hill was sentenced to probation. Prosecutors said they found insufficient evidence to prove jury tampering.

Attorneys for Murdaugh argue that Hill’s conduct tainted the trial and jurors should not have heard extensive testimony about his financial crimes.

“By the time the jury heard two-and-a-half weeks of testimony about him stealing $12 million from invalids and orphans, he was so vilified it didn’t matter what [Murdaugh] said on the stand,” Harpootlian said.

Prosecutors maintain the verdict was sound.

Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean Toal previously ruled Hill’s conduct did not affect the outcome.

Harpootlian said he still believes two shooters carried out the killings.

“There is strategic evidence to indicate that’s correct,” he said. “Two different guns shooting two different people … The forensics supports two people [committing the crime].”

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South Carolina Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for Jan. 9, 2026

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2 days ago

January 10, 2026

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The South Carolina Education Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 9, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Mega Millions numbers from Jan. 9 drawing

12-30-36-42-47, Mega Ball: 16

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Winning Pick 3 Plus FIREBALL numbers from Jan. 9 drawing

Midday: 0-6-7, FB: 8

Evening: 2-9-5, FB: 0

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Winning Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL numbers from Jan. 9 drawing

Midday: 6-2-1-1, FB: 8

Evening: 7-6-1-0, FB: 0

Check Pick 4 Plus FIREBALL payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Cash Pop numbers from Jan. 9 drawing

Midday: 02

Evening: 12

Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Palmetto Cash 5 numbers from Jan. 9 drawing

04-11-26-33-37

Check Palmetto Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.

Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results

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:

SC Education Lottery

P.O. Box 11039

Columbia, SC 29211-1039

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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