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The Palmetto State basks in the political limelight every four years with the first-in-the-South presidential primary. But a rare sequence of events is drawing some big names to an off-season congressional race in South Carolina's Low Country.A primary is scheduled for March 19 to fill the U.S. House seat of now-Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. In December, Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Scott to succeed former Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who resigned to become president of the conservative Heritage Foundation.With no incumbent, the field was wide open for both novice and experienced politicians to enter the race for South Carolina's Republican-leaning 1st Congressional District. The candidates have poured in; two Democrats and 16 Republicans are running.Mark Sanford, who represented this district for three terms in the U.S. House from 1995 to 2001 before being elected governor in 2002, is the GOP frontrunner. Hand-painted campaign signs underscore his reputation as a fiscal conservative."Folks have...
Aaron Rodgers threw for a touchdown and the Green Bay Packers took advantage of a short-handed Vikings team to oust Minnesota from the playoffs, 24-10, in an NFC Wil...
This rematch was a mismatch.And the rest of the NFC might want to take note.Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at ...
The Baltimore Ravens never beat the Indianapolis Colts in the postseason with Peyton Manning at quarterback. They had an easier time in their first encounter with hi...
Coaches and teammates have had some good-natured fun at John Kuhn's expense all season, joking that he's always lobbying for carries by reminding people that he was ...
Bob Cusack weighs in on new report citing misuse of tax dollars
Winning 15 games in a single NFL season is a feat usually attached with championship hardware and an overwhelming feeling of fulfillment.In the case of the Green Bay...
The Green Bay Packers have put receiver Jordy Nelson and fullback John Kuhn in the lineup against the Detroit Lions.Nelson was listed as probable on the injury repor...
The temptation when playing a receiver as big, strong and scary good as Calvin Johnson is to get aggressive, try to outmuscle him and hope it throws him off his game...
Put the ball in Randall Cobb's hands, and good things tend to happen.He's the Green Bay Packers' leading receiver, with 45 catches. He's tied for third in the NFL wi...
Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson is back in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.Nelson has picked up much of the slack with No...
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson will be a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.Nelson did not play in last Sunday's 24-...
The tough ending notwithstanding, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy still has vivid memories of the emergence of Jermichael Finley in the 51-45 overtime loss at Arizona ...
Mike Daniels returned a fumble 43 yards and the Green Bay Packers have cut Detroit's lead to 14-10 at halftime Sunday night.Snow fell in Green Bay for much of the da...
One injured Green Bay Packers is back, another is out.Cedric Benson will remain on injured reserve for the rest of the season after having surgery Wednesday on his s...
Jason Hanson made a 46-yard field goal and the Detroit Lions were tied with the Green Bay Packers at 17 after three quarters on Sunday night.The Lions led 14-0 after...
Green Bay Packers running back Cedric Benson will remain on injured reserve for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a serious left foot sp...
Karma has a funny way of not only finding controversial decisions but magnifying their cause and effect.Any franchise which handled Robert Griffin III the same way a...
This rematch was a mismatch.And the rest of the NFC might want to take note.Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they're at ...
Adrian Peterson was shut down and Christian Ponder sidelined.That left the Minnesota Vikings short-handed, overmatched and barely able to do much of anything against...