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South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been given a new contract that made her the highest paid coach in the history of women's college basketball.

Speakers shared insights from their faith perspectives at the inaugural conference, the day before National Religious Freedom Day

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signs a contract extension, making her the sport's highest coach. She will make $4 million a year

Staley is signed through the 2029-30 season, earning $4 million a year to start with an annual $250,000 escalator.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) AP

The results of the audit found that $1.6 billion of the $1.8 billion believed to have existed was the "result of incorrect journal entries."

A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him.

Bueckers scored points No. and 2,001 on a jumper with 8:05 remaining in the first half. Bueckers reached the mark in her 102nd game, breaking the program record of 108 games by Maya Moore.

Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina on Sunday, his last full day as US president, where he urged Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come” as he marked the national holiday honoring civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.