COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wednesday is a big day for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Yes, he's giving his eighth State of the State address. And he's become the Palmetto State's longest serving governor at 2,927 days, thanks in large part to his evolving political instincts over 40 years in politics and a boost from President Donald Trump.

South Carolina continues to assert dominance, sending ripples through this week's AP Top 25 in women's college basketball.

The first ever blizzard warning has been issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coast as a historic snowstorm hits the South.

Godfrey 1-2 5-6 7, A.Newell 8-12 0-0 17, Cain 3-7 2-2 9, Demary 4-8 2-3 12, Leffew 5-10 2-2 14, Lawrence 1-5 0-1 2, James 4-6 1-1 10, Cyril 0-1 0-0 0, Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 12-15 71.

The state of South Carolina will be well represented at Super Bowl 59, including athletes from Clemson football and South Carolina.

It's not even February and No. 12 Kansas is already three games out of first place in the Big 12 standings following its 92-86 double-overtime home loss to No. 7 Houston on Saturday. The victory left the Cougars (16-3,

New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street was covered in snow during a rare winter storm that also impacted Southern states such as Florida and Texas.

A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.

Ayla McDowell, a South Carolina women's basketball signee in the class of 2025, is a five-star recruit and a McDonald's All-American.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.