In our Uniquely series, The State journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes the Midlands remarkable.

Ready to become a Columbia sports fan and don’t know where to start? Spectator Sports is here to give you the rundown of all of the varsity sports under the Light Blue banner. For all our NCAA ...

Columbia football has traveled a long and often bumpy road to clinch its second Ivy League title in program history. From 1961 to 2024, with an infamous 44-game losing streak in between, thousands of ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Columbia flag football team became the first Section 2 team to go back-to-back as section champions in the sport, winning the Class B title with a 14-12 victory over Burnt ...

Columbia has long established itself as a hub for collegiate sports. Memorial Stadium is a place where thousands of rowdy fans gather to cheer for the Tigers. Mizzou Arena, a sleek, modern venue that ...

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Columbia boys soccer team has had a dominant season. The Blue Devils entered Tuesday night’s Class AA sectional semifinal matchup with Niskayuna, the 4-seed in the ...

Columbia coach Megan Griffith didn’t mince her words when she got to the team’s locker room at halftime Thursday night. “You’re just getting punked right now,” Griffith said. Washington was in command ...

The NCAA Cross Country Championship is coming to Columbia and the city has released parking guidelines for those attending. The women's race starts 9:20 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Gans Creek Cross ...

COLUMBIA — As the East Coast recovers from Hurricane Helene, sports programs across the Midlands look to pick up where they left off. On Friday, Sept. 27, Helene made its first contact in South ...

Eleventh-seeded Columbia experienced March euphoria Thursday, when the Lions earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament win. On Saturday, though, Columbia endured gut-wrenching defeat. Columbia was no ...

COLUMBIA — An ESPN writer picked Columbia and Charleston as hypothetical destinations for new NFL teams if the league were to expand to 100 teams in a piece published on June 24. Bill Barnwell, a ...