Baylor rides strong second half to best ASU after lost opportunity

TEMPE, Ariz. – In the early stages of the second half on Thursday, Arizona State senior midfielder Emmi Ennis charged down the field with the ball and entered the right side of the eighteen-yard box. After Ennis centered the ball, it appeared to have hit off her defender’s hand,...

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has offered high praise for Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams, highlighting the star’s leadership and impact as Golden State competes in the 2026 WNBA Finals.

In Indianapolis, the basketball community stays tightly connected across the NBA and WNBA. With the Indiana Fever’s 2026 season ending in a first-round playoff loss to the Las Vegas Aces, star guard Caitlin Clark has turned her attention to the Indiana Pacers’ new campaign. The clear message from Clark and the Fever organization centers on support for Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton as he returns from a serious injury.

Trenny Lynn Gibson, or Teresa "Trenny" Lynn Gibson, has been missing from Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina (Swain County), since October 8, 1976, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Her photo above is an age-progressed likeness of how she might have looked at 62, though she would now be 66 if alive.

Angel Reese put on another standout show in front of a raucous home crowd at State Farm Arena, leading the Atlanta Dream to a commanding 97-71 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 of the 2026 WNBA Finals and giving Atlanta a 2-1 series lead.

Deklon Ford disappeared from Columbus, Ohio (Franklin County), on May 6, 2015, with his mother, Brittany Anne Ford (pictured below), according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Deklon's photo above (far right) has been age progressed to 8, though he would now be 11. His mother would now be 40.

Farley, a 1-year-old dog weighing 18 pounds, is expected to travel from Texas to Rhode Island next weekend as Small Dog Rescue of New England works to find him a loving home. The rescue describes him as friendly and a little shy at first, but says he warms up quickly.

Once again, the setup remains to be very complex, so it is no surprise that the track remains difficult to pin down with now almost two areas of shift possible. A cutoff low, an upper level trough, and what remains of Rachel all have to interact, with their timing and positioning playing a major role in how this unfolds. Even small changes could shift where the deepest moisture moves, where the lifting mechanism is, where thunderstorms develop, and which areas receive the heaviest rainfall. That is why individual model runs can show noticeably different outcomes. Confidence should improve as these features evolve, but the exact track and rainfall totals still have room to change still.

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Bonnie, a special young pup who is hoping to put her difficult past behind her and find a bright future. According to the rescue, “Bonnie was part of a litter that was found abandoned at a garbage dump in Mississippi.” She is now living safe and sound with a loving foster family.

According to the Arizona Weatherman, Wednesday and Thursday, 21–22 Oct 2026, will bring a very significant rain event and severe thunderstorms to parts of Arizona, driven by an incoming low-pressure system to the west and enhanced residual tropical moisture from the remnants of Trudy. Expect potential heavy rain, flooding, and severe weather in sections of the state. This is not a statewide event, but some sections will be hit harder than others.

Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski is asking Milwaukee fans to bring the noise for his World Series Game 1 start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at American Family Field.

Players from the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries again left the court before the national anthem ahead of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, continuing a pattern that has drawn sharp criticism from Vice President JD Vance.

Check your cheese drawer and freezer: Sierra Nevada Cheese Company has recalled its Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses amid a multistate E. coli outbreak. As of September 25, health officials had reported 13 illnesses in nine states. Eight people had been hospitalized, and three had developed a serious kidney complication.

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There are senators who make news, senators who make noise, and then there is Tommy Tuberville, the old Auburn football coach who has, in the twilight of his Senate career, discovered his true calling: hall monitor of the animal kingdom. Other men leave Washington with a library, a think tank, a lucrative board seat. Tuberville appears determined to leave with the his reputation as the most rediculous senator ever elected intact if not enshrined.