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Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Golden State rally from 16 down for 77-73 victoryWilliams scores 19 and hits go-ahead jumperValkyries advance to face defending champion AcesGabby Williams scored 19 points and hit a go-ahead 17-footer with 1:17 remaining, and the Golden State Valkyries won a late replay review to complete a rally from 16 points down and beat the Dallas Wings 77-73 on Friday night in a wild deciding Game 3 of their first-round WNBA playoff series.With 13.1 seconds left and Golden State leading by one, Williams jumped back inbounds to corral her own miss on a play that was originally ruled Dallas’ ball, but Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase – who moments earlier had fallen to her knees on the sideline before being helped up – successfully challenged the call. Nakase walked off the court escorted by a member of her staff after the final buzzer, holding her face as the team celebrated at midcourt. Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Julia Zigiotti Olme’s sixth-minute lob proved enough to earn the Manchester United coach, Eva Olid, a second Women’s Super League victory of the season with a 1-0 home win over Liverpool.Zigiotti Olme capitalised on a mistake by Liverpool goalkeeper, Khiara Keating, and, despite some late pressure by Gareth Taylor’s side, United held on to make it back-to-back league wins. Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Eaton county prosecuting attorney’s office had said court ruling forced removal of Nassar’s name – but he wasn’t on list because he was imprisoned out of stateMichigan has removed more than 20,000 entries from its sex offender registry, but convicted serial abuser Larry Nassar is not one of them – the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor was not in that system, as a local prosecutor’s office claimed, because he was serving an out-of-state federal prison sentence, according to state police.On 9 September, the Michigan supreme court ruled that the state’s Sex Offender Registration Act (Sora) cannot be applied retroactively to cases involving offenses committed before the law’s relevant date. Michigan’s state police, as a result, removed more than 20,000 people whose offenses occurred before 1 July 2011 from the agency’s online sex offender database.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organizations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off the roster for New York’s AL Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Oct 3, 2026 - Sports

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton starts second on the front rowKimi Antonelli in fourth, George Russell down in eighthThe wait has been long for Max Verstappen but when the Dutchman finally claimed his first pole position of the year he did it in no little style. Taking the top spot for Red Bull at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Verstappen was all but untouchable.However, what was of greatest import for the Formula One world championship was the gulf between the title leader, Kimi Antonelli, and his Mercedes teammate, George Russell. The latter, somewhat floundering in Sepang, is now in danger of losing further points he can ill afford in pursuit of the Italian. Continue reading...