Japanese Stars Face Tight MLB Deadline as Lockout Looms
TOKYO, Japan — Japan opened its annual posting period for players hoping to jump to Major League Baseball on Nov. 1, but the clock on any deal may run out far sooner than usual because of the sport’s labor standoff. Under the posting system, a Japanese club can release a player to negotiate with MLB
24-Hour College Basketball Marathon Opens Season
ROCK HILL, S.C. — College basketball is back, and a day-long run of mid-major matchups is opening the season. Eight games involving 16 teams are being played across 24 hours on Monday, Nov. 2, with six of them at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center and two at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls,
Minshew Rallies Cardinals Past Cowboys 33-30 in Overtime
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arizona trailed for the entire afternoon at AT&T Stadium until a backup quarterback changed everything. Gardner Minshew replaced Jacoby Brissett late in the third quarter and led the Cardinals to a 33-30 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Dallas had held a two-score cushion for much of the game. Minshew
Hope College Women Ranked No. 4
HOLLAND, Mich. — Hope College’s women’s basketball team enters the 2026-27 season among the best in NCAA Division III, landing in the top 10 of both national preseason polls. The Flying Dutch are No. 4 in the D3hoops.com preseason Top 25. In the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll released Oct. 27, Hope sits eighth
Rams Pull Away From Chargers 24-9 Behind Two Interceptions
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams shook off an empty first half and beat the Chargers 24-9 at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, with their defense supplying the takeaways that turned a crosstown game. Justin Herbert threw two interceptions, one to Quentin Lake and one to Trent McDuffie, and those turnovers led to 10 of
Steelers Sack Browns Eight Times, Take AFC North Lead
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pittsburgh ran over Cleveland and hounded its quarterback all afternoon on Sunday, winning 27-6 at Acrisure Stadium to move alone into first place in the AFC North. The Steelers, now 6-2 with four straight wins, evened the season series after losing the first meeting in Cleveland. The Browns fell to 5-3, and
Judge Bars Justice Dept. From Threatening Election Workers
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a federal judge in California on Friday ordered the Trump administration to stop warning state and local election workers that they could face criminal charges over ballots from voters it suspects are not citizens. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson granted a temporary restraining order
Refining Boom Lifts Exxon and Chevron Third-Quarter Profits
HOUSTON, Texas — The two biggest U.S. oil companies said Friday that their refineries, not their oil fields, did much of the heavy lifting in a quarter of soaring profits, as diesel prices stayed high and overseas buyers leaned on Gulf Coast fuel. Exxon Mobil posted a third-quarter profit of $15.4 billion, which works out
Oman Evacuates 25 From Burning Tanker
MUSCAT, Oman — Omani forces pulled 25 crew members off a crude oil tanker that was hit and set on fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, one of several ship incidents reported in the narrow waterway in a single day. The Omani Maritime Security Centre said the vessel, the Panama-flagged RITI, had been
Justice Dept. Widens Alaska Senate Probe With New Subpoenas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department has sent out a fresh round of subpoenas in its criminal investigation of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, focusing on whether allies of Democratic candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a second Dan Sullivan to share the ballot with Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. A U.S. official confirmed Thursday that at least