Day: October 21, 2023

Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen on two wild NLCS home wins: ‘I’m glad we could defend the pool’

8:48 pm October 21, 2023

After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled off back-to-back thrilling comeback victories to even up the best-of-seven series. The first couple of games were played at the Philadelphia Phillies‘ home ballpark, but the series shifted to Chase Field for Games 3 and 4. Since Philadelphia entered […]

University of Utah gymnast retires amid alleged ‘verbal and emotional abuse’ from coach

8:42 pm October 21, 2023

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A member of the University of Utah women’s gymnastics team announced her retirement from the sport and withdrawal from the school on Friday, citing “verbal and emotional abuse” […]

UCF receiver blows kiss to Oklahoma sideline while running for 86-yard touchdown

8:24 pm October 21, 2023

Javon Baker was feeling himself against the fifth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The UCF wide receiver didn’t care one bit about how his Knights were huge underdogs going into Norman on Saturday, and he let the Sooners know as such. On 2nd and 10 from their own 14-yard line, Baker caught a pass from John Rhys Plumlee […]

White House funding request includes $14 billion for border as crisis hits new records

8:18 pm October 21, 2023

The Biden administration is asking Congress for $14 billion in funding to aid its efforts in combating the ongoing crisis at the border, including money for migrant services and housing, anti-fentanyl technology and more border agents. The $14 billion is part of a $105 billion request put forward by the White House this week. It […]

The chaotic, convoluted path House Republicans took to elect a speaker leads back to square one

8:07 pm October 21, 2023

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but in their effort to elect a House speaker, Republicans have taken a more tortured route. Compared to a straight line, Republicans will follow the path of the “truncated icosidodecahedron rhombus,” a monstrous, convex, polygonous shape. At least the truncated icosidodecahedron rhombus is an actual thing. […]