Day: October 9, 2024

Lynx eliminate Sun behind Napheesa Collier’s 27 points; will play Liberty in WNBA Finals

7:16 pm October 9, 2024

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as she helped the team eliminate the Connecticut Sun in Game 5 of their semifinals matchup on Tuesday. The Lynx topped the Sun, 88-77, to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017. Collier, the WNBA Defensive Player of the […]

As Gaza war drags past 1 year mark, hope fades for a deal to bring hostages home soon

7:10 pm October 9, 2024

For a year now, freeing the hostages taken by Hamas has been a top goal for Israel, but 101 still remain unaccounted for. Hope of a deal to get them home in the foreseeable future is waning quickly. Of the 240 people taken hostage from Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, 117 have either […]

Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell makes history as team falters in season opener

6:39 pm October 9, 2024

As soon as the puck dropped for the NHL game between the Seattle Kraken and the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night, history was made. Jessica Campbell became the first woman to work behind the bench as an assistant coach for an NHL team in league history. Unfortunately, it was to the tune of a […]

Missouri Ozarks pastor charged with murder shot wife’s lover at point-blank range: police

6:27 pm October 9, 2024

A Baptist pastor in Missouri’s Ozarks was issued a $30,000 bond after spending two years in jail for allegedly shooting his wife’s lover. Matthew Dedmon, now 49, shot 57-year-old Joe Newburn multiple times in the chest on May 28, 2022 after he allegedly spotted the other man with his wife in a car outside the […]

Utah Hockey Club wins 1st NHL game in franchise history

5:52 pm October 9, 2024

The Utah Hockey Club picked up the first win of its franchise history on Tuesday night. Utah never trailed in its game against the Chicago Blackhawks and received two goals from Dylan Guenther for the 5-2 win in the season opener. Clayton Keller, Barrett Hayton and Lawson Crouse also put shots into the back of […]