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Wesley So Wins 4th U.S. Chess Championship: GM Wesley So defeated Fabiano Caruana 1.5-0.5 in rapid tiebreaks to win his 4th U.S. Chess Championship title.
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Mike Ditka, Fiery Coach of the Chicago Bears, Has Died: After coaching, he became one of the sport’s most visible and enduring talking heads. He died at 86.
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Key FactsMike Ditka, Bears legend, dies at 86
Oct 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- He died at home Friday morning, with his wife Diana at his side.
- As a player, Ditka helped the Bears win the 1963 NFL championship and the Cowboys in 1971.
- In 1988, Ditka became the first tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; the Bears retired No. 89 25 years later.
- As coach, he led Chicago to a 46-10 Super Bowl XX victory over New England on January 26, 1986.
"The good news is we will win the Super Bowl," he told them. "But the bad news is half of you won’t be here when we get there."— Mike Ditka to his Bears players at the first team meeting in suburban Phoenix, spring 1985; promising a Super Bowl win and warning that half would not be there when they got there.
The Atlanta Dream have sold out State Farm Arena for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, per Front Office Sports.
The 17,044-seat venue will host the game after a ... Show more
Two people, including a child, died after a vehicle drove through a youth soccer game at a sports complex in Wichita, Kansas.
MAGA Billionaire Caught Turning on Trump in Leaked Audio: A major Silicon Valley billionaire thinks Trump’s war in Iran should never have happened.
thedailybeast.com/maga-billionaire-peter-thiel-caught-turning-on-trump-in-leaked-audio
Governor visits Vancouver to urge voters to support millionaires tax: Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson campaigned in Vancouver on Thursday, hoping to garner ...
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Blake Snell's wife shares chilling Instagram message after NLCS loss: 'Cut off your fingers'
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Peter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war: ‘We should not have done it’: The remarks from an early tech-world supporter of the president are his most explicit ...
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Ferguson warns childcare funding at risk if millionaire's tax repealed: State leaders and childcare advocates say repealing the "millionaires tax" ...
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Gotta give the Bucs credit. They keep finding new ways to break hearts : Two-minute drill | Tampa Bay blows a 13-point lead in the second half and falls to the ...
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This is how we’ll always remember Danya – witty, full of energy, and incredibly talented. In this video, he impersonates two incredible chess players ... Show more
Rookie Rachael Li Leads Women By Full Point; Wesley So Parries Fabiano Caruana: Wesley So retains the lead in round nine of the U.S. Chess Championship ...
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Wesley So Extends Lead; Status Quo In Women's: Wesley So defeated Andy Woodward to reach six points and extend his sole lead by a point ...
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Caruana Wins Titled Tuesday On Day Off In U.S. Championship: Fabiano Caruana won Titled Tuesday on October 13, 2026.
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Wesley So, Rachael Li Lead By Full Point Ahead Of Final Round: Wesley So and rookie Rachael Li maintain full-point leads heading into the final round of the 2026 ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-10
Kasparov Says US And Lithuanian Security Services Warned His Life Was In Danger: For chess great Garry Kasparov, alleged Russian plots to assassinate Kremlin ...
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Rachael Li Ousts Alice Lee In Women's; Caruana, Liang Join 4-Way Lead: Four lead the Open and three top the Women’s field after Round 6 of the 2026 U.S ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-6
Woodward Topples Caruana; Lee On 4.5/5 After Bloodiest Day Yet: GM Andy Woodward upsets Fabiano Caruana in Round 5 of the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-5
Carlsen, So, Niemann Take Center Stage As 'Grandmasters' Hits U.S. Theaters
chess.com/news/view/grandmasters-reaches-92-amc-theaters-expands-after-sold-out-new-york-premiere
Tech Overlord Peter Thiel Is Going Viral For Word Salad On Why Evil Can Be 'Kind Of Good
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My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler: My year as a degenerate gambler
theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction/686061/
Founded by Peter Thiel: The Austrians in the secret network "Dialog": An exclusive circle, initiated by US billionaire Peter Thiel: Here, powerful and ...
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ALCS Game 4 between Guardians, Rays postponed to Saturday: CLEVELAND -- Day-long rain that turned into soaking showers in the early evening led to the ...
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Citizen panel rejects pay hike for Washington governor: Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract ...
columbian.com/news/2026/oct/16/citizen-panel-rejects-pay-hike-for-washington-governor/
NFL has until Tuesday to decide whether to flex Eagles-Commanders out of prime time
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So Sole Leader After Turnaround Win; Li And Lee Lead Women's: GM Wesley So remained the only unbeaten player and sole leader of the 2026 U.S ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-7
Georgia sports fans might wanna forget this weekend ever happened 😅
🏈 Falcons lose to the Bears
⚽ Dream lose WNBA Finals Game 1
🏈 No ... Show more
ZachLowe_NBA Oct 20
NBA League Pass Rankings, Part 5: The Best of the Best: Our countdown concludes with the top six
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2026 U.S. Chess Championships Round 2: Wesley So, Awonder Liang Lead Open; Paragua, Cervantes Lead Women's With Perfect Scores
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-2
WHAT A SATURDAY 😱🍿
No. 1 Georgia lost
No. 5 Indiana lost
No. 6 Alabama lost
No. 7 Texas lost
Game 1 of WNBA Finals
MLB ALCS Game 4
October sports are just ... Show more
Indiana's biggest home game ever will reveal just how far Curt Cignetti has taken the Hoosiers
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Day Of Endgames Sees Caruana Join So At Top; Lee Sole Leader In Women's: GM Fabiano Caruana scored a long grinding win over GM Ray Robson to join GM Wesley So in ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-4
Roman Shogdzhiev, 11, Closes In On Mishra's Youngest GM Record: 11-year-old Roman Shogdzhiev earns his second GM norm in Serbia, moving closer to breaking ...
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Peter Thiel Says Trump Administration Is Staffed By 'Not Very Smart' People: The billionaire tech entrepreneur was one of Trump’s earliest Silicon Valley backers ...
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Former Arizona high school basketball player Jaylon Johnson dies at 19: Independence Community College basketball player Jaylon Johnson, who starred for several ...
eu.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2026/10/07/former-arizona-hs-basketball-player-jaylon-johnson-dies-at-19/92136739007/
Woodward, Shankland Strike; Alice Lee Joins Women's Leaders: Wesley So and Awonder Liang continued to be the joint leaders with 2.5 points after their mutual ...
chess.com/news/view/2026-us-chess-championships-round-3
The world's richest are preparing for the apocalypse, and this is where they plan to flee
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Chicago media members texted White Sox during ALDS Game 1 about Guardians stealing signs
awfulannouncing.com/mlb/chicago-media-texted-white-sox-players-guardians-stealing-signs.html
Trump's Anti-Democratic Alliance: How Tech Billionaires Govern in the White House
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ESPN's sports news program "SportsCenter on Campus" was in Birmingham for the first time Oct. 15. The live show, hosted by Matt Barrie ... Show more
Broncos won despite totaling just 32 yards on their last 10 possessions: The Broncos' offense was stunningly bad for most of Thursday night's game.
nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/broncos-won-despite-totaling-just-32-yards-on-their-last-10-possessions
The Bulwark Oct 14
How Vance and Thiel Get the Antichrist Backwards: One is doing a bit of cynical pandering, the other is condemning anyone opposed to the tech future—and neither ...
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The Most Iconic Kobe Bryant Photos From Sports Illustrated’s Vault: To celebrate Kobe Bryant Day, Sports Illustrated compiled a gallery of our favorite photos of ...
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athlonsports.com Oct 11
Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham Have Clear Message for Indiana Fever Teammate: Makayla Timpson made a huge leap in her second year with the Indiana Fever ...
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Tech Overlord Goes Viral For Word Salad On Why Evil Can Be 'Kind Of Good': The billionaire waxed poetic while talking about whether artificial intelligence will ...
huffpost.com/entry/peter-thiel-viral-evil-kind-of-good_n_6abc022ae4b075cb0a415ce4
Sophie Cunningham caused a stir this summer by speaking out against transgender women in women's sports. Now she seems to have expanded her message beyond ... Show more
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Local sports hosts slam convoluted, costly Minnesota Wild game-broadcast logistics
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Ferguson proposes banning cellphones in all K-12 schools
seattletimes.com/education-lab/ferguson-proposes-banning-cellphones-in-all-k-12-schools/
athlonsports.com Oct 08
Aliyah Boston Makes Admission About Indiana Fever's Mistakes: Aliyah Boston shared the Indiana Fever's biggest flaw in their playoff series loss to the Las Vegas ...
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Wesley Sews Up First Titled Tuesday Of 2026: Wesley So won Titled Tuesday on September 29, starting 7/7 on his way to a 9.5-point total ...
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Gov. Ferguson urges voters to reject potential trans girl athletes ban: Gov. Bob Ferguson called on voters Tuesday to reject Initiative 638, which would ban ...
seattletimes.com/education-lab/ferguson-urges-voters-to-reject-potential-trans-girl-athletes-ban/
Valkyries on Media Ignoring Them: ‘We’re About to Get Some Bandwagoners’: If you’re not aware of the power of the Golden State Valkyries and their fan base at ...
newsweek.com/sports/valkyries-on-media-ignoring-them-were-about-to-get-some-bandwagoners-12550312
Tony Romo, CBS part ways following OWI arrest, suspension: The Tony Romo era at CBS Sports has ended. The former QB and one-time broadcasting superstar has been ...
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Key FactsTony Romo and CBS Mutually Part Ways
Oct 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: si.com
- CBS announced Friday that Romo’s nearly nine-year tenure as an NFL analyst with the network would end.
- Romo said he would take a break, focus on health and family, then pursue another opportunity.
- After his July OWI arrest in Milwaukee, Romo pleaded no contest in September, paid $784, and lost driving privileges for six months.
- CBS said J.J. Watt will work with Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on its lead NFL team through the season.
This morning, I faced a recent personal failure by pleading no contest to a civil offense for OWI in Wisconsin. I own this completely.— Tony Romo, in an Instagram post addressing his personal situation and OWI incident
Factory opening in Leipzig: US start-up plans to build cruise missiles on German soil for the first time - | with money from Peter Thiel
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/covenant-us-start-up-plant-cruise-missiles-produktion-bei-leipzig-mit-geld-von-peter-thiel-a-8781204e-c8d9-41b9-a86f-cea474b85781
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Indiana Fever GM Speaks Out on Caitlin Clark's Future: Caitlin Clark is now eligible to sign an extension with the Indiana Fever under the new EPIC provision.
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José Ramírez stays hot with a 2-run homer to get the scoring started in a winner-take-all Game 5!
Alex Faust has the White Sox-Guardians ALDS call for TNT ... Show more
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Cardinals Share Jeremiyah Love Practice Update Ahead of Lions Match: Arizona received an important update on its rookie running back before Sunday's game against ...
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Sports: Kitara players promised sh400m bonus for Al Ahly upset: Club president Deo Kasozi said the reward was intended to motivate the players ahead of what he ...
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Bad news? Bucs are now 0-3. Worse news? Baker Mayfield is hurting: 2-minute drill | Tampa Bay’s comeback against the Vikings comes up short in the fourth quarter ...
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Twenty-Three Washington State Ferry Engineers Called in Sick Monday: On Monday morning, the Washington State Ferries (WSF) announced that 13 of its 18 ferries ...
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Russian dissident Garry Kasparov said FBI warned his life was in danger: Kremlin critic and chess champion Garry Kasparov said the FBI warned him that his life ...
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Chiefs WR Tyquan Thornton will need surgery after dislocating his ankle yesterday and his recovery timetable is expected to be 3-4 months with a small chance ... Show more
With Rüfüs du Sol on pregame aux and an undefeated chess record, QB CJ Carr has led the Fighting Irish to a HISTORIC start. 🏈
Peter Thiel buys troubled Bel-Air mega-mansion for $130 million: Billionaire Peter Thiel has been revealed as the buyer of Casa Encantada, a storied Bel-Air ...
latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-30/peter-thiel-bel-air-mansion-130-million
Ferguson launches council to boost Washington’s commercial space industry: Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson hopes the state’s space entrepreneurs can pilot their ...
columbian.com/news/2026/sep/30/ferguson-launches-council-to-boost-washingtons-commercial-space-industry/
Rookie Jalon Daniels falls short against Packers in his Bucs debut: There’s some good and bad in the quarterback’s first NFL start, but he can’t help Tampa Bay ...
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Stephen A. Smith Sounds Off After Yankees Game 2 Loss To Rays: The Yankees committed four errors during their loss to the Rays in the ALDS.
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athlonsports.com Oct 05
Do the Chicago Bears Have the Best Defense in Football?: The Bears have emerged as one of the NFL's best defenses since Week 2. Can Chicago's defense become the ...
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Germany wants to arm itself with long-range weapons against the Russian threat and become more independent from the US. A startup ... Show more
Why Fever coach Stephanie White has the toughest job in sports: She has the stars but also the strife. Stephanie White is fortifying her locker room as storms ...
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athlonsports.com Oct 02
3 Bold Predictions for Steelers at Browns in Week 4: Three bold predictions for the Steelers in Week 4, including seven turnovers, a huge Jaylen Warren game and ...
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Mike McCarthy on exchange with Aaron Rodgers: "I wish I wouldn't use those words"
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A game of chess with hammers. If Matt Rhule’s program was truly better, this would be the game where it showed. And it did, Tom Shatel writes ... Show more
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