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- Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s Original Ensign Chekov, Dies at 90
The actor who navigated the Enterprise as Pavel Chekov and later played Babylon 5’s Psi Cop Bester died Sunday night at his North Hollywood home, his representative said. - Championship Monday: WNBA Finals Game 5 and World Series Game 3 Both Tonight at 8 p.m. ET
The WNBA Finals are tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 in San Francisco, while the Brewers take a 2-0 World Series lead into St. Petersburg. Here’s where both series stand and how to watch. - Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease
The former Rams MVP, now head coach at Southern University, says he has been living with Parkinson’s for about 18 months and feels lucky it was caught early. - Ric Flair Recovering After Fall Outside a Tampa Restaurant, Hours After Revealing a Blood Clot
The 77-year-old wrestling legend cut his head and eye in a fall and spent the night in a Tampa hospital. He told fans, “I Will Be Okay!” - Ozzy Osbourne’s Family Says Doctors Warned Him Not to Play His Final Concert
Jack and Sharon Osbourne say specialists urged Ozzy to skip Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning farewell, 17 days before he died. The concert film opens in theaters October 28. - Prince William Makes Royal History With a Surprise Visit to The Graham Norton Show
The Prince of Wales became the first British royal to appear on the BBC chat show, talking Christopher Nolan films, The Celebrity Traitors and a brief dream of being a DJ. - Tom Skerritt, Star of Alien, Top Gun and Picket Fences, Dies at 93
The Emmy-winning actor, known for Alien, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It, Steel Magnolias and Picket Fences, died of natural causes, his family said. Watch our memorial tribute. - NBA Opening Week: LeBron’s 76ers Spoil the Knicks’ Banner Night as Anthony Edwards Drops 45 on Giannis’s Heat
The 2026-27 season tipped off with a new-look 76ers beating the champion Knicks, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder topping the Spurs, and Anthony Edwards scoring 45 to spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Miami debut. - Selena Gomez Says Vaping Nicotine Changed Her Voice, Urges Fans to Quit
In an Instagram video, the singer and actress said nicotine vaping affected her voice, that she has quit, and that it’s “just not worth it.” - Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2026: Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion and a Runway Full of Returns
Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion and KATSEYE performed as Adriana Lima, Barbara Palvin, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and a surprise Kylie Jenner hit the runway in Los Angeles. - World Series Preview: Brewers and Rays Open Tonight With a First Title on the Line
The teams with the best records in each league meet in Milwaukee tonight at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. Jacob Misiorowski starts for the Brewers and Nick Martinez for the Rays, and neither franchise has ever won it all. - Eternally Yours: CBS’s New Vampire Sitcom From the Ghosts Creators Gets Off to a Solid Start
Ed Weeks and Allegra Edwards play a 500-year-old vampire couple in Seattle in the new Thursday-night comedy from Ghosts creators Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. Its premiere drew 4.1 million viewers. - Al Pacino to Receive SAG-AFTRA’s Life Achievement Award at the 2027 Actor Awards
The Godfather and Scent of a Woman star will be the 62nd recipient of the actors’ union’s highest honor, presented February 28, 2027, at a ceremony streaming live on Netflix. - Taylor Swift Joins the Beatles as the Only Acts With 100 Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
Boosted by its Encore deluxe edition, The Life of a Showgirl has returned to the top of the Billboard 200, making Swift the first solo artist to log 100 career weeks at No. 1. - World Series: Brewers Rally From 4-0 Down to Beat the Rays in Game 2, Lead Series 2-0Sal Frelick’s game-tying homer and Cooper Pratt’s go-ahead single in the seventh gave Milwaukee a 5-4 comeback win. The series moves to St. Petersburg for Game 3 on Monday.
- Valkyries Beat the Dream 67-62 in Game 4, Tying the WNBA Finals at 2-2Gabby Williams scored 17 and Kiah Stokes grabbed 16 rebounds as Golden State won in Atlanta to even the series. Game 5 is Monday night in San Francisco.
- Street Fighter Wins the Weekend, but Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Steals the Show
Paramount’s Street Fighter opened No. 1 with $31 million, while A24’s You Can See Everything, Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, took $15 million from just 855 screens. - Guardians Complete ALDS Comeback as Dodgers and Brewers Open the NLCS Tonight
Cleveland beat the White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 to erase an 0-2 series deficit and will face Tampa Bay in the ALCS, while the two-time champion Dodgers visit 103-win Milwaukee in a rematch of last year’s NLCS. - Dream vs. Valkyries: Two Semifinal Sweeps Set Up a WNBA Finals With a First-Time Champion
Atlanta swept New York and Golden State swept defending champion Las Vegas, so the 2026 WNBA title will go to a franchise that has never won one. Game 1 is Saturday, October 17. - Jessica Chastain’s Other Mommy Opens No. 1 With $27.5 Million as Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning Stalls
Universal’s Other Mommy took the weekend with an estimated $27.5 million despite a D+ CinemaScore, while Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning opened fifth with $5.5 million.