Mizzou Football Shuts Down Texas A&M 27-6 Behind Jamal Roberts' 222 Rushing Yards

Roberts scores twice, Blake Craig connects on two long field goals and Missouri’s defense holds the Aggies without a touchdown in a dominant SEC victory.

COLUMBIA, Mo. | Jamal Roberts rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 14 Missouri turned in a dominant defensive performance Saturday to defeat Texas A&M 27-6 before a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium.

Roberts carried a career-high 34 times, surpassing 200 rushing yards for the second consecutive game as the Tigers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak against the Aggies (3-3, 1-3).

Missouri's defense limited Texas A&M to 216 total yards and 10 first downs, becoming just the fourth team to hold the Aggies without an offensive touchdown since they joined the SEC in 2012.

The Tigers surrendered only 74 yards through three quarters, including three in the third, while building a commanding 20-3 advantage.

Roberts delivered the decisive blow with a 2-yard touchdown run on the final play of the third quarter, capping a 12-play drive that consumed 6 minutes, 51 seconds. He added a 54-yard scoring run in the fourth to put the game out of reach.

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz praised his team's physical approach.

"It wasn't pretty at times. But that's an old-fashioned SEC game right there," Drinkwitz said.

Texas A&M opened the scoring on David Olano's 53-yard field goal late in the first quarter, but Missouri answered with a 10-play, 77-yard drive. Quarterback Austin Simmons connected with Cayden Lee for a 32-yard touchdown to give the Tigers the lead.

Lee finished with seven receptions for 94 yards, while Simmons completed 14 of 28 passes for 147 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Kicker Blake Craig connected on field goals of 50 and 51 yards, increasing his career total to 11 makes from at least 50 yards, two shy of Harrison Mevis' school record.

Missouri Women's Golf Finishes Second at OU Intercollegiate as Addie Dobson Takes Runner-Up Honors

Dobson fires a career-tying 66 to finish 7 under, while Melanie Walker places fifth as the Tigers close with a 9-under final round in Wichita.

WICHITA, Kan. | Missouri women's golf delivered its strongest round of the tournament Tuesday, shooting 9 under par to secure second place at the OU Intercollegiate at Wichita Country Club behind a runner-up individual finish from senior Addie Dobson.

Dobson led the Tigers with a 5-under 66 in the final round, matching her career low and posting Missouri's best individual round of the tournament. She finished the 54-hole event at 7 under, taking second place after recording five birdies Tuesday.

The performance continued Dobson's strong start to the season. The senior has now posted five under-par rounds in her first six starts, establishing herself as a consistent scoring threat for Missouri.

Senior Melanie Walker added another top-five finish, placing fifth at 4 under after closing with a 2-under 69. Walker recorded five birdies in the final round and posted the third-lowest 54-hole tournament score of her collegiate career.

Missouri's depth proved critical in securing its second-place team finish.

Senior Fleur van Beek tied for 18th at 1 over, highlighted by a final-round 69 that marked her best round of the tournament. Junior Alexandra Berglund tied for 22nd at 2 over after producing her strongest round of the week Tuesday.

Sophomore Addie Surber finished tied for 38th at 7 over, while freshman Page Bowman tied for 40th at 8 over, recording the lowest tournament score of her young collegiate career.

The Tigers placed four golfers among the top 22 in the 66-player field, demonstrating the balanced scoring that helped propel Missouri up the leaderboard.

Alabama Volleyball Holds Off South Carolina in Four Sets for First SEC Victory

Crimson Tide withstands late Gamecocks rally to secure 3-1 win as Olivia Borgman records 12 kills and Ally Cavanaugh delivers a season-best performance.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. | Alabama volleyball overcame a strong second-set performance and a late fourth-set rally by South Carolina to defeat the Gamecocks 3-1 on Friday night at Foster Auditorium, earning its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season.

The Crimson Tide (9-5, 1-4 SEC) won 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, handing South Carolina (8-7, 1-4) its fourth conference loss.

South Carolina's Olivia Borgman led the Gamecocks with 12 kills, while Ally Cavanaugh delivered a season-high 11 kills and a .579 hitting percentage. Despite those performances, Alabama controlled key stretches of the match and closed out a tightly contested fourth set.

South Carolina Stuns Florida 39-19 Behind Seller's Five Touchdowns

Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers throws four touchdown passes and adds a rushing score as South Carolina’s second-half surge fuels a road upset in Gainesville.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. | LaNorris Sellers accounted for five touchdowns, throwing four scoring passes and rushing for another, as South Carolina pulled away in the second half to upset No. 16 Florida 38-19 on Saturday.

Sellers delivered one of his strongest performances in nearly two years, completing 23 of 35 passes for 279 yards while leading the Gamecocks to a statement Southeastern Conference road victory.

The South Carolina quarterback connected with Nyck Harbor, Mazeo Bennett Jr., Donovan Murph and Lex Cyrus for touchdowns, repeatedly exploiting Florida's defense and keeping the Gamecocks' offense moving.

South Carolina converted 10 of 16 third-down opportunities, sustaining drives and controlling key stretches of the contest.

Sellers also delivered a physical highlight in the third quarter, powering through a defender on a 3-yard run before scoring on the following play to strengthen South Carolina's grip on the game.

Poll Finds Trump Faces Steep Challenge In Shifting Voters Before Midterms

A new POLITICO survey suggests ending the Iran war or lowering gasoline prices may do little to improve Republican prospects as voters remain skeptical of last-minute economic and foreign policy breakthroughs.

WASHINGTON (AP) | President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans face a narrowing path to changing voters' minds ahead of November's midterm elections, with a new POLITICO poll finding that even major achievements on the economy and the war with Iran may not significantly improve the party's electoral prospects.

The survey, conducted by independent polling firm PF Global, suggests that voter attitudes toward Trump and the Republican Party have hardened as the campaign enters its final weeks. Most respondents said they would not become more likely to support Republican candidates even if the administration ended the Iran war, sharply reduced gasoline prices or delivered substantial job growth.

The findings raise questions about whether the White House can translate potential policy victories into electoral gains before November, particularly among undecided voters who could determine control of Congress.

According to the survey, just 29% of Americans said a $1-per-gallon decline in gasoline prices would make them more likely to vote Republican. Another 28% said ending the war with Iran would increase their likelihood of supporting GOP candidates.

The results were especially troubling for Republicans among Democratic and undecided voters, who showed little movement across several hypothetical scenarios involving economic improvements and foreign policy accomplishments.

Republican Ads Attack El-Sayed for Past Comments, Positions on Policing and Prisons

Multiple ads airing in Michigan attack Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past statements he made, or positions he held, about policing and prisons. But the ads either omit context or exaggerate his past policy proposals.

El-Sayed and his campaign have said he is not pushing to “defund the police,” as the ads claim or suggest. He spoke and posted in 2020 about wanting to reallocate some police funding to other community services, but has campaigned in the 2026 midterms on investing in “recruitment and retention and retirement” for law enforcement.

In addition, he never “called for abolishing prisons,” as one ad says. The claim is based on his participation in a 2020 webinar in which he said there was a need to reduce Michigan’s prison population during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security

In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

While the ads warn that the Democratic candidates opposed or would do away with those tax cuts, many of the candidates themselves say they support those particular provisions.

Not a single Democrat in either the House or Senate voted in favor of the OBBBA, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025. And the law did cut — though didn’t completely eliminate — taxes on tips, overtime pay and Social Security through 2028.

Those provisions enjoy bipartisan public support. 

But many of the candidates facing these attacks say they voted against the OBBBA for other reasons — chiefly that overall tax cuts were skewed to the wealthy, and that it cut funding to Medicaid and reduced spending on federal food benefits. Many Democrats say they aren’t opposed to the bill’s tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans. Some have even said they would work to make them permanent.

Even before the OBBBA was being considered, then Vice President Kamala Harris said in August 2024 that she supported the elimination of taxes on tips for hospitality and service workers.

The Context for Trump’s ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego Remarks

President Donald Trump’s remarks about the possibility that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats claiming the president was either calling for a foreign adversary to attack the U.S. or portraying the destruction of two major cities as acceptable collateral damage. 

But given the full context — as well as Trump’s numerous past comments on this issue and the White House’s later clarification — that’s not our reading of the president’s comments. While his wording is confusing, a more plausible interpretation is that he meant the war would prevent Iran from posing a threat to U.S. cities, and higher gas prices are a small sacrifice to make. He’s made versions of those points before, using similar language.

“Remember, with the war, it’s just artificial. It’s a little bit high,” he said, apparently referencing gas prices. “It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe. They could take out a city. Let them take — let it — let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. 

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in front of a crowd

Trump speaks at a rally in Nebraska on Oct. 5.

“That’s — this is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon,” he continued. “It’s essentially almost over with.”

The speech quickly drew outraged responses from Democrats in California and nationally. 

Trump Touts Medicaid Drug Savings, But Details Remain Murky

President Donald Trump and other federal officials are claiming that deals the administration has struck with pharmaceutical companies are “rescuing state budgets” or helping to “save Medicaid” by saving the program tens of billions of dollars on prescription drugs over a decade.

But experts say there are many unanswered questions about the scope of those deals that could limit the potential savings, including how many drugs they actually cover.

It’s also an exaggeration to suggest this program will single-handedly save state budgets, even under the rosiest of scenarios. According to the White House’s projections, the savings to states would initially come to less than 2% of what they spend on Medicaid annually, and diminish over time.

Trump has talked regularly about his efforts to lower prescription drug costs, arguing it’s unfair that the U.S. pays much higher prices for brand-name drugs than other wealthy countries. 

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Declares State of Emergency in 40 Counties as Tropical Storm

Emergency declaration activates disaster preparations, anti-price-gouging protections and emergency transportation measures ahead of potentially dangerous weather Friday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency in 40 counties as Tropical Storm Isaias threatens to bring damaging winds, flooding and potentially hurricane conditions to portions of the state beginning Friday evening.

The emergency declaration, signed Wednesday, Oct. 7, took effect at 4 p.m. Central and authorizes state agencies to mobilize resources, coordinate emergency response operations and prepare for potentially widespread disruptions to communities and essential services.

The proclamation remains in effect through 11:59 p.m. Oct. 14 unless extended or terminated earlier.

“At this moment, forecasts continue to show the real likelihood that the tropical system brewing in the Gulf could impact Alabama as a hurricane as early as Friday,” Ivey said in a statement.

The governor urged residents to monitor weather forecasts, reconsider travel plans when necessary and prepare for deteriorating conditions ahead of the weekend.

The National Weather Service forecasts cited in the proclamation indicate that coastal and central Alabama could experience strong winds, flooding and possible tornadoes beginning Friday evening, Oct. 9.

Officials warned that the storm could threaten public safety, damage private property and disrupt essential utilities.

LSU Rallies Past Missouri In Five-Set Thriller Behind Jurnee Robinson's 23 Kills

Robinson posts 23 kills, 16 digs and seven blocks as LSU closes the deciding set on an 8-4 run to snap a two-match skid

BATON ROUGE, La. | Jurnee Robinson delivered 23 kills, a season-high 16 digs and seven blocks as LSU survived another five-set test, rallying past Missouri 3-2 on Sunday at the Maravich Center.

LSU won 17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12 to improve to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in Southeastern Conference play. The Tigers are 4-2 in five-set matches this season after snapping a two-match losing streak.

Missouri fell to 8-7 and 1-2 in the SEC.

With the deciding set tied at 8, Robinson put LSU ahead with a kill before a Missouri attack error made it 10-8. Robinson then teamed with Sanaa Donaie for a block that pushed the advantage to 11-9 and energized the home crowd.

LSU protected the lead from there, closing the fifth set on an 8-4 run and hitting .273 while holding Missouri to .200. Robinson supplied four kills in the final frame, and Camryn Jeffery added three without an error.

Robinson's performance marked her sixth 20-kill double-double of the season and the 26th of her career. Her seven blocks matched a career high, and she finished with 26.5 points.

The performance also moved Robinson past former LSU All-American Monique Adams for ninth on the program's career scoring list with 1,825.5 points.

Missouri appeared ready to take control early, using a 10-2 run to build a 17-7 advantage in the opening set before finishing off a 25-17 victory.

LSU answered immediately.

The Tigers scored the first five points of the second set and never trailed, hitting .357 behind eight Robinson kills to win 25-22 and even the match.