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Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown. Until you're pushing for one SEUNG MIN KIM October 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM 0 President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess.

"You have to get people in a room, and you have to just make deals for the good of the country," Trump remarked.

The year was 2013, and Donald Trump was then a business mogul who had yet to enter politics. Now that he is president, Trump and his party are taking a strikingly different posture, refusing to negotiate with Democrats in a shutdown that Republicans say they instigated.

Just last year, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer was criticizing ideologues who "amazingly believe that causing a shutdown is somehow a good thing, if it gets them what they want." Now Schumer and most of his fellow Democrats are rejecting bills to open and fund the government because they want health care provisions included.

If you've been in Washington long enough, you've most likely argued both sides of a government shutdown. Both parties have used the threat of shutdowns to force a policy outcome, and both sides have decried the other for doing the same. Nobody likes a shutdown, but each side insists that the American people are on their side — whether their side is supporting a shutdown or not.

"Everybody just makes the mistake of believing in the righteousness of their positions, and it blinds them to the reality of shutdowns," said Brendan Buck, who served as a top aide to House Speakers John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Paul Ryan, R-Wis. "It's a political messaging exercise framed as a negotiating tactic, but there's very little evidence that it really serves a policymaking purpose. It is more just a platform to talk about what's important to you."

Few politicians — save the few moderates who always chafe at shutdown maneuvers — are immune.

When Vice President JD Vance was a senator last year and Congress, yet again, was on the brink of a funding lapse, he made an assertive case for using government funding as leverage to get what Republicans wanted.

"Why shouldn't we be trying to force this government shutdown fight to get something out of it that's good for the American people?" Vance asked in a September 2024 podcast interview. "Why have a government if it's not a functioning government?"

Vance is taking a much different approach now. Standing with GOP leaders at the White House earlier this week, he said it was "not reasonable" for Democrats to use their proposals "as leverage and to shut down the government unless we give you everything you want."

In 2013, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, then in her first term, argued in a floor speech that the "bare minimum that we can do" would be to pass a short-term funding bill "to keep the doors open and the lights on."

Now, Warren has twice voted against a short-term funding bill pushed by GOP lawmakers and the White House.

"Democrats are at the negotiating table. We don't have a long list of demands. We're not saying we need to find more money," Warren wrote on the social media site X. "We just want Republicans to restore the health care coverage they took away from millions of Americans."

What changes from each shutdown scenario is what specific policy the instigating party wants out of it.

Back in the fall of 2013, Republicans — headed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and conservatives in the House — were adamant that any government funding bill needed to strip money from the Affordable Care Act and led the nation into a 16-day shutdown. In January 2018, it was Democrats who were insisting that any government spending bill offer legal protections to young immigrants known as "Dreamers." But Trump refused to negotiate, and the shutdown ended after three days.

Later in Trump's first term, he demanded money for a border wall that lawmakers would not approve, and Trump said he would "be the one to shut it down" as he sparred with congressional leaders over who would be responsible for the closures. That partial shutdown lasted 35 days.

One common theme is that the party forcing the shutdown almost never gets what it wants. The Affordable Care Act was not defunded, Democrats only got a vote on protecting "Dreamers" and Trump had to declare a national emergency to get money for his border wall. If past is prologue, that would suggest Democrats this time will not get what they want: an extension of health care subsidies for people who purchase plans through the Affordable Care Act, plus a reversal of Medicaid cuts put in place through the GOP's signature tax law earlier this year.

Michael Thorning, who worked for former Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., said he believes shutdowns are happening more often because both Democrats and Republicans have concluded "that the public is not going to punish them at the polls."

"It's hard to see any pattern of public accountability there," said Thorning, now the director of the structural democracy project at the Bipartisan Policy Center. "I think that has probably reduced the riskiness of what was seen as a pretty hardball tactic."

Asked for comment on Trump's previous shutdown-related comments, the White House press office did not respond immediately. Their general press line gave an automatic message that due to "resulting from the Democrat Shutdown, the typical 24/7 monitoring of this press inbox may experience delays."

Later, spokeswoman Abigail Jackson responded that "Chuck Schumer and the Democrats are so desperate to distract from their decision to shut down the government that they're making the AP write stories on their week old Instagram posts." She was referring to a post from Schumer's account that featured Trump's comments from 2013.

"Here's the truth: Democrats shut down the government because they want free health care for illegal aliens and they know it hurts the American people," Jackson said. "Just listen to their own statements."

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In Black columnist's firing, advocates fear decreasing diversity, vital perspectives in news media JAYLEN GREEN October 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM 0 Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah, center, speaks during a panel discussion about the impact of Black women in media at the Congressional B...

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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah, center, speaks during a panel discussion about the impact of Black women in media at the Congressional Black Caucus's Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Brown)

As the founding global opinion editor for The Washington Post, Karen Attiah believed her job had always been about assessing world affairs in a way that elevated a diverse range of perspectives.

"I'm not just a columnist," she recently said.

But last week, the Post's only Black female opinion writer revealed she had been fired over posts on Bluesky about violent white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing that the newspaper said violated its social media policy. After offering what she called an "honest reflection on the state of violence in America," her 11 years at the Post came to an abrupt end.

"Being pushed out of the Washington Post for expressing myself — for not even expressing myself, for doing my job as a journalist — is really a deep, sort of cruel 180," she told The .

The firing of Attiah, the last Black full-time member on the Post's opinion desk, worries media professionals and advocacy organizations about the wider implications for journalistic freedom and diversity. The potential fallout, they say, could make journalists of color hesitant to express opinions or address injustices, effectively muting those perspectives.

The National Association of Black Journalists, the nation's largest professional advocacy organization for journalists of color, said Tuesday that Attiah's firing had "raised an alarm about the erosion of Black voices across the media."

"The absence of Black journalists doesn't just harm us — it impoverishes the entire profession," said NABJ President Errin Haines. "When our voices are missing, stories go untold, perspectives go unchallenged, and the truth remains incomplete."

After a meeting Monday with Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray, NABJ leadership said it had assurances that the news outlet is working to retain diversity among its staff and to expand access to careers for journalists of color.

A Washington Post spokesperson declined the AP's request to comment on Attiah's firing. Attiah has announced plans to dispute the Post's decision in court.

"It's more sort of about this chilling precedent that it sets for journalists, for educators, for researchers, for anyone who writes on gender and violence. If they think it's going to stop with me just because I was a Black woman saying this, it never stops with just Black people," Attiah said.

Firing alarms diversity advocates, Black journalists association

Attiah's firing comes among dozens of others across various professions stemming from comments about Kirk's assassination, igniting a debate over First Amendment rights as President Donald Trump has vowed retribution for remarks he considers disparaging.

"The removal of vital voices like Karen Attiah's — whose reporting helps our communities understand the political context we're in — is a dangerous and deliberate act of erasure by media owners," the Media 2070 Project, a nonpartisan organization advocating for a free press and exchange of ideas, said in a statement.

The president of the Washington Association of Black Journalists, of which Attiah is a member, said the firing is a "chilling moment in news media," particularly for Black journalists, whose voices have historically been targeted.

"This firing sends a message to other Black journalists and writers that our perspectives aren't valued unless we align with the status quo," WABJ President Philip Lewis told the AP.

For many media diversity advocates, Attiah's firing reflects a history of excluding Black women and their perspectives from white owned and run news outlets — like journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, whose reporting on lynchings of Black Americans in the 1890s was dismissed and attacked by mainstream papers.

"Often, it's the people who get left out of the frame and left out of the division of the nation that are the ones saying, 'Actually, we can think about this better,'" said Khadijah Costley White, associate professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, who specializes in writing and commentary on race, social movements, news and politics.

"When you disappear people from spaces, you lose those valuable discussions that help our nation really process who we are and what kind of country we want to be," she said.

Eric Deggans, the Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University, said the Post's loss of Attiah is glaring at a time when "there's a lot of other public figures out there criticizing Black women unfairly."

"I don't understand why the most extreme punishment is the first punishment," said Deggans, who is also a critic at large for NPR. "I don't understand why there's not an attempt to sort of talk with the employee and let them know what they did wrong."

Experts warn that a lack of diversity gives rise to misinformation and bias

According to the Pew Research Center's most recent survey of the news media, just 6% of all reporting journalists were Black in 2022, even though 12% of the U.S. total population is Black. By comparison, 76% of all reporting journalists were white, though the white population makes up 61% of the U.S. total.

Diversity can help encourage public debate, according to University of Michigan journalism professor Daniel K. Brown, an analyst of media representation and narrative change. Opinion pieces often attract more social engagement because they're clear, singular viewpoints that help readers understand what is happening and spark discussion, he said.

"Probably one of the biggest consequences of not having lots of diversity in this space — or more diversity in the space — is its potential to also just misinform the public, which is already a little confused about what opinion writing is and what it's supposed to do in the first place," Brown said.

But a columnist's personal social media presence and institutional role can also create tensions or jeopardize an outlet's credibility and trust with the public, said Daniel Kreiss, a professor of political communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He suggests that being transparent about one's personal views allows the public to understand the lens through which the opinion columnist is writing.

"Public opinion is not a static thing," Kreiss said. "It changes when people bring arguments and ideas into the public sphere — whether by persuading others, winning supporters, or simply prompting people to consider something they've never thought about before."

Attiah said she has been consistent about her views on issues of race and has been making appearances since her firing to share her perspective on the current political climate.

"I hate to be Debbie Dark Cloud, but if you think things are really bad, they can and they will, and they're trying to make it worse," Attiah said during a panel on Black women in media at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual conference last week.

But Attiah also struck a note of optimism about the potential the moment brings for Black thinkers, leaders and organizers.

"I think this is also a time for profound creativity, being like water rising and like water moving around the cracks and actually, over time, eroding and undoing," she said.

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AP writer Matt Brown in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

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'Doesn't happen in Grand Blanc': Doctors detail race to care for church shooting victims

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'Doesn't happen in Grand Blanc': Doctors detail race to care for church shooting victims Kristen Jordan Shamus and Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press October 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM 4 'Doesn't happen in Grand Blanc': Doctors detail race to care for church shooting victims One medical resident at Henry For...

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'Doesn't happen in Grand Blanc': Doctors detail race to care for church shooting victims

One medical resident at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc Township discovered his wife and children were attending church services Sept. 28, when a gunman rammed his truck into the chapel, opened fire and set the building ablaze.

Two other medical residents from the hospital were at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel and were injured in the attack. Other employees were attending the service and some raced in on their day off to help treat the wounded.

"This type of stuff doesn't happen in Grand Blanc, Michigan," said Dr. Chris Ash, a general and trauma surgeon who was among those responding at the hospital.

The doctors who work at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital spoke about the aftermath of the Grand Blanc Township shooting in a news conference Wednesday, Oct. 1, detailing how they raced to care for the wounded after Sunday's attack, which left four dead and eight injured. Police say a fifth person, the suspected gunman, also was killed.

"Our resident whose kids were at church with his wife while he was operating with me that night at the hospital – his kids will never be the same," Ash said.

'There's an active shooter in our church'

Dr. Alan Janssen, the program director for Henry Ford Genesys Hospital's residency program, and Dr. Sanford Ross, the assistant director of the emergency department, were working that morning in the ER.

"It was a bright, sunny day and a Sunday morning," Janssen said. "The combination of those two things usually means volumes are pretty low to start the day off. We didn't have very many patients in the department."

Then, the phone rang.

"It was ... one of my residents," Janssen said. "My resident was actually in the church and the resident said, 'There's an active shooter in our church.' That was before EMS had been called. That was before anyone else knew about this. So, initially, we just started preparing the emergency department."

Janssen and Ross called the surgery and anesthesia departments and told the staff to prepare for a mass casualty situation. They called Ash, too.

It took about 15 minutes for ambulances to arrive and for patients to come through the door, he said. In the time in between, the doctors prepped for a mass casualty event. They'd just had mass casualty training "a month or two ago," Ross said.

"You always say it could happen, but it probably will happen, which is the unfortunate thing," he said.

Janssen said as they jumped into action, they worked methodically to triage patients who needed to be stabilized, with more critical wounds than others.

Of the eight people who were wounded and survived the mass shooting and fire, the first to get treatment at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital was a 6-year-old boy, said the doctor who cared for him.

"His mom walked him through the front door," said Ross, the attending physician and assistant director of the emergency department, during the news conference.

"He didn't shed one tear. He walked into the emergency room stoic. Mom was a wreck, which, as a parent, I completely understand, and what I did was I looked at the wound, had an idea of what was going on. I comforted them both by telling him and mom, 'You're going to get through this. You're going to be OK.' "

The child was treated and released, Ash said.

'Deeply personal to our community'

Ash said at least five hospital residents regularly attended services at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on McCandlish Road. Some of those residents jumped into action that day.

"Some of them acted with heroics to pull people out of the fire, and they shared that story with us when they came in for their own treatment," he said. "This is deeply personal to our community."

Ash said he hopes the attack will inspire people to "start having a little more grace and tolerance."

"I'm from this community. I have lived 25-plus years here," he said. "These are our people. … They are part of our extended family, and to see them go through this and their families go through this is just heartbreaking. I've told a lot of people, words cannot describe the feeling. We really shouldn't have to go through this in any community."

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Yankees eke out win over Red Sox, force decisive Game 3

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Oct 1, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells (28) celebrates after hitting an hits an RBI single during the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox during game two of the Wildcard round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

NEW YORK -- Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees avoided elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their American League wild-card series on Wednesday night.

Game 3 of the best-of-three set will be played Thursday in New York, and the winner will advance to face the top-seeded Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Division Series on Saturday.

Boston reliever Garrett Whitlock (0-1) got the first two outs in the eighth before Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked. Following a mound visit, Wells put the Yankees ahead when he lined a full-count changeup down the right field line.

Chisholm scored from first, sliding in headfirst just ahead of the throw from right fielder Nate Eaton.

"Going through my head, I am already running, so any ball that an outfielder moves to his left or right, I have to score, in my head," Chisholm said. "That's all I was thinking."

Well said, "Just got a pitch to put in play. He was making some tough pitches there throughout. I felt I made a decent swing on one of his best pitches."

Boston manager Alex Cora said of the plate appearances by Chisholm and Wells, "They're pretty good at-bats. The walk to Jazz, I don't know where that pitch was. Then Wells put (together) a good at-bat, hit it down the line. That happened."

Chisholm didn't start the series opener against Garrett Crochet because of the lefty-lefty matchup and appeared to express displeasure at the decision by manager Aaron Boone.

New York's Ben Rice hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Brayan Bello and had two hits in his postseason debut. Aaron Judge hit an RBI single in the fifth as the Yankees beat the Red Sox in the postseason for the second time in the past 11 meetings since Game 3 of the 2004 AL Championship Series.

Trevor Story drove in three runs off New York starter Carlos Rodon. He hit a two-run single in the third and blasted a game-tying homer to open the sixth.

Rodon allowed three runs on four hits in six-plus innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked three.

The New York bullpen followed with three scoreless innings.

Fernando Cruz retired Story on a warning-track fly ball with the bases loaded to end the seventh. Devin Williams (1-0) started a 1-6-3 double play on pinch hitter Nathaniel Lowe in the eighth before striking out Carlos Narvaez to end the inning.

David Bednar struck out two in the ninth for his first career postseason save.

"It has been two great games, these first two," Boone said. "You know, a lot of big plays on both sides. ... I thought our defense tonight was really, really good. Turned a couple big-time double plays, did some good things on the bases, a homer by Benny to get us rolling.

"And then the bullpen closing it down after Rodo gave us enough there, even though he struggled a little bit in the seventh to get us through six, set us up and able to hang on."

After struggling in the final weeks of the regular season, Bello allowed two runs on four hits in 2 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out none before getting pulled after 28 pitches, resulting in the Red Sox using six relievers.

"It was so important for us to jump out to an early lead and make them go to their bullpen right away and use all of their guys," Rice said.

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What Tigers' All-Star said after being yanked for pinch-hitter late in MLB playoff game

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What Tigers' AllStar said after being yanked for pinchhitter late in MLB playoff game Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press October 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM 0 CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers benched their best hitter in the biggest moment.

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CLEVELAND — The Detroit Tigers benched their best hitter in the biggest moment.

Runners were on the corners with one out in the seventh inning, but instead of letting Riley Greene — a two-time All-Star who swings from the left side of the plate — face left-handed reliever Tim Herrin, manager A.J. Hinch sent up pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones.

The Tigers ended up losing, 6-1, to the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Game 2 of the best-of-three American League wild-card series during the MLB postseason, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3.

"If you look at what Jahmai has done against lefties, we had to take the shot," Hinch said. "You saw the same game I did. Up to that point, we were at double-digit guys on base and almost all of them in scoring position. We needed the ball in play."

Tigers pitcher Will Vest reacts after recording the final out in Game 1.

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At the time, the Tigers and Guardians were tied, 1-1.

The data supports the decision.

Greene hit .218 with a .620 OPS against lefties in the regular season, while Jones hit .288 with a .970 OPS against lefties.

But what does it say about Greene that the Tigers couldn't trust their star player in the biggest moment of their biggest game?

"The pinch-hit was really more about Jahmai Jones," Hinch said. "It was not a knock on Riley. It's a competition, one-on-one, and they won a lot of them."

Greene didn't seem bothered by Hinch's decision.

"I didn't think anything," Greene said. "I trusted him. I trust in his judgment. That's about it. We're all-in all the time, and that's all of us. It doesn't stop at anyone."

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In the seventh, Jones received seven curveballs in a row from Herrin with runners on the corners and one out. He failed to make contact on both of his swings, capped by a swinging strikeout on a curveball on the bottom rail of the strike zone.

The Tigers stranded both runners.

"We call him the Lefty Killer," Greene said.

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In Game 2, the Tigers went 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 runners. They're 2-for-23 with runners in scoring position through two games in the series.

Even worse, the Tigers are 7-for-69 with runners in scoring position — that's a .101 batting average — in seven playoff games against the Guardians over the past two years.

Greene isn't worried.

After all, the Tigers had a lot of chances.

"It's baseball," Greene said. "We were one swing away from it being a different baseball game, so it is what it is."

The problem is, the Tigers need Greene to perform like their best hitter in high-leverage situations if they want any chance at a deep October run.

Instead, Greene hit just .143 with two home runs and 17 strikeouts over his final 13 games in the regular season — falling apart in a time of need as the Tigers nearly missed the postseason as part of a historic collapse.

In Game 2 of the AL wild-card series, the Tigers couldn't count on Greene in the biggest moment, with a chance to advance to the ALDS against the Seattle Mariners.

"I have no need to really talk to Riley about it because our players know how we're built, what we're trying to do," Hinch said, "and there's immense trust amongst all of us. If I see him, I'll talk to him. He'll be in and ready to go tomorrow."

Troy Melton's 99.9 mph fastball

In a 1-1 tie, the Tigers turned to right-handed reliever Troy Melton in the eighth inning. By the end of the inning, the Guardians scored five runs for a 6-1 lead.

Melton struggles more against left-handed hitters.

The Guardians had three lefties (or switch-hitters) due up: C.J. Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio and Steven Kwan, followed by three more lefties (or switch-hitters) in Daniel Schneemann, José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo.

Hinch explained why he chose Melton.

"Velocity and plus stuff," said Hinch, who had already used left-handed reliever Tyler Holton and right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan. "When we got to that point, I wasn't going to go to Will (Vest). We didn't have the lead. We needed somebody to have the ball, and I love the velo against these guys."

The Guardians took a 2-1 lead on Rocchio's solo home run with two strikes and one out in the eighth inning. He hit a 99.9 mph fastball from Melton, who wanted to throw a middle-in fastball, but instead, he left the heater over the heart of the plate.

The ball landed in the right-field seats.

"It was just too much plate," Melton said. "He had seen two offspeed pitches before that, so it was the first fastball he saw. It was in but not in enough, and he was able to get a barrel to it. Good swing. Good for him."

The Guardians then piled on four more runs for a 6-1 lead, capped by Bo Naylor's three-run home run off left-handed reliever Brant Hurter. Of the five runs, four of them were charged to Melton.

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Spencer Torkelson's X-ray

First baseman Spencer Torkelson underwent an X-ray on his right foot after Wednesday's game, after a foul ball off his foot in the fourth inning.

The X-ray came back negative.

Torkelson also received a free pass in the ninth inning when Guardians right-handed reliever Cade Smith hit him in the wrist with a 96.4 mph fastball, but the Tigers aren't concerned about that.

Expect Torkelson to be in the starting lineup Thursday for Game 3.

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Mavericks C Daniel Gafford sprains his ankle in opening training camp practice, to miss up to 3 weeks Ryan YoungOctober 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM 0 Daniel Gafford's first practice with the Dallas Mavericks this fall didn't go well.

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Daniel Gafford's first practice with the Dallas Mavericks this fall didn't go well.

The center sustained a sprained ankle in the Mavericks' first practice of training camp in Vancouver on Tuesday, head coach Jason Kidd confirmed. He will now be sidelined for two to three weeks recovering, which is putting his availability for their season-opener against the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 22 in doubt.

Gafford, who turned 27 on Wednesday, will now miss the rest of training camp and the preseason.

Gafford had a career season with the Mavericks last year. He averaged 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game, and shot just better than 70.2% from the field. He inked a three-year, $54 million extension with the team this past offseason, too. Gafford, who split time in the starting role alongside Dereck Lively, missed time near the end of the season due to an MCL sprain.

The Mavericks are coming off a wild season in which they surprisingly traded away star Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis. The team spiraled after that due to several major injuries, including to star Kyrie Irving — who is still recovering from a torn ACL. The Mavericks, one year removed from a trip to the NBA Finals, went just 39-43 and missed the playoffs completely. Dallas, though, won the NBA Draft lottery and ended up selecting Duke star Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick.

Mavericks forward P.J. Washington also missed practice Wednesday due to a head injury. He was seen colliding with Jaden Hardy during one-on-one drills on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News, but Kidd is hopeful that he can return later this week. Washington, who averaged 14.7 points and 7.8 rebounds last season, signed a four-year, $90 million extension with the Mavericks last month.

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Champions League takeaways: PSG's B-team burns Barcelona, Erling Haaland keeps scoring at will, Liverpool exposed

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Champions League takeaways: PSG's Bteam burns Barcelona, Erling Haaland keeps scoring at will, Liverpool exposed Luis Miguel EchegarayOctober 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM 0 Gonçalo Ramos showcased PSG's depth and delivered the knockout blow against Barcelona on Wednesday in Spain.

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Luis Miguel EchegarayOctober 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM

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Gonçalo Ramos showcased PSG's depth and delivered the knockout blow against Barcelona on Wednesday in Spain. (REUTERS / Reuters)

The absence of Camp Nou and the adventures of the high-line remain an issue for Barcelona as the Catalan side lost 2-1 to a depleted PSG. The Champions League defending champion was not even at its strongest and yet, Luis Enrique's side came from behind and delivered a big victory on the road at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

The French side entered the game at the top of Ligue 1 with five wins from its first six matches but it was missing many key players including Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué due to injuries. Barcelona meanwhile is also leading its respective league, topping La Liga with six wins and a draw from the first seven games but again, Hansi Flick is also dealing with absences including goalkeeper Joan García and Fermín Lopez. Though clearly, it was the away side with deeper injury worries. PSG had their captain and first-choice front three missing and regardless, it still won.

But the Parisians, with a tremendous squad filled with extremely talented young academy graduates, played very well and came back from behind against the Blaugrana after Ferran Torres opened the scoring. Let's also not forget that this is a very well coached side where discipline and leadership was still present thanks to Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes and Willian Pacho — all key players as part of PSG's defensive shape.

On the other side, that's a lesson Barcelona should learn from Wednesday's opponent as Flick's high line is such a dangerous, often vulnerable game to play, especially against this PSG side which has so much pace and precision, even without the aforementioned starters. And that's how Gonçalo Ramos took full advantage for the visitors.

If Barcelona wants to win the Champions League, there's a lot to figure out and Flick should perhaps be more conservative without the ball. As far as PSG is concerned, this was a fantastic, resilient game from their B-team (at least from an offensive standpoint).

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored twice against Monaco on Wednesday to continue his record-breaking Champions League run. (Jonathan Moscrop via Getty Images)Is Erling Haaland real?

On Wednesday, Monaco was able to eke out a draw with Manchester City, but once again, it was Erling Haaland who impressed. The Norwegian striker scored two goals, making it an astonishing 52 goals in 50 Champions League fixtures. It is a remarkable achievement and one that brings even more amazing statistics as Haaaland alone has now outscored nine teams in the competition in their first 50 matches, per Opta Joe. Amazingly, at 25 years old, he can still get even better, but there is no doubt in my mind that as purely a goal scorer, we have ever seen anything like him in the modern game.

Haaland is fast, incredibly smart and his leap is beyond comprehension. He can score in any way shape or form, but his uncanny ability to move before the pass happens is what separates him from anyone else. He's a jaguar in the penalty area, ready to hunt and attack at any given opportunity. In the first half against Monaco, for example, he had only seven touches. That's all he needed to score a brace in the first forty five minutes.

Man City ended up drawing 2-2 against Monaco, but as far as Haaland is concerned, the sky remains the limit.

Galatasaray exposes Liverpool's flaws

It was a historic Tuesday evening for the Turkish side, which won 1-0 thanks to Victor Osimhen's penalty as the hosts earned their first home win in the Champions League for the first time in seven years. The overwhelming support of their fans under their proverbial fire-pit stadium acted as the overwhelmingly powerful 12th man and Galatasaray used this energy with full force.

It also gave Liverpool its second straight loss, which is the second time that's happened under Arne Slot but alarmingly, it once again showed the flaws of their defensive shape. Slot opted for Dominik Szoboszlai as right back and Jeremie Frimpoing as right wing and straight away, Baris Alper Yilmaz made them pay, causing havoc on multiple occasions, including the penalty that was given. It's not to say that Liverpool didn't have its own chances and indeed, missed a lot of them, but ultimately the loss in Istanbul — just like the loss to Palace and some previous performances — once again showcased that Slot needs to drastically improve his team's defensive discipline.

Last season, in its opening 10 matches, it kept six clean sheets. This campaign? Liverpool has only two. Individually, Ibrahima Konate does not look like the same player he was last season and others like Milos Kerkez have failed to adapt.

From an attacking perspective, there are also other issues as Florian Wirtz has yet to earn a goal or assist in the eight matches he has played in. In addition, Alexander Isak and Mohamed Salah have not had a great start and what's worse, Hugo Ekitike had to come off against Galatasaray in the 68th minute whilst Alisson also suffered an injury.

Look, it's not to say that we're in alarmist territory. Liverpool remains top of the Premier League table and it's still too early to decipher anything from two matches in the Champions League. But I will say that Slot's Liverpool has yet to do what it did almost immediately last season, which is find defensive solidity and attacking balance. There's much to work on, for sure.

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