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Texas' Reese Atwood swings at NiJaree Canady walk attempt, scores winning WCWS runs

14 hours ago | usatoday.com | Ehsan Kassim

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Texas beat Texas Tech 2-1. The Longhorns catcher was in the process of being intentionally walked by Texas Tech ace NiJaree Canady in Game 1 of the championship series, with Texas trailing 1-0 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Instead, a 3-0 pitch by Canady caught too much of the plate and Atwood drove a single to right field to plate a pair of runs.
Did Texas' Leighann Goode commit obstruction? Call gets Texas Tech run in WCWS final

14 hours ago | usatoday.com | Ehsan Kassim

Controversy has struck at the 2025 Women's College World Series. Texas catcher Reese Atwood appeared to throw out Texas Tech baserunner Logan Halleman by good measure after the latter attempted to steal second base in the top of the fifth inning of Game 1 of the WCWS championship series. However, Red Raiders coach Gerry Glasco quickly came out to challenge the out call to check if there was any obstruction.
Patrick Mahomes gives Texas Tech softball team gifts before WCWS championship series

15 hours ago | usatoday.com | Ehsan Kassim

Patrick Mahomes showed his love and support for Texas Tech softball ahead of Game 1 of the 2025 Women's College World Series championship series. Red Raiders coach Gerry Glasco presented his team with letterman jackets from what he called the "team's No. 1 fan," ahead of Wednesday's game against No. 6 Texas at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. "You got a gift from your No. 1 fan, Patrick Mahomes," Glasco said in a video clip shared on X (formerly Twitter).
WCWS schedule: Score, start time, TV channel for Wednesday NCAA championship game

15 hours ago | usatoday.com | Ehsan Kassim

Editor's note: Follow along here for live updates from Game 1 of the WCWS championship series between Texas and Texas Tech. No. 6 Texas and No. 13 Texas Tech are set to square off in the best-of-three game championship series to determine the 2025 national champion. Both teams entered the WCWS finals undefeated in the double-elimination tournament at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Neither team has won a national championship in softball before.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo sing 'For Good' in first 'Wicked: For Good' trailer

15 hours ago | usatoday.com | Brendan Morrow

Good news, Ozians! It's almost time for "Wicked" to return from intermission. The first trailer for "Wicked: For Good," the highly anticipated follow-up to the blockbuster musical "Wicked," has debuted in conjunction with a theatrical rerelease of the original film. The footage teases the second half of the Broadway show, which picks up with the people of Oz living in fear of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) after she defied the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and was branded the Wicked Witch of the West.
'White Lotus' stars Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood deny feud rumors: 'I love this woman'

19 hours ago | usatoday.com | Brendan Morrow

Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood are putting those feud rumors to rest once and for all. The "White Lotus" stars, who played Rick and Chelsea in the HBO drama's third season, denied speculation of bad blood between them in a joint interview with Variety published on Wednesday, June 4. The actors also posed together for several photos featured in the article. "There is no feud," Goggins told Variety. "I adore, I love this woman madly, and she is so important to me. This is Goldie Hawn.
Trump nominees for judgeships face scrutiny of youth, lack of experience

23 hours ago | usatoday.com | Erin Mansfield

President Donald Trump has started appointing judges to the federal bench, and they're facing scrutiny from Democrats and outside observers who question whether they are too young or unqualified to take their positions. Whitney Hermandorfer, Trump's nominee for a seat on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, was the first to face the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 4. She's never been a judge, and said she has never tried a case to a jury verdict.
Karine Jean-Pierre leaves Democratic Party to become an independent

1 day ago | usatoday.com | Joey Garrison

WASHINGTON – Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary for President Joe Biden, has left the Democratic Party to become an independent, she writes in a new book that will be released this fall. In her upcoming book "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines," Jean-Pierre shares "why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents," publisher Hachette Book Group says in a summary of the book released June 4.
At least 11 die in crowd chaos outside Indian cricket stadium

1 day ago | usatoday.com | Sethuraman N R |Haripriya Suresh

BENGALURU, India – At least 11 people died on Wednesday in a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru where fans were celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title win, authorities said. Thousands of people, some waving the home team's red flag, lined the streets around the Chinnaswamy Stadium as the team arrived in a bus in the evening, TV channels showed, with some climbing trees and the stadium wall for a better view.
Saharan dust and Canadian smoke will cover U.S. together this week

1 day ago | usatoday.com | Jim Sergent |Janet Loehrke

In a rare atmospheric convergence, the East Coast will experience both drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires and a sweeping plume of Saharan dust during the next few days. While residents in the Midwest recently endured the worst of the wildfire smoke—bringing air quality to near-dangerous levels—conditions are now improving. According to AccuWeather, air quality in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa is expected to clear following the recent haze.