NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia. He didn't specify which countries and a spokesman declined further comment. But it could be an indication the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after announcing that Rio de Janeiro will join the list of hosts in 2026. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings play in Ireland’s first regular-season game — and Goodell said he has “no doubt” there will be more in Dublin. In 2026, Australia will host a regular-season game for the first time. Goodell says “Our next step after Australia would be probably moving into Asia.”

A 10-foot tall statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner has been unveiled in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up, before she became a singer and electrifying stage performer and one the world’s most recognizable and popular entertainers. The statue was revealed during a Saturday ceremony in Brownsville, located about an hour drive east of Memphis. The city of about 9,000 people is near Nutbush, the community where Turner went to school as a child. Turner, 83, died May 24, 2023, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich. Her Grammy-winning singing career included the hit songs “Nutbush City Limits,” “Proud Mary,” “Private Dancer,” and “What's Love Got To Do With It.”

The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is only two pages and alleges he falsely testified to Congress in 2020 about authorizing someone to be an anonymous source in news stories. There's a backstory and it involves a long-running feud between Trump and Comey. Trump blames Comey for having started an investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 campaign that led to the appointment of a special counsel. Trump has spent years bashing Comey and saying he was worthy of being charged with treason. Comey has hardly backed down. In a 2018 memoir, Comey compared Trump to a mafia don and said he was unethical and “untethered to truth.”

Another day, more of the same for the dominant European team in the Ryder Cup. Jon Rahm delivered another great performance and another point. Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood had another easy time. Europe was so good Saturday morning in foursomes that it's assured of having the lead going into Sunday with still another session to play. Scottie Scheffler has made some history of his own. He's the first No. 1 player in the world to lose his first three matches in the Ryder Cup. Europe went 3-1 in fourballs, just like Friday. The lead is now five points.

NBA referees have responded to Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve, posting on X that a play in which All-Star Napheesa Collier was injured wasn’t a foul. Now it’s up to WNBA executives to determine if they will respond to the coach’s criticism with a fine or even a suspension. Reeve went on a two-minute rant after her team lost Game 3 of its best-of-five playoff series against Phoenix on Friday night. She called for the WNBA to make changes at the league level when it comes to officiating. Reeve then focused her anger on the three game officials from Friday night: Isaac Barnett, Randy Richardson and Jenna Reneau.

The Cincinnati Reds have put themselves in position to earn their first playoff berth since the pandemic-shortened 2020 season while keeping the free-spending New York Mets out of the postseason. Cincinnati’s 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and New York’s 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday enabled the Reds to tie the Mets for the National League’s third and final wild-card playoff berth. The Reds own the head-to-head tiebreaker over New York. The Mets' $322.6 million payroll at the start of the season led all MLB teams.

Senate Democrats have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump. Now, with a possible government shutdown looming, they've settled on a bold, one-step strategy if they don’t get significant concessions on health care before federal funding runs out Wednesday. That strategy is to vote to shut down. The plan is heartily endorsed by many of the party's frustrated voters in the base and by activists. Less clear is what’s in the party playbook come that deadline. That's when the administration could begin laying off hundreds or even thousands of federal workers, if it carries through with plans laid out by the White House this week.

With the match tightening and the crowd screaming, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at Bethpage Black and shouted “Shut the (expletive) up!” Then he stepped in, hit that approach to 3 feet and Tommy Fleetwood made the putt to cap Europe’s 3-and-2 victory over Collin Morikawa and Harris English at the Ryder Cup. It was the second foursomes victory for the team called “Fleetwood Mac” over the American pairing of Morikawa and English. Europe expanded its lead to 8 1/2-3 1/2 heading into the afternoon.

Thieves have stolen 12,000 bottles of craft whiskey from Westland Distillery in a rare U.S. liquor heist. Nearly $1 million in product was stolen, including the distillery's sought-after limited edition Garryana whiskey. The Skagit Valley Sheriff's Office is investigating the July 31 theft. Officials say someone used fraudulent documents to pick up the shipment. An expert says similar heists are rare in the U.S., though they happen occasionally in parts of Europe where it is easier to sell alcohol on the secondary market.

Aaron Nola has shown he might still be valuable for the Phillies in the postseason. On Friday night, he pitched a near-perfect game against the Twins, leading to a 3-1 victory. Nola took a perfect game into the sixth inning and moved into second on Philadelphia’s career strikeout list. He allowed just two hits and struck out nine over eight innings. Despite a challenging season with injuries and inconsistency, Nola's performance suggests he could be a key player for the NL East champions. Phillies manager Rob Thomson is considering using him out of the bullpen in the playoffs.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken up the baton at Munich’s Oktoberfest. The former California governor spontaneously conducted a live band and the singing crowd in a beer tent on Friday night. The Austrian-born star of “The Terminator” and “True Lies” clearly enjoyed himself. Afterward, he took selfies with the musicians, according to German news agency dpa. Schwarzenegger, dressed in traditional Bavarian attire, was accompanied by his partner Heather Milligan and his son, Christopher. He has visited the world’s largest folk festival in Bavaria several times in the past, dpa reported. Oktoberfest began on September 20 and ends October 5.

President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement Saturday on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.”  He said he was “authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”

Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve lost her cool during during the Lynx's 84-76 loss to the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA playoff semifinals. The Lynx, down 2-1 in the series, face Game 4 on Sunday in Phoenix. Reeve was ejected Friday night after receiving her second technical foul in the final minute. It occurred when Alyssa Thomas stole the ball from Napheesa Collier, leading to Collier's leg injury. Reeve criticized the officiating, calling for changes at the league level. She expressed frustration with the officiating crew, describing their selection as "malpractice."

Russia gets the microphone at the U.N. world leaders’ meeting Saturday. It comes three years into an invasion of Ukraine that the international community has broadly deplored and a that powerful member newly says Ukraine can repel. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is due to give his country’s address at the General Assembly, four days after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Ukraine can win back all the territory it has lost to Russia. It was a notable tone shift from a U.S. leader who had previously suggested Ukraine would need to make some concessions and could never reclaim all the areas Russia has occupied since seizing the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and launching a full-scale invasion in 2022.

Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department saying it was revoking the visa of Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro's visa. The decision comes after Petro participated in a New York protest Friday during the U.N. General Assembly. He urged American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders. The State Department says his actions were “reckless and incendiary.” Petro returned to Colombia on Saturday and dismissed the punishment. He says he's also a European citizen and doesn't need a visa to travel to the U.S. There have been repeated clashes between Petro, a leftist and former rebel leader, and Trump’s Republican administration.