In Other News

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers each won their league’s pennant for Major League Baseball. They will begin a best–of–seven game series on Friday, Oct. 23, to play for the World Series. Each game will be aired on FOX, and begin at 8 p.m.

Canisius was ranked No. 5 nationally by Forbes on Monday, Oct. 19, for the university’s online Master of Science (MS) Sports Administration program. Forbes recognized Canisius as part of their 2026 Best Sports Management Master’s Online Degrees list.

LeMoyne College will join the Metro Conference beginning in 2027–2028 in all sports. The news was announced Thursday, Oct. 22, after talks had happened throughout the week. The Dolphins will finish this academic year in the Northeast Conference (NEC) before moving to the Metro next year.

Long Beach, Calif. resident, Ricardo Gonzalez, had his arm broken after being apprehended by ICE agents. Videos online show Gonzalez being detained and pinned to the ground, exclaiming that his arm was broken and was feeling immense pain. According to his daughter, he was riding on his e-bike, knocked down by an unregistered ICE vehicle and was tased twice.

A shooting at a Baltimore, Md. gas station has taken the lives of two people. On Oct. 10, at 10:25 p.m, authorities responded to a ShotSpotter alert, a gunshot detection technology, and gave aid to a 34–year–old woman and three men, ages 20, 24 and 48, all with gunshot wounds. It was later reported that the woman and the 20–year–old man had succumbed to their injuries and died, but the three other victims survived in the hospital. 

Buffalo officer, Benjamin Coughlin, was arrested after stalking and harassing his former partner. Coughlin was charged with harassment in the first degree and stalking in the fourth degree, both being misdemeanors. After being told to stop getting in contact with the partner, Coughlin continued to do so, and harmed the victim’s mental health. Coughlin’s court date is in Buffalo City Court on Nov. 4, and he is expected to face 90 days of jail if found guilty.