Today is Sunday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2025. There are 94 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Sept. 28, 2020, the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached 1 million, according to a count by Johns Hopkins University.

Also on this date:

In 1781, American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their successful siege of Yorktown, Virginia.

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In 1924, three U.S. Army planes landed in Seattle, completing the first round-the-world trip by air in 175 days.

In 1928, Scottish medical researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first broadly effective antibiotic.

In 1941, Ted Williams became the most recent American League baseball player to hit over .400 for a season, batting .406 for the Boston Red Sox.

In 1962, a federal appeals court found Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett in civil contempt for blocking the admission of James Meredith, a Black student, to the University of Mississippi.

In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House calling for an end to Israel’s military occupation of West Bank cities and expanding the responsibilities of the Palestinian Authority.

In 2016, Hurricane Matthew forms near the Windward Islands and goes on to kill over 1,000 people in Haiti, elsewhere in the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S.

In 2000, capping a 12-year battle, the U.S. government approved use of the abortion pill RU-486.

In 2022, Category 4 Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in southwestern Florida and then bisected the center of the state, causing more than 100 fatalities and billions of dollars in damage.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor Brigitte Bardot is 91.
Filmmaker John Sayles is 75.
Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent is 71.
Zydeco musician C.J. Chenier (sheh-NEER’) is 68.
Hockey Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr is 63.
Actor-comedian Janeane Garofalo (juh-NEEN’ guh-RAH’-fuh-loh) is 61.
Actor Maria Canals-Barrera is 59.
Actor Mira Sorvino is 58.
Actor Naomi Watts is 57.
Olympic gold medal swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg is 50.
Rapper Jeezy is 48.
Golf Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak is 48.
Pop-rock musician St. Vincent is 43.
Actor Hilary Duff is 38.
Boxer Terence “Bud” Crawford is 38.
Tennis player Marin Čilić is 37.
Actor Keir Gilchrist is 33.

Minnesota United needed a long-range blast to gain one point in a 1-1 draw with Colorado Rapids on Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.

Nector Triantis scored from distance, roughly 35 yards, to make it 1-1 in the 65th minute. It was an incredible goal, but not as stunning as his rainbow from behind the halfway line two weeks ago against San Diego.

“He strikes the ball really, really well,” had coach Eric Ramsay said. “What you’ve seen (Saturday night) is a very complete performance, I would say, in the middle. … He is very physical, very athletic, really helps us in that sense, which, of course, is something that we have been reliant on up until this point.”

MNUFC (15-7-9, 54 points) got a stroke of positivity after two straight defeats in all competitions and increased their unbeaten streak on the road to nine matches (6-0-3) and stave off consecutive losses in league games this season. Colorado (11-14-6, 39 points) dropped points at home as they fight for one of the final MLS Cup Playoff spots.

The Loons conceded a goal on just about the final touch of the first half. After Rafael Navarro won a foul from Michael Boxall, Rapids defender Rafael Santos scored on a line-drive free kick from roughly 23 yards out.

“With how we fell behind just before halftime, it’s a literal mountain to climb in that sense, particularly here,” Ramsay said about playing at altitude in Colorado. “The fact that we were able to make some adaptations at halftime and really respond well to those.”

In the first half, Minnesota’s offense was almost nonexistent with two shots, neither on target. Seeking a spark, Ramsay brought in Dominik Fitz and Joseph Rosales for Anthony Markanich and Julian Gressel and made the rare switch to a back-four defensive shape.

The Loons started to get forward with more regularity, and Fitz provided the first shot on target in the 57th minute.

Hassani Dotson, who hasn’t played since March due to a hamstring injury, subbed into the match in the 84th minute.

PHILADELPHIA — Mick Abel gave the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans a good, long look at what could have been on Saturday night.

The rookie starter, acquired in July in exchange for closer Jhoan Duran, turned in, perhaps, the best start of his career on Saturday night, finishing off his season on a high note. Abel, whom the Phillies drafted in the first-round in 2020, is one of the highest-touted young arms in the Twins’ organization, and he showed why on Saturday, leading the Twins to a 5-0 win at Citizens Bank Park.

Against his former teammates — he made six starts for the Phillies earlier this season, debuting in May — Abel threw six scoreless innings, tying his career high with nine strikeouts.

He began his night by striking out former Twin Harrison Bader, as well as all-star Kyle Schwarber and two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper in his first inning of work, touching 98.9 miles per hour that inning. He averaged 97.5 mph on his four-seam fastball, up 1.2 mph from his season average.

The rookie faced little trouble all night, allowing just three hits in his start. The Phillies put a pair of runners on in the fourth inning, the only time they had a runner reach second off Abel, but he got catcher J.T. Realmuto to pop up to strand a pair in scoring position.

It was a positive development for the 24-year-old, who endured a tough start to his Twins career. Abel gave up six runs in each of his first two outings with the Twins, after which they sent him back to Triple-A for much of September.

Abel, who will be in the mix for a rotation spot next year, pitched with a lead for the entirety of his outing after Byron Buxton blasted his third leadoff home run in four days. Buxton now has 11 this season, tying Jacque Jones for the all-time club record.

James Outman and Ryan Fitzgerald also hit solo home runs in the win, and the Twins added another pair of runs to oust the Phillies in their penultimate game of the season.

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A bicyclist is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle Saturday morning in Stillwater Township.

According to a spokesperson from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a call at 8:45 a.m. Saturday about a traffic accident in the 12000 block of Dellwood Road North. A male bicyclist was reportedly struck by a motorist. The bicyclist was treated at the scene and transported to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

The incident is under investigation by the sheriff’s office and the Minnesota State Patrol.

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