Today is Sunday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2025. There are 87 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Oct. 5, 1989, a jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted evangelist Jim Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers. Initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4 1/2 years.

Also on this date:

In 1892, the Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was practically wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.

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In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis.

In 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.

In 1958, racially desegregated Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, was nearly leveled by an early morning bombing.

In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (lek vah-WEN’-sah) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Starting in 1980, Walesa spearheaded Poland’s pro-democracy movement that nine years later led to the peaceful end of the country’s communist rule. In 1990-95 he served as democratic Poland’s first popularly elected president.

In 1986, Nicaraguan Sandinista government soldiers shot down a cargo plane carrying weapons and ammunition bound for Contra rebels; the event exposed a web of illegal arms shipments, leading to the Iran-Contra Scandal.

In 2001, tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens died from inhaled anthrax, the first of a series of anthrax cases in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington.

In 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former chief executive who invented and master-marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, died in Palo Alto, California, at age 56.

In 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald.

In 2020, President Donald Trump made a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19.

Today’s Birthdays:

College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer is 88.
Rock musician Steve Miller is 82.
Rock singer Brian Johnson (AC/DC) is 78.
Actor Karen Allen is 74.
Singer-songwriter Bob Geldof is 74.
Astrophysicist-author Neil deGrasse Tyson is 67.
Architect-designer Maya Lin is 66.
Golf Hall of Famer Laura Davies is 62.
Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is 60.
Hockey Hall of Famer Patrick Roy is 60.
Actor Guy Pearce is 58.
Actor Josie Bissett is 55.
Actor Parminder Nagra (pahr-MIHN’-da NAH’-grah) is 50.
Actor Kate Winslet is 50.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg is 42.
NFL tight end Travis Kelce is 36.
Actor Jacob Tremblay is 19.

Minnesota United got back to winning ways Saturday night in its final home game of the regular season with a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City.

Loons left back Anthony Markanich and midfielder Joaquin Pereyra led the charge in what became a comfortable coast to three points at Allianz Field. Minnesota United met Kansas City, losers of now five straight, at the right moment as they needed to gain momentum and keep pace near the top of the Western Conference.

It was an unusually hot St. Paul night in early October, and a boisterous crowd set the stage for the penultimate game of the Loons’ MLS regular season. Loons on the front foot from the start got a foul by Sporting defensive midfielder Nemanja Radoja, in a threatening area, which allowed the Loons to put service into the box.

Joaquin Pereyra’s initial cross was cleared back out to the right to him, and he took it on himself to put one on net that forced Kansas City goalkeeper John Pulskamp to make an early save.

Once again maneuvering in the midfield, Joaquin Pereyra was fouled by Memo Rodriguez and earned a free kick in a dangerous area. Pereyra swung in a beautiful ball that found Anthony Markanich, whose powerful header bounced off Pulskamp’s gloves, then off the frame of the goal and in to put the Loons up 1-0 in the 25th minute.

A wonderful season for the Loons’ left back as he netted his eighth goal of the season in the MLS. The goal by Markanich saw him tie Michel (FC Dallas, 2014) and Jose Burciaga Jr. (Kansas City Wizards, 2006) for the second-most goals in a single regular season by a defender in MLS history.

Sporting’s leading goal scorer, Dejan Joveljic (18 league goals), showed off his playmaking with a deft flick that pierced Minnesota United’s backline for Mason Toye. In on goal in the 43rd minute, Toye, unable to keep his nerve, smashed it off Loons keeper Dayne St. Clair’s body.

A crucial save which kept Minnesota United ahead 1-0 at the break. The Loons held the majority of the possession (58%) through the first 20 minutes in a tweaked formation (4-2-3-1) from its last time out against Colorado. But fell off the pace after scoring in the 25th minute as Kansas City built momentum before halftime.

The Loons’ second goal came from a poor turnover by Kansas City near midfield in the 59th minute. Leaving Sporting susceptible to a swift counterattack started by Joaquin Pereyra, who then punished Sporting GK John Pulskamp for a weak attempt to push Robin Lod’s shot wide.

With their second goal, Minnesota United reached the 500-goal milestone as a club across all competitions.

On the third goal, Nectarios Triantis attacked down the right, curled in a cross and Markanich met it in the middle of the box with another forceful header past a diving Pulskamp in the 63rd minute.

A strong defensive performance by Minnesota United gave ‘keeper St. Clair his 10th clean sheet of the season in a 3-0 win.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The disparity between the Gophers and Ohio State football programs wasn’t immediately evident at the start of Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium.

Minnesota actually became the first team to score on Ohio State in a first quarter so far this season, staking a 3-0 lead after a long drive on the first possession of the game. And the U’s defense kept its fifth straight opponent from scoring on its opening drive.

That pair of events was the U’s peak against the top-ranked team in the country.

Buckeyes star wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate ran past Minnesota defensive backs, each netting a touchdown catch, as Ohio State scored TDs on the next three possessions.

On national TV in prime time, the defending national champions cruised to a 42-3 win over Minnesota.

In reality, the gulf between the Gophers and Ohio State was mentioned before kickoff with 105,000 fans at The Horseshoe.

“They make more (revenue) on one home football game in ticket sales than we do all year,” Coyle told KFAN. “I mean, think about that for a second.”

On the field, Smith showed why he’s so well paid, finishing the game with seven receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns.

The No. 1-ranked recruit in the 2024 class and reigning Big Ten receiver of the year is reportedly earning more than $4 million in NIL (name, image and likeness) deals.

That sum might be more than double the entire Gophers roster. Last year, Minnesota’s NIL budget was $2.5 million.

The Gophers (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) have pretty much always struggled against the Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0). Minnesota is 3-42 against Ohio State since 1950, including the 14 straight since 2000.

But with reports of the Big Ten in discussions over a more than $2 billion infusion from investors and NIL funds continuing to grow.

With the win, Ohio State coach Ryan Day moved past Knute Rockne for the all-time best career winning percentage (.882) in major college football.

Minnesota put up 66 yards on the opening drive and 96 over the next nine drives.

The biggest offensive play came on the opening drive with a 26-yard completion from Drake Lindsey to Jameson Geers. Brady Denaburg capped the drive on a 27-yarder for a 3-0 lead.

The Buckeyes’ No. 1 ranked scoring defense (5.5 points per game) didn’t allow another point on Saturday.

In the fourth quarter, Denaburg missed a 41-yarder that would have matched what Washington mustered in the Buckeyes’ 24-6 win last weekend.

Frankie Capan III is in contention for win No. 1 this weekend in Jackson, Miss.

The North Oaks native fired an 8-under round of 64 on Friday and followed it up with a 4-under, 68 in the third round Saturday at the Sanderson Farms Championship to leave the PGA Tour rookie in a tie for fifth heading into Sunday, four shots back of 54-hole leader, Garrick Higgo.

Capan entered the week in 157th in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. This is the second of seven fall events, and Capan isn’t in next week’s limited-field event in Japan. Which means opportunities to improve standing are precious.

Because the top 100 in the standings after the RSM Classic on late November secure their PGA Tour cards for next season, while the golfers in positions No. 1101-125 achieve conditional status for the 2026 campaign.

As of Saturday night, Capan is projected to move up to 136th in points with his currently spot on the leaderboard. Jumping additional spots would continue to catapult him up toward the top 125.

A victory would automatically secure his spot on Tour for each of the next two seasons.

Capan’s best result on Tour this season was a third-place finish in the Zurich Classic, a partner event. His top individual result was a 12th place finish way back in January. Those are his only top-40 finishes this season.

Capan had made just one cut since June prior to this week. But, with his back pressed against the wall, the Minnesotan is playing his best golf of the season at a time when he needs it most.

And now he’s