Sports, Entertainment & Culture — October 31, 2026

Milwaukee throws a championship parade. The city came to a standstill. Massive crowds packed a downtown parade to celebrate the Brewers’ first World Series title in the franchise’s 58 years.

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Warriors erase a 25-point deficit. Stephen Curry scored 31 points as Golden State stormed back from 25 down to beat the Lakers 112-95 in NBA Cup play Friday night.

ESPN singled out one play as the defining moment of the rally: a Curry ankle-breaking move on Luka that highlighted what the outlet described as a theatrical 31-point performance. The matchup came in NBA Cup play rather than the standard regular-season schedule, adding tournament stakes to the result.

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Kucherov asks out of Tampa Bay. The reigning NHL MVP, in the final year of his contract, requested a trade — but Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said the team has no intention of dealing him.

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Patrick Stewart dies at 86. The classically trained stage actor who added gravitas to Star Trek and X-Men died Wednesday in Los Angeles — four days after Star Trek co-star Walter Koenig, 90.

Tributes poured in from around the world following Stewart’s death, reflecting a career that spanned the Shakespearean stage canon as well as two major film and television franchises. Coming just four days after the death of fellow Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, the loss marked the second blow in under a week for the franchise’s fanbase.

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