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The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday, with Gabby Williams' 26 points leading the way ahead of Monday's Game 2 at Chase Center. Alex and Jordan unpack the defensive slugfest, Atlanta's need for a second scorer, and how close the two-year-old franchise is to a first championship.

The Washington Commanders (1-3-1) visit the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers (5-0) at Levi's Stadium for Monday Night Football, with San Francisco a 7.5-point favorite after their 32-29 win over Seattle. Alex and Jordan break down Mike Evans' big game, Washington's overtime tie with the Giants and the injury report, and whether the Commanders can threaten the NFC's last perfect season.

The Chiefs beat the Chargers 22-6 at Arrowhead to stay 5-0 as the AFC's lone undefeated team, with Kenneth Walker III rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns while Patrick Mahomes earned his 100th win as a starting quarterback in his first game this season without a touchdown pass. Alex and Jordan break down the rout, Justin Herbert's four sacks and eighth interception, the Chargers' 0-6 start, and Christian Roland-Wallace's fourth-quarter ejection for throwing a punch.

The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in Sunday's Game 5 to take a 3-2 ALCS lead, with trade-deadline acquisition Freddy Peralta starting Monday's 8:08 PM ET Game 6 at Tropicana Field and Yandy Díaz declaring 'We're going to win tomorrow' after collecting eight hits in 23 at-bats in the series. Alex and Jordan preview the clincher, Cleveland's undecided starter with ace Gavin Williams held for a possible Game 7, and the history that says 69.6% of teams up 3-2 in the ALCS advance to face the Brewers.

US government debt hit a $40 trillion milestone in August, and Friday's Treasury report showed a roughly $2 trillion budget deficit for the fiscal year ended September 30 — 12% larger than the previous year and the biggest since the COVID spending surge — as rising borrowing costs push up mortgage and consumer loan rates two weeks before the midterms. Alex and Jordan dig into the milestone, the bond market's 'term premium' debate, and why rising costs — voters' top issue — are colliding with the debt question on November 3.

US stock index futures gained Monday as AI-related shares including Nvidia, Broadcom and CoreWeave rebounded from their biggest weekly drop since late June, while Brent crude fell 1.8% to around $107 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 5.085%. Alex and Jordan break down the bounce, Intel's 3.8% jump on a JPMorgan upgrade, and why this week's earnings from Tesla, Meta, SpaceX and others will decide whether the rally sticks.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett threatened to sanction President Trump after he backed out of a scheduled Friday deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, warning that the court has admonished him for his lack of participation to no avail and that failure of strict compliance will lead to sanctions. Alex and Jordan break down why the plaintiff skipping his own case's deposition has the judge losing patience, and the October 22 response deadline now hanging over Trump.

A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults increasingly disillusioned with President Trump as the November 3 midterms approach, with about one-quarter approving of his job performance and only about 2 in 10 approving of his handling of the economy, while Democrats hold a substantial edge on the economy and health care. Alex and Jordan discuss what drove the shift — from gas prices to health care — and why the bloc's drift matters with two weeks to go.

Vladimir Putin proposed a summit next month with President Trump and Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the four-year Ukraine conflict on terms favoring Moscow, possibly on the sidelines of the November 18-19 APEC summit in Shenzhen; Trump has not agreed but could be receptive, while Ukraine's foreign minister rejected any peace summit without Kyiv. Alex and Jordan unpack why Moscow's three-man peace plan cuts out Zelensky and what Trump gains by keeping the door open.

President Trump launches a seven-rally, seven-state midterm sprint Monday in Park City, Kansas, backing Senator Roger Marshall in a tightened race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, with daily stops running through North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Georgia and Michigan while JD Vance headlines a parallel rally for Jennifer Balkcom in North Carolina's 11th House district. Alex and Jordan break down why Trump's defensive swing through red states he already carried matters with his approval near 33 percent two weeks before the midterms.