•Pete Alonso earned All-MLB First Team honors after leading the league with 43 home runs.
•The Cardinals have received trade interest in Alec Burleson after his career-best 2026 season, with the Mets among the reported suitors, but St. Louis has turned away inquiries.
•No. 21 USC stays unbeaten with 85-81 road win at California.
•No. 3 Alabama visits Vanderbilt as a two-touchdown favorite, but uncertainty over injured quarterback Keelon Russell could give the Commodores an opening.
Rachel Meyers Building domestic rare earth supply chains in the US and Taiwan will take time but is necessary to avoid future production halts at places like TSMC.