Photos: Alexander Mountain Fire Near Loveland

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of defending LGBTQ+ rights on Saturday night, pledging to a supportive crowd that she will advance their cause if elected president. Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, headlined the national dinner for the Human Rights Campaign, which he praised as “the best party in the nation.” He entered the sprawling ballroom of 3,500 attendees to John Mellencamp’s “Small Town” and a boisterous standing ovation from members of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ organization. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] He noted how Harris worked alongside President Joe Biden to issue executive orders protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ people in health care, the military and education. “And the reason she did it was pretty simple.

Though the Netflix sports drama Rez Ball, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, is technically “inspired by” articles and a book written by journalist Michael Powell, co-writer Sterlin Harjo explains he didn’t read all that material. “I didn’t need to read the book,” he says. Instead, director and co-writer Sydney Freeland was his “source material.” Harjo and Freeland are both indigenous; Powell is not.

On a Tuesday in Timnath, the game of golf knelt at Austin Barry’s feet. Barry was vintage Tiger with the drive. He was classic Mickelson with his irons. And the senior was superhuman with the putter, all en route to an eye-popping round of 59 during a league meet at Harmony Golf Club on Aug.

Chase Dollander is the Rockies’ ace-in-waiting. At 22, he holds the promise of a pitcher with enough talent and confidence to defy the odds in Colorado’s mile-high altitude. Ubaldo Jimenez in 2010 (19-8, 2.88 ERA, third in NL Cy Young Award voting) and Kyle Freeland in 2018 (17-7, 2.85 ERA, fourth) had phenomenal seasons with the Rockies, but their star power proved unsustainable. With Dollander, selected ninth overall out of Tennessee in the 2023 draft, there is legitimate hope he can become an ace for the long haul — something the Rockies have never had. Of course, that won’t be determined until Dollander tests his potential in the majors.

Dear Eric: Twelve years ago, I was a foster parent for a 12-year-old. “Angel” was reunified with her father after a year and when that blew up, she came back to live with me. At one point I petitioned the court and was granted legal custody. She has left and come back multiple times over the years. Angel just had a baby and is struggling in every way.

Going up against an American player in a late-stage match at the U. S. Open is always a challenge. It’s one Aryna Sabalenka, the world No. 2 tennis player from Belarus, knows all too well. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] A year ago, against Coco Gauff in the U. S. Open final, the raucous pro-Gauff crowd in New York City got in Sabalenka’s head.