Woman Makes Wearable Wedding Dress and Veil Using Lego Bricks — See Her Incredible Creation Erin ClackSeptember 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM 0 LEGO® House (2) Wedding dress made of Lego on display at Lego House in Denmark A woman made a wearable wedding dress and veil using Lego bricks Her creation is curren...

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A woman made a wearable wedding dress and veil using Lego bricks

Her creation is currently on display in the Masterpiece Gallery at Lego House in Billund, Denmark

According to Lego, she achieved "fabric-like movement" with the design

A woman turned her creativity with Legos into a one-of-a-kind wedding dress.

Satu Aaltonen, a Lego enthusiast from Finland, used the plastic toy bricks to artfully fashion a wearable dress featuring a blue and white color palette, sleeves and a small train, along with an ornate headpiece and veil to match. According to a Lego press release, Aaltonen managed to achieve "fabric-like movement" with the design.

She used thousands of Lego pieces to create the dress, which she has named the "Bride of the Frozen Crown," per Finnish outlet Yle.

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Satu Aaltonen's wedding dress on display at Lego House in Denmark

Explaining her inspiration, Aaltonen told the outlet, "I wanted to create something out of Lego that has not been seen before. For me, building is both art and play, but also a meditative counterbalance to my everyday computer work."

She said she made the dress without any glue. It's designed so that one side can be opened and closed.

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Satu Aaltonen's bridal headpiece and veil, made with Lego

"When moving in the dress, it makes a sound like walking on ice," Aaltonen noted. "The Lego pieces rattle against each other."

While she's proud of its aesthetic appeal, she joked that she "wouldn't dare" attempt to sit down in the dress. "But you only need to walk to the altar and dance a little at the wedding party," she told Yle.

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Aaltonen shows off her dress being worn by a model in a Vimeo video. In the video's description, she shared that the design features "1,200 white leaf pieces that form crystalline structures, frozen flowers and a translucent train that shimmers."

"What looks delicate and ethereal is, in fact, a meticulously engineered structure, built by hand over six months," the description added.

The wedding dress and veil are currently on display in the 2025-2026 Masterpiece Gallery at Lego House in Billund, Denmark, where the toy brand is headquartered. This year's gallery features 17 exhibitors from 12 countries, according to Lego.

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Satu Aaltonen's Lego wedding dress on display at Lego House in Denmark

Highlights include 3D, wall-mounted mosaics celebrating Mexican culture and folklore, a Victorian dollhouse with historically accurate interiors, as well as a Fender guitar and other musical instruments — all brought to life with Lego bricks.

"The Masterpiece Gallery is our way of celebrating the creativity, talent and passion of the global LEGO fan community, and inspiring the builders of today and tomorrow," Kathrine Kirk Muff, managing director of Lego House, said in a statement. "This year's exhibitors show just how limitless a LEGO brick can be."

"We hope guests leave energised to build in new ways, perhaps even with skills they've learned in the new LEGO Masters Academy," Muff added.

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As for Aaltonen, she is working on five other Lego dresses that will form a series along with her "Bride of the Frozen Crown" design.

"The greatest compliment is when people are surprised to discover that the dresses are made of Lego bricks. I want to inspire wonder in viewers and show that creativity has no limits," she told Yle.

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Back in 2023, Lego showcased a series of Lego-loving couples who incorporated their passion for the brand into their weddings.

"It's happily ever after, LEGO style! Get tangled up in these heartwarming love stories, as couples share LEGO inspiration that built the foundations of their love," the company wrote in the caption of an Instagram post that featured the couple's creative — and colorful — Lego wedding details, including ring boxes, flower bouquets, boutonnieres and custom figurines as favors.

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Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US By Joshua McElweeSeptember 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM 962 Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Catechists in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 27, 2025.

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.

"Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life," the pontiff told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo.

The Catholic Church's position that life is sacred from conception until natural death is one of the 1.4-billion-member denomination's strongest teachings.

Leo, the first U.S. pope, was responding to a question from a U.S. journalist who asked about the country's politics.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Elected in May to replace the late Pope Francis, Leo has shown a much more reserved style than his predecessor, who frequently criticized the Trump administration.

Leo was asked about a decision by the archdiocese of Chicago to give an award to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat who supports abortion rights. The move has attracted vocal criticism from conservative Catholics, including several U.S. bishops.

"It is very important to look at the overall work that the Senator has done," said the pope.

"I understand the difficulty and the tensions but I think, as I myself have spoken in the past, it's important to look at many issues that are related to what is the teaching of the Church," he said.

"Someone who says I am against abortion but says I am in favour of the death penalty is not really pro-life," said the pope.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Tuesday shuttered its two clinics in Louisiana over what the organization said were mounting financial and political challenges that made operating in the state no longer possible after more than 40 years.

The closures make Louisiana the most populous of just four states with no Planned Parenthood locations.

The exit underlines the pressures on Planned Parenthood as it warns of wider closures nationwide in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill. The organization is also halting advocacy work in Louisiana, where the state's Republican leaders have cheered on the closures.

The closures were "not the result of a lack of need" but rather the outcome of "relentless political assaults that have made it impossible for us to continue operating sustainably in Louisiana," said Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.

Supporters have said the closures will have a detrimental impact on Louisiana, where Planned Parenthood has never been licensed to perform abortions in the state but did provide other medical care services to nearly 11,000 patients last year at its Baton Rouge and New Orleans clinics.

Advocates and medical professionals fear that the organization's departure will further exacerbate reproductive health care in a state that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows already has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. In addition, a March report by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office noted the state's significant OB-GYN shortage and health care deserts.

Planned Parenthood warns of more closures

Trump's spending and tax plan instructs the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to certain abortion providers. While the organization is seeking to have its funding restored through the courts, Planned Parenthood officials have warned that around one-third of roughly 600 clinics could be forced to close.

Earlier this year, five clinics in California and eight in Iowa and Minnesota shut their doors. In the past week, the Wisconsin affiliate announced that it would stop providing abortion and the Arizona affiliate said it would halt Medicaid-funded services.

Louisiana joins Wyoming, North Dakota and Mississippi as states where the organization is absent.

"This is a win for babies, a win for mothers, and a win for LIFE!" Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry posted on social media Tuesday.

High numbers of Medicaid patients

Planned Parenthood provides a wide range of services, including cancer screenings and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment. Federal Medicaid money was already not paying for abortion, but affiliates relied on Medicaid to stay afloat.

In Louisiana, a state with one of the nation's highest poverty rates, 60% of patients at Planned Parenthood clinics used Medicaid. Last year, the clinics in Louisiana provided nearly 30,000 tests for sexually transmitted infections, 14,400 visits for birth control, 1,800 cancer screenings and 655 ultrasounds.

Nearly a decade ago, Jordyn Martin said she turned to Planned Parenthood when she couldn't afford medical services anywhere else. While at the clinic, a doctor offered Martin a free HIV test. A week later, she was diagnosed with the virus.

"Planned Parenthood saved my life," said Martin, who went on to volunteer for the organization.

Connecting patients with new providers

Outside of the New Orleans Planned Parenthood clinic Tuesday, several people gathered and brought thank-you notes to the organization that has spent four decades in Louisiana. Inside the building, up until close, staff worked to connect patients with alternative health care providers.

Starting Wednesday, calls to Planned Parenthood numbers in Louisiana will be transferred to the nearest location in Texas or Arkansas.

Michelle Erenberg, the head of a New Orleans-based abortion rights group named LIFT, said people have been contacting her for help to find new clinics. She said it was important to connect people with providers but worries about the strain it will put on clinics that are already short-staffed.

"Whether patients are going to be able to get appointments quickly, or access all of the services that Planned Parenthood provided, is unknown at this point," she said.

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NEW YORK -- Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 2/3 outstanding innings and the Boston Red Sox went ahead after getting Max Fried out of the game and opened their American League wild-card series with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Boston grabbed the advantage in the best-of-three series on Masataka Yoshida's pinch-hit, two-run single in the seventh inning and Alex Bregman added an RBI double in the ninth. Carlos Rodon starts for the Yankees against Brayan Bello on Wednesday.

Crochet (1-0) allowed four hits in his first career postseason start after making four relief appearances for the Chicago White Sox in the 2020 and 2021 playoffs. He walked none and retired 17 straight at one point.

After getting the first two outs of the second inning, Crochet gave up a homer to Anthony Volpe that gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.

Crochet did not allow another baserunner until permitting a single to center field by Volpe on his 109th pitch. The left-hander ended his night at a career-high 117 pitches by reaching 100 mph on a called third strike to Austin Wells, who thought he walked.

Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman retired Jose Caballero on a fly ball to end the eighth after balking Volpe to second on a disengagement violation.

Chapman allowed three straight singles to load the bases in the ninth but escaped. He struck out Giancarlo Stanton, got Jazz Chisholm Jr. to fly out to right field and fanned Trent Grisham on a 101 mph fastball to notch his 11th career postseason save.

Crochet did not get the lead until Fried exited after firing 6 1/3 scoreless innings and 102 pitches.

Luke Weaver (0-1) entered and struggled to command his changeup, walking Ceddanne Rafaela to cap an 11-pitch encounter. Nick Sogard hit another changeup for a hustle double to right field, putting runners at second and third.

Yoshida batted for Rob Refsnyder and the Red Sox went ahead when he hit a fastball to center field for a base hit, scoring both runners.

In the top of the ninth, Bregman doubled to left field off David Bednar after Trevor Story singled and stole second.

Fried allowed four hits in his New York postseason debut. The left-hander struck out six and walked three, including a free pass to Carlos Narvaez in the sixth on a nine-pitch plate appearance that drove up his pitch count.

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Sherri Shepherd says she didn't vote until joining *The View* — and that one of her fellow cohosts was instrumental in helping her realize the importance of performing that civic duty.

"I was a Jehovah's Witness, so I didn't start voting until I got on *The View*," Shepherd shared on Tuesday's episode of *The Jamie Kern Lima Show*. The Emmy-nominated talk show host, comedian, and actress explained that she was "not into politics," but "Barbara Walters said something to me that made me do it."

When the late broadcast journalist and longtime cohost of the popular daytime talk show realized that her new cohost "didn't know anything about politics," Shepherd said Walters came to her and simply suggested, "'Dear, read a book.'"**

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"All I knew was what the church taught me. That's what it was. I didn't think for myself. I just knew what the church had taught me or what I had learned when I was a Witness," Shepherd elaborated.

The 58-year-old Chicago native previously revealed in her first year as a *View *cohost that 2008 would be "my first time I'll be voting because I was in a religion where we didn't vote." Members of the Christian denomination are encouraged to "remain politically neutral for religious reasons," according to official Church doctrine, based on interpretations of several Biblical passages, and the idea that "by remaining neutral, we are able to speak freely to people of all political persuasions about the good news of God's Kingdom."****

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But Shepherd recalled that when Walters told her to get herself educated, "What I realized is sometimes we have to get out of where we live, we have to go travel the world, we have to meet people that are different from us. Because when you don't, that's how you get prejudice and that's how you get judgmental. When you don't meet people that are not like you, when you meet people that are different from you."

Shepherd credited the shift in her political perspective to Walters as well as current cohosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg, recalling the former telling her, "'Sherri, the moment you open your mouth, half the world is going to hate you. So go by what you feel and what you think.'"

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*The View *provided the daily daytime home for Walters from 1997 to 2014. Shepherd joined the ABC program in 2007, eventually leaving the same year as Walters, who died in 2022 at the age of 93.**

You can watch Shepherd's full interview on *The Jamie Kern Lima Show *above.

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It's the Fat Bear Week finals. Will this be the year 32 Chunk finally wins? Eve Chen, USA TODAY September 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM 0 Three times could be the charm for a burly brown bear who's once again vying for Fat Bear Week champion.

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Three times could be the charm for a burly brown bear who's once again vying for Fat Bear Week champion.

Bear 32 Chunk has lost the title to bear 128 Grazer two years in a row.

However this year, he's facing a new challenger: bear 856, who beat Grazer in this year's semifinals.

It's up to the public to decide who will win the March Madness-style bracket polls, starring some of biggest bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Here's what to know about the two finalists competing on Sept. 30.

Bear 32 Chunk

Bear 32 Chunk was a Fat Bear Week finalist in both 2023 and 2024.

Fat Bear Week's website describes Chunk as one of the largest bears along the Brooks River. That's where Katmai's famous bears feast on salmon all summer long.

His features include narrow-set eyes, a strong brow ridge, "a distinctive scar across his muzzle and a broken, yet healing jaw." It's believed he may have permanently injured his jaw in a fight with another bear this past mating season.

Initially, there were concerns about Chunk being able to maintain dominance along the river and pack on enough pounds to survive the upcoming winter, but the event's website says, "Chunk used his determination and adaptability to persevere through injury."

Bear 856

Bear 856 is one of the largest bears in the river.

Bear 856 is another massive adult male, "with an assertive disposition equal to his size," according to Fat Bear Week's website.

For more than a decade, he was "the river's most consistently dominant bear." However, now that he's in his mid-20s, bear 856 picks his battles carefully, often yielding to larger bears.

The website says he also patiently fishes in less productive areas of the river, and "when fishing, he frequently licks his lips, which is a behavioral characteristic expressed by few bears at Brooks River."

Survival of the fattest: It's not just fun and games for the bears of Katmai National Park

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Brown bear 128, known as Grazer, whose cub was killed by her opponent in July, was crowned the 2024 champion of the annual park contest that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" ahead of winter when they will not eat or drink until they emerge in spring, the National Park Service reported. Here she is pictured on Sept. 12, 2024.

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" src=https://ift.tt/gJXIzkx class=caas-img>Brown bear 128, known as Grazer, was voted Fat Bear Week champion in 2023. Hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Fat Bear Week is an annual park competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" ahead of winter when they will not eat or drink until they emerge in spring, according to the National Park Service. The champion is decided by votes for the bear believed to "best exemplify fatness and success in brown bears," officials wrote on the contest website.

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Brown bear 128, known as Grazer, was voted Fat Bear Week champion in 2023. Hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Fat Bear Week is an annual park competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" ahead of winter when they will not eat or drink until they emerge in spring, according to the National Park Service. The champion is decided by votes for the bear believed to "best exemplify fatness and success in brown bears," officials wrote on the contest website.

">Brown bear 128, known as Grazer, was voted Fat Bear Week champion in 2023. Hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Fat Bear Week is an annual park competition that "celebrates the healthy appetites of brown bears" ahead of winter when they will not eat or drink until they emerge in spring, according to the National Park Service. The champion is decided by votes for the bear believed to "best exemplify fatness and success in brown bears," officials wrote on the contest website.

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1 / 8See the winners of Fat Bear Week ahead of winter hibernation128 Grazer pictured on July 10, 2024, before the Fat Bear Week contest. The contest's champion is decided by votes for the bear believed to "best exemplify fatness and success in brown bears" ahead of winter when they will not eat or drink until they emerge in spring, officials wrote on the contest website.

Who will win?

In reality, bear 32 Chunk, bear 856 and all of this year's competitors are already winners for bulking up for winter.

But for bragging rights, voting for Fat Bear Week finals opens at noon ET on Sept. 30 on the event's website.

The poll closes at 9 p.m. the same day.

(This story has been to correct a typo.)

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Judge blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds for Democraticled states By Dietrich KnauthSeptember 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM 0 U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025.

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(Reuters) -A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in counterterrorism grant funds for Democratic-led states, including New York and Illinois.

Eleven states sued the Trump administration on Monday over last-minute changes to counterterrorism grants, saying that Republican President Donald Trump was retaliating against Democratic-led states by redirecting funding away from them just as the fiscal year ends.

The states said they needed a next-day restraining order, or else the funds would expire before they had a chance to challenge Trump's action in court.

U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy agreed, saying the funds had been cut in a "slapdash" manner that likely violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which prohibits the government from making arbitrary or capricious decisions.

McElroy issued a temporary restraining order that prevented the Trump administration from diverting the counterterrorism funds until the court case has a chance to play out.

The timing of the funding cuts was concerning, McElroy said, because they were made just as the fiscal year was ending and just three days after a different federal judge blocked the Trump administration from withholding DHS funds from 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia.

The specific funding cuts were made on Saturday, when the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency announced final annual funding numbers for the Homeland Security Grant Program, FEMA's largest such program. Those grants pay for states' counterterrorism and emergency preparedness projects.

The 11 states and the District of Columbia said they had been expecting $459 million in funds from the Homeland Security Grant Program, and the Trump administration had revised that down to $226 million.

Some states were particularly hard hit, with Illinois taking a 69% reduction in funds, and New York receiving a 79% reduction, according to the lawsuit.

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Mexican immigrant dies a week after Dallas ICE shooting, marking second detainee death By Rich McKay and Ted HessonSeptember 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM 0 FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement personnel respond at the scene of a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas, Texas, U...

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(Reuters) -A Mexican immigrant wounded by a sniper in a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas last week has died of his injuries, an ICE official said on Tuesday, making him the second detainee killed in the attack.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the deceased man as Miguel Angel Garcia, 31, who media accounts say was a house painter who came to the U.S. as a child.

Another immigrant from El Salvador was killed at the scene of the September 24 attack, his wife said. A third victim from Venezuela remains in a hospital, according to media accounts.

The shooting took place two weeks after Charlie Kirk, co-founder of the conservative student political group Turning Point USA and a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed by a rooftop sniper during a speaking event in Utah. Kirk's killing has fueled fears that a recent wave of political violence in the United States could accelerate.

A GoFundMe page set up for Garcia's family said he was the sole provider for his wife and children. His wife was expecting a baby "due to be delivered any day now."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said at a daily press conference that Mexican officials had made it possible for the man's mother to travel to the U.S.

"They are in contact with the family in all respects, including financial and moral support, and, if needed, to file a legal complaint," she said.

DHS said Garcia entered the U.S. illegally on an unknown date and was arrested by local police in Arlington, Texas, on August 8, and charged with driving under the influence and evading arrest. ICE requested that Garcia be held for possible deportation and took him into custody on the morning of September 24, the day of the shooting, DHS said.

Garcia had previous convictions in 2011 and 2017 for providing false information and evading arrest, DHS said.

Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, a 37-year-old from El Salvador, was the man killed at the scene of the attack, according to ICE.

"He was caught in the crossfire of an attack he had nothing to do with," his wife, Yorlen Villatoro, said in a separate GoFundMe page to raise funds to cover funeral expenses.

Guzman-Fuentes entered the U.S. illegally on an unknown date and was arrested by the Dallas Police Department on August 25 on an aggravated assault charge and warrant for driving while intoxicated, ICE said. While the assault charge was later dismissed, ICE took him into custody on September 24 related to his lack of legal status.

The third victim who remains hospitalized is Venezuelan immigrant Jose Andres Bordones-Molina, according to media reports.

No government personnel were injured in the shooting, which took place around 6:40 a.m. outside an ICE office where people detained as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration were processed. The sniper fired "indiscriminately," according to officials, on an area where detainees were being escorted from vehicles into the building.

The shooter, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to officials.

The shooter left behind notes saying he acted alone in an attack intended to kill and "terrorize" ICE agents, whose work he viewed as "human trafficking," officials said last week.

Nancy Larson, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, said at a news conference last week that it seemed clear from the gunman's writings "he did not intend to kill detainees or harm them."

(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta and Ted Hesson in Washington; Additional reporting by Diego Ore and Sarah Moreland in Mexico City; Editing by Frank McGurty, Daniel Wallis and Nick Zieminski)

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FILE - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr looks towards Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos (15) and Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, May 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File) ()

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr insists he is perfectly content coaching the Golden State Warriors in a contract year without worrying about negotiations or what's next until the season is done.

He trusts owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy to have those discussions when the time is right for everybody, whether that ends up being during the season or once it's over many months from now. Kerr doesn't anticipate having those discussions for a while.

"I'm very comfortable just going into this season with a year left. I'm so aligned with Mike and Joe that we talked about this. There's no reason for discussion, concern, this is kind of a point in our relationship. Let's just see how it is at the end of the year," Kerr said Tuesday. "I love my job, I love what I'm doing every day, can't wait to get to the building. Hopefully I'm here for another few years but I think it makes sense for the organization and for me just to see where this thing is at the end of the year, where they are, where I am. Hopefully that means we run it back, we keep going with this group, and that'd be awesome."

Kerr, who turned 60 on Saturday, begins his 12th season leading the Warriors having won four NBA titles and now with son Nicholas as an assistant coach on his bench, too, after being promoted from the G League Santa Cruz Warriors.

Whether Kerr, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green will all depart together in some kind of fairytale farewell from the franchise is uncertain. Whatever happens, Kerr cherishes the special postseason runs and championships they've shared together.

Kerr owns a 567-308 regular-season record and guided the team to five straight NBA Finals that included the Warriors' first championship in 40 years following the 2014-15 season.

The Warriors lost in the second round of the playoffs and want to chase another championship, and that is Kerr's focus — not his own situation.

"I'm not the slightest bit concerned about it. I don't think about it," he said. "I just think it makes perfect sense for all of us. I've said this before, however this ends it's going to be done in a really quality way. It's going to happen the right way. If it's meant to be for me to keep going then I'm going to keep going, and if it's meant to be for the team to move on to somebody else there will be nothing but gratitude and appreciation. So this makes it easy for everybody."

For now, he's ready to get back to work. Day 1 of training camp was Tuesday and the Warriors host the Lakers in their preseason opener Sunday at Chase Center.

Golden State was still waiting for restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga's contract stalemate to resolve in the next couple of days and for center Al Horford's signing to become official.

"I'm lucky to coach the group of guys that I've been able to coach," Kerr said. "So I don't spend a lot of time reflecting on the last 11 years, but I do embrace the fact that I get to do this every day. I'm very lucky."

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Napheesa Collier's statement on WNBA commissioner draws support from players, coaches Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM 0 Napheesa Collier's exit interview was the news conference heard around the world.

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Napheesa Collier's exit interview was the news conference heard around the world.

In her end of season media availability for Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday, Collier called out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league's lack of transparency, in addition to officiating concerns, player safety and stalled CBA negotiations.

Collier made it clear that she was speaking for herself — "I'm not speaking for anyone else. I'm sure other people feel this way, but I want to be clear that I'm speaking for myself. This is how I feel," Collier said — but fellow WNBA players, coaches and former stars are speaking up in support of Collier.

"I agree with everything she said," Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull said Tuesday afternoon. "We're at a really important time in the league and changes need to be made. And so you're seeing her talk about that and really proud of her for making that statement today."

1 / 5WNBA playoffs 2025: See the basketball stars in action in the second roundSept. 21: The Minnesota Lynx's Courtney Williams (10) dribbles the ball past the Phoenix Mercury's Alyssa Thomas (25) during Game 1 at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

MORE: Napheesa Collier says the WNBA has the 'worst leadership' in scathing statement

Hull is not the only person reacting to Collier's scathing statement. Here's what the WNBA world is saying.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert

In a statement shared with USA TODAY Sports, Engelbert said she has "the utmost respect for Napheesa Collier and for all the players in the WNBA."

"Together we have all worked tirelessly to transform this league," Engelbert said. "My focus remains on ensuring a bright future for the players and the WNBA, including collaborating on how we continue to elevate the game. I am disheartened by how Napheesa characterized our conversations and league leadership, but even when our perspectives differ, my commitment to the players and to this work will not waver."

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve

Reeve said she had to be careful with her words on Tuesday, noting that "Cathy (Engelbert) is out there firing fines" after she was reportedly docked $15K for her postgame comments and behavior following her ejection in the Lynx's Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Mercury.

"(Collier's) voice is a really important one and I'm proud of Phee," Reeve said in her exit interview. "Who Phee has become as a player and a person in this league is really important. Her voice is important... I support our player."

Elena Delle Donne

Seven-time WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne shared highlights from Collier's statement on her Instagram story, saying she fully relates to Collier's comments about league leadership lacking "basic integrity." Collier said Engelbert hasn't reached out to her all season even when she went down with a left ankle injury in Game 3 of the Lynx's semifinal WNBA playoff series against the Phoenix Mercury.

"It's the human element, it's basic integrity and it's the bare minimum any leader should embody," Collier said. "This year alone, I've gotten calls, texts, and well wishes from so many players across the league. ... But do you know who I haven't heard from? Cathy (Engelbert). Not one call, not one text."

In response, Delle Donne said "the Queen has spoken." Delle Donne, who retired in April after 10 seasons and a WNBA championship (2019), was named the league MVP twice (2015, 2019). She added: "It's the care for the human part for me. I'm still not sure if Cathy knows I retired. Heard from everyone but her."

Elena Delle Donne's Instagram story in support of Phee "I'm still not sure if Cathy knows I retired. Heard from everyone but her." 😮‍💨@NoCapSpaceWBB pic.twitter.com/kTdWaQJfmM

— Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) September 30, 2025

Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull

Hull said the WNBA players "are driving this change" in the league.

"From the players' perspective, things need to change, reffing needs to change, leadership needs to change," Hull said on Tuesday. "Our league is at a spot that it hasn't been in the past 10 years. We're growing exponentially and we need change to mirror that. And I think where the players see the league going is different than where leadership sees the league going and somehow we need to see that aligned. I think the CBA negotiations will help hopefully get us there."

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark

Collier recalled a specific conversation she had with Engelbert back in February during the inaugural season of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 league co-founded by Collier and Breanna Stewart.

"I also asked how she planned to fix the fact that players like Caitlin (Clark), Angel (Reese) and Paige (Bueckers), who are clearly driving massive revenue for the league, are making so little for their first four years. Her response was, 'Caitlin (Clark) should be grateful to make $16 million off the court, because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn't make anything.'"

Clark has no comment on Collier's statement, the Fever told Indystar, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Per Fever, Caitlin Clark has no comment on Napheesa Collier's statement today. https://t.co/3F2ppFerYA

— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) September 30, 2025

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White

Fever head coach Stephanie White said she has "a lot of respect for Napheesa (Collier)."

"I'm thankful that we have strong women that are willing to say the things that matter and say the things that will move the needle for change," White added. "(Collier) quietly goes about her business. She has been a dominant player in our league and on the global stage, she understands she's been a part of the (WNBPA) and understands the business side of it as well as the basketball side of it."

Las Vegas guard Chelsea Gray

Las Vegas guard Chelsea Gray highlighted the growing tensions between players and the league amid ongoing CBA negotiations. The current CBA, which was signed into effect in January 2020, shortly after Engelbert took over as commissioner in 2019, will expire on Oct. 31 after the WNBPA opted out of the agreement last October.

"We have a lot of work to do, more so on the W side and with Cathy (Engelbert), and understanding our value as a league, as players, and there's no league without the players," Gray said on Tuesday. "We're not where we should be or we thought we would be when we decided to opt out... It's not anywhere where we thought it would be. It's market share, it's salaries, it's player safety, it's everything. I wouldn't say that we're where we want to be for maybe one thing."

New York Liberty forward Isabelle Harrison

Standing with Phee 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

— Isabelle Harrison (@OMG_itsizzyb) September 30, 2025

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese

10/10. No notes!

— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) September 30, 2025

Angel McCoughtry

Collier said she's "not concerned about a fine," Angel McCoughtry offered to cover the cost. McCoughtry last played for the Minnesota Lynx in 2022.

If Napheesa gets fined I'll pay it back to her !!!!

— McCoughtry (@angel_35) September 30, 2025

Los Angeles Sparks forward Dearica Hamby

@PHEEsespieces 💎 thank you for your bravery!!!!!!!!

— Dearica Marie Hamby (@dearicamarie) September 30, 2025

Washington Mystics forward Alysa Clark

Alysa Clark serves as the WNPBA Vice President.

🗣️🗣️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

— Alysha Clark (@Alysha_Clark) September 30, 2025

Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton

Whew https://t.co/NzypBsF2Xs

— Tyrese Haliburton (@Hali) September 30, 2025

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Sep 30, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal (29) delivers in the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game one of the Wildcard round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images (David Dermer-Imagn Images)

CLEVELAND -- Tarik Skubal struck out a record-setting 14 over 7 2/3 innings and Riley Greene scored on Zach McKinstry's go-ahead sacrifice bunt in the seventh, giving the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on Tuesday afternoon.

Reigning Cy Young Award winner Skubal (1-0) allowed one run on three hits and walked three in a 107-pitch gem. The left-hander made his third consecutive start against AL Central champion Cleveland in a 13-day span and beat them for the first time.

Skubal broke the mark of 13 strikeouts in a wild-card game, previously held by Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees and Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers, both in 2020. Will Vest recorded the final four outs for the save.

"I was just worried about executing each pitch and trying to do my best pitch-to-pitch and do what I do that makes me a great pitcher," Skubal said.

The Guardians put a runner on third with no outs in the ninth as Jose Ramirez singled and advanced on a throwing error by shortstop Javier Baez. Vest quelled the threat by striking out George Valera, tagging out Ramirez on Kyle Manzardo's grounder back to the mound, and inducing a popout by pinch hitter C.J. Kayfus.

"You hope with a runner on third and no out that we could hit a ball to the outfield," Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said.

Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Wednesday in Cleveland.

Both Tigers runs off Guardians starter Gavin Williams (0-1) were unearned thanks to errors by Johnathan Rodriguez in the first and Jhonkensy Noel in the seventh. The right-hander scattered five hits and one walk over six-plus innings, striking out eight.

"It's a three-game series for a reason," Williams said. "We've got to win two, and that's what we're trying to do starting (Wednesday). I wish the first inning never happened. I left a couple pitches up in the zone and they hit them."

Greene led off the seventh with a double and moved to third when first baseman Noel dropped the throw from Brayan Rocchio on Wenceel Perez's grounder. McKinstry's one-out bunt to Noel came against reliever Hunter Gaddis, easily bringing home Greene.

The Tigers got on the board in the top of the first on Spencer Torkelson's single to left field, plating Kerry Carpenter from second. Guardians right fielder Rodriguez mishandled Carpenter's single while attempting to pick up the ball.

Gutsy baserunning by Angel Martinez allowed Cleveland to tie it 1-all in the fourth. Martinez was on second when Gabriel Arias hit a chopper over Skubal, who fielded the ball behind the mound, but not in time to beat Martinez to the plate.

Home plate umpire Shane Livensparger initially called Martinez out, but it was overturned on a replay challenge by Vogt as Martinez's hand slid under Dillon Dingler's tag.

The Guardians won eight of the teams' 13 regular-season contests after beating Detroit in five games in the 2024 AL Division Series.

"Anyone new to the Tigers and Guardians, this is what they look like. Like every game," Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. "Obviously, Tarik set an incredible tone for us. He's been incredible for us all season, but what a performance at the biggest moments in the biggest stage to get us in a great position to win the game."

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