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Recent polls show President Bush and Sen. Kerry running in a dead heat as Election Day nears. After Wednesday's final presidential debate, the race will enter the final stretch. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson and Stan Greenberg, an adviser to the Kerry campaign; and Bill McInturf, a Republican who conducts the Wall Street Journal/NBC poll.

On Wednesday's Scoreboard... Sports in America have often been connected to politics. In the aftermath of Election Day, I put together my top five most impactful moments where patriotism poured into the athletic sphere in the USA.

A group of scientists say in new research that matching dinosaur tracks found in modern-day Brazil and Cameroon were made 120 million years ago in an area that once connected the two continents.

Christians in the southern Lebanese village of Ein Abel are trapped between combatants Israel and Hezbollah. Guerrillas have fired rockets from just outside the village, drawing Israeli return fire. Parts of Ein Abel are in ruins.

Ed Martin advanced bogus claims about election fraud in swing states in 2020, and he spoke at a boisterous rally in Washington the day before the siege on the Capitol.

The transcendent star of women's tennis delays her farewell after defeating Danka Kovinic Monday night in her opening match of the U.S. Open.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women.

Serena Williams isn't ready to stop playing competitive tennis just yet. She sparkled in her second-round U.S. Open match against Kontaveit — defeating the No. 2 seed in three sets to advance.

A forum meant to quell tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Tennessee was derailed by hecklers.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the U.S. national team's first game of the World Cup. The team faces off against Ghana in what promises to be a tough match for the Americans.