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By: Simon Kaufman The World Cup Final is Sunday, with Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal set to face off for the trophy. Millions of Americans have been watching the sport all month — but most of them have been calling it something different than the rest of the world. So why do Americans say "soccer" while nearly everyone else says "football"? It all starts in 1848, when students at Cambridge University wrote the first set of rules for the game we know today.

By: AP via Scripps News Group A lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal college sports legislation said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to make it through the upper chamber. “We probably have 60 votes,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Friday at the Associated Press Sports Editors meeting. Schmitt called the next two weeks critical for the Protect College Sports Act.

Abigail Degler Small-town gal with the big dream of telling your weather! Good morning, happy Saturday. We are keeping our heads on a swivel this weekend! Between wildfire smoke and strong thunderstorms, Saturday gets off to a rough start. Temperatures will be very muggy, with highs in the 90s. Triple-digit heat index values paired with dips in air quality make indoor plans the ideal setup.

Stevie Daniels Grew up in Baltimore County and loves being your morning Meteorologist at WMAR. BALTIMORE — Happy Saturday! Hot and very humid today with highs in the mid-90s and heat index values up to 105°! Heat Advisories are issued for the area from 11 AM - 7 PM. Stay hydrated today! The first round of thunderstorms moves through this morning will contain heavy rain, small hail, and lightning.

Ja Nai Wright Hello! I cover Anne Arundel County for WMAR-2 News. If you have a story idea to share, please email me at janai.wright@wmar.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lamy launched what would become Pip's Dock Street Dogs with a simple cart and a name inspired by someone close to him. "I started out with a hotdog cart 19 years ago, and I was trying to think of a catchy name for it, something that people would remember, and I was like, I'm going to call it pips," Lamy said.

BALTIMORE — With event cancellations happening across the region because of smoky conditions and poor air quality, some fans worried Morgan Wallen's concert at M&T Bank Stadium could be next. But for thousands of country music fans, neither the haze nor the traffic was enough to keep them away. "We are here to see Morgan Wallen," one group of fans said.

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City Fire Department battled a vacant house fire in West Baltimore on Friday night. Firefighters responded to the home in the 1300 block of West North Avenue after reports of the blaze just after 7 p.m. At the scene, fire crews discovered flames showing from the first, second, and third floors of the three-story structure. Fire crews initiated exterior operations and successfully brought the flames under control.

MAYS CHAPEL, Md. — A deadly single-vehicle crash is under investigation in Mays Chapel, Baltimore County police say. Officers responded to the area of West Timonium Road and Pine Valley Drive for reports of a collision involving a motorcycle. Police say the motorcycle rider died at the scene. The Crash Team has responded to the scene and is investigating the cause of the crash. This is the second deadly crash reported in Baltimore County on Friday.

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By: Haley Bull , Scripps News Group President Trump used his prime-time address Thursday to cast doubt on the security of U.S. elections ahead of the midterms. He made a series of claims during his remarks alleging that China compromised election data by obtaining voter files, that the intelligence community downplayed information about Chinese meddling, and that the government has known about potential vulnerabilities in election infrastructure and alleged fraud.