226 shares SHARE TWEET SMS SEND EMAIL NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale is Jeff Gordon’s finale, too Everything’s on the line at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It has been a crazy Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff through nine weeks, with the weird and wacky becoming the norm (rain-shortened races, restarts, crashes). . Also look for , who will make his final career laps. Gordon, who won the Sprint Cup rookie of the year title in 1993 and first race in 1994,. Jeff Gordon (Photo: Michael Thomas Shroyer, USA TODAY Sports) In Louisiana, a raucous race for governor comes to an end Louisiana voters Saturday to choose a successor to Gov. Bobby Jindal, who not only has ,but is also losing his Baton Rouge job because of term limits. And it looks like this heavily red state could go blue with its new chief executive, as Democrat John Bel Edwards (no relation to jailbird former Gov. Edwin Edwards) is tipped by pollsters to overcome U.S. Sen. David Vitter. Edwards has been relentless in attacking Vitter— — after the senator in 2007 admitted to a “serious sin” when his phone number was linked to a D.C. prostitution agency. Louisiana Gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. David Vitter, right, and State Rep. John Bel Edwards attend a gubernatorial debate in Baton Rouge, La., on Monday. (Photo: AP) Weekend sports on high alert after Paris attacks Europe’s soccer , but instead of festive, the . Spanish authorities have declared Saturday’s game between Real Madrid and Barcelona a high-risk event with double the usual security presence for high-risk games. High security is reaching the USA, too. Security will be heightened for the on Sunday and in college sports, precautions for its final two games against Syracuse and North Carolina. A man holds a French flag outside Wembley Stadium before the start of the friendly football match. Leon Neal, AFP/Getty Images First snow of the season comes a bit early for Midwest The first winter storm of the season in the Midwest is forecast to thisweekend. While blizzard conditions are not expected, cities such as Des Moines, Iowa, Chicago, Milwaukee, Wis., South Bend, Ind., Grand Rapids, Mich., and Detroit will all likely see several inches of snow, potentially leading to travel problems and flight delays the weekend before Thanksgiving, AccuWeatherpredicts. It will be the first accumulating snow of the season for most of these cities, the Weather Channel reported. They typically don’t see snow until early December. The first snowstorm of the season is forecast for the Upper Midwest on Friday and Saturday. (Photo: AccuWeather) Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello tie the knot The pretty people are certain to have . Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello are set to wed Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida. Details are scant, but we do know a little bit. “Cake is my favorite thing. So the cake table is going to be super special, a big wedding cake and lots of desserts,” she . And of course, she’ll be wearing her signature fragrance. Vergara,who stars on TV’s Modern Family, and actor Manganiello, got engaged last Christmas. Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello (Photo: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY) , , , , , , , 226 shares SHARE TWEET SMS SEND EMAIL Related Stories Comments