Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but managed to keep alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll.

The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week.

Thirty-seven people have died in Kentucky from last week’s flooding, which continues to rise.

Jawon Pass #4 of the Louisville Cardinals looks to pass in the first quarter of the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Camping World Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. 8 Notre Dame and it will be followed by a Saturday night matchup with FCS foe Eastern Kentucky after just four days of preparation. He will take aim at an Eastern Kentucky defense that held Valparaiso to 184 total yards in a 53-7 win on Aug. 29. Cardinals sophomore WR Tutu Atwell led his team with five catches for 47 yards in the loss to Notre Dame. PREDICTION: Louisville 38, Eastern Kentucky 16More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Now, to ease the miners' financial burden, a former coal tycoon has donated over $1 million to directly assist those miners and their families. On Monday, the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation donated over $1 million to give 508 Blackjewel miners in immediate need $2,000 each. The coal operator owes its 1,700 miners about $5 million in back pay, according to attorney Joe Childers, whose firm represents miners in litigation with the employer. Richard Gilliam grew up in the coal mining region, and built his business there. Since selling the coal operating business, Richard Gilliam runs a family investment firm and serves as the director of his foundation.