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Fiorentina owner and Mediacom chairman Rocco Commisso dies at 76 01/17/2026 12:14pm • FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Rocco Commisso, the outspoken owner of Italian soccer club Fiorentina and chairman of New York-based Mediacom Communications, has died. He was 76. Both Fiorentina and Mediacom announced Commisso’s death early Saturday without providing a cause. “After a prolonged period Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Secure $10 Bonus for NFL Playoffs Predictions 01/17/2026 11:08am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Redeem the Kalshi promo code WTOP to receive a bonus in time for the Bills-Broncos and 49ers-Seahawks NFL playoff games on Satur EuroLeague CEO criticizes NBA's ambitious European plan as a 'bit of a broken record' 01/17/2026 09:57am • LONDON (AP) — European basketball often is a hot mess of passionate fandom, heated rivalries and financial problems. Holding some powerful fiefdoms together is the EuroLeague. It’s not thrilled about the NBA’s plans to create a new competition on the continent. It’s not concerned, either. "W WATCH LIVE: Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st woman governor during historic inauguration 01/17/2026 08:08am • Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in during a historic inaugural ceremony Saturday at noon, at which point she’ll become Virginia’s first woman to serve as governor. The ceremony will be held outdoors on the South Portico of the Virginia State Capitol Building in Richmond, Virginia. The t ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him 01/17/2026 07:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surr Djokovic's new approach heading into the Australian Open: '24 is not a bad number' 01/17/2026 07:16am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic can still crack a joke when discussing the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry that for two years has prevented him from becoming the most decorated tennis player ever. "I lost three out of four Slams against either Sinner or Alcaraz,” in 2025, he said Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump's offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute 01/17/2026 07:00am • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Sudan welcomed on Saturday President Donald Trump’s offer to resume U.S. mediation efforts with Ethiopia to resolve a long-running Nile River water dispute following Addis Ababa's construction of a giant dam. Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GER Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters 01/17/2026 06:40am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers in the Minneapolis area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Roger Federer steals the show at Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony 01/17/2026 06:16am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open's first formal opening ceremony became the Roger Federer show on the eve of the season-opening major. There was Crowded House, the band, playing a set of four hits. There was a full house — a capacity crowd in the 15,000-seat stadium. Rod Laver, t Virginia inauguration ceremony will be filled with history making firsts 01/17/2026 05:00am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Virginia is steeped in political history, but Saturday's inauguration for governor will be unprecedented. Never before has a woman been sworn in to take the state's top Friday's Scores 01/17/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abramson 33, Bogalusa 22 Acadiana 68, Kaplan 20 Airline 56, C.E. Byrd 18 Avoyelles Charter 66, Harrisonburg 10 Bastrop 52, Richwood 50 Bossier 59, Haynesville 42 Brusly 44, St. Michael 43 Buckeye 61, Caldwell Parish 13 Captain Shreve 56, Evangel Christian Academy 9 Castor 60, BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for Bills-Broncos, NFL Playoffs 01/16/2026 08:30pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services As the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos prepare for their Week 2 clash, new customers can capitalize on the action with the BetMGM bonu Athletics hire Bill Schmidt, former Rockies GM, as special assistant to scouting 01/16/2026 07:43pm • WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics hired former Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt as the club's special assistant to the scouting department, the team announced Friday. Schmidt was appointed senior vice president and general manager of the Rockies in October 2021 and served f Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing 01/16/2026 07:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not atte Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok 01/16/2026 07:01pm • The mother of one of Elon Musk's children is suing his AI company, saying its Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitive deepfake images of her that have caused her humiliation and emotional distress. Ashley St. Clair, 27, who describes herself as a writer and political strategist, a