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Korda wins 4th straight LPGA Tour start, beating Maguire in T-Mobile Match Play 04/07/2024 09:41pm • NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Nelly Korda is on a roll not seen on the LPGA Tour in 16 years. She won four of the first seven holes, largely making the rest of the final Sunday in the T-Mobile Match Play a formality in beating Leona Maguire 4 and 3 at Shadow Creek. Lorena Ochoa in 2008 was the last Weather is the hot topic as eclipse spectators stake out their spots in US, Mexico and Canada 04/07/2024 08:02pm • MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route. North America won’t see another coast-to-coast total solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting Top-ranked Korda cruises to T-Mobile Match Play final and will face Maguire 04/06/2024 09:30pm • NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Nelly Korda raced out to an early lead and beat the self-destructing Narin An 4 and 3 on Saturday in the semifinals of the T-Mobile Match Play to put herself a match away from her fourth straight LPGA Tour victory. The world's top-ranked player will play Leona Maguire The Latest | With outrage over strike mounting, Israel punishes officers and vows to let more aid in 04/05/2024 05:44pm • Amid widespread outrage over a strike that killed seven aid workers delivering food in the Gaza Strip, Israel punished five military officers on Friday and said it would take steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid, including temporarily reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza. Isr Emergency operations plan ensures 'a great day' for Monday's eclipse, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says 04/05/2024 04:18pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is pulling out all the stops for Monday's total solar eclipse, as it braces for potentially hundreds of thousands of visitors. “I have to say, we don't always get a lot of time leading up to events,” Ohio Emergency Management Agency Director Sima Merick said at a new Red Bulls withdraw youth teams from MLS Next event following racist incidents at recent GA Cup 04/05/2024 03:38pm • HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — The New York Red Bulls have withdrawn their Under-15 and U17 teams from an upcoming MLS Next tournament because of “racist incidents against players.” The club says players on its U17 team were victims of racism during two recent Generation Adidas Cup matches and adds tha Popular Mister Days sports bar set to return to Clarendon 5 years after closing 04/05/2024 02:30pm • Mister Days Sports Rock Cafe will return to the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, in a few weeks — five years after the popular sports bar, dance club and restaurant closed, WTOP has learned. Bobby Lee opened the original Mister Days in 1977 south of D.C.'s Dupont Circle. The lunch Road closures set for DC's Cherry Blossom races, Petalpalooza festival 04/05/2024 10:49am • The District continues celebrating the iconic cherry blossoms with a 5K walk/run and live music festival this Saturday. But beware D.C. area drivers, road closures could complicate your weekend plans. The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Races are put on by a consortium of credit unions that have dona Stretch of California Highway 1 that collapsed in Big Sur closes again as new storm arrives 04/04/2024 10:56pm • BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A new storm swept into California on Thursday and again forced the closure of scenic Highway 1 in iconic Big Sur where one of its two lanes collapsed into the ocean after heavy weekend rains. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warned residents of the region to consid Zhang among 4 tied for LPGA Match Play lead as wind plays havoc with the field 04/04/2024 10:35pm • NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Rose Zhang watched her two-stroke lead with two holes to play Thursday turn into a four-way tie for first place, the strong wind playing havoc with her and everyone else who teed off in the afternoon at the LPGA Tour's T-Mobile Match Play. Zhang ended the second round South Carolina is unbeaten and maybe underrated as it heads into women's Final Four seeking title 04/04/2024 06:58pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — South Carolina has no losses, and maybe not enough love. While two sublime star players are soaking up much of the spotlight at this year's women's Final Four, the undefeated, unafraid and unabashedly true-to-themselves Gamecocks seem to be getting overlooked. They were No. 1 in t Pennsylvania Avenue to be transformed into an F1 track, for a day 04/04/2024 11:33am • Federal and D.C. officials have long discussed how to bring some zip to Pennsylvania Avenue NW between the Capitol and the White House.  How’s 200 mph sound? On April 20, the Red Bull Showrun will turn roughly four blocks of America’s Main Street into a Formula One track complete with concess In the coliseum of American over-the-topness, WrestleMania stands alone 04/04/2024 10:50am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He surveyed the Arizona crowd that had paid to catch a wrestling glimpse of the planet's mightiest heavyweight, as measured in both box-office heft and ink-stained muscles. Then The Rock let the abuse fly. And as with so many public outbursts these days, attacking his opponents Things to do in the DC area: Capital Art Book Fair, AdMo Art Walk … and more! 04/04/2024 08:02am • There’s so much to do in the D.C. area in the coming days, and WTOP has you covered with our weekly roundup of area events worth anticipating. Check back every Thursday for a roundup of Things to do in the D.C. area. The 2023 Capital Art Book Fair. (Photo courtesy of East City Art) Over Kim takes 1st-round lead in T-Mobile Match Play, with wind and lower temperatures on the way 04/04/2024 01:49am • NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Sei Young Kim took advantage of ideal playing conditions Wednesday, shooting a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the T-Mobile Match Play. Las Vegas-area residents Danielle Kang and Rose Zhang, making the best use of not having to go on the road, were each just a strok