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Today in History: January 2, Armed militia occupies Malheur refuge in Oregon 01/02/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2026. There are 363 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 2, 2016, a heavily armed group led by brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, beginning a 41-day standoff to protest the imprisonment of two r WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Forbidden Nectar Hazy IPA WTOP's Beer of the Week: Bluejacket Forbidden Nectar Hazy IPA 01/02/2026 04:03am • You put one hop in, you put one hop out (sing it)! WTOPâs Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Bluejacket Forbidden Nectar Hazy IPA for the latest edition of WTOPâs Beer of the Week. Brew Australia's Northern Territory considers passing assisted dying laws for second time in 31 years 01/02/2026 02:29am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) â The first place in the world to legalize voluntary euthanasia 31 years ago could this year become the last part of Australia to secure the same legal reform as the Northern Territory government on Friday announced plans to legislate for doctor-assisted dying for a secon Georgia's Smart gambles on fourth down with mixed results in a CFP loss to Ole Miss 01/02/2026 02:06am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) â Sensing the game might be getting away, Georgia coach Kirby Smart appeared to junk any semblance of conservatism in favor of straight-up gambling in the second half of a quarterfinal College Football Playoff clash against Mississippi at the Sugar Bowl. A trio of fourth-down tri Houston plays Dallas on 4-game win streak 01/02/2026 02:03am • Houston Rockets (21-10, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (12-23, 13th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston aims to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Rockets take on Dallas. The Mavericks are 6-16 in Western Conference games Los Angeles faces Boston, seeks 5th straight home win 01/02/2026 02:03am • Boston Celtics (21-12, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (11-21, 11th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts Boston looking to continue its four-game home winning streak. The Clippers have gone 7-8 in home gam Washington hosts Brooklyn in conference matchup 01/02/2026 02:03am • Brooklyn Nets (10-21, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (8-24, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nets -1.5; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn visits Washington in Eastern Conference action Friday. The Wizards have gone Sacramento plays Phoenix on 5-game road slide 01/02/2026 02:03am • Sacramento Kings (8-26, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (19-14, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -12; over/under is 228.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to stop its five-game road skid when the Kings face Phoenix. The Suns Miami faces Minnesota, aims for 5th straight victory 01/02/2026 02:03am • Minnesota Timberwolves (21-13, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (19-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami comes into a matchup with Minnesota as winners of four consecutive games. The Heat are 12-5 in home games. Miami is third in the Ea Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals Chambliss, Carneiro lift Mississippi past Georgia 39-34 in Sugar Bowl and into CFP semifinals 01/02/2026 02:00am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) â With Trinidad Chambliss making stunning plays at pivotal moments, Mississippi is doing fine without Lane Kiffin. Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked a 47-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to put No. 6 Mississippi in front for good in a Kawhi Leonard's 45 points with bloodied nose lead Clippers to 6th straight win, 118-101 over Jazz 01/02/2026 01:38am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) â Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points, James Harden added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers recovered from blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Utah Jazz 118-101 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to a season-best six games. Leonard was the only Clippers starter on th Brown scores 29 points and Celtics pull away in 4th quarter for 120-106 win over Kings 01/02/2026 01:17am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) â Jaylen Brown had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics pulled away down the stretch to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-106 on Thursday night. Brown shot 11 of 25, including 1 for 9 from 3-point distance, but made six free throws and added four assists before fou Dylan Guenther has 1st career hat trick to send Mammoth to 7-2 victory over Isles 01/02/2026 12:53am • NEW YORK (AP) â Dylan Guenther had his first career hat trick and added an assist and the Utah Mammoth topped the New York Islanders 7-2 on Thursday. Nick Schmaltz scored twice and added an assist, Clayton Keller and Mikhail Sergachev each had a goal and two assists, while Lawson Crouse and Barret Beniers scores twice in Kraken's 4-1 win over Predators 01/02/2026 12:46am • SEATTLE (AP) â Matty Beniers scored twice during the Seattle Kraken's three-goal first period and Philipp Grubauer stopped 24 shots in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. The win gave the Kraken five victories in their past six games, coming on the heels of a stretch where t Israeli hostage released from 2 years of captivity in Gaza struggles to rebuild his life 01/02/2026 12:46am • DIMONA, Israel (AP) â During the two years he was held captive in Gaza, Segev Kalfon had a recurring dream: slowly walking through a supermarket, browsing each aisle for his favorite foods, taking in the brightly colored packages and smells. Since being released on Oct. 13, his dreams have flippe
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