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Butler and Georgetown square off in conference matchup 01/06/2026 04:42am • Georgetown Hoyas (8-6, 1-4 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (7-8, 1-4 Big East) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Khia Miller and Georgetown visit Saniya Jackson and Butler in Big East action Wednesday. The Bulldogs are 6-3 in home games. Butler is 3-2 when it wins the turnover battle and Wyoming plays Nevada on 7-game road skid 01/06/2026 04:42am • Wyoming Cowgirls (4-9, 1-3 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (5-9, 1-3 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming will try to break its seven-game road slide when the Cowgirls play Nevada. The Wolf Pack have gone 5-1 at home. Nevada is fifth in the MWC in rebounding with 32.2 rebounds. San Jose State visits Watkins and Fresno State 01/06/2026 04:42am • San Jose State Spartans (2-13, 0-4 MWC) at Fresno State Bulldogs (7-8, 1-3 MWC) Fresno, California; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State plays San Jose State after Avery Watkins scored 25 points in Fresno State's 86-83 loss to the Colorado State Rams. The Bulldogs are 4-2 in home games Rice plays Charlotte after Flores' 21-point performance 01/06/2026 04:42am • Charlotte 49ers (8-7, 2-0 AAC) at Rice Owls (12-3, 2-0 AAC) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice faces Charlotte after Victoria Flores scored 21 points in Rice's 83-75 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Owls have gone 6-0 in home games. Rice is 2-1 in games decided by less than Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter's harsh epidemic 01/06/2026 04:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse. New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that by some measures this season is already surpassing Unearth the fascinating history behind DC's official rock 01/06/2026 04:25am • Scientifically, it's called "metagraywacke." Broadly speaking, it's a type of sandstone. But D.C.'s official rock, Potomac bluestone, is a metamorphic material you can actually find all over the city — in places like the White House, Tidal Basin, St. Albans School and the focus of today's e Ducks enter matchup against the Flyers on losing streak 01/06/2026 04:10am • Anaheim Ducks (21-18-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (21-12-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -152, Ducks +127; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks are looking to end their six-game skid with a victory aga Canadiens take on the Flames after overtime win 01/06/2026 04:10am • Calgary Flames (18-20-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (23-13-6, in the Atlantic Division) Montreal, Quebec; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens after the Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 in overtime. Montreal has gone 10-9-1 Bruins visit the Kraken after shootout victory 01/06/2026 04:10am • Boston Bruins (22-18-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (19-14-7, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -125, Kraken +105; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Boston Bruins after the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canuc Mammoth host the Senators after overtime victory 01/06/2026 04:10am • Ottawa Senators (20-16-5, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (20-20-3, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Utah Mammoth after the Mammoth took down the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime. Utah is 20-20-3 overall and 9-7-1 Blackhawks host the Blues after Bertuzzi's hat trick 01/06/2026 04:10am • St. Louis Blues (17-18-8, in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (17-18-7, in the Central Division) Chicago; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks host the St. Louis Blues after Tyler Bertuzzi recorded a hat trick in the Blackhawks' 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Gol Today in History: January 6, Trump supporters storm Capitol to stop certification of Biden victory 01/06/2026 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and stormed into the U.S. Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democr WTOP reporter recounts the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, five years later 01/06/2026 04:01am • Five years ago, on Jan. 6, I was inside the U.S. Capitol as a large mob started breaking windows and climbing inside the building to try to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. A fierce battle began raging on the West Front of the Capitol between supporters of What to know about bobsled at the Winter Olympics: The Germans vs. everyone else 01/06/2026 03:10am • The biggest rivalry going into the bobsled competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics is pretty much not in dispute. On one side, there is Germany. And on the other side, there is everybody else. The sport made its Olympic debut in 1924 and Germany didn't win its first gold medals until 1952. But the Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics 01/06/2026 03:10am • Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope. Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time. USA Luge believes that the sport could date al