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New era for USA Basketball with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers set for World Cup debuts 08/06/2026 12:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their World Cup debuts as members of the U.S. women's national team next month. The trio will try to help the U.S. win its fifth consecutive FIBA World Cup title. The young stars will be joined by Olympic medalists A'ja Wilson BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for MLB Games + NFL Preseason 08/06/2026 12:14pm • 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 New players can register with BetMGM bonus code TOP1500 to unlock a $1,500 first bet. 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Uganda approves sending troops for international force in Gaza 08/06/2026 11:52am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� Ugandan authorities sought and won parliamentary approval Thursday to deploy troops to Gaza as part of the international force proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to secure the territory following the devastating Israel-Hamas war. The successful motion, Sports Betting Line 08/06/2026 11:41am • NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG C Real Madrid seals 7-year deal for Ivory Coast World Cup standout Yan Diomande 08/06/2026 11:22am • MADRID (AP) ��� Real Madrid has reached a deal with Leipzig for the transfer of young Ivory Coast international Yan Diomande. The Spanish powerhouse said Thursday that the 19-year-old forward will be linked to the club for the next seven seasons. Diomande had an outstanding World Cup, and some Premi Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running 08/06/2026 11:21am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ��� Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube River in an attempt to redirect water downstream toward a nuclear power plant, to buy more time before its second reactor is likely forced offline due to record-low water levels. Extreme heatwav Erick All Jr. is back from a knee injury and shining in Bengals training camp 08/06/2026 11:17am • CINCINNATI (AP) ��� Tight end Erick All Jr., who hasn���t played in a game since the 2024 season, has immediately made his presence felt at Cincinnati Bengals training camp. All, a fourth round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, has only played in nine NFL games. After missing nearly two full years with a Polymarket Promo Code WTOP: Get $20 Bonus for MLB, Hall of Fame Game 08/06/2026 11:07am • 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 Set up your new profile using the Polymarket promo code WTOP offer here and secure $20 in bonuses when you trade $10 on MLB games The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age 08/06/2026 11:06am • Sometimes inventions save countless lives. Sometimes they end just as many. Sometimes, they do both. The United States dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare on Aug. 6, 1945. The olive-green steel cylinder called ���Little Boy��� exploded above Hiroshima, Japan, killing tens of thousand Column: Stefon Diggs won't just help Jayden Daniels ��� he'll unleash him 08/06/2026 11:04am • Nearly two months ago, I said in my DC Sports, Filtered commentary: the Washington Commanders' receiving corps behind Terry McLaurin was a bet on hope. Treylon Burks, Luke McCaffrey, a rookie in Antonio Williams, a couple of low-cost veteran fliers in Dyami Brown and Van Jefferson ��� a competit QB Gio Lopez gets a fresh start at Wake Forest in a reunion with his former offensive coordinator 08/06/2026 10:47am • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) ��� Gio Lopez has found comfort with the familiar, even in a new place. The left-handed quarterback has moved on from the spotlight of NFL coaching great Bill Belichick's first college season at North Carolina. He's at Wake Forest now, another in-state Atlantic Coast Confere Division II panel votes to approve the contentious age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I 08/06/2026 10:33am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� NCAA Division II will move to the age-based eligibility model that has prompted athlete lawsuits across the country since it was adopted in Division I. The Division II executive board voted Tuesday to have athletes' eligibility to begin upon initial full-time enrollment or the Israeli prosecutors charge settler with killing Palestinian activist in rare indictment 08/06/2026 10:31am • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� Israeli prosecutors Thursday charged a settler for the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the occupied West Bank, according to an indictment filed in a district court in southern Israel. It's the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, that an Israeli has been indicted for kill