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Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime 04/17/2026 02:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found. Fires used to die dow Several weekend events bring road closures to DC 04/17/2026 01:57pm • The District will be busy this weekend, with three major events expected to draw thousands of attendants. The Penn Ave Pop-up Series is schedule on Saturday, while the Emancipation Day parade and festival and Nu Androids music festival will take place Sunday. As a result, there will be traffic c Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms 04/17/2026 01:56pm • BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Inside FIBO, the world’s largest fitness fair, in photos 04/17/2026 01:53pm • inside-fibo-the-worlds-largest-fitness-fair-in-photos Men caught competing in the women's category of a prestigious South African marathon 04/17/2026 01:50pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two male runners who were discovered fraudulently competing on behalf of female colleagues in a top South African marathon have been disqualified and could face two-year bans from the event, along with the two women. The two women runners swapped their bibs with the two men, wh A 5-star flip, a veteran in Tim Beck’s system and no quick QB call at Vanderbilt 04/17/2026 01:41pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Vanderbilt Commodores wrap up spring practice as only the first step in coach Clark Lea's process of picking a new starting quarterback to replace Diego Pavia. Vanderbilt stunned recruiting circles last November when five-star quarterback Jared Curtis flipped his commit The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists 04/17/2026 01:41pm • the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-aps-photojournalists-101 The Trail Blazers overcome an unusual season to earn their first playoff berth in five years 04/17/2026 01:38pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers' season started with their coach's arrest in an alleged gambling scheme. It ended with Portland in the playoffs for the first time since 2021. It's been an unusual path to the postseason for the Blazers, who also overcame a January slump, some untimely injur George Foreman laid to rest in Iowa, drawn by a peaceful 1988 visit 04/17/2026 01:37pm • SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The late boxing great George Foreman lies buried in a cemetery in the northwestern corner of Iowa — a place he has no connection to outside of a lone visit to the region nearly 40 years ago. Foreman died March 21, 2025, at the age of 76 in Houston and was buried in Logan Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep 04/17/2026 01:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. Jones is scheduled for back-to-back plea change hear Satou Sabally joins the New York Liberty and eyes a WNBA championship 04/17/2026 01:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Satou Sabally walked into the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center to a rousing cheer from the dozens of kids who had made signs welcoming the New York Liberty's newest player. She did drills with the kids for 45 minutes after taking pictures and signing autographs. “It’s honest Will Stein’s spring practices bring new speed and energy from Oregon to Kentucky 04/17/2026 01:27pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Will Stein has used spring practice to speed up Kentucky using techniques he learned at Oregon as he works to transform the Wildcats before his debut season. The result has been practices without many breaks this spring, and fans get their first glimpse at the difference Sat BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for Mets-Cubs, MLB, NBA Games 04/17/2026 01:16pm • 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 The BetMGM bonus code TOP1500 is an easy way to secure one of two no-brainer welcome offers for Friday's action. Bet on MLB g Back pain ends Viktor Axelsen’s 2028 Olympic dream as the two-time champion retires 04/17/2026 01:06pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Reigning two-time Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen had designs on making it to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. His doctors thought otherwise. They told Axelsen, who was in constant back pain, that he risked more surgery if he tried to maintain the levels he’s used WTOP’s Beer of the Week: Brasserie de Blaugies Blonde de Blaugies Golden Ale 04/17/2026 12:55pm • This is definitely not your average "garage beer." WTOP’s Brennan Haselton is joined by Neighborhood Restaurant Group Beer Director and Food and Wine Sommelier of the Year Greg Engert to talk about Brasserie de Blaugies Blonde de Blaugies Golden Ale for the latest edition of WTOP’s Beer o