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Northwestern hosts Jaquez and No. 3 UCLA 01/24/2026 04:42am • UCLA Bruins (18-1, 8-0 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 UCLA takes on Northwestern after Gabriela Jaquez scored 25 points in UCLA's 96-48 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers. The Wildcats have gone 6-4 in home games. Nor Shoppers prepare for DC's biggest snowstorm in a decade 01/24/2026 04:26am • Toilet paper, bread and milk. No one really knows why those are the blizzard must-haves, but those are the items that send people to the grocery store before the first snowflake falls. The shelves in many stores were bare, and items you never thought would be hard to find are missing. To find WTOP’s new app keeps you in the know, on the go 01/24/2026 04:22am • Here at WTOP, we are always working on new ways to better inform you, help you navigate your day and empower you to make decisions affecting your daily life. WTOP's new app home screen on iOS. With the newly relaunched WTOP News app, we hope to accomplish just that. Whether you are a new u Lightning take on the Blue Jackets on 3-game win streak 01/24/2026 04:10am • Tampa Bay Lightning (32-13-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -124, Blue Jackets +104; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to keep a three Blues take on the Kings on losing streak 01/24/2026 04:10am • Los Angeles Kings (20-16-13, in the Pacific Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (19-24-8, in the Central Division) St. Louis; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -141, Blues +118; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues enter a matchup against the Los Angeles Kings as losers of t Pittsburgh brings 3-game win streak into matchup against Vancouver 01/24/2026 04:10am • Pittsburgh Penguins (25-14-11, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (17-29-5, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Vancouver Canucks seeking to continue a three-game win streak. Vancouver has a 5-15-3 r Edmonton and Washington hit the ice in non-conference matchup 01/24/2026 04:10am • Washington Capitals (25-21-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (25-19-8, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Oilers -180, Capitals +150; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers and the Washington Capitals square off in Maple Leafs bring 3-game losing streak into matchup against the Avalanche 01/24/2026 04:10am • Colorado Avalanche (34-6-9, in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (24-18-9, in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to break their three-game slide when they play the Colorado Avalanche. Toronto is 16-7-6 in home games and 24-18-9 Flames bring losing streak into game against the Ducks 01/24/2026 04:10am • Anaheim Ducks (27-21-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Calgary Flames (21-25-5, in the Pacific Division) Calgary, Alberta; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames aim to break their three-game losing streak when they play the Anaheim Ducks. Calgary is 21-25-5 overall and 7-6-0 against the P New Jersey visits Seattle after Glass' 2-goal game 01/24/2026 04:10am • New Jersey Devils (27-22-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (22-19-9, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Seattle Kraken after Cody Glass' two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Devils' 5-4 win. Seattle is 22- Today in History: January 24, gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California 01/24/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush. Also on this date: In 1835, a major slave reb A landslide on Indonesia's Java island kills at least 8 people and leaves more than 80 missing 01/24/2026 04:08am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled through deep mud, searching for survivors. Days of torrential rains had caused rivers to burst their b Spizzirri acknowledges 'funny timing' but accepts Australian Open heat rules after loss to Sinner 01/24/2026 03:57am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — He knew the extreme heat rule would come into play whether or not he broke Jannik Sinner's serve Saturday in the third game of the third set. Eliot Spizzirri went ahead and broke the two-time defending champion 's serve anyway, taking confidence and momentum into an eig A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people 01/24/2026 03:45am • DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25, police said. The attack took place at the home of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader China's top general under investigation in latest military purge 01/24/2026 03:40am • BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military's top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law the Defense Ministry said Saturday, Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the latest figure to fall in a long-run