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Even without Cal Raleigh, the Mariners have used power and pitching to move in front in the AL West 06/01/2026 06:05am • The AL West may have missed its chance to leave the Seattle Mariners behind. Seattle has been under .500 for most of the season, but now the Mariners (31-29) lead the division after six straight victories. They've made this run without slugger Cal Raleigh, who was hitting .161 when he went on the in Venice���s growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands 06/01/2026 06:03am • VENICE, Italy (AP) ��� Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo���s status as a newcomer to the Venetian Lagoon than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them. But the pale pink birds ��� called ���fenicotteri��� in Italian ��� are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecol 'It's time': After leading Miami athletics, Dan Radakovich set to enter his retirement 06/01/2026 06:02am • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) ��� Dan Radakovich had no shortage of successes in his 4 1/2 years as Miami's athletic director. Miami's football team just played for the national championship earlier this year. The men's basketball program went to a Final Four, then rebuilt, then returned to the NCAA tourn Golden Knights-Hurricanes 2026 Stanley Cup Final by the numbers 06/01/2026 06:01am • The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes by the numbers: 87% Of the 76 playoff games so far were decided by one goal or by two with the second being an empty-netter. That's the second-highest rate in a playoffs in NHL history. 68 Different unique matchups in Fact focus: Special teams could determine the Vegas-Carolina Stanley Cup Final 06/01/2026 06:00am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� The Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes looks even in a lot of ways, with very little margin for error. Vegas has won 12 of 16 games in the playoffs, including a sweep of Colorado in the West final, while Carolina has taken 12 of 13. They Spanberger fires Virginia Tech rector, citing unspecified misconduct 06/01/2026 05:58am • Gov. Abigail Spanberger has removed Rector John Rocovich from Virginia Tech���s Board of Visitors, citing misconduct in a letter sent Wednesday. On Thursday, she announced that Edward Baine, executive vice president of utility operations and president of Dominion Energy Virginia, would replace Ro A secret bunker, tunnel and a Star of David tell a story of Jewish resistance in a Polish town 06/01/2026 05:47am • BEDZIN, Poland (AP) ��� A secret bunker, an underground tunnel and an armband bearing the Star of David are among the rare findings in a house in southern Poland that was used by Jews, including young members of the resistance, to hide from the Nazis. ���This armband is a witness, it���s like direc Eyes to the Skies: Summer solstice, a strawberry moon and Milky Way visible at night 06/01/2026 04:33am • ���Eyes to the Skies��� is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on��WTOP���s The Space Place.��Email Greg��your space questions and he might answer them in the next edition. Each month WTOP���s ���Eyes to the Skies��� feature previews the best the sky has This DC superhero superfan writes a comic of his own 06/01/2026 04:28am • In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, ���What do you do?��� WTOP���s ���Working Capital��� series profiles the people whose jobs make the D.C. region run. Millions of us grew up reading comic books, fantasizing about becoming our favorite superhero and telling our own stories in Hurricanes and Golden Knights square off to open the Stanley Cup Final 06/01/2026 04:11am • Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Hurricanes -153, Golden Knights +127; over/under is 5.5 STANLEY CUP FINAL: Hurricanes host series opener BOTTOM LINE: The Caroli Venezuela���s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodr��guez shifts Ch��vez-era policies 06/01/2026 04:10am • It���s a slogan that���s long encapsulated the unique ability of Hugo Ch��vez's fiercely nationalistic revolution to stay in power in Venezuela for 27 years: ���United, we will win!��� The young, the old, ruling party leaders and propagandists alike shout it at official events, street demonstrations Today in History: June 1, priceless recordings destroyed in Universal Studios fire 06/01/2026 04:10am • Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2026. There are 213 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 1, 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 3 acres (1.2 hectares) of the studio���s property, including a vault holding as many as 175,000 irreplaceable master audio recordi Dodgers visit the Diamondbacks to begin 4-game series 06/01/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (38-21, first in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (31-27, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (3-1, 4.70 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1, 2.31 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 49 strikeouts) LINE Lee leads Giants against the Brewers following 5-hit performance 06/01/2026 04:01am • San Francisco Giants (23-36, fourth in the NL West) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (35-21, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (5-5, 3.30 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Brewers: Shane Drohan (2-1, 2.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) LINE: Brewer Nationals take on the Marlins in first of 3-game series 06/01/2026 04:01am • Miami Marlins (26-34, fifth in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (31-29, second in the NL East) Washington; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (3-4, 4.66 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (3-3, 3.62 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 68 strikeouts) LINE: Nation