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Mets' Holmes preps for 3rd rehab start in return from injury as trade deadline looms 08/01/2026 05:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Clay Holmes is scheduled to make his third rehab start as he returns from a broken right fibula, and he thinks there is a chance that it could be his final start as a member of the New York Mets. Holmes broke his right fibula on May 15 and is expected to throw 70 to 75 pitches for Carlos Correa’s ankle recovery surges ahead, and he won’t rule out a 2026 return for Astros 08/01/2026 05:04pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa’s recovery from surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon is progressing quicker than expected and on Saturday the Houston Astros' star infielder didn’t rule out a return this season. Correa was expected to miss the entire season after undergoing on his left ankle on M 'I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory 08/01/2026 05:00pm • CEUTA, Spain (AP) — When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco toward Ceuta, joining tens of thousands of people trying to swim into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa. Like many of his fellow countrymen, Buj Top dogs ride waves at annual World Dog Surfing Championships 08/01/2026 04:46pm • PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) — Top dogs were riding waves Saturday at the annual World Dog Surfing Championships as hundreds of spectators cheered -- and barked -- from the Northern California beach. From small spaniels to large labs, the canines were judged on factors including how long they could stay Trump's housing regulator Bill Pulte says he'll hand over intel reins to Jay Clayton on Monday 08/01/2026 04:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The two-month tenure of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence will officially come to an end on Monday when the housing regulator officially hands the reins to Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick for the job. Pulte said in a social media post on Saturday t Russia hits Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9 08/01/2026 04:29pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 33 civilians in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities said. The strikes follow a major Russian attack two days earlier that killed at least 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall to undergo season-ending knee surgery 08/01/2026 04:21pm • San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall will have season-ending surgery on his injured right knee in the latest setback for the 2024 first-round pick. General manager John Lynch announced the decision on Saturday for Pearsall to undergo surgery to repair his posterior cruciate ligament. Pearsall Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 Virginians 08/01/2026 04:20pm • Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of people with past felony convictions, her admi Teen charged as adult after shooting at Wheaton Mall wounds 13-year-old 08/01/2026 04:10pm • A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult after police say he opened fire inside a Wheaton, Maryland, mall Friday evening, wounding a 13-year-old boy near a children's play area and sending shoppers scrambling for safety. Diego Rafael Turcios Avalos, of Silver Spring, was charged with attemp Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67 08/01/2026 04:08pm • CEUTA, Spain (AP) — Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week. At least 67 migrants died, including some who Man shot and killed by police at Fort Washington Park, Maryland AG investigating 08/01/2026 04:03pm • A man was shot and killed by police at Fort Washington Park in Maryland on Friday. The state attorney general's office is investigating. Investigators said officers from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Police and the U.S. Park Police responded just after 6 p. Sydney Taylor's 29 points, last second 3-pointer give Sky an 84-83 win over Liberty 08/01/2026 03:59pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Sydney Taylor hit a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining and finished with 29 points as the Chicago Sky beat the Las Vegas Aces 84-83 on Saturday. Taylor broke from the lane and curled around a screen at the top of the key to take an inbounds pass from Natasha Cloud for the c Splash Promo Code WTOP: Claim $500 Bonus for MLB Entries Today, Including Nationals vs. Braves 08/01/2026 03:52pm • 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 users looking to get in on Saturday's MLB action can activate the Splash promo code WTOP to unlock a 50% deposit match up to $50 Democrats see a chance to flip a seat as focus on abuse claims mounts against Ohio Rep. 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