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Skylar Diggins scores 15 points to lead Sky over Fire 101-78 06/24/2026 10:49pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Skylar Diggins had 15 points to lead seven Chicago players scoring in double figures and the Sky beat the Portland Fire 101-78 on Wednesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Sydney Taylor and Jacy Sheldon each scored 14 points for the Sky (5-12), Kamilla Cardoso had 13 points A dizzying NBA draft wraps up with flurry of trades swapping spots and players 06/24/2026 10:48pm • The NBA draft for 2026 featured yet another flurry of swaps and trades over two rounds and two nights that started before the first name was announced and involved the last player selected. This draft started quietly Tuesday night with teams selecting players and keeping them at least through the f Brewers beat the Reds 6-5 to complete a 3-game sweep 06/24/2026 10:45pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — William Contreras and Jake Bauers hit back-to-back homers in the third inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Milwaukee improved to a season-high 20 games over .500 at 49-29. The Brewers have won 18 of the New York City Council candidate is accused of forgery over AI-generated posts 06/24/2026 10:41pm • A former New York City Council candidate has been charged with forgery over allegations he used artificial intelligence to post fake endorsements and news articles on social media. Jonathan Rinaldi was arrested outside his home Wednesday and could face up to two years in prison if convicted. The 47- Betts hits his 300th homer in support of Ohtani as the Dodgers finish a sweep of the Twins 06/24/2026 10:36pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mookie Betts backed Shohei Ohtani with his 300th career home run, three hits and slick defense as the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night. Ohtani helped himself with an RBI single to spark a three-run third Kahleah Copper scores 28, Mercury beat Fever 111-109 as Clark leaves due to back injury 06/24/2026 10:34pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kahleah Copper made 15 of 16 from the free-throw line and finished with 28 points, and the Phoenix Mercury beat Indiana 111-109 on Wednesday night after Fever star Caitlin Clark left with a back injury in the third quarter. Clark had 19 points and eight assists in 20 minutes t 2025 NBA Draft Selections 06/24/2026 10:34pm • Tuesday, June 23 First Round 1. Washington Wizards, AJ Dybantsa, f, BYU 2. Utah Jazz, Darryn Peterson, g, Kansas 3. Memphis Grizzlies, Cameron Boozer, f, Duke 4. Chicago Bulls, Caleb Wilson, f, North Carolina 5. L.A. Clippers (from Indiana), Keaton Wagler, g , Illinois 6. Brooklyn Nets, Mikel Brown Haiti finally scores again at a World Cup after 52 years, giving the team a moral victory 06/24/2026 10:28pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Haiti capped its third straight loss at this year's World Cup with a heart-warming moral victory. The Haitians, playing on soccer's biggest stage for the first time since 1974, twice took the lead against 2022 semifinalist Morocco on Wednesday but still lost 4-2. It was those two go Danby Swanson caps monster doubleheader as Cubs sweep Mets 06/24/2026 10:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Dansby Swanson had a go-ahead RBI triple and four RBIs to cap a monster doubleheader performance and help the Chicago Cubs sweep the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 victory Wednesday night. Swanson hit a three-run homer and a grand slam in the Cubs’ 10-3 victory in the opener. Northwest DC school infested with rodents, educator says 06/24/2026 10:21pm • Within a week of starting her job at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Northwest D.C., Kiesha Lewis saw a rat sprint under her office door and into a wall. She shared the space with a colleague who was unbothered by the rodents. Lewis bought sticky rat traps and the coworker put The DC area is the perfect place to live and raise a family — if you’re a tick 06/24/2026 10:19pm • Ticks love it around here and they are having a field day. While it’s hard to quantify exactly how many more ticks there are, D.C. area researchers say the population is growing and thriving. “If you were watching them over the last 10 years, they're really kind of exploding, especiall Trump launches 250th birthday celebration on Washington’s National Mall, in photos 06/24/2026 10:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary with a rally on Washington’s National Mall, opening the 16-day Great American State Fair. The event marks the start of 16 days of festivities honoring the nation’s 1776 founding, with themed days c Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine help Morocco rally to beat Haiti 4-2 at the World Cup 06/24/2026 10:13pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to help Morocco rally for a 4-2 victory over Haiti on Wednesday and erase the Caribbean nation's hopes of a first ever point at the World Cup. Morocco, which became the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals four y Natasha Howard and Olivia Miles lead Lynx to 78-76 win over Mystics 06/24/2026 10:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Howard had 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, Olivia Miles scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx rallied from a 12-point deficit Wednesday night to beat the Washington Mystics 78-76. Kayla McBride made five 3-pointers and finish World Cup what to know: US faces decisions for final group-stage game against winless Turkey 06/24/2026 10:09pm • The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make. The Americans have already won Group D to lock up a spot in the knockout stage and will face winless Turkey in Inglewood, California, on Thursday. Christian Pulisic returned to training after