In one week, you can meet a 460-pound bundle of joy at the National Zoo

One of the newest additions to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is about to make her public debut next week. WTOP got a sneak peak of the cutest 464 pounds you’ve ever seen. Linh Mai, the latest Asian ...

MacKinnon’s all-business season means leading NHL in goals, Hart Trophy chase and occasional smile

There are plenty of reasons for Nathan MacKinnon to smile over one of the finest seasons for him and for the Colorado Avalanche. Actually getting the all-business center to break into ...

The Latest: US blockade of Iranian ports ‘fully implemented’ as Trump says war is near end

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that China has agreed not to provide weapons to Iran as reports circulate that ...

A resurgent Georgia and a resilient Arkansas are back at the NCAA gymnastics championships

When Cecile Landi made the somewhat surprising move two years ago to step away from coaching elite gymnastics — the list of athletes she and husband Laurent guided at World Champions Centre ...

Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from the Barcelona Open with right wrist issue

Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Barcelona Open after undergoing a test on his right wrist, the tournament announced Wednesday. The withdrawal means the second-ranked ...

Trail Blazers beat Suns 114-110 after clawing back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter

Deni Avdija scored 41 points — including a go-ahead 3-point play with 16.1 seconds left — and the Portland Trail Blazers clawed back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter ...

Dodgers hand Mets a seventh straight loss, 2-1, as Tucker delivers the go-ahead hit with 2 strikes

World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Nolan McLean dueled through seven innings, Kyle Tucker singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged ...

Billy Crystal eyes return to Broadway in one-man show about the house he lost to LA wildfires

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a very intimate one-man show that will take the audience into his family's ...

Jimmy Snuggerud scores twice, leads Blues back from 3-goal deficit to beat Penguins 7-5

Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice and assisted on both of Dylan Holloway's goals in the third period as the St. Louis Blues rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the ...

Jesper Wallstedt is giving the playoff-bound Wild a boost in goal, no matter how his name is spelled

Jesper Wallstedt let in a goal on a power play against the Minnesota Wild in the first period, looked up at the scoreboard to quickly analyze the ...

Bogaerts and Miller lead Padres to 4-1 win over Mariners in Vedder Cup opener

Xander Bogaerts had three hits and three RBIs, and Mason Miller pitched a perfect ninth inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night for ...

Goldeneyes keep slim playoff hopes alive with 4-1 win over Torrent

Hannah Miller scored early in the second and the Vancouver Goldeneyes kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Torrent in a battle ...