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As CFP barrels toward 24 teams, the questions remain: Who's paying for this, and how much? 05/20/2026 06:43pm • RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — As momentum builds behind the Big Ten’s idea of doubling the College Football Playoff to 24 teams, one critical question remains: Who wants to televise it? Fox has indicated it likes the 24-team idea, but embedded within that equation is the critical calculatio Blue Jays' José Berríos undergoes Tommy John surgery 05/20/2026 06:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — José Berríos underwent a full Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, sidelining the veteran Toronto Blue Jays starter well into the 2027 season. The Blue Jays hoped Berríos — who missed Toronto’s World Series run last fall with elbow inflammation — would need a l Braves designate José Azócar for assignment, activate Eli White from injured list 05/20/2026 06:35pm • MIAMI (AP) — The Atlanta Braves designated outfielder José Azócar for assignment and activated outfielder Eli White from the seven-day concussion injured list on Wednesday. Azócar logged 16 plate appearances in nine games since being called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 12. He hit .333 with How are blue crabs doing in the Chesapeake Bay? New population estimates are out 05/20/2026 06:35pm • The latest estimates of blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay are largely encouraging. The 2026 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, released this week, estimates the total number of crabs in the bay is up 46% this year compared to last, and the number of juvenile crabs is up a mighty 121%. " Aston Villa and Prince William celebrate Europa League triumph ending team's 30-year trophy drought 05/20/2026 06:34pm • In front of the future king of England, Unai Emery reaffirmed his status as the king of the Europa League. Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul on Wednesday to secure Emery a record-extending fifth title in this competition. Celebrating wildly inside the Tupras Stadium was lifelong Villa fan Pr Montgomery Co. schools superintendent to formally propose staffing cuts Thursday 05/20/2026 06:27pm • Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor is expected to announce Thursday his recommendations for staffing cuts to close an anticipated $36 million budget gap in proposed district spending for the coming fiscal year. In a straw vote Friday, the County Council voted 9 US beats Germany 4-3 in shootout at ice hockey worlds, Switzerland and Sweden win big 05/20/2026 06:19pm • ZURICH (AP) — Ryan Leonard scored the decisive penalty for the United States in a 4-3 shootout win over Germany at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Tommy Novak tied it at 3-3 for the U.S. with 5:47 left in regulation after Germany goaltender Philipp Grubauer was unable to hold onto UN votes to support strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart the effort 05/20/2026 06:16pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to limit climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the landmark a Betr Promo Code WTOP: Get $200 in No-Sweat Entries for Spurs-Thunder 05/20/2026 06:16pm • 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 the NBA postseason action can use Betr promo code WTOP to claim an exciting welcome offer ahead of What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro 05/20/2026 06:14pm • Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island. The allegations come as part of escalating pressure by the Ketel Marte, Geraldo Perdomo lead D-backs to 6-3 win over Giants and a 3-game sweep 05/20/2026 06:08pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte hit a two-run homer, Geraldo Perdomo drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks finished a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-3 win on Wednesday. Merrill Kelly (4-3) gave up three runs on eight hits over six innings, striking out four, for his th House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening 05/20/2026 06:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A House committee on Wednesday expressed bipartisan support for ensuring Transportation Security Administration officers get paid during future government shutdowns and are equipped with the latest technology, discussing the agency's future as the Trump administration lobbies to ma Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's 05/20/2026 06:04pm • BOSTON (AP) — At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, adopting one of the most ambitious efforts by a major university to curb grade infl Michigan woman whose name inspired band to become Greta Van Fleet dies at 95 05/20/2026 06:01pm • FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (AP) — Gretna Van Fleet didn't play music with Greta Van Fleet. But maybe she got the next best thing: The Grammy-winning rock band uses her name. The 95-year-old Michigan woman died Monday at a senior living center in Frankenmuth, according to her obituary, the same community w Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack 05/20/2026 05:58pm • FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match was put to death Wednesday, the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Leroy Dean McGill, 63, was pronounced dead at 10:26 a.m. PDT following a lethal i