Washington
Washington State uses early surge to get past Arizona State, 79-64
The Washington State Cougars used a 22-6 first quarter advantage to roll through the Arizona State Sun Devils for a 79-64 victory.
WSU (13-5, 2-3 in Pac-12) returned back to Beasley Coliseum for the first time in 34 days and looked very comfortable, holding ASU (8-10, 0-6) scoreless for a majority of the first quarter. The Cougar defense helped give the offense plenty of time to build a comfortable 18-point lead that the Sun Devils could never really put a dent in.
Excited to be back in the home gym, WSU flew out of the starting gate and scored the first points four seconds in after Bella Murekatete tipped the opening jump forward to Charlisse Leger-Walker behind the Sun Devil defense for the easy bucket. The quick two points proved to just be a taste of what was to come. Murekatete and Beyonce Bea both knocked down a free throw each to get the lead to 4-0 and following Journey Thompson’s second travel in a minute, Tara Wallack cashed in a trey while being fouled for the four-point play to double the Cougar lead.
The Cougars proceeded to attack the paint with Leger-Walker, Murekatete, Bea and Alex Covill each zipping past the Sun Devil defense for buckets and suddenly the Cougs found themselves up 18 before even allowing the Sun Devils to score once with 5:12 already off the clock.
It wasn’t like ASU was just missing open shots, WSU’s defense smothered the Sun Devil offense. WSU forced a trio of early steals, converting on all three and good close outs on defense helped play a hand in the Sun Devils missing their first five shots and holding them without a field goal for seven minutes. Jalyn Brown finally put a number on the other side of the scoreboard at the 4:33 mark with a free throw and landed ASU’s first field goal a few possessions later.
ASU rolled the momentum into the second quarter as WSU’s offense began to sputter and become lackadaisical to pull back within single digits at nine. But, WSU held their ground. The Cougars countered ASU’s 21-12 run with a bucket or two for every one of ASU’s down the stretch of the second quarter to prevent the Sun Devils from breaking within eight before half.
The Sun Devils finally cut the deficit to eight on back to back triples to open the half, but the Cougars continued to block every haymaker attempt and counter with a jab of their own. Wallack and Leger-Walker answered the Sun Devils early second half punches with a combined 6-0 run to put WSU back up 15.
Wallack’s presence hadn’t just been felt on the offensive end. The Junior hailing from Canada was relentless on the defensive side, swatting away three Sun Devil shots in the first half and one more for good measure in the second to tie her career high in blocks. She polished off her fantastic night with one more trey as WSU set the game into cruise control for the final quarter.
WSU will close out the home weekend on Sunday afternoon against the Arizona Wildcats.
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Washington
Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington and More Celebrate Opening Night of The Whoopi Monologues
Kara Young, Dominique Fishback, Kecia Lewis, Kerry Washington and Danielle Pinnock
(Photo by Sergio Villarini for Broadway.com)
The Whoopi Monologues opened on July 13 at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, reimagining Whoopi Goldberg’s 1984 one-woman show as an ensemble piece. The cast, which features Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Dominique Fishback, Kecia Lewis and Danielle Pinnock, assembled on opening night to serve red carpet glam. Cedric The Entertainer, Don Cheadle, Angela Bassett, Ana Navarro and Goldberg herself also turned up in their finery. Scroll down for some hot shots of the stars in attendance and check out the full gallery below!
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Diyar Guldogan
14 July 2026•Update: 14 July 2026
A US Air Force helicopter made a precautionary landing in northwest Washington, DC late Monday, local media reported.
The incident occurred at approximately 9.25 p.m. (0125GMT Tuesday) when a UH-1N Huey helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland landed along Foxhall Road near Whitehaven Parkway NW, close to the Georgetown Reservoir.
All four crew members who were on board are safe, according to media reports.
Maintenance personnel and law enforcement officials remained at the scene into the early hours of Tuesday as authorities assessed the aircraft and investigated the circumstances surrounding the landing.
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It may be the middle of July, but the Old Farmer’s Almanac is already looking ahead to the fall with cooler temperatures ahead.
The Almanac, which has been one of the most trusted weather prediction sources for more than two centuries, recently released its fall forecast, showing a wide range of weather throughout the United States.
But what about in the Washington DC region? Here’s what the Almanac says.
What is the fall weather forecast in the Washington DC area?
DC sits along the Almanac’s Atlantic Corridor, and that region should expect a “cool, dry” fall, according to the forecast.
“Expect cooler and wetter conditions than usual this fall,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac says. “Below average temperatures are forecast, along with an uptick in precipitation over traditional averages.”
Last year, DC received 6.53 inches of rain during September, October and November — significantly lower than the city’s 30-year average of 10.50 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
September’s average temperature was 72.2 degrees, with October at 60.3 and November at 49.9 degrees. The season had an average temperature of 60.8 degrees, slightly below the 30-year average of 61.0 degrees.
What does the Farmer’s Almanac say about winter in Washington DC?
In its long-range forecast, the Almanac forecasts above average temperatures this winter in DC with snowfall below normal.
“The coldest periods will occur in mid- to late-December and early and late January,” it says. “The snowiest periods will be in late December, early January, and late February.”
The Old Farmer’s Almanac says it is 80% accurate, but a 2017 University of Illinois study found it to be just 52% accurate.
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