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Dybantsa was a consensus first-team All-American with his elite scoring ability and electric playmaking. Now, he’ll become a long-term foundational cornerstone for the rebuilding Washington Wizards.

AJ Dybantsa, the freshman sensation out of BYU was selected as the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.

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Army vet Cait Conley will face Rep. Mike Lawler, emerging victorious in a bitter primary after casting herself as a tough-as-nails political outsider

Pelosi-backed candidate defeated after $10M spending barrage

Adrian Boafo, who was backed by pro-Israel and pro-crypto spending, won a crowded Democratic House primary in Maryland.

Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist assemblywoman and Mamdani ally, beat an incumbent in a New York House primary.

Adrian Boafo wins a competitive Democratic primary for Steny Hoyer's seat in Maryland's 5th district, AP projects.

Buoyed by pro-crypto and pro-Israel money, Maryland state Del. Adrian Boafo wins the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer

A little-known assemblywoman backed by Zohran Mamdani won a Dem primary seen as a proxy war for different visions of a progressive future.

Mamdani-backed socialist wins NYC House seat in primary upset

State Assemblymember Claire Valdez prevailed in the primary to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a win for the Democratic Socialists of America

Mamdani-backed Claire Valdez wins the Democratic primary to succeed New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez in Congress.

Mamdani-backed 'liberal Zionist' ousts Dem who led Trump impeachment

Brad Lander, a Mamdani ally, ousted Rep. Dan Goldman in a Democratic primary in which Israel became a top issue.