The Washington Wizards select AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft

By The Associated Press
June 23, 2026 | 8:12 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Wizards select AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

Aaron Donald follows other Hall of Fame-caliber athletes in his return from retirement

By The Associated Press
September 1, 2026 | 6:00 AM

Aaron Donald's decision to come off the retirement couch and get back on the field after a two-year absence may be unusual but it's far from unprecedented. Donald joins a list of athletes who had called it quits after putting together Hall of Fame-caliber careers only to get the itch and decide to come back to play. “Do I feel like I can play at a high level? Yes,” Donald said Sunday after announcing his decision to return to the Los Angeles Rams and continue a career that already featured three AP Defensive Player of the Year awards and eight first-team All-Pro selections. “Do I feel like I can still be myself? One hundred percent, and if I didn’t feel like that, I wouldn’t be here.” Whether this comeback is more like Michael Jordan's first in the NBA when he won titles in his first three full seasons back, or his second, when he couldn't make the playoffs in two seasons with Washington, remains to be seen.

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