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NASCAR Champ; Wildfire; 'Golden-Con': Weekend In Photos

Must-see Golden Girl drag queens; Mark Twain Prize recipient and meet the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion.

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This image provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows smoke from a wildfire Saturday near Cambridge, Nebraska.
This image provided by the Nebraska State Patrol shows smoke from a wildfire Saturday near Cambridge, Nebraska. (Nebraska State Patrol via AP)

ACROSS AMERICA — Springtime is a season of vigor and renewal, and Americans were out in force living their best lives this past weekend. They witnessed some big moments, too.

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera joined Major League Baseball's vaunted 3,000-hit club Saturday. The 39-year-old Venezuelan, only the 33rd player in the 119-year-history of MLB to reach the milestone, got his 3,000th hit before a hometown crowd in Comerica Park.

Another big moment in sports: Nasa Hataoka was crowned the winner of PGA's DIO Implant LA Open golf tournament.

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And in Chicago, photographers had a field day at an unforgettable "Golden Girls" festival. See those and other photos from events you may have missed over the weekend:

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera makes a curtain call after his 3,000th career hit during the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies Saturday in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Drag queen performers dressed as characters from "The Golden Girls" pose for a photo at the Navy Pier in Chicago on Friday. Golden-Con, which continued through Sunday, gave those who adored the NBC sitcom a chance to mingle, see panels and buy merchandise. The show, which ran from 1985-1992, starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White — who died at age 99 in December. (AP Photo/Terry Tang)
Nasa Hataoka holds the winner's trophy Sunday after winning the LPGA's DIO Implant LA Open golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club Sunday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Mark Twain Prize recipient Jon Stewart is introduced at the start of the 23rd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain (1) celebrates the win in Victory Lane following a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday in Talladega, Alabama (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
New York Yankees' Anthony Rizzo (48) and Yankees' Aaron Judge celebrate after Rizzo's home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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