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Bills sign safety Lewis Cine to practice squad 2 days after he was released by Vikings 08/29/2024 05:50pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills filled their 17th and final practice squad spot by signing safety Lewis Cine on Thursday. Cine was selected by Minnesota 32nd overall in the 2022 draft, and joins the Bills after being released by the Vikings on Tuesday. He broke his leg during his rooki High winds, possibly from a tornado, derail 43 train cars in North Dakota 08/29/2024 05:47pm • STEELE, N.D. (AP) — Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas. BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the Corey Seager hits his 200th career homer as the Rangers beat the lowly White Sox 2-1 08/29/2024 05:46pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Corey Seager hit his 200th career homer and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings, leading the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the lowly Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Eovaldi (10-7) matched his season high with 10 strikeouts in his second straight win. The right-hander Civale shines and Contreras steals home in Brewers' 6-0 shutout of Giants 08/29/2024 05:39pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Civale and Aaron Ashby combined on a two-hit shutout and William Contreras stole home to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Thursday. The NL Central-leading Brewers (77-56) won two of three from the Giants. They are 9 1/2 games ahead of the Chica WHO says its deal with Israel will allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations 08/29/2024 05:27pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Pales National Symphony Orchestra spotlights local music at Labor Day weekend concert in DC 08/29/2024 05:00pm • If you'd like to hear live music this Labor Day weekend, you can join the National Symphony Orchestra for a free concert in D.C. WTOP talked to guest conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez about the orchestra's annual Labor Day weekend concert, which is held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. "Bring Phillies demote struggling right-hander Walker to bullpen for stretch run 08/29/2024 04:54pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On the hook for nearly $40 million over the next two years for a pitcher with a 6.50 ERA this season, the Philadelphia Phillies moved Taijuan Walker to the bullpen, turning the 33-year-old right-hander into a long reliever for the stretch run. Phillies manager Rob Thomson infor Bettors banking on Eagles resurgence, Cowboys regression as NFL season begins 08/29/2024 04:44pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Eagles looked as if they were ready to return to the Super Bowl last season after beating the Bills 37-34 in overtime to move to 10-1. Then Philadelphia fell apart, losing six of its final seven games, including a 32-9 stinker in the playoffs to the Buccaneers. But now the Eag Great Britain para archer Jodie Grinham balances competition, motherhood and pregnancy 08/29/2024 04:35pm • PARIS (AP) — Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham returned to the Paralympic stage Thursday for the first time since Rio 2016, this time seven months pregnant. Grinham wrapped up her first competition this morning in the women’s individual compound open. She finished fourth and scored a personal best Rare Essence headlines Summer Soul Music Festival in La Plata on Labor Day weekend 08/29/2024 04:32pm • Dancing on the eve of Labor Day means you can party without having to worry about work the next day! The beloved D.C. go-go band Rare Essence headlines the third annual Summer Soul Music Festival at the Charles County Fairgrounds in La Plata, Maryland, on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. WTOP ca Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed 08/29/2024 04:24pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died. The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and Northwestern hires Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson as its new AD 08/29/2024 04:06pm • EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern hired Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson on Thursday to fill the same position, two months after former AD Derrick Gragg was moved into an advisory role with the university. Jackson, 51, has been athletic director at Villanova since 2015, overseeing the ath Presto's Picks: Terps, Cavs and Hokies kick off season in a different world for the sport 08/29/2024 03:55pm • Welcome to a brand-new world of college football. It always amazes me how a sport that prides itself on tradition is so subject to radical changes, from conference makeup to how it determines a champion. If you've been enjoying the offseason with winery trips and reading/crosswords by the pool, l Coming off upset of Florida State, Georgia Tech faces city rival Georgia State for the 1st time 08/29/2024 03:53pm • Georgia State at Georgia Tech (1-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia Tech by 21 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Georgia Tech is looking to keep the momentum going from its stunning upset of No. 10 Florida State in the season opener at Du Botched college financial aid form snarls students' enrollment plans 08/29/2024 03:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad. The number of high school seniors who have completed their Free Application for Federal Stude