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A wildfire near Greece's capital darkens the skies over Athens and advances fast 08/11/2024 04:43pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A wildfire burned northeast of Athens on Sunday, darkening the sky as the smell of smoke and soot pervaded the Greek capital. More than 400 firefighters, 110 fire engines and a large number of volunteers were fighting the fire, which broke out around 3 p.m. local time around Bills kicker Tyler Bass gets preseason off on the right foot after forgettable miss in playoffs 08/11/2024 04:39pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Bass had little choice but to spend much of the past six months going back to the basics, rebuilding his routine and self-confidence after the Buffalo Bills kicker’s fourth NFL season ended with a thud. The challenge the 27-year-old faced involved reconciling what Rookie Jack Kochanowicz earns his first career win as the Angels beat the Nationals 6-4 08/11/2024 03:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Kochanowicz pitched 7 2/3 innings to earn his first major league win, Kevin Pillar hit a three-run double and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Sunday. Los Angeles avoided a three-game series sweep in its first visit to Washington since 2017 and wen Early Harris-Walz rallies feature big crowds, talk of 'joy' and unsolicited GOP counterprogramming 08/11/2024 03:46pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as the new Democratic ticket barnstorm Paris and the Olympics have changed each other during their summer fling 08/11/2024 02:39pm • PARIS (AP) — In French, there are no goodbyes. Instead, Olympic crowds from Paris to the surfing venue in Tahiti were saying “au revoir” — see you again — as the 2024 Games drew to a close Sunday. After the 100-year wait since Paris' last Games, no one can say when France's capital and t At the Paris Olympics, cities and countries were discreetly making their case to host in 2036 08/11/2024 02:38pm • PARIS (AP) — If historic waterway settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul’s mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one. If the key to getting the 2036 Summer Games is having hosted world championships in top-tier Olympic sports, then Qatar can point to i Texas Rangers place RHP Josh Sborz on injured list with right shoulder fatigue 08/11/2024 01:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Sborz, who earned the save to finish off the Texas Rangers’ first World Series championship last season, was placed on the injured list Sunday due to right shoulder fatigue. The move is retroactive to Thursday and the Rangers said before Sunday's game against the Yankees tha Sifan Hassan wins women's marathon at Paris Olympics after trading elbows with Tigst Assefa 08/11/2024 12:58pm • PARIS (AP) — Nobody will ever accuse Sifan Hassan of taking the easy route at the Olympics. Heading into the last 150 meters of her 10-day Olympics odyssey that spanned three events and 38 miles (62 kilometers), the Netherlands' runner traded elbows with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia, and then sprinted Italy beats defending champion US for gold in women's volleyball at Paris Olympics 08/11/2024 11:19am • PARIS (AP) — Monica De Gennaro of Italy made three previous trips to the Olympics only to leave empty-handed each time. Finally, at age 37, she's going home with the gold. Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team Sunday to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics. “It feels spec US men's water polo team well positioned for LA Games after bronze-medal run at Paris Olympics 08/11/2024 11:19am • NANTERRE, France (AP) — A couple days before the U.S. men's water polo team played its first game at the Paris Olympics, coach Dejan Udovicic let down his guard for a brief moment. Udovicic, 54, a hard-driving Serbian who played and coached in his native country, said he had changed a lot since he Asked about seeking IOC presidency, track head Seb Coe says 'of course I'm going to consider this' 08/11/2024 10:55am • PARIS (AP) — Olympic running champion and insider Sebastian Coe said “of course I'm going to consider this” Sunday when asked if he would think of putting his name forward to replace Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee. The World Athletics president and two-time Ol US women's wrestling wins two Olympic golds and closes gap on Japan in fight for supremacy 08/11/2024 09:43am • PARIS (AP) — The United States closed the gap on Japan in women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics. The Japanese won four of the six gold medals for the third straight Olympics and claimed two bronze medals as well. But the Americans got women's freestyle golds from Sarah Hildebrandt at 50 kilogr Lauren Jackson ends Olympic career with a fifth medal as Australia wins bronze in women's basketball 08/11/2024 08:33am • PARIS (AP) — Lauren Jackson ended her illustrious international career with a fifth Olympic medal. The 43-year-old Australian star has now won three silver medals and two bronze after the Opals beat Belgium 85-81 on Sunday, moving her into a tie for second for the most decorated Olympic women's ba WTOP Book Report: A widow reveals the hidden life of her 'dead bastard' husband … and her path to healing 08/11/2024 08:12am • Losing a spouse can be one of life’s most profound sorrows. Yet, discovering in the aftermath that they harbored secrets you could never have fathomed adds an entirely new layer of grief and confusion. It can often leave you grappling with how to move forward. This is the story Jessica Waite te Three German open water swimmers fall ill after Olympic races in the Seine River 08/11/2024 08:02am • PARIS (AP) — Three German swimmers became ill after competing in the open water races at the Paris Olympics, though it was not immediately clear if the long-polluted Seine River was responsible for their sickness. The swimmers were not identified in a statement released Saturday by the German Olym