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Back-to-school anxiety is common: Doctor offers tips on helping kids deal with nervousness 08/17/2026 04:05am • The beginning of the new school year can prompt excitement for many children, but others may feel nervous and worried about entering or returning to school. "Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions in kids," said Emily O'Gorman, child psychologist at U.Va. Health; the C Dodgers visit the Rockies to start 3-game series 08/17/2026 04:01am • Los Angeles Dodgers (74-51, first in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (50-74, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Monday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell (0-1, 5.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Rockies: Tomoyuki Sugano (12-5, 4.43 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -26 Mets look to keep home win streak alive, host the Padres 08/17/2026 04:01am • San Diego Padres (67-58, second in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (56-69, fifth in the NL East) New York; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Walker Buehler (7-5, 4.88 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Mets: Nolan McLean (8-8, 3.42 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 159 strikeouts) LINE: Mets -119, Padres Marlins visit the Phillies to open 3-game series 08/17/2026 04:01am • Miami Marlins (64-61, third in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (67-58, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Janson Junk (6-7, 4.41 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (15-4, 2.54 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 181 strikeouts) LINE: Orioles look to extend win streak, take on the Rays 08/17/2026 04:01am • Baltimore Orioles (61-63, fourth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (74-49, first in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (0-0) LINE: Rays -160, Orioles +133; A temple stampede and a hotel fire in eastern India kill 14 and injure several 08/17/2026 03:40am • PATNA, India (AP) — A deadly stampede broke out at a Hindu temple in eastern India's Bihar state Monday, hours after a fire swept through a hotel housing pilgrims in West Bengal state. Seven people were killed and more than a dozen injured in the stampede, while the blaze left at least seven peopl After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America 08/17/2026 03:03am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the U.S. military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America's Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the Trump administration says it is seeking to extend that lethal campaign to land, pursuing deals that Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing heads to Russia to deepen strategic ties with Moscow 08/17/2026 02:57am • BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and strategic cooperation, state media said. President Min Aung Hlaing departed from the capital Naypyitaw on Cardoso leads Chicago against New York after 22-point outing 08/17/2026 02:09am • New York Liberty (22-14, 10-4 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (13-22, 2-10 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky hosts the New York Liberty after Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points in the Chicago Sky's 82-80 victory over the Seattle Storm. The Sky are 2-10 in con Atlanta visits Las Vegas following Wilson's 32-point performance 08/17/2026 02:09am • Atlanta Dream (21-13, 11-5 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (24-12, 13-6 Western Conference) Las Vegas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces hosts the Atlanta Dream after A'ja Wilson scored 32 points in the Las Vegas Aces' 92-87 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. The Aces are 11-6 on their Connecticut hosts Los Angeles after Burrell's 20-point outing 08/17/2026 02:09am • Los Angeles Sparks (12-22, 7-11 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (8-25, 2-13 Eastern Conference) Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Sparks -1.5; over/under is 174.5 BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks visits the Connecticut Sun after Rae Burrell scored 20 points in the Sparks' 80-70 loss to the Was Tempo face the Fever on 10-game slide 08/17/2026 02:09am • Indiana Fever (23-12, 10-4 Eastern Conference) at Toronto Tempo (10-23, 5-9 Eastern Conference) Toronto; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto Tempo comes into the matchup with Indiana Fever as losers of 10 in a row. The Tempo have gone 5-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto allows 94. Whitecaps deal Sounders club-record seventh straight MLS defeat with 2-0 victory 08/17/2026 12:55am • SEATTLE (AP) — Rayan Elloumi and Thomas Müller scored second-half goals and goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka wasn't tested as the Vancouver Whitecaps handed the Seattle Sounders a club-record seventh straight defeat in MLS play with a 2-0 victory on Sunday night. The Whitecaps (11-3-4) move to the top of Photos show Cambodian children attend school in floating villages along the Tonle Sap lake 08/17/2026 12:36am • KAMPONG PRAHOK, Cambodia (AP) — On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn’t any different for schoolchildren. Most mornings, a gas-powered boat chugs through Kampong Prahok floating village, steered by Western & Southern Open Results 08/17/2026 12:15am • Sunday At Lindner Family Tennis Center Cincinnati Purse: $9,415,725 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor CINCINNATI (AP) _ Results Sunday from Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Round of 64 Christopher O'Connell, Australia, def. Casper Ruud (11