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The 31-year-old Mexican international, who came to Larissa on August 27, had serious respiratory problems and passed away while being taken to hospital in the central Greek city. The first postmortem showed cardiovascular problems, but their cause will not be...

Theofanis Gekas scored four goals to inspire Greece to a 5-2 win over Latvia on Saturday that boosted their hopes of securing a place in the World Cup playoffs. Gekas opened the scoring after four minutes but Maris Verpakovskis, who...

Actress Maria Nafpliotou, who is playing the role of an ancient Greek priestess, holds a pot with the Olympic Flame (AFP Photo / Aris Messinis) Olympic flame lit for Vancouver Games Published 22 October, 2009, 19:07 The Olympic flame for...

Ga. — Wednesday was difficult, Georgia head coach Mark Richt said. But the long days leading up to his final decision were really tough. After months of criticism and rumors, Richt finally made his decision official, announcing the firings of...

Uga VII passed away suddenly Thursday morning at his home in Savannah. At 4 years old, he was practically a pup and had served as Georgia's mascot for not even two full football seasons when he unexpectedly succumbed to heart...

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The Spiros Louis, to give the Olympic Stadium its proper name, commemorates the Greek water carrier who in a very different arena, a few miles away, won the first marathon of the modern games. When the final whistle went, Everton...

Olympiakos defender Avraam Papadopoulos (left) challenges Asteras Tripolis goalkeeper Mathias Omar Degra. French striker Djibril Cisse saved the day for Panathinaikos deep into injury time and kept the Greens in the top spot of the soccer Super League with a...

Caleb King scored two touchdowns on 66 yards on 10 carries Saturday, leading Georgia to a 31-24 win over No...He scored both touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the last with 6:52 left breaking a 24-24 tie. Washaun Ealey had 18...