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Tejay van Garderen wins Tour of California

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:33 -0400

SANTA ROSA, California - Always close to the front but never first at the end, Tejay van Garderen would often wear himself out wondering if he could swap the white jersey that goes to the best young rider for the yellow one that goes to the winner.

Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:59:33 -0400

ROME - After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.

Beckham walks off in tears after last home game

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:48 -0400

PARIS - David Beckham hugged his teammates with tears in his eyes, then walked off the pitch to a standing ovation - for the last time in front of a home crowd at a football game.

Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:51:04 -0400

ROME - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.

Beckham captains PSG in last home game

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:11:46 -0400

PARIS - With fans chanting his name, David Beckham began his final home game before retirement as captain of Paris Saint-Germain.

French president signs gay marriage into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:50 -0400

PARIS - France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.

$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:30 -0400

PARIS - Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday.

4-month strike at PSA Peugeot Citroen plant ends

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:07 -0400

PARIS - A four-month strike at a car factory north of Paris has come to an end, although the workers say they will still fight a plan to close the plant.

Column: Love or hate Beckham, he can't be ignored

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:52:40 -0400

Like his former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, David Beckham has picked the right time and best way to retire - as a winner and before the worst ravages of age became painfully apparent.

Lyon looks for step closer to Champions League

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:09 -0400

PARIS - Lyon gets the chance to move to within 90 minutes of Champions League football next season when it faces Nice on Saturday.

49ers assistant Tomsula uses a world of experience...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:19:17 -0400

By MATTHEW BARROWS - Jim Tomsula has searched for NFL prospects in Belarus. He's held clinics on American football in Zurich, Paris and Rome. He's helped run kicking camps in Cancun.

Chartres Cathedral labyrinth replica planned in Va

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:07:46 -0400

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - Charlottesville soon will be home to a full-scale replica of the 800-year-old labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France.

Man shoots himself in head at Paris school

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:48:22 -0400

PARIS - A dozen students and a teacher saw a man kill himself with a shot in the head at a private Catholic school on Thursday, Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe said.

Singapore's Ser Miang enters IOC presidential race

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:37:06 -0400

PARIS - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang has entered the race for IOC president, saying he is a "global citizen" who can help the Olympic movement deal with a changing world.

Wave of wearable technology products hit the market

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:13 -0400

By MARIA SCIULLO - It doesn't matter that Apple tantalizes with the promise of an iWatch or Apple Shoes. Or that people are working on T-shirts that can hold an electric charge to power tablets and cell phones.

The menace of addiction knows no bounds

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:52:19 -0400

By BILL STEVENS - Pat Mulieri has achieved uncommon success in her 75 years, the last 18 as a Pasco County, Fla., commissioner. She earned a doctoral degree and taught college English for 26 years. She is known for a kind heart, for aiding the poor and homeless. She rescues stray animals.

Murray retires with back pain; doubtful for Paris

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:04:10 -0400

ROME - Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and considers himself doubtful for the French Open.

War in Europe comes alive in 'Guns at Last Light'

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:10:12 -0400

"The Guns at Last Light: the War in Western Europe, 1944-45" (Henry Holt), by Rick Atkinson

PSG City Hall celebrations scrapped after violence

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:51 -0400

PARIS - A celebration of Paris Saint-Germain's first league title since 1994 was canceled Tuesday, a day after rioting during festivities in the French capital led to 21 arrests and injuries to more than 30 people.

PSG's title celebrations marred by fan violence

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:55:51 -0400

PARIS - The celebration to honor Paris Saint-Germain's first French league title in 19 years was cut short Monday following fights between fans and riot police in which 30 people were injured.

PSG's title celebrations marred by fan violence

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:55:16 -0400

PARIS - The celebrations to honor Paris Saint-Germain's first French league title in 19 years were cut short Monday following violent scenes in which fans fought with riot police, leaving 30 people injured and leading to 21 arrests.

Treasures: Will Barrymore prints bring fame, fortune?

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:18:55 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe: I would appreciate your opinion on the enclosed pictures. Could they possibly be by THE Lionel Barrymore? They are brass (I guess) etchings that I purchased many years ago at a household auction. They are very attractive, but do they have any value? -- J. R., Everglades City, Fla.

Danone to acquire US baby food maker Happy Family

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:31:06 -0400

PARIS - French yogurt maker Danone says it has agreed to take a more than 90-percent stake in organic baby food maker Happy Family.

Carlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:28:23 -0400

PARIS - Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his life sentence for orchestrating bombings in France two decades ago. Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, is serving two life sentences in France for a triple murder in 1975 and for the bombings in 1982 and 1983 that killed 11 people and injured more than 140. He's been jailed since 1994 after French agents whisked him out of Sudan in a sack.

Project aims to track big city carbon footprints

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:29:42 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward.