Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey

FILE - In this June 25, 2006 file photo, England's David Beckham celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Round of 16 World Cup soccer match against Ecuador in Stuttgart, Germany. Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. The 38-year-old Beckham recently w…

Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey

LONDON | David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.

Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey

FILE - This is a May 25, 1999 file photo of Manchester United's midfielder David Beckham holding the winner's cup, after his side defeated Bayern Munich in their Champions League final football match, at the Nou Camp stadium. David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a c…

Beckham to retire, ending riveting soccer journey

FILE - This is a Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 file photo of Real Madrid's David Beckham, left, as he congratulates goalscorer Zinedine Zidane during their Spanish league soccer match against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain. David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the s…

Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season

Paris Saint Germain's coach Carlo Ancelotti celebrates the title with player David Beckham, left, after winning their French League One soccer match against Lyon, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season

Paris Saint Germain's David Beckham celebrates their title after winning their French League One soccer match against Lyon, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, May 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Beckham to retire from soccer at end of season

LONDON | David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that made him a global celebrity.

Ford Heights fire dispatcher accused of theft

FORD HEIGHTS | A dispatcher with the Ford Heights Fire Department is accused of pawning stolen fire equipment and keeping the cash.

US, Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestling

U.S. National freestyle wrestling coach Zeke Jones, right, and his team members arrive at the Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran, Iran, early Tuesday morning to attend World Cup tournament. USA Wrestling has formalized plans for a committee charged with restoring Olympic wrestling.

US, Iran find common ground: Olympic wrestling

TEHRAN, Iran | The caretakers of the Olympics may have inadvertently accomplished what has eluded diplomats: Galvanizing Iran and the U.S. on a common goal.

Indiana wins NCAA men's soccer title

HOOVER, Ala. | Nikita Kotlov scored off a header pass from Eriq Zavaleta midway through the second half to give Indiana a 1-0 victory over Georgetown on Sunday to win the NCAA men's soccer championship.

Purdue's Boudia edges Qiu for Olympic diving gold

LONDON | Team USA clinched the top spot in the medals table for the fifth consecutive Summer Games, helped by David Boudia's victory in the men's 10-meter platform for the country's first gold in diving since 2000.

Hancock wins 2nd consecutive skeet title

LONDON | Vincent Hancock is putting together quite the Olympic resume.

North Korean Olympic weightlifter steals the show

LONDON | North Korea's Om Yun Chol said he wanted to lift a big weight and make the other athletes nervous.

'Oy tink': Primer on British English for Americans

It took me over two years to understand English — and I am American.

United States rallies to beat France in Olympic women's soccer opener

GLASGOW, Scotland | An early start to the Olympics turned into an early deficit for the U.S. women's soccer team, which gave up two quick goals before unleashing an attack the rest of the world will find hard to stop.

Spain has eyes set on going down as greatest team

KIEV, Ukraine | Spain has taken its place among soccer's great teams by becoming the first nation to successfully defend its European Championship after winning the World Cup. The task, now, is to be remembered as the greatest.

Valparaiso soccer programs gearing up for the postseason

VALPARAISO | History was made at Brown Field on Saturday night and more could be coming for the Valparaiso men's soccer team.

Forte runs for 145 yards, Bears beat Bucs 24-18

WEMBLEY, England | A long journey across the Atlantic wasn't about to slow down Matt Forte.

Goodell: Some teams could be regulars in London

LONDON | The NFL is considering a plan to have a few teams play regularly in Britain to build an overseas following — part of the league's evaluation about whether a franchise could be permanently based in London.