Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win
Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, ...

Cannes: Scott Thomas' glorious dip into darkness
To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas — ...

Visconti takes 2nd solo victory on 17th Giro stage
Giovanni Visconti won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to claim another solo victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his grip on the ...
Animals opt for Dortmund to win Champions League
Not literally, but the animals have spoken: Borussia Dortmund will beat Bayern Munich in the first all-German Champions League final. Walter the ...
Austria picks Marko Arnautovic despite club ban
Austria midfielder Marko Arnautovic was selected Wednesday for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Sweden in June despite not playing club football ...
Bundesliga CEO rips FIFA over Qatar's World Cup
The head of the Bundesliga criticized FIFA on Wednesday for awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, saying the decision "is not for the good of the game

Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful ...

Cannes: James Franco builds a bookish filmography
James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf — and a very respectable one, at that. The 35-year-old American has already played ...
Dortmund's Goetze out of Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich after failing to recover from a hamstring ...

Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes' heart, misses premiere
The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. The 32-year-old Canadian actor was unable to ...
Del Potro, Baker and Fish pull out of French Open
Seventh-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a respiratory virus. Del Potro said in a ...

Murofushi loses appeal at CAS in IOC election case
Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi lost his appeal Wednesday against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing ...

Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the ...

AP Interview: Rogge cites need for targeted tests
Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the ...

Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to ...
Distance double champion Cheruiyot to miss worlds
Defending 5,000- and 10,000-meter world champion Vivian Cheruiyot will miss the world championships in Moscow because of pregnancy. The 29-year-old ...

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. ___ DAMIAN LEWIS: FROM HOMELAND TO SCOTLAND "Homeland" without Sgt
Sochi organizers pledge highest level of security
Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level." A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April has ...

Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings
Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their ...

Garcia denies racism after Woods comments
Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after "fried chicken" comments during an awards ...

Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury
Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court ...

Sorrentino, Bruni Tedeschi bring Italy to Cannes
La dolce vita came to Cannes on Tuesday, thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui. Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great ...

Goetze pulls out of training, in doubt for final
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze pulled out of training on his comeback from a hamstring injury Tuesday, putting his participation in the ...

AP Photos: Fashion captured by Cannes cameras
Nicole Kidman is the chameleon of Cannes. As a judge at this year's Cannes International Film Festival and a fashion-world favorite, Kidman has proven ...

Intxausti wins 16th Giro stage, Nibali still leads
Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race ...