Red Wings sign Franzen to 11year, 43.5M deal pDETROIT (AP) — Detroit signed forward Johan Franzen to an 11-year, $43.5 million deal Saturday, keeping him off the free agent market and retaining talent that helped the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup./p pThe contract averages $3.95 million per season. 04-12-2009 by revenant Tags news, stories, us, world
Male Model Fabio Reportedly Wrecks Borrowed Ferrari CALABASAS -- Italian model Fabio Lanzoni wrecked a Ferrari Saturday afternoon near Calabasas after he took a turn too fast and lost control of the car, celebrity Web site TMZ reported. brbrThe pricey sports car, which was owned by World Class Driving, str 04-12-2009 by revenant Tags ktla news topstories, sports, world
Maple Leafs' Wilson named US Olympic coach pRon Wilson was chosen Monday to lead the U.S. men's hockey team at the 2010 Vancouver Games, the second time the Toronto Maple Leafs coach has been given the Olympic job./p pWilson, a USA Hockey fixture as a player and coach for over 30 years, guided th 04-06-2009 by revenant Tags people, world
Kraft Foods offers salmonella timeline pFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Kraft Foods Inc., the company whose testing led to the nationwide pistachio recall, said Friday it first heard there was salmonella in its trail mix in late 2007, but could not trace the possible source to tainted nuts from Californ 04-04-2009 by revenant Tags business, health, law, life, local, people, white house, world
Candidates reinforce compact, viable bids for 2016 pQUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) — Campaigning among the four candidates for the 2016 Olympics is increasingly centering on one issue: cost./p pTokyo, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Chicago made cases for their financial viability amid the global economic recess 03-31-2009 by revenant Tags soccer, top, travel, world
China beats Sweden to win world curling title pGANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — China became the first Asian team to win a curling world championship on Sunday, beating Sweden 8-6 for the women's title./p pLed by Wang Bingyu, China stretched its winning streak to 12 in the 12-team tournament./p pThe Ch 03-29-2009 by revenant Tags soccer, top, world
Tax havens eye uncertain future after concessions pVADUZ, Liechtenstein (AP) — Who pays? asks a neon artwork in wealthy Liechtenstein's elegant black granite cube of a museum./p pThat question is of more than artistic interest to the family that rules the tiny principality and their 35,000 subjects. P 03-29-2009 by revenant Tags business, law, people, top, world
Beckham sets England appearance record at Wembley pWEMBLEY, England (AP) — David Beckham broke England's appearance record for a nongoalkeeper Saturday and set up goal with a trademark cross in a 4-0 exhibition victory over Slovakia./p pBeckham entered his 109th game at the start of the second half at 03-28-2009 by revenant Tags soccer, world
Health Warning Don't Eat the Fish from Local Lake LOS ANGELES -- Fish in lakes atnbsp; Earvin Magic Johnson County Park in Willowbrook, may be unfit to eat according to Los Angeles County public health officials.brbrThe warning comes after recent testing which showed the water and fish in the lake may co 03-28-2009 by revenant Tags health, ktla news topstories, top, world
