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.

Stan Musial

Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder starting his first full year in the major leagues, practices April 23, 1942. (AP Photo)

Notable passings of 2012

This 1971 file photo shows Detroit Lions' Alex Karras. Karras died Oct. 10, 2012, at age 77. (AP Photo/File)

Notable passings of 2012

In this Oct. 27, 1986, file photo, New York Mets Gary Carter is lifted in the air by relief pitcher Jese Orosco following the Met 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 7 of baseballs World Series at New York's Shea Stadium. Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson said Carter died …

A look back at University of Arizona basketball

Seton Hall's Martin Salley, left, looks for a way to stop Sean Elliott, of Arizona, during the NCAA Sub-West Regional Tournament, Mar. 21, 1988 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Arizona won 84-55. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Marilyn Monroe remembered

Joe Dimaggio, baseball's famed "Yankee Clipper," and actress Marilyn Monroe exchange a kiss in Judge Charles Perry's chambers after their wedding ceremony in San Francisco, Jan. 14, 1954. The wedding climaxed a romance of more than a year. (AP Photo)

Failed marriages of Hollywood

Joe Dimaggio, baseball's famed "Yankee Clipper," and actress Marilyn Monroe exchange a kiss in Judge Charles Perry's chambers after their wedding ceremony in San Francisco, Jan. 14, 1954. The wedding climaxed a romance of more than a year. (AP Photo)