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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Tony Parker finally has an international title to go with his three NBA rings -- although it was his France teammates who stole the spotlight in the European championship final. With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. "Its been an unbelievable journey chasing this title," Parker said. "I would change nothing." The San Antonio Spurs guard led France to the under-18 world championship title in 2000, and said he made a promise back then that he would give the senior team its first international success as well. Thirteen years later, its mission accomplished. "I went to everyones room last night in the hotel and I told them that there was no way we were going to lose this game," Parker said. France broke open a close game by finishing the third quarter with a 14-0 run that kept Lithuania scoreless for four minutes. The French lead grew to 22 points with three minutes remaining in the third and Lithuania never came close to a comeback. Batum had 17 points and Diaw added 15, while Linas Kleiza led Lithuania with 20. Parker finished with 12 points, after scoring just four through the first three quarters. But his scoring and leadership during the run to the final -- including 32 points against defending champion Spain in the semifinals -- earned him the tournament MVP award. "We had a perfect plan, the coach said they would double-team me and that I had to trust my teammates and not to worry if I dont score much," Parker said. After finally capturing that elusive gold -- in Frances record 36th appearance in the tournament -- Parker led the French team into the stands to celebrate with their fans after the final buzzer. Spain beat Croatia 92-66 earlier Sunday to earn the bronze medal. Guard Antoine Diot all but secured Frances victory with a 3-pointer at the buzzer of the third quarter, after a Lithuania turnover gave France the possession with 0.9 seconds left. Diaw threw the ball to Diot, who nailed a 3 that was upheld after the referees viewed the video to make sure he had beaten the clock. Batum finished the first half with 17 points, shooting 6-for-7 from the field and making three of four 3-pointers. Diaw took over in the third, scoring 11 points on drives to the basket and outside shots. "We didnt do a bad job defending Parker, but we forgot about the others," Lithuania coach Jonas Kazlauskas said. France coach Vincent Collet said his team had learned from the times it came up short in the past. 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Vapormax Online . -- Zach Johnson is like most players at the World Challenge, not sure whether hes still playing in 2013 or if hes in the middle of the new wraparound season that officially started in October.LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw became the major leagues first 18-game winner, Yasiel Puig ended a 60 at-bat RBI drought and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Monday night. Hanley Ramirez tied a season high with four hits and drove in two runs during as the Dodgers increased their NL West lead to 3 1-2 games over the idle San Francisco Giants with their fourth straight win. Juan Uribe and Carl Crawford homered for Los Angeles. Kershaw (18-3) reduced his major league-best ERA to 1.67, allowing three runs -- one earned -- and three hits while striking out eight in eight innings. The Padres scored two unearned runs against the to-time NL Cy Young Award winner in the sixth on Rene Riveras routine flyball to centre field that resulted in throwing errors by Puig, catcher A.J. Ellis and shortstop Ramirez -- on the same play. Kershaw is 15-1 with a 1.20 ERA and six complete games in his last 18 starts, including a no-hitter. He has a chance to become the first Dodgers starter to finish with an ERA under 2.00 in consecutive seasons since Sandy Koufax (1963-64). Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6) was charged with seven runs -- six earned and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings. The Dodgers staked Kershaw to a 2-0 lead with an RBI single by Ramirez in the first, and an opposite-field drive by Uribe in the second inning. The Padres, whose six-game losing streak is their longest of the season, got one of the runs back in the fourth with Rene Riveras RBI single. But the Dodgers extended their margin to 4-1 in the bottom half. Puig drove in Matt Kemp with a single for his 60th RBI andd first since Aug.dddddddddddd 15. Two batters later, Ellis snapped an RBI drought of 31 at-bats when he grounded to second with the infield in. The Dodgers blew it open with four in the eighth. Matt Kemp chased Despaigne with an RBI double that extended his hitting streak to 14 games. Crawford then greeted Frank Garces with his seventh homer, a three-run shot that made it 8-1. TRAINERS ROOM Padres: SS Everth Cabrera, who hasnt played since Aug. 9 because of a left hamstring strain, could be activated during next weekends series in Arizona. He was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. ... Neither Joaquin Benoit nor Blaine Boyer, both experiencing shoulder problems, were available out of the bullpen. Dodgers: Reliever Paco Rodriguez (elbow) continued to throw on flat ground and is scheduled to have a bullpen session in a couple of days. UP NEXT Padres: Andrew Cashner (2-7, 2.39 ERA) is 0-5 in his last 10 starts despite a 2.90 ERA during that stretch. The teams opening day starter has had his season interrupted by two stints on the disabled list -- the first because of a sore elbow that sidelined him for more than three weeks, the second due to a sore shoulder that kept him on the shelf for over two months. Cashner hasnt allowed a home run in 46 career innings against the Dodgers, encompassing five starts and 11 relief appearances. Dodgers: Roberto Hernandez (8-10, 4.00 ERA) allowed four homers last Monday in a 6-4 loss to Washington. He is 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA in five starts since he was acquired from Philadelphia on Aug. 7. ' ' '