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Williams testified he wanted to stop bounties
Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating ...
Column: Sport loses one of its toughest in Ponting
The cricket ball that hit Ricky Ponting in the mouth surely regretted it. It probably wanted to curl up into a ball and cry. Because Ponting was ...
NFL, union try to change culture on concussions
A high-profile rookie quarterback gets slammed in the side of the head and his Super Bowl-winning coach describes him as "shaken up." An All-Pro ...
Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed wild card
Talk about a wild card. This one was just plain wild. Chipper Jones played his final game. The Atlanta fans turned Turner Field into a trash heap ...
Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed playoff
David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered their postseason touch. Chipper Jones and the Braves kept throwing the ball away. And the ...
Rasheed Wallace ends retirement to join Knicks
The quiet of Rasheed Wallace's retirement in North Carolina was interrupted last spring by a call from an old coach. "Out of the blue, coach Woody ...
Encore for Chipper as Braves return to playoffs
Chipper Jones would love nothing more than to end his stellar career as a champion, and the Atlanta Braves are doing their best to help the retiring ...
Braves back in playoffs with 4-3 win over Marlins
This time, the Atlanta Braves held onto their big lead and locked up a playoff trip with plenty of time to spare. It couldn't have felt any sweeter ...
Jones' HR in 9th caps big rally, Braves beat Phils
Chipper Jones rounded third base, took one look at his grinning teammates surrounding home plate and flung his batting helmet into the air before ...
On day Roddick says he'll retire, V.Williams loses
At a U.S. Open that will be remembered for goodbyes by Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters, another former No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, ...
2003 champ Roddick says he'll retire after US Open
Andy Roddick's tennis career will close at the U.S. Open, the site of his biggest triumph. The 2003 champion at Flushing Meadows and former No.
Clijsters says goodbye with 2nd-round loss at Open
Preparing for what she knew would be her last professional tennis tournament, Kim Clijsters — four-time Grand Slam title winner; mother of 4-year-old ...
Muamba retires 5 months after cardiac arrest
Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba retired from soccer Wednesday after suffering an on-field cardiac arrest in March during an FA Cup quarterfinal match ...
What's next? Retiring athletes face quandary
Most-decorated Olympian Michael Phelps, 27, is thinking about improving his golf game and traveling. Gold medalist Victoria Pendleton, 31, is looking ...
Fitting finale: Phelps retires with one last gold
Michael Phelps got up to leave his last news conference at the Olympic pool when his relay mates were asked if they thought he would really stay ...
Phelps looks to close career with 18th gold medal
One more race. Two more laps. And, in all likelihood, an 18th gold medal for Michael Phelps. His final Olympics is turning into quite a victory lap.
Gonzalez leaning strongly toward retirement
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez is close to retiring from the NFL. How close is up in the air. Gonzalez said Friday that he's 95 percent sure ...
Eric LeGrand announces 'retirement' from Bucs
Paralyzed former Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand retired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, a little less than three months after his ...
Feathers, Federer both on Centre Court on wet day
While rain fell over the rest of the All England Club on Monday, the only thing falling over Centre Court was feathers. On another wet day at ...
Dara Torres misses out on 6th Olympic team
Dara Torres lingered in the water after the other swimmers had climbed out of the pool. Her long career was finally over. She wanted to soak up the ...
Tomlinson signs 1-day contract with Bolts, retires
LaDainian Tomlinson was in the midst of saying goodbye to the NFL when his young son, Daylen, wandered across the dais and tugged on his pant leg, ...
Tomlinson to call it quits after 11 NFL seasons
LaDainian Tomlinson's brilliant NFL career will officially end when he ceremoniously rejoins the San Diego Chargers for a day. The Chargers said ...