Gardner: Mat&#39;s all, folks: Champ retires with a bronze
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Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran&#39;s Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.
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She is the last American standing. After yesterday's second-round matches in the Citibank USTA Pro Circuit Women's 50K Challenger Tournament at the Sportsmen's Tennis Club in Dorchester, Story Tweedie-Yates is the last US player in the singles competition.
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A few months after winning his fourth Olympic Gold Medal Matthew Pinsent, one of Britain&#39;s premier rowers in recent years has announced his retirement.
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One way or another, Paul Hamm&#39;s gold-medal odyssey is about to end. Whether he gets to keep the medal and the title he won a month ago in the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastics all-around will be up to the sporting world&#39;s highest authority.
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Ronald Waterreus, the veteran Dutch goalkeeper for the Red Bulls, announced Friday that he would retire at the end of the season.
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ATHENS -- On a day when Rulon Gardner escaped any surprises on the mat, there was one waiting for him in the stands.
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By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb.
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How many times can Rulon Gardner cheat death? In 2002, the former Olympic wrestling champion survived a snowmobile stranding and lost a toe to frostbite. In 2004, after his motorcycle was hit by a car, he walked away with cuts and bruises.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The last battle of the Athens Summer Olympics is over. The dispute over who won the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics Gold Medal has been resolved, at least officially.
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Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset &#151; his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.
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Shed no tears for Rulon Gardner. Yes, that really was Gardner, the only man brave enough to not just stand up to the invincible Alexander Karelin but to beat him, nearly
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It was, as is often the case with this old coach, couched in a joke. Said UNLV coach John Robinson on Tuesday, two days after announcing he will retire at the end of the season: &quot;I think some young players are saying &#39;Uh-oh.
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TULARE, Calif. -- Bob Mathias, the former congressman and Olympic champion, was buried in the San Joaquin Valley city where he grew up.
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Question: Lennox, you said last week you are happy to be out boxing. What do you do now? How do you spend your day? Lewis: For me, just sorting out my life really.
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ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own.    One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...
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U.S. heavyweight Rulon Gardner lost his  Olympic title Wednesday after being beaten in the semi-final  stage of the 120kg Greco-Roman wrestling event by Georgiy  Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan.
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American Rulon Gardner wins two pool matches, his first in the Olympics since his upset of Russia's Alexander Karelin in Sydney, to move within one victory of reaching the Greco-Roman semifinals.