Testaverde Will Retire After Game
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After 21 N.F.L. seasons, Vinny Testaverde said Saturday that he would retire after Carolinaâs season finale at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Gonzaga's Don Smith, one of the area's most successful area soccer coaches over the past two decades, will retire at the end of the season.
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Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said last night at his annual Zoâs Summer Groove charity game in Miami that he would play again next season â a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement.âI want to redeem myself and try to help this team redeem ourselves as an organization and try to get back on track,â Mourning said. âThat wasnât the Miami team you saw in the playoffs last year.âHe added, âIt left a sour taste in my mouth and itâs time to really end it all on the right note.âThis was the third straight summer Mourning considered retirement before choosing to keep playing. Next season will be his 15th in the N.B.A., not including a full year he missed with kidney problems that led to a transplant in 2003.
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Veteran Vinny Testaverde will return to the Cowboys&#39; starting lineup Monday at Seattle, and rookie Drew Henson will back him up.
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Vinny Testaverde struggled with his decision to play football again because he wanted to put his family first. But Carolina was close enough to home to help him make his choice.
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Robert Porcher, the Detroit Lions&#39; career sack leader, retired Monday, ending a frustrating season and a 13-year career. &quot;I&#39;ve thought about this day for a lot of the last three years,&quot; Porcher said at an emotional press conference.
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Any day now -- probably following his team&#39;s regular-season finale Saturday against Clemson -- South Carolina coach Lou Holtz is expected to announce his retirement.
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John Stockton's No. 12 will be retired by the Utah Jazz in November, honoring a point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team.
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Jeff Fassero is retiring from baseball after winning 121 games over 16 major league seasons.
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Quarterback Jake Plummer announced his retirement on Sunday a day after being traded from the Denver Broncos to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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IRVING, Texas Don&#39;t look for Drew Henson under center when the Dallas Cowboys play the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Coach Bill Parcells says he&#39;s sticking with 41-year-old Vinny Testaverde as his starting quarterback.
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As the Sun-Times first reported, Scottie Pippen will end two years of speculation, false alarms and his own indecision about finishing his spectacular career this morning when he announces his retirement after the Bulls&#39; practice at the Berto Center.
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Matthew Pinsent, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, confirmed today that he is to retire from the sport - as reported in The Times yesterday.
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His scowl could intimidate the best of hitters. His fastball once killed a bird in flight. Randy Johnson leaves the Arizona Diamondbacks with a six-year legacy unmatched by any athlete the state has known.
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COLUMBIA, SC -- Lou Holtz told his South Carolina staff and players Thursday that he is retiring after this season, clearing the way for Steve Spurrier to take over as the Gamecocks&#39; head coach and complete the handoff between two of college football&#39;s
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LAS VEGAS (Sports Network) - UNLV football head coach John  Robinson announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of the  2004 season.
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LAS VEGAS - UNLV football head coach John Robinson announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of the 2004 season. Robinson, 69, had another year remaining on his contract but family health issues along