Gardner leaves shoes, storied career on mat
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When it was all over, Rulon Gardner sat on the mat and removed his size-13 Asics wrestling shoes. Wiggling his nine toes and fighting back tears, he walked away from the sport that made him an unlikely celebrity.
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Rulon Gardner&#39;s bid for a second consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling&#39;s super heavyweight division fell to the mat with a resounding thud yesterday along with the big man himself.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are putting faith in new wide receiver Rod Gardner,ÃÂ the Redskins'ÃÂ former first round pick who was cut twice last year after being traded to Carolina and then Green Bay.
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At an age when most professional  tennis players are contemplating retirement or already enjoying  the spoils of a lucrative career, Andre Agassi is still gunning  for bigger and better things.
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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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The other shoe has definitely dropped.
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Sean Crowley learned early in his college career that life has its unexpected complications. At 19, Crowley, a Stoughton High graduate, was playing football at Fitchburg State when he learned he was going to be a father. His life changed. He transferred to Curry College to be closer to his family and daughter, and played three seasons highlighted by numerous ...
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TWO months ago it seemed that the career of the showman had finally reached its final curtain. When Andre Agassi suffered three straight defeats before pulling out of Wimbledon with a hip injury it seemed
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CAMBRIDGE -- Favored Gardner swam away from the competition to win its 13th girls' South/Central Swimming and Diving title yesterday at MIT.
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Mark Wilson has been to the PGA Tour's qualifying school 10 straight years, and has gotten so used to the drill that he just assumes it'll be part of his schedule. And Boo Weekley is probably best known for wearing camouflage pants and tennis shoes earlier in his career.
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For many dancers life after retirement can be traumatic. But the options are improving.
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Mac Gardner, a senior brokerage  executive at Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , is leaving the  company, Merrill said on Friday.
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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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Damian Woetzel, a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, said Monday he would retire at seasonâs end, making official what he had predicted a year ago. Mr. Woetzelâs final performance will be on June 18 after 23 years with the company. He earned a masterâs degree in public administration from Harvard University last year and is artistic director of the summer Vail International Dance Festival. Mr. Woetzel said it was fitting to leave as the company commemorates the 10th anniversary of the death of Jerome Robbins by featuring his choreography. âHis presence was the reason I joinedâ the company, Mr. Woetzel said. He said he will focus his energy âbeyond the limited space of performingâ in âareas where I hope to make an impact in the second part of my life.â.
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Andy Roddick kicked the red powder off his shoes one last time yesterday, happy to be done with European clay and ready to return to the hardcourts back home for the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
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Rulon Gardner defeated Iran&#39;s Sajad Barzi, 3-0, in overtime in the 264-pound division of Greco-Roman wrestling at Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
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Arkansas women's basketball coach Susie Gardner resigned Friday after her team faltered down the stretch for the second straight season.