Gardner Gets Bronze, and Tearfully Retires
112270
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...
229124
Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title this season when the qualifier Agnes Szavay retired with a back injury yesterday while leading, 6-4, 0-3.
744537
He retired nearly a year ago for health reasons after 15 seasons at Utah, but he couldn&#39;t stay away from his life&#39;s passion.
412288
British archer Alison Williamson has been urged to abandon all talk of retirement after winning a bronze medal at her fourth Olympics.
77118
Rulon Gardner, who had already left a big mark in the world of Olympic wrestling, left his shoes on the mat to signify his retirement from the ancient sport.
79593
Andre Agassi will retire after this year&#039;s U.S. Open, leaving tennis after two decades during which he collected a career Grand Slam and morphed from &quot;Image Is Everything&quot; brashness to elder statesman.
336070
American rider Chris Kappler won bronze in show jumping Friday, but his accomplishment was bittersweet. Kappler&#39;s horse, Royal Kaliber, broke down on course in a timed jumpoff and was taken from the Olympic
308173
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.
639852
Chamique Holdsclaw, a six-time WNBA All-Star who re-signed with the Los Angeles Sparks in February, stunned the team by retiring Monday.
739180
Johnny Podres , who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series championship, was remembered Thursday as a consummately confident player and supportive coach.
38842
One of the big stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime by Georgi Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.
450491
It took Don Porter nearly three decades   to win Olympic status for women's softball and the   septuagenarian is in no mood to step aside before restoring his   sport to the zenith of international competition.
669792
ATHENS -- On a day when Rulon Gardner escaped any surprises on the mat, there was one waiting for him in the stands.
466068
The Gardner girls' swim team has not missed a beat since moving to Division 1 two years ago. For the second consecutive season, Dan Lemieux's talented bunch captured the state title , easily defeating runner-up Lincoln-Sudbury yesterday at Wellesley College.
107608
GEORGINA HARLAND rescued a bronze medal from the ruins of her modern pentathlon challenge for gold yesterday. Harland lay next to last of the 32-woman field after the first event when she did shooting&#39;s equivalent
641891
GREENSBORO, NC -- When it was over, after Palm Desertâs Brent Geiberger made his final putt, he spoke with his father, Al, about their latest achievement.
542988
Warren Sapp told the Oakland Raiders on Thursday that he was retiring, ending the career of one of the best defensive tackles to play in the NFL.