Back problems force Nieuwendyk to retire
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Florida Panthers forward Joe Nieuwendyk retired Wednesday because of chronic back problems, ending a 20-year career.
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CONCORD -- For longer than he can remember, R.W. Eaks has been afflicted by a bad back while making a living as a professional golfer.
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Kim Clijsters&#39;s comeback trail came to an agonising halt on Saturday when the former world number one had to retire with a left wrist injury in the semi-finals of the Belgian Open.
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Saturday striker Ruud van Nistelrooy had an Achilles tendon injury and was likely to be out of action for between four and six weeks.
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Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown cites health concerns and a loss of energy Friday as the reasons for announcing his retirement.
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Guus Hiddink does not want to manage in the Premier League, according to his agent Cees van Nieuwenhuizen.
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Mark Philippoussis could end his tennis career because of a new knee injury.
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Paris, France (Sports Network) - French cycling star Richard Virenque announced Friday that he is retiring. Virenque was known for his fierce mountain climbs, but his cycling career was also tainted by his
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Pavel Nedved, the Czech captain and playmaker, has retired from the national team because of persistent injury, the Czech soccer federation said Friday.
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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.
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Back at No. 1, Lindsay Davenport is putting retirement on hold and plans to play in next year's Australian Open.
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For Brian Leetch, being honored Wednesday with the Lester Patrick Award for contributions to American hockey was one of a series of events that followed his retirement this year.
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Todd Martin, one of the oldest players in men&#39;s tennis, announced his retirement after his first-round loss at the US Open Tennis Tournament Monday night.
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Keith Felcyn, a retired senior editor of BusinessWeek magazine who lives in Greenwich, Conn., had not been able to fully extend the little and ring fingers of his left hand for 20 years. But last month, it took 20 minutes for a doctor in Ontario, Ore., to reverse his Dupuytrenâs disease, a benign but ultimately disabling disorder in which the fascia of the hand thickens and draws the fingers permanently into the palm.
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BEIJING -- Former Olympic sprinter Maurice Greene announced his retirement on Monday.
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COLUMBIA -- The Lou Holtz era at the University of South Carolina will soon come to an end. The 67-year-old South Carolina coach plans to officially announce his retirement Monday morning, ending one of the
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Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, Britain's greatest Paralympian, is expected to announce her retirement on Wednesday.