Thompson to retire after championships
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The 31-year-old swimmer, who owns an American-best career total of 12 Olympic medals, will retire after the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, the same city where her international career began in 1987.
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NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace will retire at the end of the 2005 season, citing concerns about getting hurt and saying Monday he wanted to leave at the top of his game.
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Rudy Tomjanovich retired, saying he will never coach basketball again. Emmitt Smith was expected to announce his retirement from football on Thursday. Brett Favre is rumored to be thinking about hanging up his cleats.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Future Hall of Fame forward  Karl Malone is leaning toward retirement, according to a report  in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times. The report also stated that he  will decide on his future in the next week or two.
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Georgetown men's basketball coach John Thompson III signs a six-year contract extension, which will keep him at the university through 2013.
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Swimming waved goodbye to its  greatest champion on Monday and heralded the arrival of another  as Jenny Thompson swam into retirement on a record breaking  final night at the short course world championships.
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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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Indiana Pacers guard Reggie Miller will retire at the end of the season after 18 years with the NBA team.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, Wisconsinâs governor for 14 years before moving to Washington, said Friday heâs resigning from his Cabinet post.
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Pierre Turgeon is expected to end his 19-season NHL career by announcing his retirement Wednesday.
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Tough-talking screen star and former senator Fred Thompson is to announce next week his long-awaited bid for the White House in a move set to shake up the faltering Republican camp.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sports Network) - East Carolina head  football coach John Thompson announced his resignation,  effective at the end of the season, on Wednesday.
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South Carolina coach Dave Odom will retire at the end of the season, saying Friday "I'm on the back end of not only my career, but my life."
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MATTHEW Pinsent yesterday announced his expected retirement from rowing, calling time on a 15-year career which brought him four Olympic gold medals and ten world titles.
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Chicago Bull&#39;s player Scottie Pippen will join former teammate Michael Jordan in retirement. He is reportedly to announce his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has resigned, a government official said on Friday. Thompson, 63, informed his staff of his decision.
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Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law &amp; Order" actor, will take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, several officials with knowledge of the plans said