Nieuwendyk retires with back problem
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Hockey Florida Panthers forward Joe Nieuwendyk retired yesterday because of chronic back problems, ending a 20-year career. Nieuwendyk, who won three Stanley Cup titles and helped Canada capture an Olympic gold medal in 2002, missed 14 of the Panthers' first 29 games this season. Nieuwendyk, 40, had 564 goals (19th all time) and 562 assists in 1,257 games. Nieuwendyk finished ...
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Mike Matheny's decision to retire was made for him. His doctor refused to clear the longtime catcher to play in 2007 after a concussion sidelined him for the final four months of last season.
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TORONTO (CP) - Winger Alexander Mogilny of the Toronto Maple Leafs has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his left hip for the second time in a year.
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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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NEC Nijmegen fired coach Johan Neeskens on Monday after a string of poor results. Neeskens, 53, joined NEC in 2000 and helped the club finish fifth in the 2002-2003 season, good enough to
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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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Johan Neeskens has been sacked as coach of NEC Nijmegen, the struggling Dutch first division club said in a statement on Monday. NEC are 14th in the standings following a 3-2
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Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands missed qualifying for the semis in the 50 freestyle this morning, and the world&#39;s headline writers heaved a sigh of relief. When the Flying Dutchman was beaten by Australia&#39;s Ian Thorpe in the 200 freestyle on ...
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Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters&#39; latest left wrist problem is a new injury that is expected to end her season but probably won&#39;t require surgery.
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DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Konowalchuk retired Friday after tests showed he has a disease that can lead to irregular heart rhythms.
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Martina Hingis reached the Rogers Cup final when Anna Chakvetadze quit during the second set Saturday because of an injured right arm.
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Sweden&#39;s former French Open finalist Magnus Norman announced his retirement on Friday, citing a string of injuries for his decision.
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The 51-year-old Scot has quit his post at Blackburn and will take over at St James&#39; Park next Monday. A Newcastle United club statement read: &quot;Graeme Souness leaves Blackburn Rovers today to take up the position of team manager of Newcastle United.
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Richard Virenque, one of France's most popular and successful cyclists, has retired from the sport aged 34.
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Due to "slowly dimishing" passion for the game, guard Stacey Dales-Schuman has decided to retire, the Mystics announced Wednesday.
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A few months after winning his fourth Olympic Gold Medal Matthew Pinsent, one of Britain&#39;s premier rowers in recent years has announced his retirement.
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Racked with pain from an excruciating back condition, Andre Agassi is unable to summon any more magic at his final U.S. Open on Sunday and falls to Benjamin Becker in four sets to close out a 21-year career.