Radke Retires After 12 Years With Twins
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Pitcher Brad Radke makes his retirement official Tuesday, ending a 12-year career with the Minnesota Twins that was cut a bit short by a shoulder injury.
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A day after an emotional press conference in Minneapolis in which Terry Ryan resigned after 13 years as Twins general manager to "reacquaint myself with my wife and my children," he drove to work Friday morning and spoke about his shocking decision.
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Rarely have the Red Sox made a more ceremonial roster move than the one they made yesterday in activating Ellis Burks from the disabled list. The move gave Burks and Sox fans a chance to bid each other farewell before he retires after the season. Burks, 40, launched his prolific, 17-year career in the majors with the Sox in 1987.
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Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan resigned on Thursday, ending 12 years in the role with the Major League Baseball team.
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The announcement by Olivier Panis here yesterday that he will retire from racing at the end of the season at the age of 38 to take up a testing role at Toyota not only created a vacancy
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The Minnesota Twins lost another core player from their three-year playoff run Sunday when third baseman Corey Koskie agreed to terms on a three-year, $17 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The Minnesota Twins put on an offensive display unlike any seen in a doubleheader in nearly 70 years, and Justin Morneau was a big part of it. Morneau went deep three times in the second game of a day-night doubleheader and the Twins capped a huge day on offense by routing the Chicago White Sox 12-0 Friday night.
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Minnesota&#39;s fraternal Twin is no longer the top starter. But any doubts whether Brad Radke can still carry his team with something at stake vanish in his record.
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Former elite closer Keith Foulke announced his retirement on Friday after spending only one day with the Cleveland Indians.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - After guiding the Minnesota  Twins to three consecutive American League Central titles,  manager Ron Gardenhire was rewarded with a two-year contract  extension, through the 2007 season.
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&quot;I have retired,&quot; the former No. 1 player said in yesterday&#39;s Independent newspaper. &quot;But I have not officially announced it yet.
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Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter retired from competitive skiing Friday after 16 years on the World Cup circuit. The decision was not an easy one, the 35-year-old Eberharter said.
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MINNEAPOLIS Brad Radke worked seven innings and Corey Koskie collected three RBI&#39;s as Minnesota finally beat the New York Yankees 8-to-2.
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Rick Helling is retiring from baseball after pitching in the major leagues for 12 years, highlighted by a 20-win season.
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Minnesota Twins general manager Terry  Ryan resigned on Thursday, ending 12 years in the role with the  Major League Baseball team.
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Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire still is surprised over the fuss made last year when he said a long version "God Bless America" may have affected Twins pitcher Brad Radke in Game 2 of the playoff series against the New York Yankees.
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Richard Virenque, one of France's most popular and successful cyclists, has retired from the sport aged 34.