US ; Hamm Retires as Greatest Women&#39;s Player
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Capped 276 times, Hamm began her international career as a 15-year-old and finishes it 17-years later still the world&#39;s best known women&#39;s soccer player and one of America&#39;s most recognizable and marketable athletes.
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New York - Paul Hamm says Thursday&#39;s decision from sports&#39; highest court confirms what he&#39;s always felt in his heart. That he was champion in the men&#39;s all around that night at the Athens Games and Olympic gold medalist.
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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.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon offers his thoughts on Paul Hamm, the US Olympic gymnast plagued by scoring scandals. Hamm has been asked -- indirectly -- to give up his gold medal in the men&#39;s all-around competition.
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All of us in the USA Gymnastics family were surprised and saddened to read the comments Paul Hamm made in an article by Juliet Macur, &quot;Hamm Set to Put Ordeal in the Past&quot; (Aug. 25), concerning the support
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Wednesday night it was Paul Hamm&#39;s turn to shine for the United States, as he won the gold medal in the men&#39;s all-around competition. Will Thursday produce a sweep for the US at the Olympics? ...
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Mia Hamm and the rest of the Fab Five of women&#39;s soccer from the United States had just enough left in their thirtysomething legs for one more title, beating Brazil 2-1 on Thursday in extra time to win the Olympic gold medal in their final
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Former world number one Monica Seles announced her official retirement from professional tennis at the age of 34 on Thursday.
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On the first day of the rest of her  life, American Mia Hamm said she was relieved to be retiring  unhurt after being the dominant women's soccer player of her  generation.
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The International Gymnastics Federation ruled on Thursday that American gymnast Paul Hamm may keep his Olympic gold medal for the men&#39;s gymnastic all-around title.
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Abby Wambach snatched an extra-time  winner as the United States overcame Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic  gold in the women's soccer tournament Thursday, giving Hall of  Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off.
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The US Women&#39;s National Team and its living legends realized their destiny Thursday with an overtime strike from Abby Wambach to defeat Brazil 2-1 in the Gold Medal Match at the 2004 Olympic Games and reclaim their place as the top team in the world.
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Mia Hamm had a most bully pulpit when she and her fellow pioneers of US womenâs soccer played their last game, a 5-0 romp over Mexico on Wednesday night.
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ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women&#39;s basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.
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Olympic champions the United States narrowly edged Russia 66-62 to reach the final of the women&#39;s Olympic basketball Friday. The last time the American women lost was to the
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A 10-city farewell tour for longtime U.S. soccer stars Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett will kick off Sept. 25 in Rochester.
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ATHENS -- Mia Hamm will carry the flag for the US in tonight's closing ceremonies after being chosen in a vote of team members.