Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya retires from boxing at 36

Boxing great Oscar de la Hoya has announced that he is retiring from the world of boxing, at age 36. He is known as 'the Golden Boy' of boxing, and has held six different world title weights and ends his career...

Brett Favre is Retiring, Again

    NY Jets quarterback Brett Favre insisted Wednesday that his retirement will stick this time. Just over a year ago the 39 year old retired from the Green Bay Packers only to return this season as...

Matthew Hayden retires from cricket

Australia's one of the best cricketing opener, Mathew Hayden retires from Interntional cricket. In the recently concluded South Africa - Australia series, he could score only at an average of 20 runs. Before that, in the test series aganist India too his perfomance was...

Prognosis Dire, political columnist Robert Novak Retires

Prognosis Dire,  political columnist  Robert Novak RetiresThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that Robert Novak has stated that his condition is dire and he is permanently retiring from jounalism.  " ...

NASA/Ames scientists map our return to the moon

"Thirty-nine years to the day after Neil Armstrong radioed "The Eagle has landed" from the Sea of Tranquility, NASA on Sunday turned its eyes toward the moon, gazing both forward and backward in time. For the...

No mo' Nomo

"Hideo Nomo, who pitched a pair of no-hitters and led a rush of Japanese players to the major leagues, is finished.Nomo announced his retirement Thursday, agent Don Nomura said. Once known for a deceptive...

No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis

Justine Henin, one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport, effective immediately."The 25-year-old Belgian, who has won seven Grand Slam titles, is making the...

Football after Brett Favre - Who's left of the Real Athletes?

"Is this the end of an era?? Lets look at some of the team leaders around the league: McNabb - choke artist cry baby Tony Romo and Tom Brady - can't stay away from the girls and out of the news Chad Johnson and Terrel Owens - Really, they are just in it for the...

Jenna Jameson Retires From Performing

"Jenna Jameson Retires From Performing Bondage-Radio Live Chat Wordpress Plugin By Steve Javors Thursday, Aug 23, 2007 jenna-jameson.jpg SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Jenna Jameson has filmed her last appearance on the...

Art Bell Retires from Coast to Coast Radio

Art Bell announced last night that he is retiring from his popular Coast to Coast radio show. He acknowledged that his listeners, roughly 10 million, have heard this before as he has retired on...

Fire Captain Facing Charges Retires

" May 2, 2007 New York - A Troy Fire Department captain indicted on charges of stealing drugs at emergency scenes has retired, city officials said Tuesday. Maurice Catel, 47, left the department after more than 20 years of service as he faces felony drug charges, Fire Chief...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Retires Amid Racial, Hazing Flaps

" December 1, 2006 California - The city's fire chief announced his retirement Friday amid a furor over a black firefighter's claim that he suffered racial discrimination when his spaghetti was spiked with dog food. Chief William Bamattre, whose predecessor left abruptly a...

Hanging up his holster Former sheriff, police chief Weddle retires (Mooresvil...

" Former sheriff, police chief Weddle retires ByBette Nunn| bnunn@reportert.com Sunday September 24, 2006 advertisement MARTINSVILLE As a law enforcement officer, Terry Weddle has done it all. Hes a former police chief, patrolman, sergeant and captain for the Martinsville...

Andre Agassi retires after U.S. Open third round defeat

"A career for the ages came to a close when Andre Agassi lost to the 112th-ranked Benjamin Becker in the third round at the U.S. Open on Sunday.""Andre Agassi's remarkable career ended in the U.S. Open on Sunday...

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