Date: Tue, 23. September 2008 02:45:02

AFP - Sacramento Kings forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced his retirement Monday, ending a 12-year NBA career that included winning an Olympic gold medal.

Date: Thu, 10. July 2008 01:11:20

AFP - Tiger Woods is on pace to pass one billion dollars in career earning by 2010, becoming the world's first billionaire to accumulate his fortune by playing sports, says Forbes Magazine.

Date: Fri, 6. June 2008 11:15:00

AP - A threat to hit 400? Chipper Jones is already there. The Atlanta Braves' slugger hit his 400th career home run Thursday night and finished with four hits in a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins, raising his major league-leading batting average to .418.

Date: Thu, 17. July 2008 12:02:21

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) has unveiled a ?10.8m scheme to fund career formation of new doctoral and masters researchers in the sciences, engineering and technology.

Date: Tue, 19. August 2008 15:19:22

(AHN) - In what may be an inspiration to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-affected families, Olympic champion Michael Phelps has been found to have certain physical features that contributed to his phenomenal win of 11 career gold medals. - Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:30:53 GMT

Date: Tue, 23. September 2008 15:22:14

(AHN) - Marion Barber roughed up Lambeau Field for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown as the Dallas Cowboys chalked up a 27-16 victory over the Green Bay Packers for a 3-0 start Sunday night. - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:39:59 GMT

Date: Sat, 4. October 2008 15:16:10

(AHN) - Phoenix Suns star center Amare Stoudemire escaped a career-threatening injury, but may have to don protective goggles for the rest of his playing days after getting poked in the eye during practice Wednesday. - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:08:32 GMT

Date: Thu, 7. August 2008 04:17:35

The Brett Favre era in Green Bay is now officially over. But Favre's legendary career is not. The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com has learned.

Date: Sun, 1. June 2008 09:23:05

AP - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th career homer Saturday, leaving him one shy of a seldom-reached mark, and Jay Bruce extended his amazing weeklong debut with a 10th-inning homer that lifted the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Date: Sun, 29. June 2008 08:11:32

No hits, one run-and a win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After watching his team beat the Angels 1-0 without getting a hit Saturday night, manager Joe Torre couldn't recall a stranger game in his managerial career. "That's about as bizarre as you can get," Torre said.