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*Barbara Walters is calling it quits. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on “The View” that she will retire from TV journalism next summer. ABC said in an announcement late Sunday that, until then, Walters will continue to anchor and report for the network, anchor specials throughout the year, and [...]
*Kobe Bryant’s contract with the Los Angeles Lakers expires after the 2013-2014 NBA season, but the 17-year veteran is planning to make his retirement decision as early as this summer, Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com reports. Bryant has mentioned the R-word throughout the season, but has yet to give a firm commitment on how much longer [...]
*Folks often take to Twitter and Facebook to bully classmates, coworkers, enemies, and celebrities. But, as technology grows and background checks are possible for nearly anyone, they may want to rethink their words before they post them. According to New York Daily News, Curtis Woodhouse is a british boxer that was considering retirement when he [...]
*One thing about showbiz, is that no one ever actually retires. Remember just the other day, when use-ta-be funnyman Katt Williams decided to hang up the mic and step off the stage for good? Well he’s already coming out of retirement. Are you surprised? We didn’t think so According to his management, he’s about to [...]
*Americans looked to be on a roll on Day 4 of the 2012 US Open. Mardy Fish rose from the nearly dead and shut down Russian former top ten player, Nicolay Davydenko; Serena Williams figured out the puzzling game of lefty Maria Jose Martinez-Sanchez (ESP) on Ashe and sent her packing in straight sets; Sloane [...]
*Allen Iverson isn’t throwing in the towel, even this late in the game. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) The former NBA star is getting back to basketball pretty soon and will be joining a regional basketball league in the Dominican Republic, but only for a [...]
*Another celebrity athlete is selling his enormous property now that his, er, income bracket has changed. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) Newly retired Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, Hines Ward, is getting rid of his 12,836-square-foot Atlanta home on Riverside Drive and it’s now on the [...]
*After retiring from the NFL a year ago, receiver Randy Moss, 35, is coming back to the league with a fresh new one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. He signed with the squad on Monday, only hours after he worked out for the team and with former NFL quarterback and current coach Jim Harbaugh, [...]
*Legendary R&B singer Etta James has announced her decision to retire following the release of her new album next week. The 73-year-old has been in and out of the hospital in recent months undergoing treatment for leukemia, and she was admitted to a California medical center in May after she was diagnosed with a potentially [...]
*Football player, Tiki Barber said he fell into depression after leaving the league. In an HBO report airing tonight (06-21-11), he reveals that shortly after turning in his jersey, depression hit him like a bag of bricks. 36-year-old Barber, the New York Giants’ career leading rusher tried for the past few months to make a [...]
*As we reported earlier, Shaquille O’Neal, 39, has said it’s time to move on from the game of basketball.. After 19 seasons of hoopin’ O’Neal’s resume includes 15 All-Star selections, four championships and three NBA finals MVP awards. Watch Shaq at his Friday press conference:
*After a distinguished 45-year career in the media business, TV One President and CEO Johnathan Rodgers will retire effective July 31, 2011, the network announced. Under his leadership the last seven years, TV One, an award-winning cable network available in 53 million homes, has become recognized as the quality programming alternative for African American adults. [...]
*At spring training Wednesday with the Seattle Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr. finally discussed his reasons for suddenly retiring from baseball last June — and the reason he left with just a prepared statement to explain his decision, reports ESPN. “I just felt that it was more important for me to retire and instead of being [...]
*Tiki Barber has alerted the NFL that he plans to come out of retirement and play in the 2011 season. The agency that represents Barber confirmed the news on its Twitter account, reports Sports Illustrated. Barber has already filed the appropriate paperwork to the league and will become a free agent. The 35-year-old back, who [...]
*It’s so hard to say goodbye! Mariners’ Ken Griffey, Jr. turned in his jersey on Wednesday night after calling up team president, Chuck Armstrong, telling him his career was done, just like that. Unfortunately, there will be no farewell tour, but he is one of the best players of all time and his legacy will [...]
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