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Amazingly Dedicated Woman Retires After 44 Years Without Taking a Sick Day

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:21:16 +0000

Deborah Ford really takes that whole “neither rain nor hail” mantra seriously. The Detroit woman retired last week after 44 years with the United States Postal Service and never taking a sick day during her entire time on the job. For her efforts, Ford was honored with a luncheon in her honor where co-workers and [...]

Rob Lowe's Peyton Manning Tweets Cause Controversy

BJ Ragone — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:25:22 +0000

When you think of football expert one of the first people that comes to mind is actor Rob Lowe. Wait, he isn’t? Well apparently he thinks that he is because he told everyone yesterday that Peyton Manning would be officially retiring. A question that has been floating around the sports world this season is whether [...]

No NFL Comeback For Tiki Barber

BJ Ragone — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:23:22 +0000

The former NY Giants running back was hoping to have a big comeback this year in the NFL, but it looks like nobody wanted him. Yahoo Sports is reporting that he isn't taking it very well either.

KK Downing Quits Judas Priest

BJ Ragone — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:00:48 +0000

Just before Judas priest is to head out on their final world tour, guitarist KK Downing has decided to retire from the band. Judas priest fans got a bit of a shock today when they woke up to find that one of the bands founding members has decided to retire just months before they set [...]

Lance Armstrong Retires

WQBK — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:33:14 +0000

World-famous cyclist and seven-time winner of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong has announced his retirement from the sport. The 39-year-old previously retired for 3 years in 2005, but he says this time it’s for good, claiming his age is catching up with him. “It has been an excellent ride,” he told The Associated Press. [...]

Brett Favre Will Retire

BJ Ragone — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:40:10 +0000

Maybe he will actually hang it up for good this time. He never used the word “retirement”, but #4 did say that it’s time and has no regrets. If Brett does call it quits this will be the third time in his career and at this point even Michael Jordan is going come on man [...]

More Bad News For Yankee Fans

BJ Ragone — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:42:10 +0000

There could be some more bad news on the way for Yankee fans as veteran pitcher Andy Pettitte is leaning towards retirement. According to Yankee first baseman Mark Teixeira, Andy Pettitte is really thinking about hanging it up. Teixeira shared that information with ESPN New York’s Ian Begley on Tuesday. This would be yet another [...]