Athlete retirement
Steve Stricker reacts as his tee shot lands in a fairway bunker on the ninth hole during the second round of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship golf tournament at Firestone Country Club, Friday, July 8, 2022, in Akron, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/Akron Beacon Journal via AP)
Shanshan Feng got everything from golf but a proper farewell

By Doug Ferguson Aug. 02, 2022 04:28 PM EDT

FILE - Lauren Jackson, left, is presented with a jersey by Seattle Storm co-owner Lisa Brummel after the Storm defeated the Washington Mystics 80-51 in a WNBA basketball game, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Seattle. The team formally retired her jersey No. 15. The jersey was unveiled in the arena's rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010. Jackson is savoring every minute of her basketball comeback, in 2022, even though the battle-tested Australian hoops icon knows she can't do things that once captivated fans before retiring from the sport in 2016. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times via AP, File)
Ex-WNBA star Lauren Jackson savors each day of her comeback

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 02, 2022 03:02 AM EDT

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith lifts the Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final June 9, 2010, in Philadelphia. Keith is retiring after 17 seasons in the NHL, three Stanley Cups and two Norris Trophy awards as the league’s top defenseman. He spent most of his career with the Blackhawks and joined Edmonton last season. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Duncan Keith announces retirement after 17 NHL seasons

Jul. 12, 2022 06:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016, file photo, Monica Puig, of Puerto Rico, cries after winning the gold medal match in the women's tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Puig announced her retirement from professional tennis at age 28 via a post on social media Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
2016 Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig retires from tennis

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 13, 2022 12:25 PM EDT

FILE - Johannes Ludwig, of Germany, competes during the luge men's single final run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Ludwig announced his retirement Monday, May 16, 2022, on social media. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
Olympic luge champion Johannes Ludwig of Germany retires

May. 17, 2022 02:53 PM EDT

Amir Khan is shown in a April 21, 2018 photo. Former unified light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan has retired from boxing after a career that also included a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. The 35-year-old Khan said on social media that “It’s time to hang up my gloves." (Peter Byrne/PA Wire./PA via AP)
Former champion Amir Khan announces retirement from boxing

May. 13, 2022 09:22 AM EDT

FILE - Allyson Felix, of United States races in a heat of the women's 400 meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Felix says she will retire after the 2022 season. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Allyson Felix says she's retiring after 2022 track season

By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2022 11:49 PM EDT

Alysa Liu of the U.S celebrates her bronze medal during the women victory ceremony at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Olympics figure skater Alysa Liu retires at age 16

By Barry Wilner Apr. 09, 2022 03:39 PM EDT

FILE - Resi Stiegler skis during a women's U.S. Alpine Championship slalom skiing race, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. The three-time U.S. Olympian will make a quasi-comeback at the World Pro Ski Tour’s championship races this weekend in Taos, New Mexico. She was lured back to the starting gate by a chance to take part in a unique-format event with her husband, German slalom racer David Ketterer, and to catch up with old friends. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Stiegler back, among big names at World Pro Ski Tour event

By Pat Graham Apr. 07, 2022 04:30 PM EDT

American catcher Aubree Munro retires from softball

Mar. 04, 2022 03:24 PM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Catcher Aubree Munro announced her retirement from softball on Friday after winning a silver medal with the U.S. at last summer's...

British Olympic great Jason Kenny retires from cycling

Feb. 23, 2022 07:02 PM EST
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British cyclist Jason Kenny, the country’s most decorated Olympian, has retired from racing and taken up a role as sprint coach for...

Roman Sadovsky, of Canada, competes in the men's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
D'oh, Canada! Figure skating powers are shut out in Olympics

By Dave Skretta Feb. 18, 2022 10:17 PM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 18, 2022 08:05 AM EST

Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Papadakis, Cizeron claim Olympic ice dance gold in Beijing

By Dave Skretta Feb. 14, 2022 12:07 AM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Russian coach produces teen skating stars with short careers

By James Ellingworth Feb. 12, 2022 03:12 AM EST

Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo celebrates after winning the the women's 50 meter freestyle final at the European Aquatics Championships in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, May 18, 2021. Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo announced her retirement Thursday Jan. 27, 2022, bringing to an end a career that saw her compete at four Summer Games. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Dutch 3-time Olympic champion swimmer Kromowidjojo retires

Jan. 27, 2022 06:12 AM EST

FILE - The Netherlands' Jorien Ter Mors competes during the women's 1500 meters race of the speed skating World Cup at the Minsk ice arena in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. Mors has retired from the sport. Ter Mors was the first female athlete to win Olympic medals in two disciplines at the same Winter Games. The 32-year-old speedskater won three long track gold medals and one short track bronze medal while competing at the 2014 and 2018 Olympics. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
Dutch speedskater Jorien ter Mors retires from the sport

Jan. 24, 2022 04:33 AM EST

FILE - Switzerland's Carlo Janka races on his way to clinch the gold medal in the Men's giant slalom, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 23, 2010. Once crowned the world's best all-around men's Alpine skier, Swiss racer Carlo Janka ended his racing career Thursday at his home country's most storied venue. Janka's career peaked in 2010 when he was the overall World Cup champion, gold medalist in giant slalom at the Vancouver Olympics and winner of the Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen that is mythic in Switzerland's sports history. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Ex-World Cup ski champion Carlo Janka retires due to injury

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 13, 2022 10:25 AM EST

FILE - Sweden's Hanna Oberg crosses the finish line to finish second in the women's Biathlon World Cup 12.5 km mass start event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, March 8, 2020. Öberg took gold in the women's 15-kilometer individual at the PyeongChang Olympics, while Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe won the men's race and both have stood on the podium this season. But all other 2018 gold-medal winners have moved on to other adventures. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Biathlon retirements mean new hopefuls take aim at Olympics

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 10, 2022 02:40 AM EST

FILE - Lindsey Vonn stands on the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Denver Broncos, Nov. 14, 2021, in Denver. Vonn details in a column for The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 28 the mental health challenges she faced after retiring from ski racing. The most successful female ski racer of all time says she needed to find a new outlet after releasing all of her troubles on the mountain for so many years. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, file)
Lindsey Vonn: I'm here to help for mental health, ski advice

By Lindsey Vonn Dec. 28, 2021 06:00 AM EST