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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockette is retiring six months after suffering a serious neck injury in a game at Dallas. The team confirmed the retirement and has scheduled a news conference with Lockette on Thursday...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he plans to retire from baseball after the 2017 season. The New York Yankees slugger revealed his intentions Wednesday during an interview with ESPN. His plans were confirmed by spokesman Ron Berkowitz...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch may have given indication he's retiring. Lynch sent a tweet during the fourth quarter of Sunday night's Super Bowl with a pair of cleats hanging from a power line. Lynch's tweet was immediately followed by statement of thanks and congratulations from teammates including Richard Sherman and Bruce Irvin. Mes...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions want Calvin Johnson to take more time to decide whether he wants to continue his playing career. The Lions have issued a statement saying they stand by their previous statement, in support of the 30-year-old wide receiver...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Stewart will announce he's retiring following the 2016 season at a news conference Wednesday, The Associated Press has learned. Stewart-Haas Racing said Sunday night that Stewart and team co-owner Gene Haas will hold a news conference at the team shop this week...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg says 2016 will be his final season as the primary play-by-play television voice of the San Diego Padres. The 80-year-old Enberg made the announcement just before the Padres played the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns played Sunday night before their second sellout crowd of more than 21,000, though it was bittersweet. Already eliminated from the playoffs, the Thorns honored a pair of popular players who are retiring from the game: goalkeeper Nadine Angerer and defender Rachel Van Hollebeke...