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Nomar Garciaparra Rejoins Red Sox to Announce His Retirement From Baseball Six-time All-Star Nomar Garciaparra retired after rejoining the Boston Red Sox, his first Major League Baseball team.

Minnesota Vikings Player Kevin Williams Told Coach About His Drug Results Minnesota Vikings player Kevin Williams, who is suing the National Football League over leaked drug-test results, testified that he told several people, including Vikings coach Brad Childress, about the findings before they were made public.

NFL Brain Collector Documents Football Violence in Slices of Gray Matter Five years of hell ended in a hard death. Those are the widow’s words.

Mark O'Meara Wouldn't Be Surprised If Tiger Woods Plays on Tavistock Team A longtime friend of Tiger Woods said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the self-exiled golfer returns to the sport at this month’s Tavistock Cup matches.

Mike Dunleavy Leaves Clippers GM Post a Month After Stepping Down as Coach Mike Dunleavy left his job as general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers a month after he stepped down as coach of the National Basketball Association team.

New York Mets Shortstop Jose Reyes Is Diagnosed With Overactive Thyroid New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has an overactive thyroid and will miss spring training until additional tests are completed.

Real Madrid's Ticket Flop Follows $300 Million Spending on Ronaldo, Kaka Real Madrid said building its team by spending a record $300 million on players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka was like making a blockbuster movie. So far, it hasn’t been a hit for the world’s richest club.

Man Wearing Mask Might Save an Unloved Sport: Commentary by Scott Soshnick Here’s a question you’ve probably heard before: What, if anything, can make Americans care about hockey more than once every four years?

MIT Lacrosse Player Trades Stick for Microscope in Coronary Stent Research Like many college students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology lacrosse player Will Gibson has a part-time campus job. His is different: researching why some coronary stents cause blood clots.