retirement

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In the midst of a sex scandal that has consumed Penn State University, legendary head coach Joe Paterno will reportedly announce his retirement on Wednesday. His retirement would take effect at the end of the season.

Well, that was fast.
After retiring this spring rather than serve a 100-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s drog policy, Manny Ramirez says now that he wants to return to the game and face his punishment. He plans to seek a formal reinstatement.

With all of of the hectic free agent activity in the NFL the last week, one name absent from the list has been Randy Moss. Apparently, the offers were not enticing enough to bring Moss back for another season, and the 13-year veteran announced his retirement today.

Since the NFL season will be signed, sealed, and delivered in a few hours, all the of the talk will focus around training camps, free agency, and trades. That means the annual Brett Favre coming out of retirement rumors are under way.

NFL league spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed that the Minnesota quarterback had filed his retirement papers with the NFL.