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David Beckham announces retirement

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By Liz Raftery, David Beckham has announced his retirement from football, Britain's Daily Mail reports. The athlete, 38, played his last season with Paris Saint-Germain, which won the league title recently for the first time in 19 years. PSG offered Beckham an extended one-year contract,

Venus Williams, Roddick join WTT ownership group

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By MELISSA MURPHYAP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a clinic in Long Beach, Calif. At 17, Roddick played for the Idaho Sneakers. Now they

Parson And Scaroni Win Wheelchair Race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 5th

Scott Parson was the first athlete to cross the finish line at the 37th Bloomsday race on Sunday morning. "It feels like a real accomplishment," he said. "I turn 54 this month and I feel I'm getting stronger. This race will do it to you. It will test your skills." The 53-year-old from

What advice did Lance Bass give Jason Collins about coming out?

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 1st

By Robyn Ross, Former 'N Sync member Lance Bass says he gave NBA player Jason Collins advice on coming out.

Bloomsday Announces Top Seeds For 2013 Race

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 30th

Bloomsday brings some of the best runners in the world to Spokane annually. This year, the expected field of about 51,000 runners might hold the most talent it has ever seen. In a press conference on Tuesday held to announce the top seeds for the 2013 edition of Bloomsday, it was revealed that four

Jason Collins becomes first active NBA player to come out

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

By Liz Raftery, Jason Collins has become the first male athlete to come out while being active in a major professional sport, writing in this week's Sports Illustrated, " I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay." Collins, who played for the Washington Wizards for the

NBA Veteran Tells The World He's Gay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 29th

NEW YORK (AP) - NBA veteran center Jason Collins has become the first active male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. The 34-year-old Collins has

For bombing suspects, question may be who led whom

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 20th

By ALLEN G. BREED, ERIC TUCKER and JEFF DONNAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts." The older brother sought individual

Verlin Adds Four To Idaho Basketball Team

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 18th

Courtesy Idaho athletics

Racing helps Mass. father, disabled son forge bond

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 11th

By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press HOLLAND, Mass. (AP) - The year was 1992, and Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick, wanted to run and bike across the country to raise funds for a charity for cerebral palsy - a condition 30-year-old Rick developed at birth. But the charity didn't want anything to do