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Dodgers’ World Series champion lefty pitcher retires after All-Star career

Dodgers’ World Series champion lefty pitcher retires after All-Star career

Dodgers’ World Series champion lefty pitcher retires after All-Star career originally appeared on The Sporting News A well-traveled and successful MLB career came to an end on Friday. Left-hander Alex Wood announced his retirement. Advertisement Wood pitched for five MLB teams, including the Dodgers, with whom he won a World Series title in 2020. He also pitched in an All-Star …

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Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore flew on four different spacecraft during his astronaut career, which began way back in 2000. He spent a total of 464 days off Earth and conducted five spacewalks, during which he racked up 32 hours of outside-spacecraft time. “Butch’s commitment to NASA’s mission and dedication to human …

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Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA

Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA’s two previously stuck astronauts has retired from the space agency, less than five months after his unexpectedly long spaceflight came to an end. NASA announced Butch Wilmore’s departure on Wednesday. Wilmore and Suni Williams launched last summer as test pilots on Boeing’s first astronaut flight. What should have been a weeklong trip …

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macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 retires the old Macintosh HD icon

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 retires the old Macintosh HD icon

On today’s developer beta release of macOS Tahoe 26, Apple replaced the old Macintosh HD icon, which depicted an actual hard disk drive, with a new SSD-looking icon. Here’s what it looks like. The old icon, a silver metal box with screws, vents, and a warning sticker, had a good run, considering Apple hasn’t shipped Macs with mechanical hard drives …

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Jets running back Zach Evans stunningly retires at 24

Jets running back Zach Evans stunningly retires at 24

Jets running back Zach Evans has called it quits just days into training camp. While there seemingly aren’t any further details, New York announced its placement of the 24-year-old on the reserve/retired list Monday afternoon. Evans was a sixth-round draft pick to the Rams in 2023, when he appeared in 10 games, mostly on special teams, and rushed nine times …

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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, First to Sequence DNA in Space, Retires

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, First to Sequence DNA in Space, Retires

NASA astronaut and microbiologist Kate Rubins retired Monday after 16 years with the agency. During her time with NASA, Rubins completed two long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station, logging 300 days in space and conducting four spacewalks. “I want to extend my sincere gratitude to Kate for her dedication to the advancement of human spaceflight,” said Steve Koerner, acting director …

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Bills sign WR Kelly Akharaiyi after WR David White retires

Bills sign WR Kelly Akharaiyi after WR David White retires

The Bills swapped out wide receivers Saturday. The team announced it signed Kelly Akharaiyi to the roster and placed David White on reserve/retired. White, 25, joined the Bills earlier this week. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2024, signing with the Jaguars. He tore an ACL in Organized Team Activities with the Jaguars last spring and …

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Saints’ Tyrann Mathieu retires on eve of training camp

Saints’ Tyrann Mathieu retires on eve of training camp

Katherine TerrellJul 22, 2025, 03:06 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has covered the NFL since 2013. …

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