He held the 6-midnight slot on one of the country's few remaining beautiful music stations, KWXY, from 1994 until his announced retirement in 2010.

They are bookends of the sort Stewart would wish on no one, but bookends he will defend, even if they mean that his announced retirement comes two months earlier than expected.

With Phil Collins' announced retirement in 2011, any possibility for another reunion are very slim.

Then came five up-and-down years with the Yankees, an announced retirement and an unretirement to join the Astros, who play a 15-minute drive from his house.

"You should never say 'never,'" Magnus Samuelsson said, commenting on his announced retirement from the World's Strongest Man contest.

In his typically modest manner, Hasek gave another reason, perhaps the most important, for his announced retirement: he doesn't like the constant attention from the news media.

In spite of his announced retirement he has rejoined team Latvia in their bid to qualify for the 2014 Olympics.

The Lions refused, stating they would welcome Sanders back to the team; otherwise, they would honor his announced retirement.

At the hospital he refused a to put on a plaster cast and refused to abandon the Giro in the year of his announced retirement.

Weis returned to New England Patriots following Parcells' announced retirement after the 1999 season.