PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand is retiring, the NBA veteran announced Thursday.The Chicago Bulls?selected the Duke standout with the No. 1 pick of the 1999 NBA draft. Brand shared Rookie of the Year honors with Steve Francis for the 1999-2000 season. He played 17 seasons in the NBA and was in his second stint with the 76ers when he announced his decision to retire.?He averaged 15.9 points and 8.5 rebounds in 1,058 games with the Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Sixers.Brand was a two-time All-Star when he spurned better offers and signed an $82 million, five-year free-agent contract in 2008 with Philadelphia.He made the announcement Thursday at the Sixers training complex in Camden, New Jersey. Brand said playing in the NBA has been a wonderful journey. Its been an honor and a privilege.Brand had not played in the preseason. He will still collect $1 million from the Sixers. Roman Josi Predators Jersey . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Kyle Turris Predators Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. http://www.authenticpredatorspro.com/Pekka-rinne-predators-jersey/ . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. Filip Forsberg Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Juuse Saros Predators Jersey . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. Bradley Wiggins hinted on Sunday that he might extend his cycling career after winning what was expected to be his final professional race.Wiggins, the most decorated Olympian in British history, won the Ghent Six Days event in Belgium with Mark Cavendish on the boards of the `t Kuipke velodrome where, as a child, he had watched his father compete.After his victory, the 2012 Tour de France winner hinted he might not hang up his bike for good after coming out on top of a thrilling three-way battle in the final Madison race of the cycling marathon.I always said that this would be my final send-off, to come here and race Ghent for one last time, said Wiggins, who also won the race in 2003 in the city where he was born 36 years ago.This will be the last time we race together (with MMark) for sure.dddddddddddd Maybe not my last individually, but together as a pairing. I am not sure about my future yet, but at this moment Ive still got really good legs, so I dont want to say that is 100 per cent it. I will make an announcement next week, but at the moment I am just going to enjoy today.If Wiggins decides to retire, he will have closed out the final lap of his career with a victory in a race suiting his nostalgia-tinged personality perfectly.The Ghent Six Days, which dates back to 1922, is a race for pairs of riders competing on the track. Past winners include Belgian legend Eddy Merckx, and the event still has an old-school feel. ' ' '