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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MUNICH, Germany, April 26 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands was among first-round winners Monday in the BMW Open in Germany.
Verkerk, runner-up in the French Open last year, defeated Joachim Johansson of Sweden 6-4, 6-2.
In other matches involving seeded players, Nikolay Davydenko of Russia eliminated sixth-seeded Andrei Pavel of Romania 7-6 (7-3), 6-4; Taylor Dent of the United States, seeded No. 7, beat Antony Dupuis of France 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-2), and Armenian Sargis Sargsian ousted eighth-seeded American James Blake 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
Also, Romanian Victor Hanescu defeated Lars Burgsmuller of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) and Radek Stepanek" class="tpstyle">Czech Radek Stepanek beat Slovakian Karol Kucera, 6-4, 7-5.
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DETROIT, May 31 (UPI) --
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 20-year career.
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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) --
The London house where singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning last summer is being sold for $4.2 million, the New York Post reported.
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NASHVILLE, May 31 (UPI) --
"Supervolcano" eruptions with potential to cause widespread extinctions of life may have surprisingly short fuses, U.S. earth scientists say.
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
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