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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Three American beach volleyball squads earned berths in the Olympic quarterfinals Saturday.
The top-seeded women's team of Kerri Walsh and Misty May, the reigning world champions, recorded a 21-11, 21-18 victory over China's Tian Jia and Wang Fei.
"We played extremely well in the first set tonight," May said. "We jumped out to a quick lead in the second set and started to relax a little. The Chinese are a very good team that did not quit. We had something left at the end as they started to struggle when they took the lead late."
Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs earned a berth in the quarters earlier with a 21-16, 21-16 win over Eva Celbova and Sona Novakova of the Czech Republic.
The U.S. men's team of Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger defeated Germany's Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann, 21-16, 19-21, 15-13.
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ALLEN, Texas, May 31 (UPI) --
Allen (Texas) Wranglers co-owner and wide receiver Terrell Owens has been released by the Indoor Football League Team, the team announced.
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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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