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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Quarterbacks Jake Plummer of Denver and Marc Bulger of St. Louis won AFC and NFC Player of the Week honors Wednesday.
Plummer passed for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos' 33-14 win over Indianapolis. Bulger had 450 yards passing with three touchdowns in the Rams' 32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets.
Other AFC honorees were New England linebacker Tedi Bruschi (defense), who made 15 tackles in the Patriots' 21-7 win over San Francisco, and Pittsburgh Steelers placekicker Jeff Reed (special teams).
Their NFC counterparts were Green Bay end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (defense) and New Orleans end Tony Bryant (special teams).
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PHILADELPHIA, June 2 (UPI) --
Michael Vick said he wasn't backing away from his daredevil style of quarterbacking despite criticism from Philadelphia Eagles fans and the media.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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