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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHARLESTON, S.C., April 11 (UPI) -- Former finalist Patty Schnyder of Switzerland was a second-round winner Tuesday at the $1.34 million Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C.
Schnyder beat U.S. qualifier Meilen Tu 6-4, 7-5.
The left-handed Schnyder was the 2002 Charleston runner-up to Croatia's Iva Majoli.
A second-round upset Tuesday saw Colombian Catalina Castano beat fifth-seeded Czech Nicole Vaidisova 7-5, 6-2. World No. 14 Vaidisova, 16, has now lost two straight and four of her last five matches after opening her season at 8-2.
In other second-round play, Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino defeated Puerto Rico's Kristina Brandi 6-4, 6-4.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 (UPI) --
Jacksonville, Fla., officials say a letter to the Jacksonville Jaguars owner accusing him of defaulting on his contract was the result of a "misunderstanding."
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NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) --
Actor Michael McKean, who was hit by a car last week while walking in New York, says he has been discharged from St. Luke's Hospital.
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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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CLEVELAND, May 31 (UPI) --
Cleveland prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who was ticketed for littering when he dropped a dollar he was attempting to give a disabled person.
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