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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HALLE, Germany, June 15 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Roger Federer led Thursday's winners at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
The Swiss native struggled to beat unseeded Richard Gasquet of France, 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (9-7), 6-4, in the second round. The win ran Federer's grass-court winning streak to 38 straight matches.
"It was very close," he said. "It is hard for me to play consistently from the baseline and that is where he had the edge today."
Seventh-seeded Olivier Rochus of Belgium was a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, victor over Russia's Marat Safin Thursday. Other winners included fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic; No. 6 seed Tommy Haas of Germany; unseeded Robin Soderling of Sweden; and France's Fabrice Santoro.
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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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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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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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