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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MEMPHIS, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Venus Williams returned Monday after a four month layoff with a three-set win over Japan's Akiko Morigami in the opening of the Regions-Cellular South Cup.
Williams, who had been sidelined with a wrist injury and hadn't played at a tournament since appearing in Luxembourg last October, scored a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 victory.
Next up for the seventh-seeded Williams on Tuesday will be Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark who beat Stephanie Foretz, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
Third seed Marion Bartoli of France was upset Monday by American Laura Granville, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0.
Also Monday, fifth seed Nicole Pratt of Australia beat American Lilia Osterloh, 6-3, 6-0, and sixth-seeded American Shenay Perry dropped the first set before fighting back to beat Frenchwoman Youlia Fedossova 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 7-5.
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BOSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
A team effort led by Kevin Garnett overcame a one-man show by LeBron James Friday and the Boston Celtics held on to defeat Miami 101-91.
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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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