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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 18 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic came from behind Monday to beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the men's section of the Ordina Open.
Also, Dutch veteran Peter Wessels, a qualifier this week, defeated Frenchman Nicolas Devilder 6-4, 6-3.
In other Monday action, Belgian Kristof Vliegen topped veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-3, 1-1, French qualifier Antony Dupuis beat Dutch wild card Thiemo De Bakker 7-5, 7-6 (7-1) and Italian Andrea Seppi beat Austrian Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-4. Santoro retired because of a stomach problem.
Two matches were suspended because of rain. Sixth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela" class="tpstyle">Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela was tied with Frenchman Julien Benneteau 2-2 and Thai Danai Udomchoke was leading Lukas Dlouhy" class="tpstyle">Czech Lukas Dlouhy 2-1 when play was halted for the day.
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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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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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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
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