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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Laura Diaz Thursday took the lead at the Canadian Women's Open at Edmonton, Alberta, by firing a first-round 6-under 65.
Diaz had a one-shot advantage over Kelli Kuehne and Kyeong Bae at the Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club.
Newly crowned Women's British Open champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 70 and was tied for 17th place. Michelle Wie struggled to a 75 and was tied for 106th.
Diaz tied for second last week at the Scandinavian TPC and opened her round Thursday with a 12-foot birdie putt. She closed the day with birdies on three of her final four holes.
Heather Young, Jeong Jang, Meena Lee, Shi Hyun Ahn, Ya-Ni Tseng and Jill McGill were tied for fourth at 67.
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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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UPI horoscopes for Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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