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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
VIENNA, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded U.S. Open finalist Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat American Robby Ginepri 6-3, 6-4 in Tuesday's opening-round at the BA-CA Tennis Trophy in Vienna.
Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain rallied to defeat fifth-seeded Argentine Guillermo Canas 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Ferrero reached the Vienna final in 2005, while Canas was the runner-up here in 2001 and 2004.
Seventh-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela" class="tpstyle">Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela ousted Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-3.
In other matches, former Top 10 star David Nalbandian of Argentina posted a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Italian Stefano Galvani; American Mardy Fish beat Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4; and Jurgen Melzer" class="tpstyle">Austrian Jurgen Melzer dispatched countryman Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-3.
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DETROIT, May 31 (UPI) --
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 20-year career.
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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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DALLAS, May 31 (UPI) --
NASA says millions of dollars of science equipment missing for four days during shipment from Minneapolis to Texas has been located in Dallas.
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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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