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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOBART, Australia, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- No. 2-seeded Vera Zvonareva was a straight-set winner Wednesday and moved to the semifinals of Australia's $170,000 Moorilla Hobart International tournament.
In a tournament that has seen seeded players steadily knocked out, Zvonareva posted another solid victory, beating Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-3 in quarterfinal play.
Also Wednesday, qualifier Ashley Harkleroad defeated Edina Gallovits, another qualifier, 6-4, 6-4 and earned a semifinal berth against Zvonareva.
The other semifinal sends Flavia Pennetta against Eleni Daniilidou. Pennetta advanced on a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 upset of sixth-seeded Sania Mirza. Daniilidou defeated local favorite Casey Dellacqua 6-4, 7-5 in Dellacqua's first appearance in a WTA quarterfinal.
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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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