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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- Marc Staal scored the go-ahead goal with 3:13 left Wednesday and the New York Rangers took command of their playoff series by downing New Jersey 5-3.
New York leads the best-of-seven conference quarterfinal series 3-1. New Jersey will try to stay alive on its home ice in Game 5 Friday
Scott Gomez scored twice for the Rangers, and Chris Drury and Martin Straka produced a goal each. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves.
Martin Brodeur faced 38 shots for the Devils, who got two goals from Patrik Elias.
Mike Mottau lifted New Jersey into a 3-3 tie at 4:37 of the third period and overtime was looming when Staal blasted a shot through traffic and past Brodeur for the first playoff goal of his career. Gomez scored into an empty net with 13 seconds to play.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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