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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOUSTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Top-seeded American James Blake and Spaniard Marcel Granollers-Pujol moved Saturday to the final of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston.
Blake, 28, defeated Spaniard Oscar Hernandez 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in his quest for his first clay-court championship. Blake has 10 singles titles during his career, but has yet to win one on clay.
Granollers-Pujol, 22, beat American Wayne Odesnik 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the first semifinal of the day.
Granollers-Pujol will be playing his first career ATP final.
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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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