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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 10 (UPI) -- Katalin Marosi, a Hungarian wild card entry, ousted third-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova Thursday in the Gaz de France Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.
Marosi, a crowd favorite at the Romai Tennis Academy in Budapest, defeated the Bulgarian player 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) to reach the quarterfinals of the clay-court event.
Seventh-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic also advanced, crushing Mathilde Johansson of France 6-0, 6-1.
Others moving on to the quarterfinals were Czech Petra Kvitova, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Martina Muller of Germany, and Hungary's Greta Arn, who eliminated Slovakian qualifier Zuzana Kucova 6-2, 6-1.
All quarterfinal matches are scheduled Friday. Second-seeded Alize Cornet of France meets Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany, Slovenian Andreja Klepac goes against Kvitova, Marosi takes on Croatia's Karolina Sprem and Zakopalova plays Arn
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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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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
Rielle Hunter, former mistress of onetime Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, has written a memoir about their affair and the child it produced.
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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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