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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
AURILLAC, France, July 11 (UPI) -- Spaniard Luis-Leon Sanchez won Stage 7 of the Tour de France Friday, six seconds ahead of Germany's Stefan Schumacher.
Sanchez finished a 159-kilometer (99-mile) run from Brioude to Aurillac in three hours and 52 seconds for the first stage victory of his career.
Filippo Pozzato of Italy placed third and Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen, the overall race leader, placed fourth.
Kirchen stayed six seconds in front of Cadel Evans of Australia in the race standings.
The eighth stage Saturday covers 172.5 kilometers (107 miles) from Figeac to Toulouse.
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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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UPI horoscopes for Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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