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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE, France, July 13 (UPI) -- Italy's Riccardo Ricco won Stage 9 of the Tour de France Sunday, finishing more than a minute ahead of Russia's Vladimir Efimkin.
Ricco covered 224 kilometers (139 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains in five hours, 39 minutes and 28 seconds. He had also won Stage 6.
Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg placed 12th, good enough to keep his overall lead in the 21-stage race.
Ricco's latest victory left him in 21st place overall.
"The mountains are my domain and it's great to be able to perform so well," Ricco said.
Stage 10 Monday will cover a 156-kilometer (97-mile) stretch from Pau to the ski resort of Hautacam.
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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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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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