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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Martin Brodeur made 25 saves while establishing an NHL longevity record Friday and carrying the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Brodeur made his 14th consecutive season-opening start for the Devils, the longest such stretch with one team in league history. He had previously shared the record with Chicago's Tony Esposito.
The Devils have never lost a season opener played at home, improving to 12
Patrik Elias scored the eventual game-winner and Zach Parise produced the other New Jersey goal.
The game marked the NHL coaching debut for the Islanders' Scott Gordon.
Elias scored his goal just 29 seconds into the second period, putting a back-hander into the net off a feed from Brian Gionta.
New Jersey defeated the Islanders just once last season in eight meetings.
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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) --
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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