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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEWARK, N.J., April 28 (UPI) -- Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal scored 48 seconds apart in the final 80 seconds Tuesday to lift Carolina to a 4-3 playoff series-deciding victory over New Jersey.
The victory in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals sent the Hurricanes into the Eastern semifinals.
Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney also scored for Carolina, which entered the closing period with a 3-2 deficit. Jokinen tied the game with 1:20 left and Staal put the game-winner in the goal with 31.7 seconds remaining.
Cam Ward had 32 saves for the Hurricanes, who will face the top-seeded Boston Bruins in the second round.
Brian Rolston, Jamie Langenbrunner and Jay Pandolfo scored for the Devils.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 (UPI) --
Javier Lopez snuffed out a Chicago comeback bid in the ninth inning Friday to give the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Cubs.
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HOLLYWOOD, June 2 (UPI) --
Rising U.S. television personality Dan Savage has signed on with the top-tier talent agency CAA, The Hollywood Reporter said.
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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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