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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ESTORIL, Portugal, May 4 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic led Monday's first-round winners at the Estoril Open.
Benesova, the 2008 Estoril runner-up, defeated Portuguese Neuza Silva 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 on the red clay at National Stadium. Benesova lost to Russian glamour girl Maria Kirilenko in last year's finale and was the 2004 Estoril runner-up.
Eighth-seeded German Anna-Lena Groenefeld joined Benesova in the second round with a 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) victory over France's Pauline Parmentier.
German Kristina Barrois beat Portuguese Maria Joao Koehler, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 and Slovakian Jarmila Groth beat France's Mathilde Johansson 1-6, 6-1, 6-1.
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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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