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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MADRID, May 12 (UPI) -- Former world No. 1 Roger Federer and U.S. Open runner-up Andy Murray were second-round winners Tuesday at the $5 million Madrid Open.
Federer, a 13-time major champion, defeated Swede Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-5. Defending champion Murray beat Italian Simone Bolelli 7-6 (11-9), 6-4.
Federer, five-time U.S. Open champion, won the Madrid tournament in 2006 and was the runner-up in 2007.
Murray, who has won three tournaments this year, beat Frenchman Gilles Simon in last year's indoor Madrid finale.
Also Tuesday, world No. 8 Fernando Verdasco beat former world No. 1 and fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3, 6-2; Croatian Ivan Ljubicic beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 7-5.
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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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