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BROOKLYN, Mich., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Brian Vickers sped past Jimmie Johnson with two laps to go Sunday and went on to win the CARFAX 400 NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway.
Vickers, who had started on the pole for Toyota, held off Jeff Gordon by 1.4 seconds and earned his second career Sprint Cup Series victory.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third, moving up from sixth place in the final 20 laps. Carl Edwards and Sam Hornish Jr. rounded out the top five.
Johnson had led for 134 laps but wound up in 33rd place after running out of gas on the fourth turn.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
No. 5-seeded Kevin Anderson needed to win a pair of tiebreakers Monday in claiming a first-round win at the SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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UPI horoscopes for Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.
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