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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Erik Christensen tallied twice and added a helper Sunday as the New York Rangers scored five straight goals to down Tampa Bay 5-2.
Four of New York's unanswered goals came during a decisive second period. Christensen got both his scores in the period less than two minutes apart to put the Rangers up 4-2.
New York also got scores from Vinny Prospal, Sean Avery and Chris Drury to boost the Blue Shirts to their third win in four games heading into the Winter Olympics break.
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves as he prepared to lead Team Sweden in its attempt to win a second straight Olympic ice hockey gold medal.
Steven Stamkos tied a Lightning record by registering a point in his 13th straight game, notching a goal and an assist.
Steve Downie also lit the lamp and collected an assist for Tampa Bay.
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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) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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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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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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