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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Matt Bryant's 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining Sunday enabled the Atlanta Falcons to edge Green Bay 20-17.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan connected on 24-of-28 pass attempts, good for 198 yards and a score, and running back Michael Turner rambled for 110 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries for the Falcons (9-2).
Tony Gonzalez grabbed six balls for 51 yards and a touchdown, helping the Falcons post their fifth straight victory and stay one game ahead of New Orleans atop the NFC South.
The Packers (7-4), meanwhile, saw their four-game winning streak snapped.
Aaron Rodgers amassed 344 yards and a TD, going 26-of-35 through the air and rushing the ball 12 times for 51 yards and a touchdown. He found Jordy Nelson for a TD pass in the final minute to forge a short-lived tie.
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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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