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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
GRENOBLE, France, July 23 (UPI) -- Cadel Evans took the overall lead in the Tour de France Saturday by taking second in the time trial stage in Grenoble with a time of 55 minutes, 40 seconds.
Australia's Evans covered the 42.5-kilometer (26.4-mile) course seven seconds slower than stage winner Tony Martin, but fast enough to claim the yellow jersey from Andy Schleck and set the stage for the first victory by an Australian in the venerable bicycle race.
Schleck finished Stage 20 in 58:11 after starting 57 seconds behind Schleck.
Evans has a 1:34 lead over Schleck heading into Sunday's grand finale with its traditional run down the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
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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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