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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 31 (UPI) -- Nadia Petrova of Russia used a straight-set victory over Israel's Shahar Peer Sunday to claim the championship of the Citi Open in Maryland.
Petrova, the second seed, battled top-seeded Peer in a hard-fought first set, but she ultimately prevailed thanks to conversions on all three break chances in the second set, logging a 7-5, 6-2 victory.
Petrova, 29, was good on 5-of-8 break chances overall in claiming her first WTA Tour title since 2008.
The Russian fired seven aces and took home $37,000 with the victory.
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BOSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
A team effort led by Kevin Garnett overcame a one-man show by LeBron James Friday and the Boston Celtics held on to defeat Miami 101-91.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
Rielle Hunter, former mistress of onetime Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, has written a memoir about their affair and the child it produced.
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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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