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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The NFL announced Friday New Orleans defensive end Will Smith will miss the first two games of the season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
Smith will have to sit out the season-opener Sept. 8 against Green Bay and will also miss a game Sept. 18 against the Chicago Bears. League officials said Smith can return to the active roster Sept. 19.
In addition to the missed time on the field, Smith will be fined an additional two game checks.
Smith has played in 109 games for the Saints, producing 364 tackles, 55 sacks and two interceptions.
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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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