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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ATLANTA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Michael Turner rambled for 172 yards and two touchdowns Sunday, lifting the playoff-bound Atlanta Falcons to a 45-24 victory over Tampa Bay.
Matt Ryan completed 6-of-9 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns to Julio Jones despite playing less than two quarters for the Falcons (10-6), who captured the No. 5 seed in the NFC.
Coupled with Detroit's loss to Green Bay, Sunday's win means Atlanta won't have to face division rival New Orleans in the first round. They will instead play the Giants in New York Sunday.
Tampa Bay (4-12), meanwhile, finished up a disappointing season with a 10-game losing streak.
Quarterback Josh Freeman turned the ball over four times in the loss, bringing his season total to 27.
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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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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif., June 1 (UPI) --
Animal authorities in California said a man rescued a puppy that was apparently dumped onto a busy a highway.
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