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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Anthony Dixon's one-yard TD run in the fourth quarter was the eventual game-winner Sunday, allowing San Francisco to hold on for a 34-27 win over St. Louis.
Dixon's run gave the 49ers a 34-13 lead with 6:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, and it indeed ended up clinching the NFC's No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye for San Francisco (13-3).
But St. Louis stormed back after that with two touchdowns made possible by an onside kick recovery.
The Rams were set to tie the game, holding the ball near midfield with about 4 minutes to play, but backup quarterback Kellen Clemens hurt his ankle and St. Louis (2-14) turned the ball over on downs.
That allowed the NFC West champions to barely hang on for a key victory.
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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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