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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has a torn knee ligament and will be lost for the playoffs, the team confirmed Monday.
The Steelers confirmed a story by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that Mendenhall will be placed on injured reserve, WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh, reported.
The 24-year-old, who finished the season with 928 yards rushing and nine touchdowns, was hurt Sunday in the first quarter of Pittsburgh's win over Cleveland after running for a 5-yard gain.
The Post-Gazette reported he will have surgery within two weeks.
The Steelers got the news as they prepared to enter the post-season with a 12-4 mark, holding the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs.
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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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Animal authorities in California said a man rescued a puppy that was apparently dumped onto a busy a highway.
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