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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Deron Williams pumped in 29 points Saturday and the New Jersey Nets broke an eight-game losing streak with a 97-85 victory over Chicago.
Williams canned five 3-pointers and dished out eight assists while Kris Humphries contributed a double-double of 24 points and 18 rebounds for the Nets, who led wire-to-wire.
MarShon Brooks added 19 points as New Jersey used a tough defense to hold the Bulls to 39.3 percent (33-of-84) for the game.
Chicago, meanwhile, played without star guard Derrick Rose for the fifth consecutive game. The reigning NBA MVP was listed as day to day with a sore back.
Mike James and Carlos Boozer each scored 16 points to pace the Bulls.
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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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UMEA, Sweden, June 1 (UPI) --
Residents in a northern Sweden county said they marked the first day of June by shoveling thick, wet snow.
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