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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MEMPHIS, April 9 (UPI) -- Pau Gasol is doing his best to turn the Rookie of the Year race into a runaway.
Gasol recorded 19 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists as the Memphis Grizzlies ended a nine-game losing streak against the Denver Nuggets with a 97-86 victory Tuesday night.
Gasol added four blocks as the Grizzlies rejected a
franchise-record 16 shot attempts.
Stromile Swift added 20 points off the bench, including a three-point play with 7:14 left that gave the Grizzlies their biggest lead, 94-71.
Gasol scored eight of his points in the second quarter, when Memphis shot 72 percent (13-of-18) from the field en route to a 61-49 advantage.
Juwan Howard scored 18 points and Voshon Lenard added 12 for the Nuggets, who fell to 7-32 on the road.
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ALLEN, Texas, May 31 (UPI) --
Allen (Texas) Wranglers co-owner and wide receiver Terrell Owens has been released by the Indoor Football League Team, the team announced.
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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) --
The London house where singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning last summer is being sold for $4.2 million, the New York Post reported.
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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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CLEVELAND, May 31 (UPI) --
Cleveland prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who was ticketed for littering when he dropped a dollar he was attempting to give a disabled person.
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