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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOUSTON, June 30 (UPI) -- Ed Montague, in his 29th season as a major league umpire, was selected Wednesday as the plate umpire for the 75th All-Star Game July 13.
A crew chief that has worked three previous All-Star Games, Montague heads a six-man team that includes four umpires making their debuts.
John Hirschbeck, a 21-year veteran, will work first base while Doug Eddings and Jim Reynolds complete the infield.
Marvin Hudson will handle the left field line with Sam Holbrook manning right field. Eddings, Reynolds, Hudson and Holbrook will be the first timers on the crew.
Baseball Writers Association president Drew Olson, Astros official scorer Ivy McLemore and Houston Chronicle beat reporter Richard Justice will serve as the official scorers.
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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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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
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