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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
DURHAM, N.C., July 13 (UPI) -- Long Beach State pitcher Jered Weaver Tuesday was awarded the 2004 Golden Spikes Award as the nation's top amateur baseball player.
A unanimous first-team All-American, Weaver went 15-1 with a 1.62 ERA while striking out 213, leading the nation in both wins and strikeouts.
Weaver has also won the Dick Howser Award and received top honors from Baseball America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association. He also is a finalist for the Roger Clemens award.
"I never expected any of these awards to come, so to even be among the top five amateur players in the country, that's a very big honor," Weaver said.
The Anaheim Angels selected Weaver with the 12th overall pick in the June draft.
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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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CAMBRIDGE, England, May 30 (UPI) --
A Chinese-made microprocessor used extensively by the U.S. military has a "backdoor" that allows the chip to be reprogrammed, British researchers allege.
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