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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28 (UPI) -- The San Francisco Giants revealed Wednesday that former pitcher Ruben Gomez had died after a lengthy illness.
Gomez won the first game the Giants played in San Francisco after moving from New York in 1958. He beat Don Drysdale and the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0.
Gomez died in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He had a decade-long career with the Giants, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota, compiling a 74-86 mark with a 4.09 ERA. His best campaign came in 1954, going 17-9 with a 2.88 ERA.
Gomez was the first Puerto Rico native to win a World Series game, doing so during the New York Giants sweep of Cleveland in 1954.
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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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NASHVILLE, May 31 (UPI) --
"Supervolcano" eruptions with potential to cause widespread extinctions of life may have surprisingly short fuses, U.S. earth scientists say.
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