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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI) -- All-Star shortstop Nomar Garciaparra was traded Saturday from the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs.
The trade was part of a four-team blockbuster deal which occurred right at the non-waiver trading deadline.
The Red Sox sent Garciaparra, minor league outfielder Matt Murton and cash to the Cubs. The Red Sox obtained shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Montreal Expos and first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz from the Minnesota Twins.
Chicago dealt shortstop Alex Gonzalez, relief pitcher Francis Beltran and infielder Brendan Harris to Montreal.
The Twins got minor league lefthander Justin Jones from the Cubs.
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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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UPI Almanac for Thursday, May 31, 2012.
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