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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Rich Harden pitched seven innings Tuesday to remain unbeaten in his last 13 starts and lead the Oakland Athletics to a 7-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Harden (9-5) allowed one run on four hits for the Athletics, who have won eight straight and 13 of their last 14 games. Adam Melhuse homered and Mark Kotsay finished with three hits.
Carlos Lee homered and drove in both runs for the White Sox, who have lost two of their last three.
Melhuse contributed three hits for Oakland, which took a 6-0 lead off Felix Diaz.
Kotsay led off the game with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Eric Chavez. In the second, Kotsay had a two-run double to cap a three-run rally.
Diaz (1-4) started for Chicago in place of injured Freddy Garcia and suffered the loss after giving up six runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
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DETROIT, May 31 (UPI) --
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement Thursday, ending a 20-year career.
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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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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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