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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Tony Gonzalez caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Paul Peterson with 58 seconds left Saturday as Boston College beat 25th-ranked Notre Dame, 24-23.
Peterson completed 27-of-41 passes for 383 yards and two touchdowns for Boston College (5-2), which trailed 20-7 in the contest. Lennox Whitworth added a rushing score and Joel Hazard caught a 21-yard TD pass for the Eagles.
Brady Quinn threw for 231 yards on 20-of-33 passing with two touchdowns, but also had two interceptions for Notre Dame (5-3). Quinn also had a one-yard touchdown run for the Fighting Irish.
D.J. Fitzpatrick, who earlier had missed an extra-point, kicked a 43-yard field goal to give Notre Dame a 23-17 cushion with 2:51 left in the fourth.
Notre Dame had one last chance for the win, but Fitzpatrick's 56-yard field goal attempt went wide as time expired.
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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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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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