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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOUSTON, April 20 (UPI) -- Kaz Matsui's two-run eighth-inning single gave the Houston Astros the lead en route to a 6-4 victory Sunday over the Colorado Rockies.
Matsui also scored two runs for the Astros, who ended a three-game slide. Miguel Tejada drove in a run and scored another for Houston.
Wesley Wright (2-0) was the winning pitcher in relief.
Garrett Atkins belted a solo home run and Brad Hawpe and Matt Holliday had three hits each for Colorado, which had won its previous four contests.
Brian Fuentes (0-1) gave up three runs in relief for the Rockies and took the loss.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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