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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ATLANTA, June 3 (UPI) -- Chipper Jones hit a three-run shot for his 399th career home run Tuesday to propel the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Florida Marlins.
Jones had two hits and scored twice. Greg Norton had a two-run double in the eighth inning for Atlanta.
Will Ohman (3-0) worked a scoreless eighth for his second win in as many nights. Rafael Soriano retired the Marlins in order in the ninth for his second save of the season.
Braves starter Jorge Campillo left after four innings. He walked his first batter since May 8, having entered the contest with a 0.99 ERA over 36 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs on six hits while raising his ERA to 1.79.
Dan Uggla hit two home runs to drive in three of Florida's four runs. Jorge Cantu had the other RBI for the Marlins. Reliefer Matt Lindstrom (1-1) suffered the loss.
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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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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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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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