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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, June 10 (UPI) -- Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth Tuesday to power the Chicago Cubs to a 10-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Ted Lilly (6-5) pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits while striking out eight to pick up the Cubs' ninth straight home victory.
Reed Johnson and Derrek Lee each had two RBI for Chicago. Alfonso Soriano was 2-for-3 and scored twice, while Aramis Ramirez finished 1-for-2 with three walks and three runs scored.
Tom Glavine (2-3) lasted only three innings and gave up four runs on six hits before leaving with a strained left elbow.
Greg Norton hit a three-run homer for the Braves, who have lost four straight. Brian McCann and Omar Infante drove in the other runs for Atlanta.
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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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OSLO, Norway, May 31 (UPI) --
Dozens of teenage girls suffered minor injuries during a stampede at a Justin Bieber concert in Oslo, Norway, officials said Thursday.
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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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