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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
BALTIMORE, June 17 (UPI) -- Melvin Mora hit a two-run double in the eighth inning Tuesday to hand the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Houston Astros in inter-league play.
Aubrey Huff had a two-run homer and Nick Markakis a solo homer for the Orioles, who have won nine of their last 14 games.
Orioles starter Garrett Olsonr allowed four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Jim Johnson struck out two batters in the eighth inning to get the win. George Sherrill earned his 23rd save of the season with a perfect ninth.
Houston's Brandon Backe lasted 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits. Doug Brocail (2-2) took the loss, allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Kaz Matsui had three RBI and two runs scored for the Astros, who lost their sixth straight and their 15th of their last 18. Carlos Lee homered in the loss.
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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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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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