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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
PITTSBURGH, July 9 (UPI) -- Nate McLouth hit a home run and a two-run single Tuesday, lifting Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over Houston in a game delayed for more than three hours by rain.
Adam LaRoche also homered during the Pirates' three-run eighth.
Houston had two runners in both the seventh and eight innings but failed to get them home
Rain held up the game a total of 3 hours, 7 minutes in the fourth and sixth innings.
John Grabow (5-2) walked four batters over two innings, but got the win. Damaso Marte pitched the ninth for his third save.
The loss went to Doug Brocail (4-4), who surrendered three runs over two-thirds of an inning.
Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence homered for the Astros, who have lost seven of their last eight.
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BOSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
A team effort led by Kevin Garnett overcame a one-man show by LeBron James Friday and the Boston Celtics held on to defeat Miami 101-91.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
Rielle Hunter, former mistress of onetime Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, has written a memoir about their affair and the child it produced.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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