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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 19 (UPI) -- Evan Longoria hit a grand slam homer in the bottom of the sixth Saturday and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat Toronto 6-4.
The rookie third baseman's first big league grand slam -- his 17th homer this season -- came off Toronto starting and losing pitcher Roy Halladay (11-7).
Tampa Bay's Cliff Floyd hit a solo homer in the sixth. Carlos Pena had one RBI and Dioner Navarro had two of the 10 hits for the Rays, who had snapped a season-long seven-game streak Friday night.
Winner Matt Garza (8-5) yielded two hits in 7 2/3 scoreless innings with no walks and six strikeouts.
Toronto scored four runs in the top of the ninth but Dan Wheeler ended the rally to earn his fourth save.
Toronto's Marco Scutaro had two hits, one a two-run single in the ninth. Rod Barajas and Lyle Overbay had one RBI each for the Blue Jays, who have dropped six of their last seven road contests.
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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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