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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MINNEAPOLIS, July 28 (UPI) -- Mark Buehrle was 10 outs from his second straight perfect game but Minnesota then pounced on the Chicago White Sox left-hander and won 5-3.
Buehrle had retired a record 45 straight batters with two outs in the sixth. But Buehrle (11-4) wound up giving up five runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. Twins pitcher Scott Baker gave up just one run on four hits in six innings.
Jermaine Dye hit a solo homer and Gordon Beckham had two RBI with a single in the ninth for the White Sox.
Jose Mijares (1-2) gave up a hit in 1 2/3 innings for the victory and Joe Nathan retired the final batter to pick up his 28th save.
Nick Punto had two RBI for the Twins, who have won three in a row.
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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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LOS ANGELES, June 1 (UPI) --
Dick Beals, known as the voice of Gumby and Speedy Alka-Seltzer, died at Vista Gardens Memory Care in Vista, Calif., his friend told the Los Angeles Times.
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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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