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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Maicer Izturis hit one of the Los Angeles Angels' three sixth-inning homers and had four RBI Saturday in an 11-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Izturis hit a three-run homer in the big inning and Juan Rivera and Kendry Morales followed with solo homers for the Angels. Mike Napoli and Gary Matthews Jr. each had three hits and Matthews drove in three runs.
Starter Joe Saunders (9-6) helped the Angels to their fourth straight victory by holding the Twins to four runs on nine hits in six innings.
Losing pitcher Anthony Swarzak (3-4) gave up six runs on nine hits in a three-inning start.
Orlando Cabrera, who was acquired from Oakland Friday, made his Minnesota debut with two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Justin Morneau was 3- for-5 with a homer for the Twins.
The Angels finished with 18 hits and the Twins had 14.
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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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UPI horoscopes for Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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