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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Evan Longoria's two-run homer in the 13th inning Tuesday gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-2 win over the AL Eastern Division rival Boston Red Sox.
Longoria, who tied the game with a solo shot in the eighth inning, slugged a 1-0 pitch from Takashi Saito (2-3) into the left-field seats with Michel Hernandez on third base to give the Rays their fifth win in their last eight games.
Lance Cormier (2-1) won it in relief as Boston's four-game winning streak came to an end.
Both teams had a chance to win the game in the 10th inning, but Dustin Pedroia hit into a double play that ended Boston's threat, and Tampa Bay failed to score with the bases loaded and no outs.
Kevin Youkilis gave Boston a 1-0 lead with a home run in the second inning and Pedroia added a solo homer in the sixth.
The Rays picked up a run in the seventh on Jason Bartlett's single and then tied it 2-2 in the eighth on Longoria's solo shot.
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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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