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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Mike Jacobs and Billy Butler each had three hits and three RBI Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 12-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Jacobs and Miguel Olivo hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning.
Winner Zack Greinke (11-7) gave up three early runs before settling down. The right-hander, who ended a six-start winless stretch, scattered seven hits and two walks in seven innings.
Alberto Callaspo went 3-for-4 with two RBI, and David DeJesus had two RBI for Kansas City.
Clay Mortensen (0-1), making his first major league start, surrendered eight runs on eight hits and three walks in four-plus innings for the Athletics. Mark Ellis went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for Oakland.
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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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