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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Ben Roethlisberger threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns and Rashard Mendenhall rushed for two TDs Sunday in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 38-28 win over San Diego.
Roethlisberger was 26-of-33 passing and Mendenhall ran for 165 yards on 29 carries for the Steelers (2-2), who stopped a two-game losing streak.
The Steelers also scored a touchdown on a pass to Heath Miller by running back Mewelde Moore, who also caught a TD pass. Miller caught eight passes for 70 yards and two TDs and Hines Ward picked up 113 yards on eight catches for the Steelers.
Philip Rivers went 21-of-36 passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns for the Chargers (2-2). Antonio Gates had nine catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
The Chargers trailed 28-0 in the third quarters but staged a comeback that fell short in the closing minutes, when the Steelers took over and caped the scoring with a 46-yard field goal by Jeff Reed with 43 seconds remaining on the clock.
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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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