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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin is the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
The four-year veteran from Monmouth College made 10 receptions for a franchise-record 250 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and his 60-yard touchdown catch led the Cowboys to a 26-20 overtime win at Kansas City.
Austin's 250 yards are the most ever by a player in his first start, making him one of only three players in NFL history to reach the 200-yard plateau in his first start, joining Arizona's Anquan Boldin (217 yards in 2003) and Miami's Mark Duper (202 in 1983).
Other NFC honors went to Arizona cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (defense) and Carolina punter Jason Baker (special teams).
Rodgers-Cromartie, despite a cast for a broken finger, had a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown against Houston, while Baker's punt inside the 20 yard line set up the game-winning score in the Panthers' 20-17 win over Washington.
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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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