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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
DENVER, April 19 (UPI) -- Deron Williams had 33 points Monday and the Utah Jazz beat Denver 114-111 to grab the home court advantage in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.
Williams was 7-of-14 from the field and 16-of-18 from the foul line for the Jazz, who evened the series at 1-1. Overall, Utah went 36-of-47 from the free throw line.
With Andrei Kirilenko (calf) and Mehmet Okur (Achilles) sidelined, the Jazz got 17 points and six assists from C.J. Miles, 18 points from Paul Millsap and 20 points with 15 rebounds from Carlos Boozer.
Carmelo Anthony had 32 points, Nene scored 18 and Chauncey Billups finished with 17 points and 11 assists for the Nuggets -- who can wrest the home-court advantage back from Utah with a win Friday in Salt Lake City.
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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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