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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 27 (UPI) -- Jeff Niemann took a shutout into the eighth inning Thursday and remained unbeaten for the season in carrying Tampa Bay to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Niemann (5-0) gave up three hits and extended his winning streak to six games dating back to his final start of 2009. The only run he allowed came on a leadoff homer by Mark Teahen in the eighth.
Tampa Bay bounced back after being swept at home by Boston. The Rays were outscored in that three-game series 19-4.
Carl Crawford put Tampa Bay in front for good with a solo homer in the first and added a sacrifice fly RBI in the fifth. Evan Longoria homered for the Rays in the sixth, his 10th of the season, and Hank Blalock contributed a two-run single in the eighth.
The loss went to Gavin Floyd (2-5), who surrendered three runs on four hits over seven innings.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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