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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
BALTIMORE, June 11 (UPI) -- A three-run homer by Chris Carter and an eight-strikeout performance by R.A. Dickey Friday propelled the New York Mets to a 5-1 win over Baltimore.
Carter's blast came in the fourth to give the Mets a 4-0 lead and they then rode the unbeaten Dickey (4-0) to their sixth win in seven games.
Dickey gave up seven hits over seven innings. The eight strikeouts were a career best.
The other two New York runs were driven in by David Wright with a single in the first and a double in the eighth. Baltimore outhit the Mets 11-10.
Jeremy Guthrie (3-7) took the loss, surrendering four runs on seven hits over seven innings. The Orioles have dropped 13 of 15.
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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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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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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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