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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
CHICAGO, June 5 (UPI) -- Miguel Cabrera pounded a two-run homer in the ninth inning Saturday, breaking a tie and sending the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Austin Jackson led off the ninth with a triple off Jesse Crain (2-2) and two outs later Cabrera socked a pitch over the right field fence for his 12th homer of the year as the Tigers evened their three-game series with Chicago.
Justin Verlander (6-3) held the White Sox to two runs over eight innings, logging his seventh straight start without a loss. He scattered seven hits and a walk while fanning seven.
Jose Valverde racked up his 15th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Brennan Boesch also went deep for the Tigers.
White Sox starter Edwin Jackson went six innings, allowing seven hits and a pair of runs.
Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer for the Chisox.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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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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