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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (UPI) -- Carl Pavano pitched eight strong innings and Minnesota scored eight runs in the first inning before cruising to a 9-2 win over San Francisco Tuesday.
Pavano (5-5) gave up two runs on nine hits and kept the Giants off the scoreboard until the seventh.
The win extended Minnesota's winning streak to eight games.
Alexi Casilla had a solo home run for the Twins. Luke Hughes and Ben Revere drove in two runs apiece.
Aubrey Huff had two hits and Eli Whiteside added a solo home run for the Giants, who fell for the fifth consecutive time.
Giants starter Madison Baumgartner (3-9) took the loss after failing to make it through the first inning. Baumgartner's line included eight runs on nine hits in 1/3 of an inning.
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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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