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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 24 (UPI) -- Adrian Beltre hit the first of three Texas homers during a three-run first Friday and the Rangers coasted to an 8-1 victory over the New York Mets.
Matt Harrison (6-6) easily protected the early lead, giving up a run on seven hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.
Three of the first four batters scored in the Texas first off Mike Pelfrey (4-6). Ian Kinsler opened the inning with a double, moved to second on a sacrifice and then scored on Josh Hamilton's single. Beltre followed with his 13th homer of the season.
The Rangers produced a 13-hit attack that featured two-run homers by Michael Young in the seventh and Hamilton in the eighth.
Texas has won five of its last seven and the Mets have dropped five out of eight.
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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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