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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
OAKLAND, Calif., June 30 (UPI) -- John Buck's two-run double highlighted a four-run fifth inning Thursday and the Florida Marlins beat Oakland 5-4 to clinch their first series win in June.
Chris Volstad (4-7) went seven innings, allowing one run on seven hits with one walk and no strikeouts. Hanley Ramirez had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs for the Marlins, who went 5-23 in June.
Leo Nunez earned his 22nd save despite serving up a two-run homer to Kurt Suzuki in the ninth.
A's starter Trevor Cahill (8-6) took the loss after allowing five runs -- four earned -- on nine hits, with three walks and three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
Oakland lost for the sixth time in eight games.
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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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