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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
TORONTO, July 1 (UPI) -- A two-run single in the ninth by Ryan Howard lifted Philadelphia to a 7-6 victory Friday over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Phillies' fourth win in five games.
Howard got the hit off Frank Francisco (1-4), who took the loss. The Jays have lost four of their last five.
Shane Victorino and Ben Francisco each drove in two runs and Carlos Ruiz added an RBI for Philadelphia.
Danys Baez (2-3) got the win, contributing a scoreless eighth inning in relief. Antonio Bastardo finished and picked up his fourth save.
Eric Thames and Jose Bautista hit two-run home runs and Edwin Encarnacion had a two-run double for Toronto.
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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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