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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
BOSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- John Lackey and two Boston relievers combined for a four-hit shutout Saturday and the Red Sox handled Baltimore 4-0.
Lackey (6-8) broke a personal three-game losing streak, shutting the Orioles down on three hits and a walk. He struck out seven for the Red Sox, who won their third straight over the O's and fifth consecutive overall.
Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon finished up the whitewash with a combined 2 1/3 frames of scoreless relief.
Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4, driving in runs with doubles in the fifth and seven innings, and Josh Reddick sent home two more with a fifth-inning two-bagger for Boston.
Baltimore's Alfredo Simon (1-2) was tagged with the loss after yielding three runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 frames.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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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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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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