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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Brandon McCarthy hurled eight shutout innings Saturday and the Oakland Athletics posted an 8-0 whitewash of Tampa Bay.
McCarthy (5-5) allowed five hits, didn't issue a walk none and struck out five, recording a victory in his third straight start.
David DeJesus hit two bases-empty homers, and Coco Crisp chipped in two hits and stole four bases as the A's took the middle contest of a three-game series while snapping a four-game losing streak.
Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb (3-2) was tagged with the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits before being yanked after 4 1/3 innings.
Robinson Chirinos went 2-for-3 with a double for the Rays.
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BOSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
A team effort led by Kevin Garnett overcame a one-man show by LeBron James Friday and the Boston Celtics held on to defeat Miami 101-91.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
Rielle Hunter, former mistress of onetime Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, has written a memoir about their affair and the child it produced.
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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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