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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
DENVER, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Jayson Werth's eighth-inning single chased home the go-ahead run Sunday and the Washington Nationals held on to edge Colorado 3-2.
Werth's hit scored Danny Espinosa, who had led off the frame with a double.
Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the second inning as the Nationals won for the sixth time in nine games.
Tyler Clippard (2-0) earned the victory in relief of starter John Lannan, who yielded just one run on six hits over six frames.
Matt Belisle (5-4) issued the decisive hit for the Rockies, who have dropped six of their last eight games.
Carlos Gonzalez and Ty Wiggington drove in runs for Colorado.
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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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