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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- David Ortiz went 4-for-5, homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Monday, lifting the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 win over Minnesota.
Ortiz blasted a two-run shot in the sixth and delivered the decisive blow with an RBI single off Twins closer Joe Nathan. He scored three times as the Red Sox notched their third straight win.
Boston starter Tim Wakefield came up short in his bid for his 200th career win, yielding five runs (three earned) on eight hits over seven frames.
Alfredo Aceves (8-1) got the win despite allowing the Twins to tie the game in eighth.
Glen Perkins (3-2) was tagged with the loss in relief of Twins starter Scott Baker, who allowed five runs on nine hits over six innings.
Jason Kubel went 3-for-4 with a solo homer for Minnesota.
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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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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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