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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
SEATTLE, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Mike Carp and Casper Wells hit back-to-back solo homers in the eighth inning Monday, rallying the Seattle Mariners to a 6-5 decision over Toronto.
Carp's blast -- his second of the game -- came with one out off Trever Miller and tied the score 5-5. After Jon Rauch (5-4) came in to pitch, Wells put the Mariners ahead with his third round-tripper in three games.
Tom Wilhelmsen (1-0) earned his first major league win, holding the Blue Jays scoreless in the eighth. Brandon League nailed down his 30th save as the Mariners won the opener of a three-game set.
Trayvon Robinson went 3-for-4 with an RBI double for Seattle.
Eric Thames and Adam Lind each launched a two-run homer and Brett Lawrie added a solo shot for Toronto.
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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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