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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Billy Butler blasted a pair of homers, driving in three runs, and the Kansas City Royals scored five times in the ninth to defeat Oakland 11-6.
Butler went 3-for-4 and Eric Hosmer added three hits and two RBI with two runs scored as the Royals won for the third time in five games.
Greg Holland (4-1) tossed a scoreless eighth to secure the victory for the Royals, who got two RBI each from Jeff Francoeur and Mike Moustakas.
A's closer Andrew Bailey (0-4) coughed up three runs on three hits in the final inning to suffer the loss.
Oakland's Scott Sizemore pounded a three-run homer.
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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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