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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
HOUSTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant drained a jump shot with 22 seconds left Saturday and the Oklahoma City Thunder escaped with a 98-95 victory over Houston.
Durant's game-winner gave him 13 in the fourth quarter and 27 overall.
Russell Westbrook helped Oklahoma City snap a two-game losing streak with 25 points, while Nazr Mohammed added 17 and James Harden contributed 16 for the Thunder.
Houston got 28 points from Luis Scola but it wasn't enough to avoid their fourth straight loss.
Goran Dragic had 20 points but sealed the Rockets' loss with a turnover on their final possession.
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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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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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