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Tommie Harris' wife dies
BOSTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Yao Ming had 23 points and eight rebounds Monday night to lead the Houston Rockets to a 97-94 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Jon Barry scored 15 of his 17 points in the final quarter and Tracy McGrady added 16 points for the Rockets, who won for the fifth time in seven games.
Ricky Davis scored 24 points and Paul Pierce 22 to lead the Celtics, who lost for just the second time in five games.
Houston held an one-point lead, at 89-88, with 1:43 left. Yao's free throw made it 90-88 with 1:28 left, but Davis tied the score 15 seconds later.
Houston took the lead for keeps with 33 seconds left.
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CHICAGO, La., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The wife of former Chicago Bears Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris died of a stroke or brain aneurysm in an Oklahoma hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
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A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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Electric cars in China are having an impact on pollution more harmful to health than gasoline vehicles, U.S. researchers say.
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