
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Mike Nugent kicked four field goals Sunday as the New York Jets topped the Oakland Raiders, 26-10, to snap a seven-game slide.
Cedric Houston -- serving as the Jets' lead running back after Curtis Martin was declared out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury -- ran for 74 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries; Brooks Bollinger was 14-of-26 for 119 yards and a touchdown; and Justin McCareins and Jerald Sowell combined for eight catches for 65 yards and one score for the Jets (3-10).
Marques Tuiasosopo, making his first career start, went 14-of-26 for 124 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and two fumbles; former Jet LaMont Jordan was held to only 49 yards on 14 carries; and Jerry Porter made four receptions for 36 yards and one touchdown for the Raiders (4-9), who have lost three in a row.
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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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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
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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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
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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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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