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Tommie Harris' wife dies
TURIN, Italy, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Highlights from Sunday's action at the Winter Olympics:
-- The quarterfinalists were determined in the men's hockey tournament with the United States heading for a fourth-place finish in its group. Both Canada and Team USA lost for the second straight day while Finland and Slovakia stayed unbeaten. The Americans will meet Finland in Wednesday's quarterfinals.
-- Only three gold medal events were held as the women's super-giant slalom was postponed by heavy snow. Germany moved into a tie with the United States with seven golds each. The Germans now lead in overall medals with 18, one ahead of Norway.
-- The gold medalists were Andre Lange and Kevin Kuske of Germany in the two-man bobsled, Marianne Timmer of the Netherlands in women's 1,000-meter speed skating and the Italian men's 40-kilometer cross-country relay team.
-- No U.S. team has ever won a curling medal, but the U.S. men clinched a semifinal berth by downing Britain, 9-8.
-- An ice dancing showdown was set for Monday night between first-place Russians Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov and second-place Americans Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto.
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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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