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Tommie Harris' wife dies
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Andre Agassi outlasted upstart Marcos Baghdatis, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5, in a marathon second-round match at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
The Thursday match lasted into Friday morning, when the unseeded 36-year-old American finally put away the eighth-seeded 21-year-old Cypriot.
In other second-round action Thursday, reigning two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain was a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, winner over Peruvian Luis Horna.
No. 6 Tommy Robredo of Spain beat Korean Hyung-Taik Lee, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, and 11th seeded Spaniard David Ferrer beat American Justin Gimelstob, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.
Former U.S. Open winner Lleyton Hewitt, the 15th seed, advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, win over Czech Jan Hernych.
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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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