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Tommie Harris' wife dies
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Jeff Francoeur went 4-for-5 with a three-run home run Tuesday, propelling the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 win over the New York Mets.
Matt Diaz also homered and Chipper Jones went 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two runs scored for the Braves, who have won seven of 10 contests with the Mets this season and moved within 3 1/3 games of New York for the lead in the division.
Buddy Carlyle (7-3) earned the victory after giving up three runs on six hits over five innings. Ron Mahay, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Soriano and Peter Moylan each pitched a hitless inning.
Atlanta has won six of its last eight games.
Mets pitcher Oliver Perez (10-8) gave up six runs on 10 hits over five innings to suffer his first loss to Atlanta this season. Perez had beaten Atlanta three times in 2007.
David Newhan had a pinch-hit RBI triple and Jose Reyes drove in a run for New York.
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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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