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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Mark Teixeira and Chipper Jones homered Tuesday as the Atlanta Braves posted a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Phillies fell a half-game behind San Diego, which played later Tuesday in the NL wild card race.
Edgar Renteria went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the Braves, who have won three straight and eight of their last nine games.
Braves starter Chuck James gave up three hits and four runs in 3 2/3 innings. Jeff Bennett (2-0) got the win by holding the Phillies to one run on two hits in 1 1/3 innings of relief.
Jamie Moyer (13-12) allowed six runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Reliever Geoff Geary gave up two runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley all homered in for Philadelphia.
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DALLAS, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 Monday and the Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-92 in Caron Butler's return to Dallas, where he helped win a title last year.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Researchers say offshore wind farms planned for the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico face severe risks from hurricanes that could destroy half of them.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
An Australian man who bared his buttocks to Queen Elizabeth during the monarch's visit to the country was fined $800.
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