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Tommie Harris' wife dies
DALLAS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki helped Dallas build a big third-quarter lead Friday and the Mavericks coasted past Memphis 92-81.
The Mavericks won their third straight and have beaten the Grizzlies 10 straight times in regular-season play.
Nowitzki scored 21 points while playing only 26 minutes. He made seven of 10 shots from the field. Devean George added 13 points and Brandon Bass had 12.
Dallas had a 23-point lead going into the fourth period and it took 12 straight points by the Grizzlies just to get them within 90-79 with 62 seconds remaining.
Rudy Gay led Memphis with 18 points. The Grizzlies lost their fifth straight and have dropped seven out of eight.
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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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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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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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