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Tommie Harris' wife dies
ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena and B.J. Upton combined for six RBI Sunday, powering the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-4 win over the Texas Rangers.
Pena clubbed a three-run home run in the third inning that put the Rays ahead 4-0. Upton hit a two-run homer that made it 7-1 in the fourth. Upton also drove in a run with a double.
Scott Kazmir (9-6) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings to pick up the win. Kazmir struck out seven batters and walked four.
Travis Metcalf hit a solo homer for Texas, which has lost nine of 11 games. Josh Hamilton and Brandon Boggs each added an RBI and another Rangers' run came home on a bases-loaded walk.
Losing pitcher Dustin Nippert (1-3) gave up all the Rays' runs and eight hits in four innings.
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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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