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Tommie Harris' wife dies
NEW YORK, March 9 (UPI) -- The National Basketball Association Monday gave its weekly tip of the hat to the Miami's Dwayne Wade and Utah's Deron Williams.
Wade had an NBA-best 35.8-point scoring average and led the Eastern Conference in assists and steals while helping the Heat to a 2-2 record for the week ending March 8. It is his third weekly award this season.
Williams took the Western Conference award by averaging 25.3 points and 11.3 assists in three Jazz victories during the week.
Others considered for the awards were Charlotte's Raymond Felton, Cleveland's LeBron James and Mo Williams, Dallas's Dirk Nowitzki, Houston's Yao Ming, Indiana's Jarrett Jack, the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, New Jersey's Devin Harris and San Antonio's Tony Parker.
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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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