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Tommie Harris' wife dies
DETROIT, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes Sunday and the Steelers fought off a late Detroit rally to beat the Lions 28-20.
Roethlisberger's scoring strikes were for 15 yards to Heath Miller, 17 yards to Hines Ward and 47 yards to Mike Wallace. The Steelers' quarterback was 23-for-300 for 277 yards, with an interception.
Rashard Mendenhall ran for 77 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown, for Pittsburgh (3-2).
The Lions (1-4) scored on a 25-yard pass from Daunte Culpepper to Dennis Northcutt with 4:57 remaining and got deep into Pittsburgh territory on a subsequent drive before the Steelers sacked the quarterback on three straight plays.
Pittsburgh totaled seven sacks, three by James Harrison.
Culpepper completed 23-of-37 passes for 282 yards and was intercepted once.
Williams James picked off a pass and ran 38 yards for a touchdown for the Lions.
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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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