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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
STRASBOURG, France, May 22 (UPI) -- Fifth-seeded Marion Bartoli dropped just one game Tuesday in collecting a first-round victory at the $175,000 Strasbourg International tennis tournament.
Bartoli had no trouble in eliminating Nicole Kriz, 6-1, 6-0, and advancing in the clay-court tournament.
Anabel Medina Garrigues, the No. 6 seed, also advanced in straight sets, beating Yuliana Fedak, 6-4, 6-3. However, 10th-seeded Nicole Pratt was upset by Maria Elena Camerin, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
Lilia Osterloh defeated Eva Birnerova, 6-0, 6-2, and Alicia Molik was a 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) winner over Leanne Baker.
Also winning first-round matches were Tatjana Malek, Elena Vesnina, Aiko Nakamura and Tamarine Tanasugarn.
The top seeds at Strasbourg -- Amelie Mauresmo and Jelena Jankovic -- were given first-round byes and open their tournament play Wednesday.
The Strasbourg Invitational winner will collect $27,000.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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UPI Almanac for Sunday, June 3, 2012.
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