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VIRGINIA WATER, England, April 21 (UPI) -- Boo Weekley, winner of the Heritage Classic for the second straight year, climbed 24 places to No. 23 Monday in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Weekley won the tournament in Hilton Head, S.C., by three shots over Anthony Kim and Aaron Baddeley.
Baddeley is No. 16 in this week's rankings and Kim's finish lifted him into the top 50 at No. 39.
Tiger Woods holds the world No. 1 ranking by a huge margin over Phil Mickelson, with Ernie Els, Steve Stricker and Geoff Ogilvay at 3-4-5 on the list.
Completing the top 10, in order, are Jim Furyk, K.J. Choi, Vijay Singh, Justin Rose and Adam Scott.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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