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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Jill Craybas and Karin Knapp each picked up second-round upset wins Wednesday at the $175,000 Guangzhou International Women's Open tennis tournament in China.
Craybas took out sixth-seeded Olga Govortsova 6-2, 7-5 by cashing in four of the nine break changes she backed Govortsova into. Knapp topped eighth-seeded Mariya Koryttseva 6-4, 6-4 behind five service breaks.
Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva had her first-round match and won 6-1, 6-2 over Anastasia Rodionova in dominating fashion. Fourth-seeded Shuai Peng, a local favorite, also won a first-round match Wednesday, stopping Mara Santangelo 6-4, 6-2 in the hard-court tournament.
Other first-round matches Wednesday saw Camille Pin advance over Yan-Chong Chen, 6-2, 6-3 and Tamira Paszek defeat Lee Ya-ra, 6-0, 6-4.
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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 horoscopes for Sunday, June 3, 2012.
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