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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Wimbledon champion Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's action at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with an easy opening-round win.
The sixth-seeded Williams defeated German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-1, 6-2.
In other Tuesday action, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland defeated Czech Sandra Zahlavova 6-3, 6-2 and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka beat Hungarian Agnes Szavay 7-5, 6-3.
Also, Russian Nadia Petrova breezed by Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-2, 6-2, Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova eliminated France's Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-1 and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli defeated Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-1.
Top-seeded U.S. Open champion Serena Williams will meet Chinese Na Li and fourth-seeded Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva will face Austria's Sybille Bammer in the second round Wednesday.
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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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