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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 30 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova, seeking her third tournament title of the year, reached the quarterfinals Thursday at the Bank of the West Classic in Palo Alto, Calif.
Sharapova, seeded fifth in the event, defeated Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Elena Dementieva.
Sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli also earned a quarterfinal berth, defeating Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4.
In other second-round matches, Victoria Azarenka was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Melanie Oudin and Maria Kirilenko ousted Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-3.
Bartoli will face Azarenka in the quarterfinals, Kirilenko will play Agnieszka Radwanska and Samantha Stosur will meet Yanina Wickmayer.
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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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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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