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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Michelle Wie pulled away from the pack Sunday, cruising to a three-shot victory at the Canadian Women's Open for her second career victory.
Wie, who shared the second-round lead with Jiyai Shin, pulled away with a 2-under-par 70 Sunday to finish three strokes clear of four players.
The 20-year-old Hawaiian star, who turned pro before her 16th birthday, earned her long-awaited first crown came last year at Lorena Ochoa's tournament in Mexico.
Wie secured her second win by making three consecutive birdies on the back nine, capped by a chip-in from off the green at No. 15.
Shin, the former world No. 1, ended with a 73 to share second place with Kristy McPherson (66), Jee Young Lee (69) and defending champion Suzann Pettersen (69) at nine-under 279.
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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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