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Kim Clijsters, the defending champion, ousted top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka to advance in the Australian Open quarters.
With her recent string of wins, Clijsters can still become the eighth female player to successfully defend the Australian Open title. With her elimination, Wozniacki will go down in the rankings, ending her long streak at the top of the rankings.
Clijsters, the 11th seeded competitor, will be matching up against Azarenka during the semis.
Azarenka ousted Agnes Radwanska to advance in the tournament.
Other quarterfinal matches include: Ekaterina Makarova against Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova versus Sara Errani.
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Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins’ goalie, skipped the team’s courtesy visit to the White House due to his political beliefs.
Thomas, who is one of the top goalies in the NFL, was not present when President Barack Obama congratulated the Bruins for winning the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup.
In a statement, Thomas says that he felt that the current government has “grown out of control.”
The political conservative did not single out Obama in any of his statements. He even said: “… in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country.”
Peter Chiarelli, the manager of the Bruins, told reporters that he tried to encourage Thomas to go, but he was still given the option decline—which Thomas chose to do so.
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Olli Jokinen and Mike Cammalleri scored a couple of shootout goals on Thursday to lead the Calgary Flames passed the Los Angeles Kings, 2-1.
With the win, the Flames broke a two-game losing skid. They came from behind in both regulation and the shootout.
Dustin Brown scored the first goal for Los Angeles in the first quarter. In the second period, Jarome Iginla tied the game during the power play.
At the shootout, Justin Williams scored the first goal and Jokinen responded with his own goal. Cammalleri scored in the second round, giving Calgary the advantage. After that, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff successfully stopped Jack Johnson and Mike Richards to earn the win for the Flames.
Kiprusoff made 31 saves, while Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for the Kings.
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