Macbook pro won't wake up and runs extremely hot while in sleep mode

I have a mid 2011 baseline 15in Macbook Pro that has been acting up since upgrading to Mountain Lion. When I put it into sleep mode the machine runs extremely hot and won't wake up without a hard shutdown. This happens about 25% of the time. Any ideas?

Sorry I meant OS Maverick, not Mountain Lion. Everything worked fine on Mountain Lion.

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