AP – Charley Hoffman made 11 birdies, and that was more than enough to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Hoffman wins Deutsche Bank; Tiger stays at No. 1 (AP)
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Posted in Sports Fish fried: Djokovic fillets American at US Open (AP)
September 6th, 2010 admin 
AP – What could have been a great day for American tennis instead turned into a dominating afternoon for Novak Djokovic.
Posted in Sports US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds (AP)
September 6th, 2010 admin 
AP – Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion.
Posted in Sports Lady Gaga’s Daring Fashion Makes Her A VMA Icon
September 5th, 2010 admin Armed with multiple dressing rooms and costume changes, Gaga makes a memorable debut.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Lady Gaga performs at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Photo: Getty Images
After the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga was no longer just another face in the pantheon of rising pop stars who occasionally hit the red carpet in a zany getup. She became, undeniably, a star.
In an evening packed with an all-star tribute to Michael Jackson, an elaborate Taylor Swift performance in a New York City subway station and headline-hogging stage-crashing moments, Gaga still stood out. It wasn’t just her blood-smeared rendition of “Paparazzi” that scored fans’ attention; it was her eye-popping, show-topping, OMG-inducing style. In the MTV special “The VMAs: Revealed – Presented by New 5 React Gum,” VMA insiders broke down exactly how her inventive fashion made for one of the most legendary debuts in the show’s history.
Ultimately, five game-changing Gaga looks were broadcast to viewers that evening, but the pop star and her team came ready to rock a bunch of outfits. “She showed up with racks and racks of clothes,” dressing room production assistant Katie Meath said. “We had five P.A.s carry everything up and we went back for another round.”
“I remember one thing. It looked like a black dominatrix outfit but there were spikes. There was a lot going on,” dressing room production assistant Anthony Deleo added.
Dealing with a gaggle of style choices, Gaga didn’t have the time to get tripped up by the backstage mayhem, and show organizers had to figure out a way for the star to hop in and out of her complex outfits with ease.
“The day before the show we had rehearsals. We actually had a stopwatch just timing ourselves. We really didn’t have enough time to take her to her second-floor dressing room,” said Ernesto Elias of MTV Music & Talent. “We created a quick-change room right off the side of the stage.”
Gaga took home the Moonman for Best New Artist but by wriggling in and out of her fashion-forward costumes within minutes and hustling back to her seat in time to make a series of unforgettable cutaways, she also nabbed the honor of staging one of the most memorable VMA debuts ever.
“We’ve seen it all, we’ve done it all,” VMA director Hamish Hamilton said. “There we all were … kind of mesmerized in Gaga-dom.”
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners from now through September 12.
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Posted in Music ‘The American’ Wins Labor Day Box Office
September 5th, 2010 admin The George Clooney thriller breaks away from the pack on the holiday weekend.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
George Clooney in “The American”
Photo: Focus Features
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 “The American” ($12.9 million)
#2 “Takers” ($11.4 million)
#3“Machete” ($11.3 million)
#4 “The Last Exorcism” ($7.5 million)
#5 “Going the Distance” ($6.9 million)
“The American” staged a last-minute takeover of the weekend box office after sliding into second place on Friday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney’s turn as a hitman dodging danger in Italy to carry out one last mission, raked in an estimated $12.9 million, besting “Machete” at the close of its first weekend in theaters.
After landing in third place on the Friday kickoff of Labor Day weekend, last week’s #1 movie, “Takers” also toppled Robert Rodriguez’s graphic Mexploitation pic. Featuring hip-hop and Hollywood names like Chris Brown, Hayden Christensen and T.I., the action flick about a smash-and-grab job by suave crew of thieves, snatched up $11.4 million in ticket sales for second place.
After barely edging past “The American” on Friday, “Machete” will wrap up its debut weekend right behind “Takers” with a third-place finish. Featuring Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo, and boasting a much-hyped appearance from Lindsay Lohan, the film pulled in $11.3 million.
“The Last Exorcism” held steady in the top five with $7.5 million. The fourth-place picture, which follows a film crew charged with documenting the creepy developments at a rural exorcism, has made a total of $32.3 million since hitting theaters last week.
Drew Barrymore and Justin Long’s date-night pic, “Going the Distance,” lagged behind stronger debuts like “The American” and “Machete.” The rom-com, featuring the two real-life, off-and-on lovers playing a couple working to keep a long-distance romance afloat, rang up $6.9 million in ticket sales to land in fifth place during its opening weekend.
Check out everything we’ve got on “The American” and “Machete”
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Posted in Music Nadal beats Simon in 3rd round of US Open (AP)
September 5th, 2010 admin AP – Top-seeded Rafael Nadal beat Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Posted in Sports Venus wins but never finds comfort at US Open (AP)
September 5th, 2010 admin 
AP – Venus Williams struggled with her serve. She kept tugging at her dress. Every bit as big a nuisance was her opponent, Shahar Peer.
Posted in Sports A-Rod back in Yankees’ starting lineup (AP)
September 5th, 2010 admin AP – Alex Rodriguez was back in the New York Yankees’ starting lineup Sunday, batting cleanup and playing third base in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Posted in Sports ‘Machete’ Slices Competition At Friday Box Office
September 5th, 2010 admin ‘The American’ is hot on the heels of the action flick.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Jessica Alba in “Machete”
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 “Machete” ($3.9 million)
#2 “The American” ($3.8 million)
#3 “Takers” ($3 million)
#4 “The Last Exorcism” ($2.3 million)
#5 “Going the Distance” ($2.2 million)
“Machete” was a cut above the competition in a close Friday box-office race crowded with new releases. According toreports, the sexed-up, action-packed Robert Rodriguez-directed film took first place with $3.9 million on Friday.
However, the star-heavy caper, which boasts performances from Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo, and a buzzed-about screen turn from Lindsay Lohan, just barely slipped past The American.” The George Clooney thriller, which revolves around an assassin who lands in Italy for a final job, kicked off the weekend with $3.8 million. Friday’s haul bumps the film’s cumulative take to $7 million since the movie landed in theaters on Wednesday.
Rounding out an action-heavy top three, “Takers” pulled in $3 million during its second Friday in theaters. Although the film opened at #1 last weekend, it appears news of the film’s star T.I.’s arrest hasn’t completely doused the fire of the heist flick. The film also boasts appearances from Idris Elba and singer Chris Brown, who has recently triumphed on the music charts with his single “Deuces.” The movie has made an estimated $29.5 million since landing in theaters.
The horror movie “The Last Exorcism,” which nabbed the second-place slot in a photo-finish box-office race against “Takers” last week, slipped to the #4 spot. The creep-fest raked in $2.3 million during its second Friday on screens, which nudged its total gross to $27 million.
The rom-com “Going the Distance,” starring Drew Barrymore and real-life on-and-off beau Justin Long, debuted in fifth place. The movie, which follows a young couple working to sustain the spark in their long-distance relationship, scored $2.2 million in ticket sales.
Check out everything we’ve got on “Machete” and “The American.”
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Posted in Movies ‘Machete’ Slices Competition At Friday Box Office
September 5th, 2010 admin ‘The American’ is hot on the heels of the action flick.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Jessica Alba in “Machete”
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 “Machete” ($3.9 million)
#2 “The American” ($3.8 million)
#3 “Takers” ($3 million)
#4 “The Last Exorcism” ($2.3 million)
#5 “Going the Distance” ($2.2 million)
“Machete” was a cut above the competition in a close Friday box-office race crowded with new releases. According toreports, the sexed-up, action-packed Robert Rodriguez-directed film took first place with $3.9 million on Friday.
However, the star-heavy caper, which boasts performances from Jessica Alba and Danny Trejo, and a buzzed-about screen turn from Lindsay Lohan, just barely slipped past The American.” The George Clooney thriller, which revolves around an assassin who lands in Italy for a final job, kicked off the weekend with $3.8 million. Friday’s haul bumps the film’s cumulative take to $7 million since the movie landed in theaters on Wednesday.
Rounding out an action-heavy top three, “Takers” pulled in $3 million during its second Friday in theaters. Although the film opened at #1 last weekend, it appears news of the film’s star T.I.’s arrest hasn’t completely doused the fire of the heist flick. The film also boasts appearances from Idris Elba and singer Chris Brown, who has recently triumphed on the music charts with his single “Deuces.” The movie has made an estimated $29.5 million since landing in theaters.
The horror movie “The Last Exorcism,” which nabbed the second-place slot in a photo-finish box-office race against “Takers” last week, slipped to the #4 spot. The creep-fest raked in $2.3 million during its second Friday on screens, which nudged its total gross to $27 million.
The rom-com “Going the Distance,” starring Drew Barrymore and real-life on-and-off beau Justin Long, debuted in fifth place. The movie, which follows a young couple working to sustain the spark in their long-distance relationship, scored $2.2 million in ticket sales.
Check out everything we’ve got on “Machete” and “The American.”
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