When No. 82 Wins

Yesterday at Wimbledon, former champion Andy Roddick was upset in the quarter-finals by Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun, who is ranked 82nd in the world. Read about it here.
Today at Wimbledon, former champion Venus Williams was upset in the quarter-finals by Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova, who is ranked 82nd in the world. Read about it here.

Reelin’ in the (37) Years

That hair!  Those crushed velvet pants!  That Bill Cosby moustache! Yes, it’s Steely Dan on The Midnight Special in 1973.

Sandra Bullock’s Divorce is Final

According to the gossip site TMZ.com, the divorce is final between superstar actress Sandra Bullock and her cheatin’, chopper-lovin’ husband, Jesse James.Just in time for her to get a date for the opening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse!

Trouble Just Seems to Follow Michael Vick

Possibly more trouble for dog-abusing NFL player Michael Vick.

First, the shooting report. Vick celebrates birthday at night club. Vick leaves nightclub, shooting occurs 2:10 a.m. One man injured. That man is an old doggie associate of Vick’s. Hmmm.

Is Al Gore a “Crazy Sex Poodle”?

The National Enquirer reported this week that a 54 year-old massage therapist says former Vice President Al Gore made unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances on her in a Portland, Oregon hotel back in 2006.
Today’s issue of The Oregonian reports details of the incident, taken from police records and from a statement the woman made to investigators in 2009.

Photos of Charlene Wittstock, Monaco’s Future First Lady

Photos of Charlene Wittstock, Monaco’s Future First Lady

Charlene Wittstock is officially engaged to Prince Albert of Monaco, says the royal palace. At age 52 the royal bachelor scalawag has finally decided to settle down with a fellow Olympian 20 years his junior.  (She swam in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney; Albert was on the Monaco bobsled team in five straight Winter Olympics from 1988 through 2002.)We have photos of Charlene Wittstock, starting with the official engagement photos released by the Monaco royal palace.

General Petraeus to Replace General McChrystal

Those nasty things said in Rolling Stone magazine by U.S. General Stanley McChrystal have cost him his job.
President Barack Obama met with General McChrystal this morning, then announced that the general was being replaced by General David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Nurse in Famous WWII Photo Dies

Edith Shain, who appeared in the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt photo of a soldier kissing a nurse at the end of World War II (she’s the nurse), has died at the age of 91.

Happy Birthday, Bruce Campbell!

As a tribute to Bruce Campbell, the star of Army of Darkness, some photos and videos:

First, some photos from his memoir, If Chins Could Kill: