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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Lady Gaga, Beyonce Win Early VMAs

Gaga's 'Born This Way' took home Best Video With a Message early Sunday night.
By Eric Ditzian

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Lady Gaga — trailblazer in yet another pop culture realm! The singer's "Born This Way" won the first-ever Moonman for Best Video With a Message at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday evening.

"I'm really proud of the 'Born This Way' video, and for it to be nominated is an absolute honor," Gaga earlier told MTV News.

The winner of the Best Video With a Message award, devoted to videos where music and social activism unite with positive messages that delve into some of the biggest issues of the day, was announced during the black carpet Pre-Show — just one of a handful of early awards.

Adele won big, taking home three professional awards. She bested Gaga, Katy Perry and Kanye West to win Best Art Direction for "Rolling in the Deep." The Brit chanteuse's video also took Editing (over 'Ye and 30 Seconds to Mars) and Cinematography (over Beyoncé and Eminem). But Beyoncé and Katy didn't head into the Nokia Theatre for the main show empty handed.

Beyoncé nabbed Choreography for "Run the World (Girls)," beating out Gaga's "Judas," Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends" and Bruno Mars' "The Lazy Song." Perry, meanwhile, who entered the night as the most-nominated artist, secured Special Effects for "E.T."

"Even teasing people with different images from 'E.T.,' people are so perplexed," Perry told MTV News back in March. "They're like, 'Katy Perry, you're supposed to be Betty Boop! You're supposed to be wearing pink!' It's exciting to be able to push my audience, to be like, 'There's always more, I've got all of this hidden up my sleeve that I've really longed to show people.'"

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com.

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With Win, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Staves Off Retirement Talk...for Now

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira wanted to fight in front of his countrymen so badly, he admitted to rushing a complex rehab process just to be ready in time for the Rio fight card.

But as he made his way to the cage to take on Brendan Schaub at UFC 134, even the veteran of 40 professional fights was a little overwhelmed by the frenzied reaction from the Brazilian crowd.

"When I was walking to the ring I was super nervous," he admitted with a sheepish smile at the post-fight press conference. "I couldn't really look up to the crowd."

A little over three minutes after the fight had started, when Nogueira's bigger, younger American opponent was lying face first on the mat, that's when the MMA legend finally took a moment to let it all sink in.

"It was only after I had finished the fight that I looked up to the crowd and saw how much noise was being made," he said through an interpreter at the post-fight press conference.

Of course, as he looked up, he might have also seen the celebratory beers flying in from the overjoyed audience members, who apparently loved seeing Nogueira win more than they enjoyed finishing their drinks.

UFC president Dana White said UFC officals "get a little freaked out" when fans start throwing nearly full drinks into the cage, but he also said that the stakes may have been higher on Saturday than even Nogueira fully realized.

"I talked to Nogueira after his last fight and was talking to him about retiring," White said. "And, you know, he was pretty pissed off about that. That's why when I came out and I was talking about Tito [Ortiz] and Tito won that fight, Nogueira was one of the guys who jumped on his side saying, listen, you don't make those [expletive] decisions -- we do. That's not really true, I do make those decisions."

Nogueira might not have wanted to hear it, but after he get knocked out by Cain Velasquez in the first round at UFC 110, White had started to consider whether it might be time for him to hang up the gloves.

But, to his credit, Nogueira went through three surgeries on his hips and knees, built himself back up through an ardous rehab, and came back in surprisingly good condition to out-strike Schaub in front of his home crowd.

It was a long road to get there, and a rocky one at times, according to his wrestling coach, Eric Albarracin.

"I see him in the gym," Albarracin said before the fight. "We have to stretch him a lot before and after. He's got a physical therapist who's always there. She's on call 24/7."

It paid off on Saturday, as Nogueira -- one of the few Brazilian underdogs on the card -- scored a shocking knockout in the opening frame. When asked how far the win might have put him from being in title contention, and how many fights he'd have to win to get back in that conversation, White said it wasn't simply how many, "it's who" Nogueira beats.

Regardless of what he says in his own defense, White insisted, he's not about to sit around and watch Nogueira, or any other fighter, go on too long and risk his own health.

"I'm not going to let this thing be boxing," said White. "When a guy is done, we know he's done. I don't want to make one dollar of that kind of money. "

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Chael Sonnen Responds to Anderson Silva?s Victory at UFC 134

Shortly after middleweight king Anderson Silva made quick work of Yushin Okami at UFC 134, Chael Sonnen dropped his two cents on Silva’s ninth successful title defense. Unfortunately for Sonnen fans, Twitter limited “The Spider’s” biggest nemesis to only 140 characters to express his feelings. “We call Andy “champ” like we call developmentally disabled animals [...]

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Ke$ha, Black Eyed Peas, More Featured In O Music Awards Roundtable Debate

Music-video director Wayne Isham will join Most Innovative Video debate, which streams live Monday on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com.
By MTV News Staff

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Ever since they were first announced, the O Music Awards have proudly proclaimed themselves the untraditional alternative to the staid world of red carpets, acceptance speeches and celebrity glad-handing.

And for further proof of that point, consider the following: Though the inaugural O Music Awards won't premiere until April 28, the first award will be handed out on Monday at 4 p.m. ET ... and it's a big one.

For weeks, fans have been voting for the Most Innovative Music Video through the O Music Awards official site, and on Monday — in a roundtable debate moderated by MTV News' James Montgomery — a winner will be crowned.

The O Music Awards Debate for the Most Innovative Music Video, presented by FUZE®, will stream live on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com. Joining Montgomery around the table will be acclaimed video director Wayne Isham, Mashable's Brenna Ehrlich and some super-secret celebrity guests. 

The Black Eyed Peas, Ke$ha, My Chemical Romance and more will also take part in the discussion about just what makes a video truly innovative, and the folks who are nominated for the award — a list that includes Arcade Fire, Robyn, OK Go and Andy Grammer — will also Skype in to make the case for why their video deserves to be named Most Innovative.

On Monday morning, the original list of 10 nominees will be whittled down to the top five vote-getters, and then, during the debate, our roundtable and the Internet audience will cut that list down to the final three. At the very end, we'll announce the winner of the very first O Music Award for Most Innovative Video.

The inaugural O Music Awards will stream live from Las Vegas at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on OMusicAwards.com. Tune in to see who will reign supreme in categories like Most Viral Dance, Funniest Music Short and NSFW Music Video!

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UFC 134 openers: Alcantara and Jabouin victorious in Rio

The first of 14 Brazilians to appear on the card tonight at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro put on a good scrap. The elder of the two, Yuri Alcantara showed a little more poise and scored well in each round to roll to a unanimous decision victory, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28, over Felipe Arantes at UFC 134 in Brazil.

Technically, this was Alcantara's UFC debut, but he already has a Zuffa win under his belt from WEC 53 where he destroyed Ricardo Lamas via first-round knockout. His gameplan wasn't too tricky tonight. Arantes didn't possess the takedown defense to stay off his back. Alcantara (25-3, 1-0 UFC) scored five takedowns. He spent most of the time trying to improve position. Alcantara did land a nasty elbow in the second that opened a small cut around Arantes' right eye.

Alcantara also threatened for a rear-naked choke early in the third, but gave up the position seconds later when he failed to secure Arantes' lower half. Alcantara is reportedly a jiu-jitsu black belt, but appeared sloppy on most occasions when threatened for a submission or got the mount. Give him credit though, getting to those positions is impressive in itself.

Jabouin gets first UFC win

Jabouin made a successful debut at 135 pounds tonight. His kicking game was too much for Ian Loveland to handle. Jabouin landed most of the significant shots in the fight and took a split decision victory, 29-28 on two cards and 27-30 on the other.

Jabouin was particularly effective using the spinning back kick. He crushed any hopes of Loveland getting the win by also exhibiting good takedown defense.

Loveland's lost two straight. He's 1-2 with the UFC. Jabouin is 16-7 and now 2-3 with Zuffa promotions.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/UFC-134-openers-Alcantara-and-Jabouin-victoriou?urn=mma-wp6269

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Keith Jardine to Return to Strikeforce in December for Middleweight Debut

Keith Jardine is ready for a change. No, he is not shaving his trademark beard. He is instead planning to drop to the 185-pound middleweight division for his Strikeforce return in December.

Possible opponents for Jardine include former champion Cung Le, along with former title challengers Tim Kennedy and Robbie Lawler.

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News ? Edwards brimming with confidence after fast start in Indiana

#Edwards brimming with confidence after fast start in #Indianapolis

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards made a superb start to his home MotoGP round at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway today.

The popular Texan finished inside the top six in both practice sessions as preparations for round 12 of this year's MotoGP World Championship commenced in hot and humid conditions.

Edwards finished this morning's first 45-minute session in a fantastic third position and he was one of only two non-factory riders to lap inside the top 10. Lap times were some way off last year's pace as the field got to grips with the repaved infield section between turns five and 16.

But with more rubber laid on the track, times tumbled in the second practice and Edwards was able to knock almost two seconds off his best pace. He ended with a fastest time of 1.41.699 to finish sixth on the combined timesheets, the 37-year-old once again leaving a host of factory supported riders trailing in his wake. Edwards was just over 0.2s behind reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo in fourth and he's confident he can mount a challenge for a top six in Sunday's 28-lap race.

Cal Crutchlow was also able to drastically improve his lap times in the second session, the British rider taking full advantage of the improved grip levels to finish with a best time of 1.43.085. That was 2.3s quicker than his benchmark set this morning as Crutchlow worked on improving the set-up of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team machine, while also trying to learn the technically demanding Indianapolis Mo tor Speedway track.

Crutchlow finished in 15th position overall but was only 0.7s away from the top 10. The 25-year-old is confident with improved track conditions and further set-up modifications to gain more front-end confidence, he will be able to compete for a top 10 grid position in tomorrow afternoon's qualifying session.

Colin Edwards

Position 6th - Time 1.41.699 - Laps 36

?This morning it felt like I was back at the Texas Tornado Boot Camp but just riding a more expensive bike because it was pretty slippery out there. To be honest I actually really enjoyed it even though the grip was a bit sketchy. We all knew that grip was going to be a little bit of an issue this morning but it was 100 per cent dirt track. As soon as you got your knee on the ground the front would go and the rear would come round, but I still had a lot of fun with the bike moving around so much. This afternoon with a lot more rubber down it was a lot better and hats off to the folks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They've done an amazing job because the bumps that have been really bad have mostly gone and with a bit more rubber down the surface is going to offer a lot more grip. We won't feel the benefit of the new tarmac this year but the changes are for the future and next year it is going to be a million times better. Being third this morning and sixth this afternoon has given me a lot of confidence for the rest of the weekend. I'm not fighting the bike this weekend and it feels awesome.?

Cal Crutchlow

Position 15th - Time 1.43.085 - Laps 37

?This morning was pretty difficult because the track was very slippery and I was having to contend with not a lot of grip while also trying to push to l earn the track. Sometimes I'd run off line and it was so dirty that I was losing a lot of time. The track was in much better condition this afternoon but it felt like I didn't have the front grip I needed to push for a faster time. We had a lot of wear on the tyre and not much grip and I'm not sure why. The issue this year has been losing the front on the brakes, but today I was losing the front mid-corner and off the throttle. I'm sure we can make some big steps with the set-up and I'm confident I can climb a few places up the order and fight for a top 10 in qualifying tomorrow. The good thing is that every single lap we make improvements and I go faster, so if we can get more front-end feeling then I'm looking forward to having a strong race.?

2011 MotoGP United States

Indianapolis 26/08/2011

1 Casey Stoner Honda AUS 1'40.724
2 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 1'40.918
3 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1'41.205
4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'41.461
5 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 1'41.536
6 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1'41.699
7 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 1'41.742
8 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 1'41.789
9 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 1'42.231
10 Randy De Puniet Ducati FRA 1'42.339
11 Valentino Rossi Ducati ITA 1'42.673
12 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda JPN 1'42.673
13 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 1'42.920
14 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 1'43.034
15 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha GBR 1'43.085

Circuit Length:
4186

Weather:
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Fastest Lap Ever:
1'39.730
(Daniel Pedrosa, 8/30/2009)

Last Years Winner:
Daniel Pedrosa

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MotoGP: Lap Record Falls During Qualifying for Indy GP

Lapping under perhaps the best conditions Indianapolis has to offer in late-August, MotoGP took to The Brickyard for the 2011 Red Bull Indianapolis GP. Though Indy’s newly paved track failed to impress riders with its first impression, as more rubber was put down on the racing line during the weekend’s sessions, the pavement increased its grip, making for some impressive lap times in the later practice sessions. With Casey Stoner breaking Indy’s outright best lap ...

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MotoGP: Mistakes Cost Several Riders at the Indianapolis GP

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UFC 134 Results for Spike TV Prelims: Palhares Earns Odd Win Over Miller, Tavares Crushes Fisher

UFC 134 continued on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a pair of preliminary bouts on Spike TV, including one of the strangest moments in MMA history when Rousimar Palhares incorrectly assumed he had finished Dan Miller in the opening round.

Palhares would go on to survive a knockdown and earn a dominant unanimous decision over Miller, while the second fight saw Thiago Tavares smother Spencer Fisher before scoring a second-round TKO.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/24165/ufc-134-spike-tv-fights-recap-palhares-wins-a-strange-one-tavares-crushes-fisher/

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

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Hurricane Nyan Cat JoJo‘s red hot pants. Won’t you light my candle? Jim Carrey was only kidding about being a creeper, you guys. If you can’t beat the hurricane, streak through it. Take a listen to Kelly Clarkson‘s new single Mr. Know It All. Rio looks red hot. Another anti-gay Republican hypocrite politician caught in [...]

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?UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami? Fight Bonuses

After a spectacular night of MMA action, UFC president Dana White awarded Edson Barboza, Ross Pearson and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Pictured) each an additional $100,000 for their special performances at ?UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami.? Ironically, even though the extravaganza took place in jiu jitsu country, there wasn’t one successful submission executed on the card. [...]

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Barboza picks apart Pearson for win at UFC 134

Edson Barboza was simply too long and fast for Ross Pearson tonight at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro. The 5-foot-11 Barboza stayed on the move for 15 minutes and picked his shots on the way to a split decision victory 29-28 on the two cards and 28-29 on the other.

Pearson did well to survive against a guy who's looked spectacular at times in previous fights. Barboza's best weapon are his kicks. Pearson decided to push forward and close space for most of the night. His face showed the affect.

By the end of the fight, he had a good size hematoma over his left eye and a cut above his right eye. When there was space, Barboza (9-0, 3-0 UFC) did his biggest damage with some nifty spinning kicks.

Pearson, the champ from Season 9 of "The Ultimate Fighter," is now 5-2 in his official UFC fights. He looked a little beefier than normal for this one. Pearson's lack of speed made him an easy target for Barboza.

The judges were split on the fight. the number may back up the judge who chose Pearson. According to FightMetric, the Brit actually outlanded Barboza 60-55. Who landed the more significant, powerful shots? That can be debated. Check the fighter's faces at the close of the fight. Barboza wasn't showing much damage.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Barboza-picks-apart-Pearson-for-win-at-UFC-134?urn=mma-wp6316

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MOTOGP: Stoner Crushes At The Brickyard

Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner powered to his seventh victory of the season with yet another dominating effort this afternoon in Indianapolis.

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Lifetime ban of the race (so far)

Hamilton for not checking his mirrors when changing lanes :p

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Bruno Mars Says VMA Win Would Be 'Coolest Thing Ever'

'The Lazy Song' clip is up against Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and LMFAO for Best Choreography.
By Jocelyn Vena

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Bruno Mars' heartfelt clip for "Grenade" is up for three Moonmen at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards: Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Pop Video. He's obviously very excited by these three nods, but it's his fourth that really gets "The Lazy Song" singer going.

He can't wait to see if he can beat out Beyoncé ("Run the World (Girls)"), Britney Spears ("Till the World Ends"), Lady Gaga ("Judas") and LMFAO ("Party Rock Anthem") for Best Choreography for his track about just wanting to stay home and chill out.

"You know what I'm excited for? As much as I put blood, sweat and tears into 'Grenade,' I'm excited for 'The Lazy Song,' Best Choreography," he dished to MTV News. "That is amazing."

In the video, Bruno is captured hanging out at home, dancing around his living room and monkeying around with a few, well, monkeys. "I called up my friends the Poreotics [from 'America's Best Dance Crew'] and we shot this and choreographed this in one day," he recalled of the fun video. "And I think that would be the coolest thing ever if I went home and saw a Moonman that said: Best Choreography, Bruno Mars, 'The Lazy Song.' "

As silly and ironic as it seems for the singer to win the award for that track, he did put a lot of the same "blood, sweat and tears" into it as he did for "Grenade." "We worked really hard on it, and we wanted to give people something to laugh at and show personality in the song and what we're talking about," he said. " 'The Lazy Song' is not necessarily the song you want to hear in the club, but we put our monkey dance to it."

The 28th annual will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for your favorites in the general categories by visiting VMA.MTV.com.

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Labor Day Track Day with Motoyard - September 5th, sign up early and save!

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Watch: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Performs A Cover Of ?Lithium? By Nirvana

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt made his way up to Seattle, WA this week to perform at one of his HitRECord events and decided to bust out his guitar and sing a song for the folks in the audience. JGL decided to perform a cover of the song Lithium by Nirvana … and he did a pretty [...]

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Anderson Silva's Win Proves He's the Best, UFC Prez Says, So Now What?

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- As far as UFC president Dana White is concerned, there hasn't been any doubt about where Anderson Silva stands for some time now. But after Saturday night's destruction of Yushin Okami at UFC 134, White said, it should no longer even be a question.

"One thing I want to make clear, and I've been saying this for a long time, this guy is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world," White said of Silva. "There's no debate. You're out of your mind if you don't think this guy is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. People will say, 'Oh, he needs to be challenged.' The [185-pound] division has a ton of great fighters. The reality is, this guy is so good, he makes it look like it's not."

Former foe Forrest Griffin had a more succinct way of putting it when discussing who Silva should face next: "I say he fights two guys."

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Fighting in front of his countrymen for the first time in his UFC career, the middleweight champion easily dispatched Okami in the second round, and seemed as if he might have even been drawing the fight out to get it to last that long. From the opening minutes of the bout, Okami wasn't much more than target practice for Silva, who eventually dropped him with a punch combo and then finished the woozy challenger with a barrage of strikes on the ground.

For Silva, who had watched the first UFC event in Brazil in 1998, it was a dream come true, he said, and one that would have seemed improbable at best back in the days of the UFC's first foray into South America.

"At that time I practiced other martial arts," Silva said via an interpreter. "I didn't even consider doing mixed martial arts. It was awesome to be able to fight here in Brazil, in front of Brazilian people."

Of course, at this point every Silva fight concludes the same way, and that's with questions about when he might face UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.

As is typical, Silva didn't do much more than make silly faces as potential opponents were mentioned at the post-fight press conference, saying once again that, ideally, he'd like to face his clone in his next fight.

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Until the scientific community can make that dream a reality, however, it sounds like White has some other ideas.

"I think there's a couple other fights out there for him at 185 [pounds]," the UFC president said of Silva before admitting that both GSP and the middleweight champ are "getting into a position here where that fight's going to make sense."

If it does materialize soon, the biggest problem, according to White, might be finding the right venue to host the dream fight.

"I honestly believe, there's a couple more fights for Anderson and Georges, and if they both win, I honestly don't know if there's a stadium big enough for that fight."

As for Okami, his future is less certain. The loss against Silva tosses him back into the middle of the UFC's middleweight pack, but that doesn't mean White is ready to take back any of the praise he lavished on him in the lead-up to this bout.

"Yushin Okami -- I said it before the fight and I'll say it again after the fight -- he's one of the best 185-pound fighters in the world and he's the best fighter to come out of Japan," White said in response to a question about whether the UFC would keep Okami on the roster.

But once again, it was Griffin who put things in terms everyone could understand.

"There's a long list of guys who get beat up by Anderson," he said. "If you fire them all, you're not going to have anybody left."

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Audrina Patridge Helps Bring THE BOX to Hollywood

Joining in on the party scene as MTV VMA weekend gets underway, Audrina Patridge partook in the festivities being held at Paul & Andre on Friday night (August 26).

Joined by her BMX racer beau Corey Bohan, the reality hottie shimmied down the arrivals carpet for (Belvedere) RED's launch celebration bringing THE BOX to Hollywood.

Quite the star-studded soiree, Miss Patridge and her man mingled with a guest list including the likes of Jon Hamm, Alessandra Ambrosio, Marilyn Manson, Derek Hough, Cheryl Burke and Chelsea Handler, to name a few.

Prior to the night on the town, Audrina was photographed by paparazzi as she toted her puppy in a Chanel bag while stopping by Anastasia salon to get prettied up for the Tinseltown fete.

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Video: Depth of Speed looks at the camaraderie and beauty found at Bonneville

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Our favorite automotive web series has returned with a new episode. Josh Clason and his Depth of Speed crew traveled to the Bonneville Salt Flats. In the new video, A Pinch of Salt, the drivers interviewed all point out that the motorsports atmosphere in the middle of this barren patch of Utah salt is uniquely friendly. It's another well-told story with excellent production values. Click past the jump to check it out.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Michael Jackson's Legacy, Two Years Later, By the Numbers

Legendary singer's impact continues to blossom in the two years since his death; MTV News breaks down the figures.
By Gil Kaufman

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Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

Like Elvis, Bob Marley, Notorious B.I.G. and Frank Sinatra before him, Michael Jackson's influence has continued, and grown, since his untimely death on June 25, 2009.

On the second anniversary of the King of Pop's passing, MTV News took a look at the enduring appeal of MJ's music, videos and imagery, which continue to fascinate and attract fans across the globe thanks to a series of posthumous albums, a movie, video games and two upcoming Cirque du Soleil live shows.

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$72 million: According to Box Office Mojo, Jackson's posthumous concert film, "This Is It," has grossed more than $72 million to date domestically and $189 million in foreign markets for a worldwide take over more than $261 million. It ranks as the #2 music documentary of all-time behind Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never." The film has also generated nearly $45 million in DVD sales in the U.S.

16: In May, Jackson lodged his first #1 on the Billboard magazine Dance/ Club Play Songs chart in 16 years with the latest single from his posthumous Michael album, "Hollywood Tonight."

2: Number of posthumous albums that have been released since Michael's death in June 2009. Last year's Michael has sold just over 510,000 copies to date, while the This Is It collection has moved nearly 1 million copies to date in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

15,000: The number of videos submitted by fans since March for the crowdsourced video for "Behind the Mask." After they were edited down by a five-person team over two months, the resulting clip used submissions from more than 1,600 participants from 103 countries.

3 million: The amount of copies sold of the Ubisoft "Michael Jackson: The Experience" video game worldwide.

$57 million: The reported cost of Cirque du Soleil's traveling MJ show, "The Immortal World Tour, which is slated to kick off on October 2.

$1 billion: That gaudy figure is the reported amount the Jackson estate had generated by last June on the first anniversary of the singer's death. According to Billboard, the revenue was generated by a combination of music sales ($429 million), film/TV revenue ($392 million), music publishing ($130 million), licensing ($35 million) and a $31 million recording contract. (A spokesperson for Jackson's estate declined to provide updated figures for this story.)

$310 million: The amount of gross earnings reported by the executors of the estate in a December 2010 court filing detailing the progress made in paying off the $400 million in debt run up by the spendthrift singer during his lifetime.

16.1 million: MJ was always a big singles artist. Yes, Thriller is one of the best-selling albums of all time, but even in death, fans can't resist cherry-picking some of Michael's best songs. That explains why he's sold more than 16 million digital tracks since June 28, 2009, the first sales week following his passing, according to Nielsen SoundScan. To put that in perspective, from the time Nielsen began counting digital tracks in 2004 until the week before Jackson's death, the singer had sold just over 8.1 million digital tracks, a figure that has doubled in just the past two years.

2013: The projected launch for a second, non-touring Cirque show celebrating Jackson. The yet-untitled show is slated to open in the spring of 2013 at a new theater being built at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

$25 million to $50 million: That's how much Jackson's estate takes in on an annual basis thanks to his stake in the half-million-song Sony/ATV catalog, which includes titles by Elvis, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Beyoncé and Bob Dylan.

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UFC 134 Results for Spike TV Prelims: Palhares Earns Odd Win Over Miller, Tavares Crushes Fisher

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Better UFC promo video? UFC 134 ?shocked crowd? or Brock ?screwed? with the wrong guy pre-UFC 121?

Not many casual fans know Yushin Okami, so the UFC has wisely put of all of its UFC 134 eggs in the Anderson Silva basket. The commercial currently running for UFC 134 is brilliant. Showing shots of an amazed and dazed crowd following Silva's front knockout of Vitor Belfort is a hit.

The only promo I've enjoyed as much or more was the video produced by a "mystery" source with Cain Velasquez and Co. poking fun at Brock Lesnar before their tilt at UFC 121 (NSFW). Understandably, this one never made it to television.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Better-UFC-promo-video-UFC-134-shocked-crowd-?urn=mma-wp5990

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eGarage goes live and brings video of custom Mercury Coupe build with it

Filed under: Classics, Etc., Mercury, Specialty

eGarage has been teasing us for a while now. We've seen some interesting videos so far, but the website itself had remained light on content. No longer. eGarage is up and running, and the videos are good.

One we like in particular follows the build process of a custom 1950 Mercury coupe. The chopped and slammed project is the work of Zane Cullen and his Cotati Speed Shop, located in Santa Rosa, California. Cullen and his team have already put two years of work into this custom cruiser, and it looks like they might have another year ahead of them. Still, if this partly finished Merc looks this good now, we can't wait to see the final product.

Head over to eGarage.com to check out the video showing the progress made so far.

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Michael Jackson's Family Upset With James Durbin Over 'American Idol' Pepsi Quip

'We were shocked to see this,' read the Jacksons' message; Durbin tweeted an apology on Thursday.
By Gil Kaufman

James Durbin performs on "American Idol" on Wednesday
Photo: Michael Becker/ Fox

Some people might argue that it's patently unfair to take rank amateurs, put them on the biggest show on TV and then expose them to potential worldwide ridicule every week. Because it's one thing to tune in to "American Idol" from your living room or play shows at the local wings joint, it's another thing entirely when you get up on that stage and open your mouth with tens of millions watching and listening.

James Durbin learned this lesson the hard way this week when he made what he thought was an innocent crack about not setting himself on fire during his pyro-tastic cover of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" on Wednesday night.

Asked by host Ryan Seacrest if he was worried about dancing around among the flames shooting up from the piano onstage, Durbin joked, "I have a lot of hairspray in my hair to keep it from jumping around — so much so, the one thing I was worried about was having a 'Pepsi moment.' "

The seemingly innocent crack was a reference to the 1984 on-set accident in which late pop icon Michael Jackson was badly burned during the shooting of a Pepsi commercial by some wayward pyro effects. The serious burns he suffered in the incident allegedly led to his longtime addiction to pain medication and prescription drugs.

The Jackson family was not amused by the quip and sent a statement to TMZ on Thursday.

"We were shocked to see this. It's nothing to make light of and everybody should be focusing on who was responsible for Michael's death," read the statement. Family patriarch Joseph Jackson also was reportedly miffed that "Idol" producers did not cut the comment from the West Coast feed of the show.

Durbin defended his slip-up in a tweet, which has since been scrubbed from the singer's official "Idol" Twitter feed, that explained, "For anyone talkin ... I said pepsi NOT MJ! I have no disrespect for Michael. I grew up singing his art. I guess youll take it how you want it." He later added, "Talkin about MJs passing is too soon. Making a reference to an incident 25 years ago..not too soon. The stab was at pepsi people."

It's worth noting that Pepsi's bitter rival, Coca-Cola, is the main "Idol" sponsor, a fact that Seacrest reminded Durbin of in an awkward moment after the comment on the show.

What did you think of James Durbin's "Pepsi" quip? Tell us in the comments.

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661097/jackson-family-james-durbin-american-idol.jhtml

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Questions Arise Over Placement of Chelsea Bike Lanes

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On Wednesday, DOT outlined a proposal for new Class II bike lanes in Chelsea between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and the Hudson River Greenway. While safe streets advocates welcomed the news, there is concern that their planned location, on W. 29th and W. 30th Streets, may not be ideal for unprotected lanes.
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Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2 - UFC

Dana White UFC 131 Video Blog Day 2. Behind the Scenes of the UFC 131 press con. Dana talking to fans about fights coming up and hockey.

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News ? Bautista in the top-10 at a hot and slippery Indianapolis

#Bautista in the top-10 at a hot and slippery #Indianapolis

Rizla Suzuki?s �lvaro Bautista achieved a solid result at Indianapolis in America today with ninth place on the leader-board to show for his hard work.

Bautista was one of the busiest riders today, as he completed 41 laps around the 4,216m circuit during the two sessions He recorded his best time of 1?42.231 on his penultimate lap and is sure that both he and the Suzuki GSV-R have more to give this weekend. Bautista worked hard with his crew to get the best of the difficult conditions at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as the newly surfaced circuit presented a whole lot of problems for all riders. The recently laid asphalt has not had much use, making it very slippery, but as the day wore on - and more rubber was laid down by the bikes from all three classes - the conditions improved, enabling Bautista to record a time three seconds quicker in the afternoon than he did in the morning.

Today?s practices were held in bright sunshine and air temperatures rose to 31�C. Current World Championship leader Casey Stoner on a Honda recorded the fastest time of the day, with reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo fourth.

Bautista will have one more practice session tomorrow morning, followed by an hour of qualifying in the afternoon, when he will be going all out to get a good grid position for Sunday?s 28-lap race.

�lvaro Bautista:

?This afternoon I was able to improve my lap-time because the track conditions were better than they were this morning. We still have some problems with turning the bike - we didn?t have good grip this morning because of the new surface, so this afternoon we tried to get more grip from the rear. We changed the setting of the bike, but because the track had improved and grip was better we lost a bit more turning in the corner. Now we know the track is much better, so for tomorrow we will try another setting and I?m sure that will improve things even further. We still have a lot of work to do, but I am happy with situation at the moment. We are in ninth position and I know we can still improve quite a lot. I hope to continue with the way we have been working today and in recent weeks in tomorrow?s sessions and I think we can take the bike further forward ready for Sunday.?

Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix Free Practise Classification:

1. Casey Stoner (Honda) 1?40.724: 2. Ben Spies (Yamaha) +0.194: 3. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) +0.481: 4. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) +0.737: 5. Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 0.812: 9. �LVARO BAUTISTA (RIZLA SUZUKI MOTOGP) +1.507:

Statistics: Posted by totalmotorcycle ? Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:17 pm

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Inside MMA video: A touching tribute to Shawn Tompkins

HDNet's "Inside MMA" aired a great piece to honor Shawn Tompkins. The 37-year-old passed away last week in Canada. The emotional video features many of his former fighters and co-workers from Xtreme Couture and TapouT Training Center.

HDNet also spoke with members of Team Tompkins - Mark Hominick, Sam Stout and Chris Horodecki. Stout's sister Emilie, Shawn's wife, also appears in the video.

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Rumor: Colin Edwards to World Superbike?

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Exclusive pictures from UFC on Versus 5

Check out pictures from UFC on Versus 5 by Tracy Lee. Look for Lytle's last win in the Octagon, Henderson's domination and more.

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Sonnen exclusive: Silva?s going down against Okami at UFC 134

Anderson Silva is clearly the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. When healthy and interested, he's destroyed every UFC opponent put in front of him. but Chael Sonnen sees an opening for Yushin Okami against the middleweight champ and thinks the Japanese star is leaving UFC 134 with the title strap.

"[Silva]'s lost to Okami once before. This is a rematch and Yushin already beat him once," said Sonnen speaking of a 2006 match up at 170 pounds where Okami picked up a win via disqualification because Silva delivered an illegal upkick. "Yushin is a lot better now, so I can't imagine how he wouldn't beat him again."

Sonnen says Silva has ducked opponents who play to his weakness, takedown defense. He went as far as saying the fight against Okami won't even be competitive. Sonnen's entitled to his opinion. After all, he's the guy who beat Silva for four and a half rounds at UFC 117 before getting caught in a late submission.

Sonnen also told a story about Vitor Belfort on "The MMA Insiders" show in Las Vegas on ESPNRadio1100/98.9 FM. He was so bullish on Belfort's chances against Silva at UFC 126 that plunked down a little money on the underdog. He said all hopes ended when he saw Belfort at the weigh-in. He says Belfort backed down to Silva's attempts of intimidation. After that, Sonnen ripped up his ticket.

Listen here for the entire "MMA Insiders" show. Co-host Kevin Iole was joined by FX's John Landgraf and Sonnen.

You can watch UFC 134 right here on Yahoo! Sports

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Sonnen-exclusive-Silva-s-going-down-against-Oka?urn=mma-wp6144

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Tompkins died of a heart attack, funeral arrangements and memorial fund set

The mixed martial arts world is still reeling from the shocking passing of trainer Shawn Tompkins.

An autopsy revealed that the 37-year-old died from a heart attack in his sleep while staying at a friend's house in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Sunday.

"Shawn's family had a history of heart disease," said Tompkins' manager Gary Ibarra of Athletic Management & Representation Group (AMR) told the London Free Press. "Shawn had an enlarged heart and blocked arteries. No one had any idea. It really doesn't matter how much you exercise and what kind of shape you are in. That's why everyone is in such shock."

Tompkins was married to Sam Stout's sister Emilie. Stout, a UFC fighter, worked with Tompkins for years.

"I don't know what to say," Stout said. "It's not supposed to be happen to a healthy 37-year-old person. Who would think he had to get checked out for that?"

Tompkins worked out of Adrenaline Training Centre in London, Ontario and TapouT Training Center in Las Vegas, NV with Stout, Mark Hominick, Chris Horodecki and Ronnie Mann. The former head coach at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Tompkins also cornered fighters like Randy Couture, Vitor Belfort, Wanderlei Silva, Jay Hieron, Forrest Griffin, Mark Coleman and Gray Maynard.

Cage Potato reports that a memorial fund has been set up.

[...] The Shawn Tompkins Memorial Fund, which is currently accepting contributions to assist Emilie with funeral and burial costs.

"Shawn was more than a client," Ibarra stated via press release. "His passion and vision for MMA was infectious, evident by how he could motivate his fighters to become better athletes and people.On behalf of AMR Group's athletes and staff, we extend our deepest sympathies to Emilie, Sam and Shawn's entire family. His spirit will live on in our hearts."

To contribute to Tompkins' memorial fund, send an email to TeamTompkins@ShogunMMA.com. Details of the memorial service will be announced in the coming days at�AMRGroup.tv.

The funeral service at West Park Church in London is Friday at 1 p.m.

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