Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Shyamalan film struggles to stay afloat

M. Night Shyamalan's first film since leaving Disney tanked at the box office at least according to the standards used to judge one of Hollywood's most successful directors.

Lady in the Water a fantasy about water nymphs called "narfs" and wolf-like creatures called "scrunts" came in at No. 3 over the weekend behind Disney's "Pirates" and Sony's animated Monster House.

Director M. Night Shyamalan and Paul Giamatti on the set of 'Lady in the Water' from Warner Bros. Pictures.
Director M. Night Shyamalan and Paul Giamatti on the set of 'Lady in the Water' from Warner Bros. Pictures. Handout/Reuters photo via Yahoo News.

The film opened to poor reviews but still managed to take in $18.2 million over the weekend.

Shyamalan has also been in the news lately over his possibly directing one of the remaining Harry Potter films.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Tiger Woods wins British Open

Tiger Woods won a hard-fought victory at the 135th British Open on Sunday, his first tournament win since the death of his father Earl Woods.

Woods broke into tears in his wife's arms after the tough emotional win: ""After my last putt, I realized my Dad is never going to see this again. I wish he could have seen this one last time. I tried at Augusta (the Masters) and it did not happen. But he was out there today, keeping me calm. I had a very calm feeling the entire week and especially today. Certainly I was thinking about a chance to say that I love my Dad and I miss him very much," he said.

It was Tiger's third British Open championship and his 11th major tournament win.

Tiger Woods of the United States is embraced by his wife Elin after winning the British Open Golf Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, England Sunday July 23, 2006. (AP Photo)
Tiger Woods of the United States is embraced by his wife Elin after winning the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Course in Hoylake, United Kingdom Sunday July 23, 2006. AP Photo via Yahoo News.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Tiger Woods holds one stroke lead in British Open

Tiger Woods held on to the lead by one stroke Saturday after three rounds at the British Open.

Woods held off a rally by Sergio Garcia who shot a 65 at Royal Liverpool.

A hard day of putting prevented Tiger from pulling away, but he still is in his best position yet to pull off a much-anticipated majors victory.

Tiger Woods maintained a slim one-stroke lead at the British Open on Saturday. AFP/John D McHugh
Tiger Woods maintained a slim one-stroke lead at the British Open on Saturday. AFP/John D McHugh via Yahoo News.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Vijay Singh grabs lead, Woods moves up

Vijay Singh took the lead at the Western Open golf tournament Saturday as Tiger Woods moved up the leaderboard.

Singh of Fiji is two strokes ahead of the pack after three rounds at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont, Illinois.

Woods shot a five-under-par 66 and trails Singh by three strokes.


Vijay Singh of Fiji and Tiger Woods of Florida at the Western Open, Cog Hill Golf Club, Lemont, Illinois, July 8, 2006. Reuters photos via Yahoo News.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Tiger rebounds, Chopra takes lead at Western Open

Tiger Woods came back from a rough start to stay in contention at the Western Open on Friday.

Woods is seven shots behind leader Daniel Chopra who holds a two-stroke lead over second place Vijay Singh.

This is Tiger's second tournament after the death of his father, Earl Woods. He was eliminated in the first round for the first time in his career during the U.S. Open in June.


Tiger Woods, left, and tournament leader Daniel Chopra of Sweden at the Western Open, Friday, July 7, 2006, at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont, Ill. AP photos via Yahoo News.

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Wie and Nirapathpongporn in HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship

Virada Nirapathpongporn of Thailand will face U.S. women's Open champion Annika Sorenstam while Hawai`i's Michelle Wie will open against Candy Hannemann on Thursday in the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.

The 64th-seeded Nirapathpongporn won the 2002 NCAA individual title for Duke and the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur.

The 16-year-old Wie earned a spot as the second seed as the No. 2 player in the new world rankings. Most recently Wie tied for third place at the Women's Open.

Virada Nirapathpongporn of Thailand at U.S. Women's Open golf championship at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 2006.
Virada Nirapathpongporn of Thailand at U.S. Women's Open golf championship at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island, June 30, 2006. Reuters photo via Yahoo News.

Michelle Wie of the U.S. reacts to her shot on the 13th green of the U.S. Women's Open golf championship at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island July 2, 2006. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)
Michelle Wie after her shot on the 13th green of the U.S. Women's Open golf championship, July 2, 2006. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi photo via Yahoo News.