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“This Time For Africa” Best-Selling World Cup Song

Shakira’s World Cup song Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) has become the best-selling World Cup song in history.

It was announced that the song sold over two million singles since its release.

Burton Releases Limited-Edition Bob Marley Snowboards

Snowboard brand Burton got together with music lifestyle brand Marley & Co. to create a limited-edition snowboard with Bob Marley-inspired graphics. Part of Burton’s Restricted Collection, a collection only available at select retailers, the board is called the Whammy Bar Marley. With a wood-grain topsheet that is layered with photos from Bob Marley’s family archive, (Marley & Co. is owned by the Marley family) and a base featuring the iconic Lion of Judah, the whole board features colors from the Rasta flag. The board retails for $399.95 and will be available at most Burton flagship stores and on-line.

Photo: PR Newswire

Athlete Sighting: Mark Sanchez

Not only is New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez a huge fan of Broadway, he apparently is a Justin Bieber fan as well. This guy continues to surprise us. We were totally down with his appreciation for The Great White Way, but Justin Bieber? This one is hard to swallow. He’s definitely going to hear some trash talk on the football field about this one. Yikes.

Earlier this year, Mark sang “I’m Every Woman” with Tina Fey and Justin on SNL, so maybe the two are tight now and he was supporting his buddy. Or perhaps Mark really wanted to see Usher and/or Boyz II Men perform, who made surprise appearances at the Madison Square Garden show. We’re still trying to find an excuse that is acceptable for Mark to be there.

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Athlete Sighting: Charlie Villanueva

Detroit Pistons power forward Charlie Villanueva was spotted at his teams arena, The Palace at Auburn Hills but he wasn’t there for work! Charlie was there catching the Aerosmith concerton Tuesday night. Charlie mentioned on via his Twitter account that the band played his favorite Aerosmith song, “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing”.

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Lil Wayne Predicts Nadal To Win US Open

Who would have thought Lil Wayne would be a tennis fan? Well he is, and he wrote a letter from prison to Sports Illustrated making some predictions on the US Open, particularly regarding Rafael Nadal.  He said, “I’m a huge Nadal fan. I’m definitely rooting for him to get the Grand Slam and win the U.S. Open.” For the women, he is rooting for Kim Clijisters to win the title. Lil Wayne became a tennis fan after he tried playing and found it to be “unbelievably difficult.” He said also in the letter that Andre Agassi was “like a popstar” when he was a kid.

Lil Wayne is serving a year-long prison sentence for gun possession.

Photo: Bob Charlotte  / PR Photos

11th Annual BNP Paribas Taste Of Tennis

Athletes and celebrities came out for the 11th Annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis on Thursday night at the W Hotel.

Tennis stars Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters were in attendance along with musician John Legend, chef (and Billy Joel’s ex-wife) Katie Lee and reality television stars Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen from the Real Housewives of New York.

Proceeds from the Taste of Tennis benefit New York Junior Tennis League. NYJTL is the largest tennis and education-themed community organization in the United States serving 100,000 children each year.

Looks like it was such a fun event – definitely want to attend this one next year!

Photo: PR Photo

New York Yankees Partner With Jay-Z For Limited Edition Merchandise

The New York Yankees announced yesterday that limited-edition co-branded Yankees and Jay-Z merchandise will be sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium beginning on Monday. The merchandise will be available at Yankee Stadium through the Jay-Z and Eminem concerts taking place in the venue on September 13th and 14th.

Each item will feature the Jay-Z and Yankees logos. Merchandise will include men’s and women’s T-shirts and hooded sweatshirts (all by Majestic) along with New Era 59/50 fitted Yankees caps with the album logo from Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3.

Evan Lysacek Judging Miss Universe Pageant Tonight!

Olympic gold medalist and runner-up on Dancing with the Stars, Evan Lysacek was spotted at a rehearsal for the Miss Universe pageant at Las Vegas’ Mandalay bay Hotel.

Evan was selected to be a judge on a panel that includes actors William Baldwin, Chynna Phillips and Jane Seymour, magician Criss Angel, drummer Sheila E, news anchor Tamron Hall and model Niki Taylor.

Poison front man and Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels will host the evenings competition. John Legend & The Roots will perform during the evening gown competition. During the swimsuit competition, Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil will perform a medley of songs from the show. It will air tonight on NBC.

Athlete Sighting: Grant Hill

Phoenix Suns basketball player Grant Hill and his wife Tamia hit up Central Park’s SummerStage in New York City over the weekend. Tamia is a six-time Grammy nominated recording artist and producer!

She is best known for her 2000 hit “Stranger In My House.” Tamia was performing at the free concert series. So nice to see her man supporting her career!

Photo: ContactMusic.com

Stanley Cup Hangs Out In Margaritaville

We told you over the weekend that Chicago Blackhawks hockey player Patrick Kane took hockey’s top trophy, the Stanley Cup to Niagara Falls.

Well the tour didn’t end there! Patrick brought the Cup to Toyota Park for the Jimmy Buffet concert. He stayed on stage for Jimmy’s song Boat Drinks where played the tambourine and danced.

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