Padraig Harrington emerged as the PGA Tour player of the year, becoming the first European golfer to win the award since it began in 1990.
In an award selected by fellow competitors on the PGA Tour, Harrington was chosen ahead of Kenny Perry, Vijay Singh, Camilo Villegas and Tiger Woods.
Unlike other sports organizations, the PGA Tour does not reveal the vote totals.
The 37-year-old Irishman only won twice this year, but they were majors. He captured the British Open for the second year in a row and his third major crown at …

Kirk Douglas, the father of Michael Douglas has become the oldest celebrity blogger!
The 92-year-old is MySpace blogging!
In the movies, Douglas has established a tough guy image. He was a major box office star in the 1950s and 60s, playing opposite some of the leading female actors of that era including Lauren Bacall, Barbara Stanwyck, Doris Day, Jeanne Crain, Rhonda Fleming, Janet Leigh, and Jean Simmons.
Douglas is at the twilight of his life right now but he still knows that the internet is a place for interesting discussions. He also brings …

Sci-fi movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” delivered a much needed victory for 20th Century Fox when it topped the weekend box office.
Keanu Reeves‘ sci-fi remake, which was largely mocked by critics, sold an estimated $31 million worth of tickets in the United States and Canada and around $70 million worldwide since opening on Friday.
The movie updates the 1951 tale of an alien (Reeves) and his giant robot who come to Earth to warn humans about the consequences of their cruel deeds.
The top 10 movies at U.S. and Canadian …

The high quality trailer to the new Wolverine movie has hit the web and it looks downright awesome!

See how Wolverine stopped a motorcycle with his claws, sliced open a truck and jumped mid explosion onto a helicopter.
The best part of the trailer for me is Gambit’s appearance.  I liked the way he looked, particularly the way they handled how his hands glow when he charges up his cards.
Aside from Hugh Jackman playing the lead role, X-Men Origins: Wolverine also stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool, Liev Schreiber (as Victor Creed/Sabretooth), …

After his stop over to Iraq, President George W. Bush paid a surprised farewell visit to Afghanistan Monday morning amid increasing security incidents in the post-Taliban state.
Bush landed at Bagram Air Base near Kabul with almost all lights on his Air Force One plane turned off as part of a secrecy tactic to ensure his safety.

This is Bush’s second but the last visit to pay farewell to Afghans and Afghanistan. After addressing hundreds of US soldiers at the base, he flew by Blackhawk helicopter to Kabul for a meeting with …

I found this video of a cute girl blowing a gum bubble in a bubble in a bubble in a bubble. You’ll be amazed!

Thousands of Iraqis have demonstrated in Baghdad in support of Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the news reporter being held in custody after throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush at a news conference.
In Sadr City, supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr burned American flags to protest against Bush and called for the release of al-Zaidi.
“Bush, Bush, listen well: Two shoes on your head,” the protesters chanted in unison.
In many parts of the Middle East, Arabs hailed the journalist as a hero and admired his offense as an appropriate send-off to …

Microsoft has released their very first application for iPhone, the Seadragon.

Seadragon is an application that allows the users to browse high resolution images from a wall sized displays smoothly on your mobile phone.

The aim of Seadragon is nothing less than to change the way we use screens, from wall-sized displays all the way down to cell phones, so that graphics and photos are smoothly browsed, regardless of the amount of data or the bandwidth of the network.

Former Trailblazer Bonzi Wells has signed for a one year contract with Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
Wells, who arrived in China on Friday, insisted he’s no longer a bad boy. He said he had matured and he would fit in with his new teammates.
“I will not have any problems with the coaches. I am not a bad boy,” the Basketball Pioneers newspaper on Monday quoted Wells as saying.
The 32-year-old will join coach Bob Weiss to improve Shanxi’s overall standing.
Wells averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists …

In a bid to end months of political turmoil, Thai lawmakers has chosen opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as the country’s new prime minister.
The 44-year-old British-born politician and Oxford-educated economist won by vote of 235-198 and ended the seven-year authority of those loyal to the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Abhisit’s Democrat party is well supported in the south and Bangkok, where activists led a 193-day movement against the People Power Party. He defeated a candidate supported by Puea Thai, the Thaksin-backed successor to the PPP, which won 68 more seats than …