ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

New England Patriots cheerleaders wait to perform in the first half of the NFL pre-season football game between the Patriots and the St. Louis Rams in Foxborough, Mass., on Thursday night.
REUTERS PHOTO: BRIAN SNYDER

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

Lead singer Bono of Irish rock band U2 performs in the rain during their 360 Degree Tour at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on Wednesday night.

REUTERS PHOTO: DENIS SINYAKOV

IT MAKES YOU HAPPY!

Celebrating the end of summer break, three Vancouver girls enjoy the final minutes of a spectacular sunset, at West Vancouver's Ambleside beach. Sadly for the Lower Mainland, the great run of sunshine is coming to an end this weekend.

PHOTO: MARK VAN MANEN, POSTMEDIA NEWS

SHE WANTED A RING FOR CHRISTMAS!

Miesha Tate celebrates after defeating Hitomi Akano of Japan in the Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Tournament Championship bout at Dodge Theater on Friday in Phoenix, Ariz.

GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: CHRISTIAN PETERSEN

DJ LINES UP A MAJOR PUTT!

Dustin Johnson lines up his putt on the 18th green during the final day of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin. He finished tied for first but was given a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a bunker and missed the playoff.

McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS PHOTO: TOM LYNN

HERE HE STANDS...AND THERE...AND THERE!

A young girl checks out one of the 800 figures of Martin Luther of an installation by German artist Ottmar Hoerl at the market square in the eastern German city of Wittenberg on Sunday. The art work under the name 'Martin Luther: Here I stand...' will be presented until Sept. 12.

AFP PHOTO /GETTY IMAGES:  JAN WOITAS

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, SORT OF!

The dance group 'Beachgirls' entertain during the CEV women's European Beach Volleyball Championship in Berlin on Saturday.

AFP PHOTO /GETTY IMAGES:  JOHANNES EISELE

HOT COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

The second annual Rockin' River Music Festival in Mission, B.C., on the weekend was hot, thanks to good music and record-breaking heat. Some music fans found real fans to stay cool.

PNG PHOTO: STEVE BOSCH

ALL EYES ON TIGER'S DRIVES!

Tiger Woods hits a shot from the gravel on the second hole as fans look on during the second round of the 92nd PGA Championship on the Straits Course at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin on Friday.

GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: SAM GREENWOOD

THE SMILE IS BACK ... NOW HE NEEDS GAME!

A smiling Tiger Woods answers questions during a news conference at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday. The World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament starts today and The Bearded One plays to play!
McCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS PHOTO: ED SUBA JR.

WORLD'S FINEST SURFIN' USA!

World Champion Kelly Slater of the United States competes in the men's heats of the U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, Calif., on Wednesday. The event celebrates its 51st year beside the historic Huntington Pier which is considered the birthplace of California's surfing culture.

GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: MARK RALSTON

A-ROD JUICES NO. 600 AGAINST JAYS

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez waves to the cheering crowd after he hit his 600th career home run off Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Shaun Marcum in the first inning of their American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday.
REUTERS PHOTO: MIKE SEGAR