The following article contains spoilers for the season finale of HBO’s Sharp Objects and its post-credit scene.
First of all, if anyone happened to miss the post-credits scene in Sharp Objects, that’s OK. It’s tacked on waayyy at the end of the credits after the production company stingers and it’s entirely forgivable that the ending was so traumatizing as to dissuade people from watching to the end.
That said, definitely watch it.
The spooky scene shows Amma Crellin (presumably in flashback) standing at the edge of the woods in a white dress, staring at the camera as if to lure it to follow her into the forest. Even though the scene is only a few seconds long, it confirms a few things about her short-lived career as Wind Gap’s resident child-killer.
Amma’s white dress makes her resemble the Woman in White, the local legend that 8-year-old James Capisi claimed took victim Natalie Keene from a park. Camille interviews James about what he saw, but the Chief of Police tells her to discount his statement because the Capisi family aren’t well regarded in the town.
As an aside, Chief Vickery is the worst cop ever, right? Like he’s 0-2 when it comes to catching murderers and both of those murderers lived in the same house.
The post-credits scene also makes a few of Amma’s throwaway lines reflexively sinister, including the time she told Camille she stopped being friends with Natalie and Ann because they still wanted to do “kid stuff” like play in the woods — it’s possible Amma told Natalie she wanted to play with her again, which probably sounded great to Natalie, who had recently lost her best friend to the killer.
For anyone hoping for a longer scene that explained more about what Amma did and what happened to her after, the scene may come as a bit of a disappointment. Sharp Objects seems content to let a few of its mysteries lie, such as whether or not Amma had help in pulling Natalie and Ann’s teeth out, and how she moved Natalie’s body to the windowsill in the center of town (signs point to her friends helping her but there’s no confirmation of their involvement).
Still, the post-credit does add some creepy context to Amma’s clearly pre-meditated and heinous crimes and definitely places her as one of TV’s most terrifying teens.
We’re getting closer to the home stretch of Big Brother 20, and the sense of inevitability is starting to kick in. Level Six have had a stranglehold over the game almost from the beginning, while The Hive (formerly known as Foute) are now down to the showmance of Faysal and Haleigh; every time a major opportunity landed on their laps, they managed to find new ways of sabotaging themselves. Will that history continue to haunt Fessleigh as a new week approaches?
We join the house right where we left off on Thursday, as the “Sweet Shot” competition is getting underway. Everyone has different motivations (or lack thereof) going into the game. Tyler is working on not winning, as he simply has too many deals in the game going forward to burn a bridge directly. Haleigh sees this HoH as her lone opportunity for safety, finally realizing she can’t trust anyone left in the house. JC, certain no one is going after him (probably because they forgot he’s still living there), is having a ball in the ball pit and also doesn’t feel a need to win. Brett and Kaycee, neither competition beasts by any stretch, are focused on the win to keep themselves and their alliance safe. A half-hour into the hour time limit, no one has come close to the perfect shot. Angela, who earlier told the diary room she didn’t see a reason to be HoH this week, scores a 39 with minutes to spare, enough to make her the reluctant new Head of Household. The win keeps Level Six in power, but Angela is more focused on her safety. With this being her second time in charge of the house, she can’t afford to have any more blood on her hands. Faysal obliviously gloats that after what he considers a “brilliant” HoH reign, he now runs the game again thanks to his new “alliance” with Tyler and Angela. Little does he know…
Angela is uncertain as to how to proceed this week; does she go against her word and put up Faysal and/or Haleigh, or will she pull off something else and keep her hands clean? Faysal is confident their new alliance is set and that Sam is the target. Sam, meanwhile, feels burned and left in the dark by Tyler, her lone ally in the game. Brett, Kaycee, Tyler, and Angela celebrate their good fortune with a spastic dance party in the bedroom, which is quickly interrupted by an unaware Haleigh. Finally taking off the blinders she’s been wearing for the last two months, Haleigh realizes there’s an alliance between these four. She tells Fessy this information, which he dismisses with dumb quotes like “you can’t put two big targets up” and “I made a final four deal with her;” none of which are things that have ever stopped anyone from going home this or any season. Fessy’s still certain Sam is the one going home, while Haleigh is left to think she’ll be the target instead.
Level Six meets up to plan for this week’s nominations. Brett and Kaycee are set on putting up Faysal and Haleigh together to ensure one of the two will go home, but Angela believes the best way to get less blood on her hands is to get Sam out, as she’s less of a threat to anyone’s game. When Angela tells Haleigh the whole house is on board to get Sam out (they’re not), Haleigh volunteers to be put up next to her, seemingly as a pawn. Haleigh explains in the diary room that she’s doing this as a sign of trust toward their final four deal, while Angela’s incredulous at how this week is falling in line for her. “Maybe she’s just as dumb as her boyfriend,” Angela tells the diary room (not far off, actually). Fessy finds this out and says he’ll talk with Angela. When he does meet with her, he tries to steer her away from putting Haleigh up, as she’s a number to get Sam out. Angela nods and blinks along, but says almost nothing the whole conversation as Fessy talks and talks about what a bad idea it would be. Fessy then explains his concerns to Tyler, saying it’ll compromise their alliance (which is again, not a real thing) and could put Haleigh out the door instead in case of any veto shenanigans. Haleigh walks into the discussion, and it quickly turns into a bickering match between the showmance, as she feels that he’s shutting her down instead of playing for her. Their spat moves into the bathroom, where Haleigh tells Fessy that she feels frustrated at his insistence in getting into her gameplay as she feels the mythical final four deal with Tyler and Angela is more for him than for her because she’s put them both up for eviction in the past. Fessy responds maturely by rolling his eyes, grunting, and asking the cameras if they think Haleigh’s having an attitude. His patronizing attitude is gnawing at Haleigh, who tells the diary room that if he’s acting like this in the house, she has no idea how he’ll be outside of it. “I don’t need anyone talking down to me, and I don’t need anyone trying to speak over me,” she adds.
We get a segment that finally reveals JC’s longterm strategy: feeding the houseguests with unhealthily prepared chili dogs and extra sugary coffee to get them to gain weight. Dan Gheesling would be so proud. Meanwhile, sparks are flying between Tyler and Angela. The two are starting to bond, and the rest of the house is starting to notice. Both admit to crushes in their respective confessionals, and we get a brief glimpse of them kissing and cuddling in bed, but they seem to be putting any further romantic possibilities on the back-burner. Now focused on their gameplay, the two talk about what it would mean to break their faux-alliance up and put up Faysal and/or Haleigh. Angela again talks about how risky it would be to put them both up, believing she’d be an immediate target if the power shifts next week. Both agree that targeting Sam is the safe and agreeable choice, but that it may just be too late to play it safe.
Brett and JC are both worried about what this week’s nominations would mean regarding their futures. Both believe they could be the veto replacement if one of the discussed nomination pairings, Haleigh and Sam, are indeed this week’s nominees. Brett tells the diary room that taking out Sam this week is a waste of a week when they can put up Faysal and Haleigh, two people guaranteed to be gunning for Level Six in any event. JC takes it upon himself to make the Fessleigh pitch to Tyler and Angela, telling them that it’s merely a numbers game at this point and that Angela has the numbers now to make the big moves. JC, who at this point actually believes he’s in Level Six (he’s not), tells them that his friendship with Faysal was just for information and that he has no problem voting him out if it means he’s safe. Angela, now convinced that any veto-related outcome would be too risky for her future game, is now convinced the best thing is to put Fessleigh up side by side.
It’s time for the nomination announcements, and despite another lame-brained pitch from Faysal, Angela pulls the trigger and nominates him and Haleigh next to each other for eviction. She makes a speech saying she couldn’t fully trust them to commit to any plan granted how late in the game they approached her for an alliance. Faysal finally realizes he’s made a colossal mistake and says in the diary room that he should have just gone for Angela or Tyler last week instead of, you know, mortally ruining his alliance for good. JC manages to take credit for this entire situation, crowning himself Fessy’s puppet-master, even though he’s done nothing of any actual worth in this game except perhaps give everyone food poisoning. This all but guarantees the end of Fessleigh as we know it, but can one of them win the veto and secure their safety ahead of the eviction? See you Wednesday.
David Katz, who is believed to be the suspect in the Jacksonville, Florida, video game tournament shooting, was 24 years old and from Baltimore.
He had come to Florida to participate in the Madden NFL 19 competition at the Jacksonville Landing entertainment complex, which was live streamed on Twitch, where the shooting can be heard. The competition was held in a gaming bar that shares space with a pizzeria. Viewers can watch the games online and see the players.
Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said authorities believe Katz carried out the attack using at least one handgun. Williams said the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot, adding authorities were still making final confirmation of his identity with the FBI assisting them in Baltimore. Two other people died and nine were injured.
Katz allegedly got upset about losing the game, according to some media reports.
The game’s maker, EA Sports, lists a David Katz as a 2017 championship winner.
Katz was active in eSports, tournaments where video game players compete, and get seen on social media playing. He was believed to be known as “Bread” and won the February 2017 Buffalo Bills tournament of the Madden NFL football game.
The first trailer for the long-awaited return of True Detective is here.
Above is the first look at the HBO’s third season of the gritty crime series.
The season stars Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) and “tells the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.”
Ali plays the lead role of Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. Stephen Dorff (Blade) plays his partner, Roland West, an Arkansas State Investigator whose career has been influenced by a baffling crime Arkansas. Ray Fisher (Justice League) plays Wayne’s son and Carmen Ejogo (Selma) plays Amelia Reardon, an Arkansas schoolteacher.
The season is written by series creator Nic Pizzolatto, who is also splitting director duties with Jeremy Saulnier and Daniel Sackheim. There’s no premiere date set.
Eric Rogers, Dave Osborn and Susan Miller, USA TODAY Network
Published 9:12 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2018 | Updated 9:58 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2018
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Multiple fatalities occurred in a shooting at a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. USA TODAY
JACKSONVILLE – Customers come to the Chicago Pizza and Sports Grille to sip beers, talk sports and indulge in deep-dish pies and other pub grub.
On Sunday, the calm of a weekend afternoon at the riverfront hangout was shattered when gunfire ripped through the air and a stampede to escape ensued — many scrambling from a gaming parlor at the back of the restaurant.
Witnesses described a harrowing scene before three people, including the gunman, were dead and 11 were injured in a storm of bullets.
Braheem Johnson, a cook at the grill, caught a glimpse of the shooter, whom he described as a young male of average build who fired into the crowd using a large caliber handgun with a laser sight attachment.
“I just heard shots and I looked at the window and I see him,” Johnson said. “Dude came in there, basically like, to kill … He was just in his rampage mode.”
Johnson barricaded himself and some customers in the restaurant and grabbed a pair of kitchen knives. “If you come into this kitchen, you’re bound to get stabbed,” Johnson said he told the gunman.
Sunday evening, Sheriff Mike Williams said the shooter was believed to be David Katz, 24, of Baltimore. He said the FBI was searching the man’s home as part of the investigation.
Marquis Williams told the Associated Press he and his girlfriend, Taylor Poindexter, were ordering pizza at the restaurant when shots erupted.
“Initially we thought it was a balloon popping, but there weren’t any balloons in the room. Then we heard repeat shots and we took off running.”
Williams participated in the gaming tournament earlier that Sunday, he said. Gamers sit in chairs in front of monitors with headsets to play popular games such as Fortnite or Madden NFL 19.
The path to the restroom at the restaurant would take customers through the gaming parlor, called the GLHF Game Bar. Both spaces are located at an entertainment complex called Jacksonville Landing.
Later Sunday, a few city blocks away from the shooting scene, local residents bemoaned the notion that their beloved “boardwalk” was tarnished forever.
“Now I won’t bring my 5-year-old over there,” said Jesse Santiago of Jacksonville. “That place usually has a lot of kids in it. I just got my boardwalk ruined.”
Chris Haight wondered why someone would even think to bring a handgun to a video game tournament. “I can’t get past the fact that a grown man was playing video games, which I’m OK with, but now three people are dead and others are injured because he got mad and decided to pull out a gun.”
Bartender Adam Kenneway at nearby Spliff’s Gastro Pub said he arrived for his shift a few hours after the shooting to find his restaurant was on lockdown.
“That video game area is hardcore, not like an arcade,” he said. “It’s a very tight-knit community and people were coming from all around for this tournament.”
Contributing: David Osborn and John Torres, USA TODAY Network; The Associated Press
The first footage from the final season of Game of Thrones is here (below). HBO revealed a surprise video Sunday night touting the premium cable network’s 2019 lineup. Included in the trailer is footage from both the previous season of GoT and a few glimpses Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington in the highly anticipated season 8.
Also in the mix: A first look at True Detective‘s long-awaited season 3, Meryl Streep joining Big Little Lies season 2 and the return of Veep following its hiatus for star Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ cancer treatment. The footage aired in front of the season finale of Sharp Objects.
One big title absent from the 2019 trailer: A first look at Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen, which shot a pilot and recently received a series greenlight with a premiere planned for next year.
GoT returns for its final six episodes that will air during the first half of 2019. There have been reports over the weekend claiming the show’s return has been “delayed” to mid-2019 making not eligible for Emmys until 2020. Rest assured, “first half of 2019” means exactly that, and HBO expects the show will air all its episodes in time for the 2019 Emmy eligibility cut off.
The subject of Tiger Woods and his relationship President Trump was brought up during a news conference Sunday following Woods’ final-round 70 at The Northern Trust.
Woods did his best to avoid being partisan or provocative when asked the following question:
“At times, especially 2018, I think a lot of people, especially colored immigrants are threatened by him and his policy — what do you say to people who might find it interesting that you have a friendly relationship with him?”
His answer was less than a full-throated endorsement of the president’s agenda:
“He’s the President of the United States. You have to respect the office. No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office.”
Trump has been a frequent golfing partner with Woods and the two have known each other for a number of years. Woods has also played golf with former presidents Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama.
“We’ve played golf together. We’ve had dinner together. I’ve known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency,” Woods said when asked to detail his relationship with the 45th president.
And Woods took a pass when asked to comment on the state and discourse of race relations in the United States.
“No. I just finished 72 holes and really hungry,” he added.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
Published 3:50 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2018 | Updated 3:57 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2018
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The cast of “Crazy Rich Asians” gathers around the dinner table to talk about their favorite dishes growing up. USA TODAY
NEW YORK – The opening weekend for “Crazy Rich Asians” was historic. Its second weekend was even more impressive.
The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6 percent from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Almost as many people turned out over the weekend for “Crazy Rich Asians” as they did the weekend before – an unheard-of hold for a non-holiday release. Drops of close to 50 percent are common for wide releases.
But propelled by enthusiastic reviews and an eagerness for a major Hollywood film led by Asian stars, “Crazy Rich Asians” is showing almost unprecedented legs. After opening last weekend with $35.3 million from Wednesday to Sunday and $26.5 million for the weekend, the release – the first Hollywood studio movie in 25 years with an all-Asian cast – already has grossed $76.8 million.
The adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel, starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding, was helped by weak competition. The critically slammed R-rated puppet caper “The Happytime Murders” made its debut in third place with $10.1 million, a career-low wide release for star Melissa McCarthy. The robot-dog fantasy “A.X.L.” flopped with $2.9 million.
But the talk of the weekend was the sustained success of “Crazy Rich Asians,” which earned about the same from one Saturday to the next.
“I’ve been telling my team that Bigfoot sightings are more common than zero percent Saturday drops,” says Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros.
Goldstein notes that the movie’s audience was 44 percent Asian-American for opening weekend; that percentage fell to 27 percent in the second weekend, while Caucasian and Hispanic ticket buyers grew. “The audience is broadening,” he says.
The remarkable hold left many in Hollywood searching for comparisons. While such slim drops or second-week increases regularly happen on holiday weekends, the last time something similar happened was “The Sixth Sense” (minus 3.4 percent in August 1999) or “The Fugitive” (minus 5.6 percent in August 1993).
“There’s no greater indicator of the enthusiasm of an audience than a minimal drop in a second weekend,” says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore. “This isn’t the product of opening-weekend hype. This is the product of a great movie resonating very strongly with all audiences. The movie has become a cultural phenomenon.”
“Crazy Rich Asians” also expanded internationally, though with a more muted effect. It grossed an estimated $6 million in 18 markets, including $1.8 million on 105 screens in Singapore, where much of the movie is set.
“The Happytime Murders,” which cost about $40 million to make, came into the weekend with some of the worst reviews of the year (22 percent “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes), despite the pedigree of the Jim Henson Co. Brian Henson, Jim’s son, directed the raunchy L.A. detective tale, a kind of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” for puppets.
Rounding out the rest of the top five: Jason Statham’s summer shark sensation, “The Meg,” held strong in second place with $13 million in its third weekend. Tom Cruise’s latest “Mission: Impossible” installment, “Fallout,” held on in fourth place with $8 million. Disney’s live-action Winnie the Pooh movie, starring Ewan McGregor as “Christopher Robin,” was fifth with $6.3 million.
In limited release, the John Cho-starring thriller “Searching” landed a $28,000 per-screen average with $250,000 in nine theaters.
Andy Murray pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon on the eve of the Championships
2018 US Open
Dates: 27 August-9 September Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Coverage: Live radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website
Andy Murray is one of four Britons starting their US Open campaigns when the fourth and final major of the year begins in New York on Monday.
The 31-year-old Scot makes his Grand Slam return against Australia’s James Duckworth on the new Louis Armstrong Stadium about 18:00 BST.
British number one Kyle Edmund meets Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi at 16:00, while Cameron Norrie also plays on court 13 against Jordan Thompson at about 20:30.
Heather Watson faces Russian Ekaterina Makarova on court four about 18:00.
Johanna Konta, Britain’s fifth representative, plays French sixth seed Caroline Garcia on Tuesday.
Six-time champion Serena Williams opens the night session at 7pm local time (00:00 BST) on Arthur Ashe Stadium – Flushing Meadows’ imposing 23,700-seater main court – following an on-court performance by American pop star Kelly Clarkson as part of the tournament’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
Following Williams’ match against Poland’s Magda Linette, world number one Rafael Nadal opens the defence of his men’s singles title against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
Former champion Stan Wawrinka starts the day session on Ashe against eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov, with women’s top seed Simona Halep playing on Armstrong before Murray’s match.
Defending champion Sloane Stephens follows Murray on Armstrong, the 14,000-capacity secondary show court which has been rebuilt with a retractable roof and reopens this year, when she plays Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina.
Andy Murray met the media at the new Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday
Konta and Edmund lead British hopes
Konta is the only Briton to have gained direct entry to the women’s draw by virtue of her ranking, but is outside of the seedings after a year during which she has tumbled down the rankings to 46th.
The 27-year-old was the seventh seed at Flushing Meadows last year and could have ended the tournament as the world number one, but lost to unseeded Serb Aleksandra Krunic in the first round.
She has struggled for consistent form since being beaten by Venus Williams in last year’s Wimbledon semi-finals, losing five matches in a row at the end of the year and reaching just one final in 2018.
The American hard-court season has given her some positivity going into the US Open, Konta inflicting a career-worst defeat on Serena Williams in San Jose before beating Grand Slam winners Jelena Ostapenko and Victoria Azarenka in Montreal.
Johanna Konta took less than an hour to win 6-1 6-0 against Serena Williams last month
Edmund, the highest-ranked Briton in either draw and seeded 16th at the US Open, is looking to at least match his run to the last 16 two years ago.
The 23-year-old Yorkshireman has only managed one victory in three tournaments on the American hard courts, leading to him accepting a wildcard at the Winston-Salem Open, where he lost in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Norrie is the only other Briton to gain direct entry into the main draw, while Watson earned her place on Friday following three victories in qualifying.
Murray comeback set for stern test
Scot Murray pulled out of this year’s Wimbledon on the eve of the Championships, saying he was not ready to compete in five-set matches following surgery in January.
The former world number one, who won his first Slam title at the US Open in 2012, is now ranked 378th in the world but will compete at Flushing Meadows because of his protected ranking.
Murray has played tournaments in Washington and Cincinnati in preparation for the fourth and final major of the tennis season.
He won three matches at the Citi Open in Washington, including a second-round victory over new British number one Edmund, but lost to France’s world number 17 Lucas Pouille in the first round at Cincinnati.
Djokovic aims to equal Sampras tally
Rafael Nadal beat Kevin Anderson in last year’s final to win his third US Open title
Murray is one of seven former US Open champions in the men’s field and all – except perhaps the Briton and wildcard Stan Wawrinka, who is also returning from long-term injury – are expected to be among the main challengers.
Novak Djokovic: After winning his 13th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon last month, the 31-year-old Serb is the favourite to win on his return to Flushing Meadows.
He missed the tournament last year with an elbow injury but his triumphs at SW19 and Cincinnati – where he beat Roger Federer to complete the career ‘Golden Masters’ – show he has recaptured his best form.
Now the sixth seed hopes to match the Grand Slam tally of Pete Sampras, whom he describes as his “biggest role model”.
Rafael Nadal: The world number one has only played in the Rogers Cup since his semi-final defeat by Djokovic at Wimbledon – and won the title.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters last week, saying he wanted to rest his body before the US Open.
Roger Federer: Like Nadal, the 37-year-old Swiss has been smart with his scheduling as he continues to defy the ageing process.
The world number two, a 20-time Grand Slam winner, made his comeback at Cincinnati, reaching the final in his first outing since Wimbledon.
Juan Martin del Potro: When the giant Argentine won the US Open as a 20-year-old in 2009, many expected him to challenge for more Slams over the following years.
His career has been hampered by serious wrist injuries but he has battled back and reached a career-high third in the rankings last week.
Marin Cilic: The 2014 champion has won five matches in his two tournaments on the hard courts, losing to Rafael Nadal in Toronto and Djokovic in Cincinnati.
Williams ‘not going to New York to lose’
Despite reaching the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Angelique Kerber, Serena Williams says she is still at the start of a “long comeback”.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion is seeded 17th at Flushing Meadows, moving up from her world ranking of 26 to take into account tournaments she missed while she was pregnant with daughter Olympia, who was born last September.
Williams fell to the heaviest defeat of her career against Konta in San Jose last month, later revealing she discovered shortly before the match that the man convicted of killing her half-sister had been released on parole.
The 36-year-old American is bidding for a seventh US Open title.
“I’m not going in there thinking I’m going to lose. That’s not being Serena. That’s being someone else,” she said.
Which other women will challenge?
Simona Halep lost to Kiki Bertens in the final of the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday
Simona Halep: The world number one lifted her first Grand Slam trophy at the French Open in June which, according to the legendary Martina Navratilova, has increased the 26-year-old Romanian’s confidence and belief. However the Romanian’s preparation has been disrupted by a heel injury that forced her withdrawal from the final warm-up event in Connecticut.
“I think Halep’s new confidence and attitude are going to make her more proactive during rallies, and that’s going to help her to play better on the US Open hard courts,” Navratilova told the WTA.
Sloane Stephens: The defending champion has a formidable record on the North American hard courts, having won 32 matches and lost eight on the surface in the past year.
The 25-year-old American, who is ranked third in the world, is aiming to become only the fourth woman to retain the title since 2000 after the Williams sisters and Kim Clijsters.
Angelique Kerber: Current form and past pedigree mark out the Wimbledon champion as one of the main contenders.
Only Halep stands above of her in the year-to-date rankings as the 30-year-old German continues her renaissance under Konta’s former coach Wim Fissette, and the 2016 champion has already shown she can win at Flushing Meadows.
Caroline Wozniacki: Like Halep, the world number two won her first Slam this year – with victory at the Australian Open in January. But she has been unable to build on that in recent months.
An early exit at Wimbledon has been followed by a knee injury which forced the 28-year-old Dane to retire during the recent Cincinnati Masters – not the ideal build-up as she aims to go one better than runner-up finishes in 2009 and 2014.
Schedule of play (all start times BST)
Monday, 27 August: Round one (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Tuesday, 28 August: Round one (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Wednesday, 29 August: Round two (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Thursday, 30 August: Round two (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Friday, 31 August: Round three (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Saturday, 1 September: Round three (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Sunday, 2 September: Round four (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Monday, 3 September: Round four (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Tuesday, 4 September: Quarter-finals (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
Wednesday, 5 September: Quarter-finals (day session 16:00, night session 00:00)
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Tammy the would-be steak stealer is coming back to Mom.
EW has learned exclusively that Kristen Johnston will reprise her role as Tammy Diffendorf, Bonnie’s (Allison Janney) foster sister who landed in prison because she attempted to rob an Outback Steakhouse.
Johnston will be featured in three episodes this season.
“She’s going to get out of prison and live with Bonnie and Christy [Anna Faris],” explains creator/showrunner Gemma Baker. “It’s going to be really fun.”
Johnston last appeared in the season 4 episode “Crazy Snakes and a Clog to the Head,” which explained how Bonnie first met Tammy in a foster house before she got her kicked out and Tammy’s life went downhill as a result. Tammy hit rock bottom at an Outback restaurant, where she attempted to swipe steaks on a “Cops Eat Free” night. She was arrested by 32 people.
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