{blackbabes} Williams sisters move to US Open doubles quarters

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Venus and Serena Williams easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open doubles Sunday, beating the 12th-seeded Spanish team of Garbine Muguruza and Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-1, 6-0.

The sisters are bidding for their 14th Grand Slam doubles title, but first at Flushing Meadows since 2009. They are playing their first tournament together since the second round of Wimbledon in July when they quit after Serena looked disoriented and had trouble reaching balls. The reason given was that she was ill.

They next face the fourth-seeded Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, who beat Americans Vania King and Lisa Raymond 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2.

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{blackbabes} Serena wants Raonic's arm sleeve

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams is both a fashion maven and big server, so she can appreciate the protective sleeve that Milos Raonic has been wearing on his right arm.

What started as a legitimate health need has turned into a bit of a superstition for the fifth-seeded Canadian. Williams just thinks it looks stylish.

''I love your arm sleeve,'' she tweeted to Raonic on Sunday. ''It's super cool and different. Will it help my serve? I want to serve like you. (hash)CanIHaveOne.''

Not that Williams needs help with her serve. She leads the WTA in aces this year, no surprise.

Raonic is third on the men's tour. He started wearing the sleeve in March at Miami to protect a rash from the sun.

Now he's breaking out different colors and patterns.

Asked if he believes the sleeve helps his play, Raonic said Saturday: ''I'm not going to argue when things are going OK.''

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{blackbabes} 'MDA Show of Strength Telethon': Jason Derulo, Jordin Sparks to perform on two-hour showcase

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A Labor Day Weekend television tradition will spend part of its 49th annual telecast revving up for its 50th.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's key fundraising event underwent a major change last year, downsizing to two hours from what once was an almost 24-hour broadcast ... and moving exclusively to ABC after many years on an ad-hoc network of stations across the country. ABC will remain the sole outlet as the MDA Show of Strength Telethon gets a two-hour showcase again Sunday (Aug. 31).

Along with the appeal for funds for research and MDA services, the celebrity performances will encompass glimpses of telethon history. The top four favorite moments, determined by public voting in July and early August, will be shown; longtime telethon host Jerry Lewis' impromptu reunion with his former performing partner Dean Martin (engineered by mutual friend Frank Sinatra in 1976) seems very likely to be among them.

R.A. "Rac" Clark, son of the late television icon Dick Clark, reprises his job from last year as the telethon's executive producer. "We're always looking to be better," he tells Zap2it, "and with the publicity and marketing campaign the MDA has put behind it, and with the awareness that's out there, I think we'll only go up. That's our goal."

Among musical talents on the 2014 event are Rascal Flatts, Jason Derulo, Aloe Blacc, LeAnn Rimes, Fall Out Boy, Sara Evans, American Authors and Bret Michaels.

Presenters of what Clark terms "very emotional stories" include Derulo's significant other Jordin Sparks, Tom Bergeron, Alyssa Milano, Susan Lucci, Charles Esten ("Nashville"), longtime MDA Telethon participant Nancy O'Dell ("Entertainment Tonight") and recent "Rising Star" cast members Josh Groban, Kesha, Ludacris and Brad Paisley.

Clark allows "artist availability" is a major factor, especially when the occasion falls on a holiday.

"What we try to do is pre-tape," he explains. "We decided to go a little earlier with that this year, in late spring or early summer. I think that really worked, because we were between the Wango Tango festival in Los Angeles and the Billboard Music Awards. We kind of drafted off those two events."

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{blackbabes} Gabrielle Union's Wedding Dress Sketch Revealed-See the Stunning Design!

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Here comes the bride all dressed in white!

Gabrielle Union said "I Do" to NBA star Dwyane Wade Saturday evening and we have the very first look at her stunning gown.

E! News has exclusively obtained the sketches of Union's wedding look made by Dennis Basso for Kleinfeld. 

The long-flowing custom made gown was fit perfectly for the bride on her special day.

According to a source, all females in attendance had to match the bride in white attire, while men were asked to dress in all black.  

 

The happy couple was surrounded by family and friends including Wade's two sons and nephew.

The Miami Heat star proposed to Union back in December 2013 after nearly four years of dating. The baller treated his special lady to an 8.5 carats engagement ring worth nearly $1 million.

"He was 100% involved in the process," Jason Arasheban, CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, told E! News shortly after the proposal. "I made three personal visits to Miami to present different options until they found the perfect one. Dwyane picked out the stone and they made the ring custom."

Wade recently gushed to Oprah Winfrey about his new bride claiming she makes his "eyes sparkle."

The NBA stud also wanted to be involved in the wedding planning process.

"My dude is having a princess moment," Union joked in Vegas magazine. "D's very involved in every detail."

Congrats to the happy couple! 

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{blackbabes} Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Are Married

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From Being Mary Jane to being married!

Actress Gabrielle Union, 41, star of the hit BET drama about a woman unlucky in love, found her own happy ending Saturday, marrying long-time boyfriend Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade, 32.

The pair wed in Miami in front of an intimate crowd of family and friends. Wade's two children from a previous marriage and a nephew he's raising helped Wade propose back in December.

John Legend performed at the ceremony, and the bride wore a romantic Dennis Basso gown. Wade wore customized Dsquared2, his personally designed Wedding Collection bowtie from The Tie Bar and a boutonniére by Floral Fix. This is the second marriage for both Wade and Union.

The couple set up a 1930s era juke joint for party guests, serving Vanilla Puddin' Chardonnay as the official white wine for the wedding.

Cheers to the newlyweds!

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{blackbabes} Serena beats another compatriot to advance

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Serena Williams faced the toughest test yet in her U.S Open title defense before advancing to the round of 16 with a hard-played 6-3 6-3 win over Varvara Lepchenko on Saturday.

World number one Williams, who had lost a total of five games in her first two matches in a quest to win a third successive U.S. Open, battled for 95 wind-blown minutes against the left-hander, the third fellow American she has met in the tournament.

"My opponent today was spectacular. It was really a good match and it just shows how far Varvara has come, so I'm really proud of her," Williams said.

Williams was level 3-3 before running off the last three game of the opening set. Tied again at 3-3 in the second set, the 32-year-old, 17-times grand slam singles winner repeated the feat to claim victory over the 52nd-ranked Lepchenko.

Next up for Williams will be either 15th seed Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain or Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.

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{blackbabes} Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez Celebrate Wedding Anniversary in Hawaii

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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez sure know how to celebrate!

The couple marked their one-year wedding anniversary on July 13, but celebrated in a big way this week by indulging in some fun in the sun in Hawaii, a source tells PEOPLE.

With Berry's daughter, Nahla, 6, and baby Maceo, 10 months, in tow, the whole clan was spotted spending quality time together in Maui – and even got a little adventure in with some parasailing and zip-lining.

"They were excited to take a family trip," says the source."[Halle and Olivier] visited Maui together before Maceo was born and love it."

The Oscar winner wed Martinez, both 48, at the Château des Conde in Vallery, France, last summer after costarring in 2010's Dark Tide. They welcomed their son, Maceo-Robert, last fall.

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