SCHMEGMA

1.)  "A Little Bit Longer",  THE JONAS BROTHERS!!!  (147,000 copies)

2.)  "Rock N Roll Jesus",  Kid Rock  (101,000 copies)

3.)  (NEW)  "Illusion of Progress",  Staind  (92,000 copies)

4.)  The soundtrack to the movie version of "Mamma Mia!"  (87,000 copies)

5.)  (NEW)  "Raw Footage",  Ice Cube  (70,000 copies)

THURSDAY TV REMINDERS:  (--Check your local listings.)

--"Pre-Season Football" . . . 7:00 to 10:00 P.M. Eastern on NBC. (--The Washington Redskins host the Jacksonville Jaguars at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.)

--"Big Brother 10" [Eviction Night] . . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on CBS.

--"Live From Abbey Road" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on Sundance.  (--Bryan Adams, Ben Harper and Justin Currie perform.)

--"The Democratic National Convention" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on all the major networks.  (--Barack Obama officially accepts the nomination for president.)

--"Glam God With Vivica A. Fox" . . . 10:00 to 11:00 P.M. on VH1.  (--Melissa Rivers gives the contestants tips for being as annoying on the red-carpet as she is.)

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY'S FATHER WAS A STRAPPING FELLOW WHO DIED WHILE PLEASURING HIS WIFE . . . OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT MATTHEW'S MOTHER SAYS…

WAS O.J. SIMPSON ATTACKED AND BLOODIED UP . . . BY HIS OWN DAUGHTER??? 

LINDSAY LOHAN WANTS HER DAD TO STOP TALKING ABOUT HER.

THE LATEST "VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS" RUMORS:  WILL MICHAEL JACKSON AND MICHAEL PHELPS BE INVOLVED IN THE SHOW??? 

"SURVIVOR" HAS UNVEILED NEXT SEASON'S CAST: 

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/

ONE IN FOUR MEN WOULD GIVE UP SEX FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH . . . IF IT MEANT THEIR FAVORITE TEAM WOULD WIN THE SUPER BOWL…

THE MEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM AT THE HERMITAGE HOTEL IN NASHVILLE HAS BEEN VOTED "AMERICA'S BEST RESTROOM"…

THESE ARE THE 10 COMPANIES WHOSE CARS . . . ON AVERAGE . . .  WILL SAVE YOU THE MOST AT THE PUMP…

#1.)  BMW MINI . . . an average of 27.66 miles per gallon for its 12 models

#2.)  Honda . . . an average of 23.81 miles per gallon for 27 models

#3.)  Chevrolet . . . an average of 23.36 miles per gallon for 88 models

#4.)  Lotus . . . an average of 22.33 miles per gallon for 3 models

#5.)  VW . . . an average of 22.21 miles per gallon for 28 models

#6.)  Pontiac . . . an average of 22.20 miles per gallon for 24 models

#7.)  Saturn . . . an average of 22.14 miles per gallon for 21 models

#8.)  Kia . . . an average of 21.80 miles per gallon for 20 models

#9.)  Suzuki . . . an average of 21.77 miles per gallon for 18 models

#10.)  Toyota . . . an average of 21.60 miles per gallon for 55 models

***VIDEOS OF THE DAY***

#1.)  Here's footage you didn't see at the Olympics.  It's video of MICHAEL PHELPS being a jerk after he wins a race.

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2008/8/Phelps-is-a-sore-winner-561068.html

(Search terms:  Phelps is a sore winner)

#2.)  Watch this bull try to mount a cow and fall right on his butt.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:61229

(Search terms:  why cows hate winter)

#3.)  In 2006, JOHN MCCAIN questioned the American work ethic by offering people $50 an hour to go pick lettuce in Yuma, claiming that no one would accept his offer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWOZKeOauNI

(Search terms:  John McCain trashes American workers)