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Photos of The Undefeated: Aug. 26 – Sept. 1

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Brent Lewis By Brent Lewis @blewisphoto
September 2, 2016
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Apologies for the absence last week, but we are back in full effect. There is so much happening this week, from the start of football season, Beyoncé slaying at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, styles at the Afropunk Festival, tennis great Serena Williams going for history and somehow Puff Daddy aka Diddy aka P. Diddy aka Puffy aka Yeah Ah Ha Take That making moves, and as always the Photo Bomb has the best of photos of the week.

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  • People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
    People participate in the annual Afropunk Music festival on August 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
  • Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts, right, celebrates with Chris Young, left, and Jackie Bradley Jr. after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Boston. The Red Sox won 9-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
    Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts, right, celebrates with Chris Young, left, and Jackie Bradley Jr. after a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, in Boston. The Red Sox won 9-4. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  • Gael Monfils of France returns a shot to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during his first round Men's Singles match on Day One of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
    Gael Monfils of France returns a shot to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during his first round Men's Singles match on Day One of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
  • Venus Williams of the US reacts to losing a point against Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine during their 2016 US Open Womens Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
    Venus Williams of the US reacts to losing a point against Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine during their 2016 US Open Womens Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
  • Serena Williams of the US serves against Vania King of the US during their 2016 US Open Womens Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
    Serena Williams of the US serves against Vania King of the US during their 2016 US Open Womens Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 1, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
  • Puff Daddy (R) performs on stage with son Christian Combs (L) during the Live Nation presents Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour sponsored by Ciroc Vodka, AQUAhydrate, DeLeon Tequila, Sean John and Macy's opening night at United Center on September 1, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation)
    Puff Daddy (R) performs on stage with son Christian Combs (L) during the Live Nation presents Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour sponsored by Ciroc Vodka, AQUAhydrate, DeLeon Tequila, Sean John and Macy's opening night at United Center on September 1, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation)
  • Beyonce performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
    Beyonce performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
  • Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter in tulle, feathers and sequins before the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
    Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter in tulle, feathers and sequins before the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
  • Rappers Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/FilmMagic)
    Rappers Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/FilmMagic)
  • Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields takes a bite of her new gold medal while on stage at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016.
    Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields takes a bite of her new gold medal while on stage at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Mich., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016.
  • President Diageo North America Dierdre Mahlan, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and President NYSE Group Tom Farley ring the NYSE Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange on August 30, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)
    President Diageo North America Dierdre Mahlan, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and President NYSE Group Tom Farley ring the NYSE Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange on August 30, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)
  • President Barack Obama pauses at the Battle of Midway Navy Memorial as he tours on Midway Atoll in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    President Barack Obama pauses at the Battle of Midway Navy Memorial as he tours on Midway Atoll in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • Diann Aldridge (third from left), the mother of Nykea Aldridge is counseled during a prayer vigil for her daughter outside Willie Mae Morris Empowerment Center on August 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Nykea Aldridge, a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, was shot in the head and killed when a stray bullet struck her while she was pushing her baby in a stroller Friday afternoon near an elementary school on Chicago's south side.
    Diann Aldridge (third from left), the mother of Nykea Aldridge is counseled during a prayer vigil for her daughter outside Willie Mae Morris Empowerment Center on August 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Nykea Aldridge, a cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, was shot in the head and killed when a stray bullet struck her while she was pushing her baby in a stroller Friday afternoon near an elementary school on Chicago's south side.
  • Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) leaps for the end zone as he's hit by Appalachian State linebacker Kennan Gilchrist (6), defensive lineman Caleb Fuller (51) and defensive back Desmond Franklin (34) during overtime of an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 20-13. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
    Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) leaps for the end zone as he's hit by Appalachian State linebacker Kennan Gilchrist (6), defensive lineman Caleb Fuller (51) and defensive back Desmond Franklin (34) during overtime of an NCAA college football game Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee won 20-13. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
  • Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff arms P.J. Williams #25 of the New Orleans Saints during the first half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 26, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
    Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff arms P.J. Williams #25 of the New Orleans Saints during the first half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 26, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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