TIGER WOODS

This morning, Tiger Woods made his first appearance since the death of his father Earl, who passed away on May 3. Tiger made a special appearance for the children at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas where he put on a demonstration for the kids. Tiger only answered questions from the audience members, and not reporters. Woods was asked what advice he had for his young fans. “I think the greatest advice is to care and share,” Woods said. “My dad was so adamant about that line. He said if you care about something, you’ll share it. And if you love life, you’ll share life. I love kids and I’ll share with them whatever I have.” *Side note: I love ya Tiger, but the blue shorts gotta go.

CAMILO VILLEGAS
Camilo Villegas will be competing for his share of the $5.5 million dollar purse in the Memorial Tournement in Columbus Ohio. The tourney starts today and runs through June 4th. Fret not my Camilo fans, if he crawls, I will deliver the goods.

ANDY RODDICK IS OUT

It’s been a painful journey to watch. The downfall of one of the hottest men on the court, Andy Roddick, has reached its peak. Roddick was forced to retire and withdraw from the French Open today due to that eternally injured left ankle of his. Thankfully, we’ve got a plethora of hotties competing at the Open, including James Blake, Raphael Nadal, and that oh-so-arrogant Roger Federer. Best of luck to A-Rod, who really needs to re-evaluate what the hell he has been doing wrong for the last two years.

OWN A PIECE OF NASCAR?
Checkered Motorsports is offering NASCAR fans an opportunity to own a piece of the action. And no, that piece is not one of the drivers, sorry. As it stands, NASCAR allows anyone to field a Nextel Cup Team. Checkered Motorsports is betting that with over 75 million NASCAR fans, there’s a big chance that some people interested in doing so. Each year, NASCAR revises rules and regulations; and in a few years they might not allow anyone to get in, so now is your chance. Here’s how it works. Checkered Motorsports is asking interested fans to invest an initial $10 to get the process started; approximately 100,000 deposits are needed. Once this has been established, the balance, $500, will be due. At this time, “investors” will become co-owners and will receive their legal documents. James E. Pierce, President of C.M said: “As a co-owner, the sky’s the limit when it comes to benefits…among the return on investment, other benefits may include: auctions for racecar accessories; VIP passes; the ability to display a company logo; and much, much more.” Checkered Motorsports is the first fan-based corporation in the history of NASCAR. Learn how to become a co-owner at: www.checkeredmotorsports.com

WORLD CUP
According to reports, an estimated $420 million has been invested in officially partnering U.S.-based corporations to gain worldwide visibility during the World Cup. As we have seen, the U.S. lags significantly behind other countries, even India, when to comes to being passionate about “the beautiful game” of soccer. The latest poll by Global Market Insite, Inc. reveals that 56% of American World Cup fans do not know that the 2006 Soccer World Cup will take place in Germany, and only 1 in 10 plans to follow the game. What is wrong with you people? I’m trying to motivate, so start paying attention!

SHIRTS COMES OFF DURING THE GAMES

Denmark’s Jacob Sorensen, center, and his teammates, lost their European Under 21 Soccer Championship group B match against Ukraine Monday, advancing Ukraine to the semi finals. And they still took their shirts off!

Some ideal pin-up hotties to motivate you: Swiss national soccer player Ricardo Cabanas (L), and my favorite Italian dish, Alessandro Del Piero (R).

Brazilian Athlebrity Ronaldinho wears an earring, which reads R10 in reference to the number on his T-shirt.

The “beautiful game” has given us a peek at how the rest of the world is preparing for the big event, and has afforded us an opportunity to learn from other cultures.

This image of Irans national soccer team player (Ali Daei) talking to a “female journalist” made me immediately stop complaining about needing a new bathing suit.

An awesome display in Germany! (L) A pontoon carrying two huge video screens was fixed on the river Main today in Frankfurt. During the World Cup, which runs from June 9 to July 9, thousands of people can watch all the FIFA World Cup games live on the screens in this “public viewing area”. (R) Why post an image of the parliament building in Lisbon? Because Portugal’s lawmakers said they have changed their schedule on the day of a key World Cup match between the country and Mexico next month so that members of parliament could watch the game.

Tomorrow, England will play Hungary in an international friendly match at Old Trafford Stadium. And what a nice memento to bring home from the match(L)-World War II replica soldiers’ helmets! Beijing has got big balls (R). Inflated soccer balls motivate and celebrate the World Cup at the Workers Stadium in Beijing. China has a massive following of football fans that will be cheering for their favorite teams but not the home-nation, which failed to qualify for this year’s tournament.

Even the Albanians are pumped up! A poster with hot English soccer god David Beckham is displayed in the center of Kosovo capital Pristina, as well as a poster (R) of Beck’s and Brazilian Athlebrity Roberto Carlos.

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda