HOT VERSUS HOTTER

There’s nothing better than waking up to the musical grunting of Rafael Nadal and Mark Philippoussis hitting balls. The two sexy beasts duked it out at the US Open in what could have been the hottest sporn-worthy match in years. Nadal and those stellar biceps, wicked serve and red Capri’s…Philippoussis with his red bandana, chiseled face, and dark, curly-pull-me-hair made my head spin and libido do back flips.

Our favorite Spanish import spanked Philippoussis outta the game. And when Rafael gave his ‘victory speech’ in slightly broken English with that Spanish accent, I thought I was going to need medical attention.

SOCCER HOTTIES

German forward David Odonkor is hot. Team Germany will face the Republic of Ireland on Saturday in a Group D qualifying match for the EURO 2008. Any questions?

And it looks like team England is doing just fine without David Beckham. In particular, I would like to say thank you to Frank Lampard for teasing the hell outta me, and no doubt my girl Ang, with this fantastic moment captured on film.

HELL YEAH!

Here’s the full and complete Got Milk ad of David Beckham. “Goal by Beckham. Body by milk. Heads up.” And yes, its true. David Beckham has knocked-up the waif and they are expecting thier 4th raptor. The couple is hoping for a baby girl, which they’ve already named Luna, a name that will remind the two of the baby’s conception during a vacation in Italy. Major, major Mensa points deducted for that ‘reminder’.

ESPN the Magazine. The 2006 NFL Preview Issue is on sale now. Terrell Owens and LaVar Arrington Featured on Two Regional Covers. I’m opting for the TO version.

EMINEM AND NIKE

I wrote the other day about the Nike-Eminem limited editions kicks. Im a sneaker freak, sole collector, whatever you wanna call it. Give me some Cuban Bee Puma’s and I’m happy. Anyway, all 8 styles of the Nikes will be auctioned off at Nike stores and on eBay, with the proceeds going directly to ninemillion.org and the Marshall Mathers Foundation. Here’s a few photos of the cool-kicks. Size 8 please.

ETAN THOMAS
In an effort to promote sport for development aimed at helping at-risk children, Washington Wizards hottie Etan Thomas will travel Grenada with a posse of regional rep’s from UNICEF. “Young people in Grenada and the rest of the Caribbean face many challenges, like violence, poverty, drugs, and AIDS”, says Thomas. “I have a special connection to Grenada because that is where my grandmother is from, so it is important to me to come back and help in anyway I can. If I can offer advice, share my experiences and lend support to efforts that make a difference in kids’ lives, I am more than happy to do so.”

Thomas is an outspoken, intelligent, anti-war stud, who donated a total of $40,000 to UNICEF in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. Other NBA hotties took his lead and donated funds totaling $100,000 for UNICEF’s recovery efforts in the Caribbean. The trip marks Thomas’ fourth visit to Grenada; his last visit was in July 2005.

CRUISING OUTTA CONTROL
Redskins Owner Dan Snyder has partnered with NVR CEO Dwight Schar and Six Flags President & CEO Mark Shapiro on a two-year deal with nutball Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner. An agency exec added for Cruise/Wagner: “it all feels very knee-jerk. This feels very Plan C, maybe even Plan D. When you lose your studio deal and you get into business with amusement parks, that’s a problem.” Shapiro will oversee the new partnership, called First & Goal LLC, and he, Snyder and Schar “have the right to back out after two years or the option to renew the deal long term.” Cruise and Wagner “are still working on lining up other financing and distribution deals” after Cruise lost his mind, got dropped Paramount and keeps hiding ‘alleged’ baby in seclusion. Shapiro said that Snyder “has made it no secret he has a passion for entertainment.” He added that First & Goal “would be hands-off” in the partnership with Cruise/Wagner- Thank God! “Dan Snyder has got a Super Bowl to win. I’ve got Six Flags to turn around. Tom and Paula don’t need us to tell them how to make movies.”

ROBERT RANDOLPH

A friend of mine happens to be one of the biggest Dave Matthews fans in the world and follows him around like the rest of the Dave heads. So I went with him to check out the show last weekend (in San Diego) and unfortunately missed the opening act, Robert Randolph. I preferred to remain in the VIP lounge slamming down the free Red Bulls and Vodka’s and participating in the beautiful 420 atmosphere. Yes, I like Dave Matthews, but not for 4 hours. Props to him for giving his fans their moneys worth though. Anyway, I couldn’t figure out why there were so many fine, fine brutha’s hanging out in the lounge. They weren’t big enough to be ballers, but certainly fine enough to tickle my libido. It wasn’t until I crawled out of my cave and caught Robert Randolph doing his thing on stage with Dave that I figured out that these fine men were part of his posse. Randolph, aside from being an outstanding musician, was sporting a Padres jersey while on stage. I later learned that he was wearing a Mets jersey the night before in Irvine. Perhaps a subtle dig at the Yankee’s who were also in town? Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl, Randolph was wearing “a Reggie Bush-something-suede-weird-throw back-kinda thing” and playing with “an unknown hottie playing lead that night, no one knows who he is”…After doing some research, I noticed that Randolph sports a different jersey at just about every show. I give him mad Mensa points and unconditional love for his musical style, fine posse and excellent style of dressing.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas set free the NBA themed monorail in preparation for the 07 NBA All-Star Game. Only a few months left until I get my ass on that thing. And if you plan on going, I suggest you book you hotel room now, as most hotels are already at full capacity for the delicious event.

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