FOOTBALL

What a delicious and strange start for the football season. Gotta give props to LaDainian Tomlinson and crew for the vicious beating inflicted upon the Raiders. The Chargers killed Oakland 27-0. Ouch…

Stopping by the broadcasting booth during the Redskins game, Jamie Foxx has earned a permanent spot on the Hot List after he called Redskins Clinton Portis “a physical specimen.” Indeed. Our Ed Hardy wearing hottie was back in action last night, and although he “touch downed” my libido, the Vikings came out on top 19-16.

MIGHT HAVE TO BOYCOTT

I’m breaking my own rules here by mentioning baby Suri, but it’s got to be done. As you know, Redskins Owner Dan Snyder is now in business with Tom Cruise et al…Last night, Snyder escorted Tom Cruise and Katie Hubbard-Holmes onto FedEx Field before last night’s Vikings-Redskins game. The couple watched the game from the “owners box”, minus Suri. The most disturbing aspect of this merger of sports and Scientology is the fact that the entire family, including baby SURI, are staying at Snyder’s Potomac home.

CHECK IT

Bank of America distributed checkbooks to fans attending home openers of the Panthers and Patriots. The checks feature logos and screened images of the teams and similar promotions later this season include the Redskins and Cowboys. Only problem is, it plans to “extend branding further” possibly to include baby you-know-who on the Redskins checks.

START YOUR BIDDING

Beginning today, the Eminem-Nike limited edition Air Max series will start taking bids on Ebay. You may have to mortgage your house to win a pair, but it’s worth it. Proceeds go to charity, so start bidding.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I grew up surrounded by sports and men who watch religiously. Give me a great soccer game, some hoops, a World Series playoff, throw in a little NASCAR, Formula One or Moto GP, and I’m ready to smile. But growing up, there weren’t any female role models to look up to, females that broke the stereotypical ‘women belong in the kitchen’ mentality. I was once laughed at because I asked if there were any female umpires in MLB. Then, along came Danica Patrick. Kicking ass, taking names, and being beautiful at the same time. What a joy to watch her race. And what a great ‘fuck you’ to those men who laugh at women who attempt to break the mold.

So why in the world would she do THIS? The limited edition Hostess Race Divas 2007 Calendar featuring top female drivers Melanie Troxel, Danica Patrick and Leilani Munter. Adding salt to the wounds, the calendar includes Hostess recipes and coupons for savings on Hostess products. WHAT? Thanks ladies for setting back the movement another twenty years.

JOSH WALD

Josh Wald. I’ve ignored him long enough. Say hello to this borderline Athlebrity, who made serious waves when he appeared in the March 2005 issue of ‘OUT’ Magazine. The hottie has modeled everything from D&G to nothing at all. Word is, he knows how to skateboard… which is good enough to land a spot on my blog.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SURFING

Seeing as I live in San Diego, my ass is heading out to the Boost Mobile World Surf Championships this week. The yummy, hot surfer filled five-day event starts today, which means you kats are outta luck tomorrow because I’m taking the day off to hunt Kelly Slater. If you don’t live in Southern Cali, you can watch the event live at www.boostmobilepro.com.

As always, thanks for reading. Delinda
delinda@athlebrities.com