SAY IT AIN’T SO

Congratulations to Eric Axley on his victory at the Texas Open. He, and his lovely wife, certainly debunked the “Most American golfers are married to women who cannot keep their clothes on in public” scandal that recently swept through the Ryder Cup.

SUPER DUMB

The Superdome in New Orleans will reopen tonight for the first time since Hurricane Katrina for the Falcons-Saints “MNF” game. The multiphase renovation, which is almost completed, has cost close to $185M. Couldn’t the city be rebuilt for that amount? Where’s the priority for those still homeless in the city? Let’s keep this in check people- Ian O’Conner, in an article from the Westchester Journal news took the words right outta my mouth: “I’ll never be able to look at the stadium as anything but a hiding place for Hurricane Katrina victims…. Just understand that this is show business, and that nothing on your TV screen [tonight] makes the disaster any less epic, or our government’s embarrassingly slow reaction to it any less real.”

OUCH
Super hot Tampa Bay Buccaneer Chris Simms took a severe beating on the field yesterday against the Carolina Panthers. (Panthers won).

Simms got hammered by the Panthers Al Wallace after a fourth quarter pass, which sent Simms down on one knee and eventually directly to the hospital where he had his spleen removed. “Chris is doing well and we anticipate a full recovery,” team physician Dr. Joe Diaco said. He also added that Simms was in stable condition following surgery. It’s important to note that when Simms originally left the field, he was only gone briefly before he returned to the game. He then led the Buc’s to a brief fourth-quarter lead with five minutes remaining. Still injured, Simms finished the game and walked to the locker room without any assistance. Now that is what I call a team player and a Hot List winner.

TREVOR TIME

Hells bells are ringing as Trevor Hoffman is now the all time “saves” leader in MLB…his 479th career save kicked off a massive celebration at Petco Park last night, with fans remaining in the stadium for hours afterwards. “It’s been fantastic up to this point…it’s hard to put into words what it truly feels like,” said Hoffman after the game.

TOM BRADY

Is there really anything to discuss?

RASHIED DAVIS

I’d hate to piss off ultra-fine Rashied Davis of the Chicago Bears. (notice the water boy on the far right) Luckily, Davis scored the winning touchdown late in the fourth as the Bears beat the Vikings 19-16. Obviously, some Vikings fans weren’t too happy about it, and I DARE this scary fan to rip the head off a teddy bear while Davis is in the room.

ROONEY VERSUS BECKHAM

Wayne Rooney was asked what he thought about David Beckham being kicked off my Hot List….

NIKE CAMPAIGN ITALY
Nike has jumped aboard the anti-French movement stemming from Zidane and his reject head-butt during the World Cup. Nike is set to debut its new campaign in Italy next month in an effort to promote their new line of soccer shoes.

The ads will star Athlebrity beasts Marco Materazzi, fabulous Fabio Cannavaro and Andrea Pirlo. The print ads will be done in the style of classic Italian advertising posters depicting Nike-sponsored hotties in mock versions of iconic Italian products. (Eric Pfanner, N.Y. Times). The ads include a tagline that the advertises mock products are “produit en Italie,” French for “made in Italy. One ad depicts Materazzi “in the shape of an armoire” as a representation of a fictional furniture brand called ‘Armadi Materazzi.’ The ad’s slogan translates to “World-class solidity, proven to be head-butt-proof.” The ads were intended to “rub it in a bit, but without being chauvinistic.” I wouldn’t mind a ‘fictional’ Cannavaro couch or a Pirlo headboard myself.

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