JAMES BLAKE WIN STOCKHOLM OPEN

If it weren’t Rafael, then James Blake would have been my next choice. Bringing on some serious game, James Blake won his second straight Stockholm Open, earning his 5th ATP title of the season and inching him into 2nd place alongside our Rafa. (Only you-know-who has won more titles). “I’m really happy that I did get a chance to defend. I’ve never done it successfully before,” Blake said after receiving the winner’s trophy from Bjorn Borg. “I’m proud of the accomplishment. I beat some pretty darn good players this week.” Super stud can spank beat me anytime he wants…

ATP MADRID OPEN
October 16-22, 2006. The beast of biceps will be flexing, hitting, grunting, sweating, and awakening my libido during this delicious event. I doubt Nadal will make a grand entrance, like he did in April for the Masters Series when he arrived by chopper and almost gave me a seizure, but the ad’s for the event are yummy enough.

“Obviously I would love to retain the title in Madrid,” Nadal said. “But this time all the world’s best will be here and the surface isn’t my favorite. For me this is simply one of the best tournaments in the world. Last year I’d practically lost the final and the support of the fans helped me turn the match around. That is an experience I will never forget. From the perspective of the fans the presence of Federer will make the event even more spectacular.” NOT. You, Rafael Nadal, will make the event spectacular. And pa-leeze, Rafa, ditch the ‘translator’, you are sexy when to speak broken English, no?

TIGERS GET WET ALL OVER THE ALCS

If you didn’t catch game 4 of the ALCS game between the Tigers & A’s, you missed out big time. My inner Motor-city-ego was battling with my A’s-are-super-fine-urges, but by the second inning, it was all about the Tigers. The storybook sweep closed in the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, game tied, 2 hotties on base, Tigers at bat. Magglio Ordonez steps up and slams a 3 run homer out of the park to clinch the series and send those sexy A’s back to Oakland. Meanwhile, Ordonez and his smoking hot Tigers advance to the World Series, where they will either face the Mets or the Cardinals.

CHELSEA

Another game this weekend between the Chelsea boys and the brutes from Reading had a few ugly moments. During the first minute of the game, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech collided with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. Cech was completely knocked out, and replaced by Carlo Cudicini. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Petr Cech was transferred to the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford last night to the specialist neuro-surgical unit,” the team said Sunday in a statement. “He underwent surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull.” Chelsea’s sexy manager Jose Mourinho called on the Football Association to take disciplinary action against Hunt. “You see players avoiding the keeper by jumping or going with the foot for the ball, but when a player goes with the knee direct to the face, he doesn’t want to avoid him,” Mourinho said.

The second bizarre moment came during the last 30 seconds of the match. Chelsea’s second goalkeeper, Cudicini collided with Readings Ibrahima Sonko and was “completely knock out.” Paramedics whisked him away, and Captain John Terry put on new kit and played goalie. In the end, Chelsea won 1-0 and John Terry earned some hot points.

WHERE IS EVERYONE?

So, you really think soccer is going to catch on in the States? In this photo, fans look on during the introductions at a MLS game.

COLLEGE BOYS GONE CRAZY
A wonderful, testosterone filled fight ensued during Miami’s 35-0 win Saturday night against Florida International. It was the first meeting between the teams, and hopefully not the last. “I don’t have many bad days,” Miami coach Coker said Sunday. “This is a bad day.” The fight ruined what was supposed to be the beginning of a friendly rivalry between two schools. Guess things didn’t work out quite as planned.

Coach Larry Coker said that at least eight Hurricane players will be suspended for their role in the delicious sideline-clearing brawl. Cliff note version of the fight…First, James Bryant did something unthinkable, (Oh-god-no) he “bowed to the crowd” after catching a touchdown pass. He’s now suspended. “He needs to get the message,” Coker said. What message? You can’t celebrate? From there, things got worse…pushing and shoving broke out among linemen, one dude wrestled Miami’s Matt Perrelli to the ground and punched him in the chin, then another FIU player charged in and kicked Perrelli in the helmet, another player (Derrick Morse) decided to join the action and jumped onto the Smith-Perrelli pile, then FIU’s Lionel Singleton threw a punch and the benches emptied. So much for the friendly rivalry.

REJECT OF THE WEEK

Denver Broncos’ Darrent Williams and his new hairdo.

FREE TOM BRADY FATHEAD
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As always, thanks for reading. Delinda
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