Mama is taking the rest of the month off…It’s V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N time!

RUN FREE

Seven Cuba soccer players deserted the under-23 team, sending a major blow to Cuba as they make a run for the Beijing Olympics…The would-be defectors disappeared from their hotel while the team was in Florida to compete in an 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament…boys, if you are reading this, you have a beachfront safe-house waiting for you in San Diego.

JONG SO WRONG

North Korean leader Kim Jong has pissed his peeps off something fierce…and I don’t blame em. Protester rallied in front of the National Policy Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 14 because the two Koreas will play their World Cup soccer qualifier in China instead of North Korea as originally planned.

HORNETS AT THE ZOO

The New Orleans Hornets held their annual Top Hats and High Tops gala at the Audubon Zoo in N.O. last night. All proceeds from the event benefit the Shinn Foundation, which was established to provide financial support for numerous Hornets’ community initiatives, including Hoops for Homes and Read to Achieve….yeah, great…charity, love it…but ballers in suits? Game on. “This is such a unique fund-raising event because our players and coaches go out of their way to make the evening special for our guests,” said Hornets Owner George Shinn. “It’s such a fun atmosphere, and all proceeds will benefit local charities in the New Orleans area, especially our Hoops for Homes initiative.” Not surprisingly, the event was sold out.

TOTTI AND DROGBA

I couldn’t have written a more ideal script for one of my twisted fantasies…Didier Drogba is again rumored to be leaving Chelsea-this time because he earns about half of what captain John Terry does- (which is a crime if you ask me-sorry Ang)…anyway, that’s neither here nor there…my goal-producing-Ivory-Coast-dream-beast is being shopped by AC Milan, Real Madrid, Inter, Barcelona, and (gulp) AS Roma… “I’d welcome some foreign signings here. I’d take Drogba immediately from London. I’d love it if we could get players of his class,” said Francisco Totti. Kill me now. Drogba and Totti on the same team? Now that’s what I call a seriously sexy concept.

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