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Anna Kournikova in Maxim Photos
Anna Kournikova bared her assets in the upcoming September issue of Maxim magazine.  Despite leaving Grand Slam tennis behind, Kournikova remains unrivaled as the hottest queen of the court. What others said:
Tennis Pro Ashley Harkleroad in Playboy
Tennis pro Ashley Harkleroad covered Playboy’s August 2008 issue and talks about sex and lesbians. Ashley is the world’s first female tennis player to be featured nude in Playboy.  Inside the August 2008 issue Ashley talks openly about sex, the beauty that is an athlete’s body and Anna Kournikova’s sexy hot body: On Fit Sex: On Lesbos in the Locker Room: On What She Thinks About The World’s Foremost Tennis Sex Symbol: source: Photo of Ashley Harkleroad On The Cover of Playboy’s August 2008 Issue July 15 [celebri net]
Top 10 Hottest Female Athletes
The sports world has no doubt had its fair share of hot female athletes, here’s a list of the Top 10 of all time. 10. Peggy Fleming  Peggy Fleming was a figure skater in the 60’s, winning a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. She parlayed her good looks into a job commentating on figure skating events that she held for over 20 years, including several Winter Olympic games. Fleming is now a breast cancer activist after successfully battling the disease in the late 90’s. 9. Maria Sharapova  Maria Sharapova is absolutely stunning, but she’s also a phenomenal athlete which makes her all the more attractive. While some women make this list almost primarily for their looks, Sharapova is just as noteworthy for her career achievements. Watching her play is always an enjoyable experience. 8. Gabrielle Reece  Gabrielle Reece was named by ELLE magazine as one of the five most beautiful Women in the World in 1989. Even though she was a very talented beach volleyball player, Reece was probably more well known for her modeling and television work. Most people who grew up watching MTV in the early 90’s will remember her as host of MTV Sports. 7. Danica Patrick  Danica Patrick is so hot she makes people care about IndyCar racing, at least for one weekend a year. That’s a hell of an achievement and pretty much enough said. 6. Biba Golic  I feel pretty comfortable saying that Biba Golic is the hottest table tennis player to ever live. She’s also the only table tennis player I’ve ever technically heard of, but I’m still willing to bet she’s the hottest. 5. Jennie Finch  Softball players don’t immediately come to mind when you think of hot female athletes, but Jennie Finch is definitely the exception. Probably for that reason, she’s the most famous softball player of all time. Finch has appeared in SI’s swimsuit issue and won an online ESPN.com poll naming her hottest female athlete. 4. Chris Evert  Chris Evert is one of the most popular women athletes the United States has ever had. Her nickname for quite awhile was actually “Chrissy America”. She was linked to damn near every high profile actor and athlete in the 70’s (including Burt Reynolds, Geraldo Rivera, Adam Faith, Vitas Gerulaitis, Pat Boone, and John Gardner “Jack” Ford, son of U.S. President Gerald Ford) and even hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. 3. Anna Kournikova  Anna Kournikova would probably break the internet if she ever posed nude. She gets slammed unfairly for being a poor tennis player (she’s never won a singles tournament), but she was at times one of the best doubles players in the world, even reaching #1 at various times. And she has a poker named after her. Ace King. Looks good but hardly ever wins. 2. Katarina Witt  Katarina Witt appeared in Playboy in December of 1998. It was the second issue of Playboy to ever sell out, the first being the inaugural issue featuring Marilyn Monroe. 1. Natalie Gulbis  Possibly a controversial choice, but Natalie Gulbis is ridiculously, ridiculously hot. Female golfers have come a long way in perceived attractiveness in the past ten years, and Gulbis is leading the way, having sold a personal calendar as well as posing in magazines like FHM. Katarina Witt NSFW photos after the jump! For more pictures of these lovely ladies, visit [popcrunch] FHM 100 Most Sexiest Women 2007
 2. Keeley Hazell 3. Eva Longoria 4. Adriana Lima 5. Scarlett Johansson 6. Hayden Panettiere 7. Cheryl Tweedy 8. Angelina Jolie 9. Emily Scott 10. Elisha Cuthbert 11. Eva Mendes 12. Keira Knightley 13. Evangeline Lilly 14. Christina Aguilera 15. Rachel Stevens 16. Kelly Brook 17. Sarah Harding 18. Beyonce Knowles 19. Alessandra Ambrosia 20. Cameron Diaz 21. Jessica Simpson 22. Nicole Scherzinger 23. Gemma Atkinson 24. Jessica Biel 25. Kate Middleton 26. Holly Willoughby 27. Nadine Coyle 28. Carmen Electra 29. Avril Lavigne 30. Lindsay Lohan 31. Charlotte McKenna 32. Charlize Theron 33. Halle Berry 34. Rachel Bilson 35. Jennifer Aniston 36. Eva Green 37. Abigail Clancy 38. Joss Stone 39. Hilary Duff 40. Kate Beckinsale 41. Hayley Parsons 42. Roxanne McKee 43. Jennifer Love Hewitt 44. Maria Sharapova 45. Sienna Miller 46. Billie Piper 47. Nicola Roberts 48. Holly Valance 49. Ali Larter 50. Anna Kournikova 51. Ana Beatriz Barros 52. Gisele Bundchen 53. Peaches Geldof 54. Britney Spears 55. Rihanna 56. Natalie Portman 57. Mischa Barton 58. Imogen Thomas 59. Michelle Ryan 60. Petra Nemcova 61. Kimberley Walsh 62. Kayleigh Pearson 63. Tanya Robinson 64. Alexa Chung 65. Charlotte Church 66. Amii Grove 67. Myleene Klass 68. Kate Moss 69. Fearne Cotton 70. Holly Newberry 71. Vikki Blows 72. Nikki Sanderson 73. Rosario Dawson 74. Jenna Jameson 75. Kirsten Dunst 76. Danielle Lloyd 77. Tera Patrick 78. Joanna Krupa 79. Tricia Helfer 80. Abi Titmuss 81. Charlotte Marshall 82. Noemie Lenoir 83. Michelle Marsh 84. Sophie Howard 85. Jenni Falconer 86. Kara Tointon 87. Jennifer Ellison 88. Melissa Theuriau 89. Jaime Pressly 90. Sophia Bush 91. Jennifer Garner 92. Lucy Pinder 93. Georgie Thompson 94. Heidi Range 95. Abi Harding 96. Melanie Slade 97. Pamela Anderson 98. Emma Watson 99. Ziyi Zhang 100. Lacey Turner source: msn Anna Kournikova Joins “Young Hollywood”
Anna Kournikova joins the ranks of other young starlets and takes this… “I want to be thin” idea just a tad too far. Don’t you think?  picture source: fadedyouth
Mark Foley, Scarlett Johannssonn, and Pedophilia
Matthew Yglesias points out that, since Scarlett Johannssonn was very pretty at the age of 16, we should not use the term “pedophilia” when referring to Mark Foley’s hitting on boys of a similar age. I actually haven’t done that, so no correction needed. Still, it does bring up an interesting debate that resurfaces from time to time. There was, for example, a big cross-blog discussion involving Dan Drezner, Atrios, Yglesias, and myself over three years ago on the topic, “Why is it that some celebrities under the age of eighteen can be universally acknowledged as sexy, whereas if that adjective is assigned to other underage but physically mature stars, people start leveling accusations of perversion and lechery?” Anna Kournikova was a sex symbol very young and yet no one seemed to object to it. Indeed, it was controversial only in that some contended it was improper for her to get so much attention–and money–for her looks while much better but homelier tennis players suffered. Alyssa Milano, Drew Barrymore, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and the Olsen Twins entered the discussion as well. There are probably at least a dozen others that could be easily named. Further, as I’ve noted many times over the years, it was not that long ago that girls were married and having children in early adolescence. Clearly, our cultural norms have radically changed in that regard, as people remain “children” longer, postponing jobs, marriage, children and other badges of adulthood for several additional years while attending school much longer. On the other hand, the reaction to the Foley scandal has caught the Zeitgeist in a way that goes well beyond an ordinary sexual harrassment matter. The gay angle has clearly played some part in that, although I’m pretty sure people would still be appalled if a Congressman were coming onto 16-year-old girls who were working for him. His actions seem viscerally wrong in a way that, say, a grown NHL player hitting on Anna Kournikova did not. Danica Patrick Doesn’t Win Indy 500
Unlike golf reporters, who at least have the sense to tell us where Tiger Woods finished when he doesn’t win an event, the story does not mention where Patrick finished. She placed 4th last year. Update: She finished 8th. Not a bad first two Indy 500’s. Incidentally, the winner was Sam Hornish, Jr., who was the 2001 and 2002 IRL champion. That I’ve never heard of him says something about how far this sport has fallen from its heyday. There’s not a pre-1996 CART Champion whose name I’m unfamiliar with; most are household names. ________ Related: Danica Patrick the Next Anna Kournikova?
Is Danica Patrick in danger of becoming the Anna Kournikova of auto racing?
The comparison is really rather silly. Patrick is easily a better race driver than Kournikova was a tennis player. Even playing just with the girls, Kournikova never won anything; Patrick is very competitive against the best drivers in the world.  And, frankly, while she’s a very attractive woman, Patrick’s not nearly as hot as Kournikova.  OTB Sports ________ Related at OTB:
Robby Gordon: Danica Patrick Has an Unfair Advantage Danica Patrick, FHM Model, Qualifies for the Indy 500
Angelina Jolie’s Lesbian Lover Admits Madonna Affair
Jenny Shimizu, a rather unattractive model who recently claimed to have have had a longstanding lesbian affair with Angelina Jolie now comes clean about her lesbian affair with Madonna.
With further coaxing, I’m sure her relationships with Princess Di, Paris Hilton, and Anna Kournikova will be revealed in time. And any insinuation that this woman is a lying bitch out to become famous is completely unsubstantiated. |
