What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas ... unless the New York Post's "spies" or "sources" or "whatever the hell they want to call them" are on hand. And in fact they apparently were there when "tennis ace" (HA) Anna Kournikova got into a bit of a melee with another lady patron.
Roddick insists he's keen to keep the nuptials as intimate as possible: "It'll be very small, probably about 20 or 30 people.."I'm a huge Roddick fan, but this thing just doesn't seem like it will last. The nearly 26-year-old Roddick has dated movie stars, fellow tennis players and has only been with Decker since 2007. Even the lovely Anna Kournikova seems a little skeptical of the decision.
"They're really young, but I hope it works out."Whatever. The guy is a stud, and even though his tennis has fallen off the last few years, he seems to be happy with everything else and as he faces Fabrice Santoro tonight in his first round match at the U.S. Open, we can all agree there are worse things than having to marry a supermodel. I mean, he could have to marry just a regular model.
Over the past few weeks, I've been spending more than a few evenings in downtown Washington to take in a couple of matches of Washington's entry into World Team Tennis, the Washington Kastles. As I wrote a few weeks back, it's a fun experience, and now that the regular season has come to an end, I have to say I'm going to miss it.
If Sergei Fedorov was feeling good after signing his new $4M deal with the Washington Capitals, those feelings have disappeared faster than Botox in Hollywood.Sergei Fedorov is being sued by a Michigan bank that says the Washington Capitals center has failed to pay more than $2 million in loans taken out four years ago.
According to a lawsuit filed Monday in Macomb County (Mich.) Circuit Court, Fedorov owes Citizens State Bank more than $2.1 million on two separate loans -- one for $1.75 million and another for $500,000. The first loan was made in December 2004, the second in April 2005
Your next winner on "Loud Mouthed American Celebrity Type" .... Justin Gimelstob!! Come on down, champ. Gimelstob, a 31-year-old professional tennis player, decided to go off on some semi-profane, on-air rant this week, discussing the lustability factor of various female tennis players and then slanging mud all over Anna Kournikova's fine name. Gimelstob ... let rip during an interview on US radio, which included describing Czech star Nicole Vaidisova as "a well developed young lady", and calling French pin-ups Tatiana Golovin and Alize Cornet "sexpots".Well, clearly the comments were unnecessary. Fortunately, Serena took the high road in describing them, and inferring that the entire scenario more or less degraded the entire notion of women's rights. Which it does.
As well as calling Kournikova "a bitch", he claimed female players "lack the social skills, they don't go to high school, they don't go to parties".
But former world number one [Serena] Williams, who reached the last 16 of Wimbledon on Friday, said Gimelstob's comments were unnecessary ...
"Being pro-women's rights, I just think we've come farther than to be referred to like this," said Williams.
"Anna is a great girl. For anyone to say that about her is not professional. It's just totally uncalled for."
Justin Gimelstob, a 31-year-old veteran of the men's tour, showed no mercy in his rant on Anna Kournikova and others during a radio interview. The American player called the former star "a bitch" and later insulted her looks, saying "She has a great body but her face is a five (out of ten)."
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Despite Gimelstob's harsh rip, the 27-year-old Russian beauty took the high road and did not chastise him in return. Kournikova, who will face Gimelstob during the American team tennis series, said "It's not about these things; it's about keeping it fun and positive for the fans."
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Even though Kournikova wasn't rattled, eight-time Grand Slam champ Serena Williams wasn't about to let Gimelstob sound off uncontested. "Being pro-women's rights, I just think we've come farther than to be referred to like this," said Williams. "It's just totally uncalled for."
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Nicole Vaidisova was also the victim of Gimelstob's on-air tirade. The top-25 player was called "a well-developed young lady," but Vaidisova claimed she was unoffended by the remark. "I know he kind of talks like that a little bit. So I can cut him some slack," Vaidisova said.
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French player Alize Cornet, who recently rose to No. 17 in the latest WTA rankings, was called "a little sexpot" during Gimelstob's interview. The
18-year-old player is coming off a successful run at the French Open where she reached the third round.
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Tatiana Golovin, a 20-year-old French star, was the fourth target of Gimelstob's outburst. The No. 21-ranked player, who has been featured on the cover of FHM magazine, was also called a "sexpot" during the rant.
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Generally, I think that women who are professional athletes and who are viewed as "sexy" in the public eye get more attention than other professional athletes. Sometimes, in fact, they get more attention than other women. Which makes the utter lack of female professional athletes on Maxim's Top 100 list both a little surprising, and given who did make the cut, a little appalling, honestly. 
The Wicked Wrister provides the kind of in-depth analysis we love here at The FanHouse: Ranking the Top 10 hottest hockey players' wives and girlfriends. The list includes current significant others (Willa Ford, aka Mrs. Mike Modano), recent hockey honeys (Elisha Cuthbert, thankfully not Mrs. Sean Avery) and blasts from the past (some "Kournikova" lady they keep speaking of). The list, according to the Wrister, with some updated intelligence on the relationships:
Hilary Duff and Joel Madden broke up in 2006, and Duff later began dating NHL player Mike Comrie of the New York Islanders.The two have not been very public about their relationship, likely to Comrie's embarrassing numbers on the score-sheet. Hoping to keep his rock star(?) girlfriend for a bit longer, Comrie purchased a $100,000 Mercedes for Duff's 20th birthday. We all hope that Comrie can still continue playing hockey at his standard mediocre level long enough to pay for her 21st birthday gift as well.Sorry, No Photos
At last check, we were told that singer Enrique Iglesias had no plans of marrying Anna Kournikova, nor ever having kids with her. Shortly thereafter, we told you that the couple's relationship might be over. Now there are rumors that the two might be engaged:ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has sparked rumours he has proposed to long-term girlfriend ANNA KOURNIKOVA, after the tennis ace was spotted wearing a $6 million (£3 million) engagement ring.Hey, wearing an engagement ring isn't necessarily the end, but it's not good for us men out there. Sure, I'm disappointed, but there have been reports of relationships, engagements, and marriages to hockey players Pavel Bure and Sergei Federov before. I think there's a chance this might not be the end for Anna Kournikova (fingers crossed).
The singer has previously refused to confirm the couple is engaged, but the sportswoman was photographed in London wearing a diamond on her left hand on Tuesday.
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