Five Hours and Fourteen Minutes: A tale of two warriors

Fernando Verdasco is a warrior. Yes that description is usually saved for gridiron stars, boxers or wrestlers, but one thing you can see blatantly in his eyes is a fire that burns relentlessly. He won’t give in; he won’t even budge an inch. You can try and trick him, out wit him, tire him out, and go ahead. He will welcome your challenge like it’s one of his model girlfriends. Say what you want about him being an underachiever who has all the talent but hasn’t put it all together, hell he’d agree with you. But don’t dare question his heart.

FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE here are just a few of he ex's

Argentine Tennis Star Gisela Dulko

Dafne Fernandez Spanish model

Priscila De Gustin Spanish Model

Serbian Tennis star Ana Ivanovic

Ok ok you happy? Now on with the story...

Ahh to be young, rich and famous. To have become the best athlete in the world at his sport in a mere 22 years could not have been easy. Rafael Nadal was regarded as the most conditioned Professional Tennis player in the world and he would need every ounce of blood, sweat and tears he could muster. Of course he didn’t know this going into the match on a warm summer evening on January 30th (Australian Summer). But he would soon find himself in an epic back and forth war of attrition and find something inside himself that he may not have even known was there.

From the first set Verdasco let the number one player in the world know that he will not roll over and die just because he is supposed to. 7-6 is how it went with Verdasco taking down Nadal with the tie breaker 7-4 to take the one set lead. Nadal fired back holding his own 6-4 and evening things up at a game a piece. Nadal then broke Verdasco’s spirit in the third beating him on the tie breaker and taking the third set 7 to 6

This is when things got interesting. Down two sets to one against the number one player in the world everyone was getting ready for the final. Excited for Sunday and the heated rivalry that was Nadal vs. Federer in the Australian Open championship match. Little did they know that this match was the one to keep there eyes on. Facing defeat Verdasco battled Nadal in the best played set anyone has seen in a while, each competitor bending but not breaking and holding their serve, bringing them to an eventual 6-6 stalemate. The remedy was a tie breaker, first player to 7 points. Nadal being one of the most fit players in the world showed no signs of fatigue, while everyone was waiting for the warm Melbourne evening and the 4 competitive sets to break Verdasco down.

An apple, banana, energy bar and a whole lot of water was on the menu at the breaks. Verdasco munched down at least 3 apples, he would need all the energy that he could find to take down the best. Sauntering on to the court for the tie breaking set Verdasco has an unmistakable swagger. He glared across the pale green surface at his fellow countryman with a message, “I am not losing this point, I’m taking it and there is nothing you can do about it”. He did just that dominating the tie breaker 7 to 1 and displaying a barrage of fist pumps and screams only Tiger could match.


Maybe it was one fist pump to many…

2 sets a piece for the two young Spaniards set up the fifth and final set. The shot making in the 4th set had been nothing short of amazing. Nadal seemed to turn into Stretch Armstrong gliding across the court, reaching out and returning balls he had no business being near. Verdasco’s forehand was ridiculous. Hopping off his back leg, rifling forehand winners down the line like he was Frank Thomas crushing batting practice into the upper deck. In all Verdasco would hit an unprecedented 95 winners, but it wasn’t the shots he made that would decide this battle, it was the shots he would miss.

Down 4-5 in the 5th set Verdasco would falter. The gas tank was on E and at this point he was behind the car pushing it. Nadal forced Verdasco into making some mistakes with the top spin return that Verdasco could just no longer get on top of. Driving more than a few balls into the net in the final set. Falling to 40-0, Verdasco gave his last push striking back winning two points in a row, bringing the match to 40-30. The legs gave out, the shoulders locked, his lungs gasped for air and Verdasco failed to get his serve over the net. Nothing was left and he had double faulted to give Nadal the victory. Such an ironic end to the perfect battle had to be crushing.

Rafael Nadal will face his rival Roger Federer Sunday for the Australian Open championship. Fernando Verdasco can only watch from the stands or on his TV.

However five hours and fourteen minutes after the match had begun Fernando Verdasco did not lose. Rather he and Nadal both won, not a moral victory, those aren’t real. They won the hearts of every single person who watched the match and created an unforgettable memory for all in attendance.

Five hours and fourteen minutes of war, showed these two men what they had deep inside. Absolute, complete, utter and total Relentlessness

The Next American Idol?

This is Casey Carlson...


If you saw her on idol you know shes a solid singer but she is a sauce kitten like no other. Shes up there in the pantheon of idol hotties with Carrie Underwood, Brooke White, Katherine McPhee, and Kellie Pickler.

She is from Minnesota. Apparently she did some modeling for campushotties.com which is obviously where these pics came from. Nothing controversial right now. These could be a positive because campushotties donates 100 percent of their profits to research for cancer.

Lets just say she is a saucy number and root for her to continue to move on in this singing competition. She has my vote right now. Here is the video evidence (Not good or official quality) from idol...



Honestly, she is beautiful. I am thinking about proposing.

D.J. Tanner

Apparently Donna Jo Tanner is no longer a little chubber. In my opinion she's turned out way hotter than all the old Full House girls. Overall the cast is pretty decent. The Olsen twins are sexy even though they dress like they are homeless and have trouble eating and Stephanie has a pretty amazing rack. Check out the new and improved D.J. for yourself...

Destinee Hooker

Glistening in the bright gym lights, a bead of sweat dripped slowly from her forehead. Much like its predecessors however, it was abruptly swiped away to the mat. Now that she was ready a thundering serve was slammed down, narrowly missing the top of the net, however my eyes weren’t glued on the ball. In fact, the stage of stage was set, the night where she would claim her greatness had come in the way of a final four matchup against the perennial powerhouse that was the Stanford Cardinal Women’s Volleyball team. One last matchup, one final step before making it to the big game and a shot at a National championship was looming and this young lady was hell bent on punching her squad’s ticket to the big game.

I ran across ESPN’s coverage of the Texas vs. Stanford in a knockdown, drag out brawl to get into the national title game. The other game that came on later, however I watched but 30 seconds and had to turn the channel. It was similarly a final four women’s volleyball matchup, but the teams playing were Penn ST. and Nebraska. Now I have nothing against big strong girls from the Midwest, I just don’t really want to see them in spandex playing volleyball on TV. While the Volleyball was top notch, the ladies appeared to be a bit too good, maybe an extra Y chromosome.

Now being a big sports fan, loving the sights the smells, hell just the raw spirit of competitiveness is quite enough to draw you into watching such an event. But this wasn’t the catalyst that drove me into such a venture. No it was the earlier article on Cal Vollyballer Morgan Beck on this very site that made me take a deep look at women’s college volleyball. What did I learn after watching this high intensity final four matchup?
Well Destinee Hooker (yes that is her real name, I’m not making this up) is hot! Oh and she’s an amazing volleyball player.

However this is not the extent of young Destinee’s talents. She also is a champion high jumper, winning the NCAA outdoor championship with a jump of (1.92/6-3.5). What that means? I’m not sure to be honest, all I know is she is also quite the hottie. That’s right fellas take a peek below…

Ok now that your towel is stiffening and smells of saltwater, let me drop some knowledge on you. Her sister Marshevet (I know not as cool) is also a NCAA sprint and long jump champion, USA track Olympian and not a bad looker I might add.

Now if you get the privilege of catching a Longhorns game, be sure to check out Destinee doing her thing on the mat. At a lengthy 6-4, the high jumping, hard hitting beauty has a glow about her that illuminates a sense of prestige in not only her own game, but the game of those around her.

Besides the obvious facts that she has a stripper first name and a well hooker-esque last name, this saucy young vixen is quite a looker. Another factor to consider is that is you were ever able to close the deal with Destinee and your boys were excellent swimmers; you can nearly guarantee your son or hell even your daughter would be a lottery selection. And think, this is just a perk that comes along with the breathtakingly awesome experience that is hooking up with Destinee Hooker.

In fact mid way through writing this, I think I may be on to something. An ingenious reality show starring none other than our subject hottie of the week and three professional athletes from three different sports.

You know the way ESPN comes out with shows like E:60, Outside the Lines and those before the draft documentaries? Well how about AROD, LT and Kobe, well wait a second, maybe not Kobe and not because he’s married. How about AROD, LT and Lebron star on a game show that MTV and ESPN co-produce. In this imaginary world where we can get these three individuals at the same place at the same time, they will all get a date with Destinee. Wait that’s a sick name for a show, “A date with Destinee” simulcast live on ESPN, ESPN 2,MTV, MTV2 and ESPN 360, this Sunday at 10pm.

The premise will be simple. Each contestant gets to woo Destinee with a seemingly never-ending barrage of sick whips, ridiculous cribs and extravagant nights out on the town. Now at the conclusion of the three dates they will all meet up on the beach like in MTV’s “Date My Mom”. Destinee will then pick one of the three superstar athletes and proceed to run down the beach with him for 3 minutes for no real reason, all while the losing contestants two way some floozies on their I-Phone 2’s (yes they already have them, it’s called marketing) letting them know they are free for a rendezvous at the four seasons.

Anyways, let’s say Lebron wins, then the two have one more ominous decision they need to make. Are they going to “Mate or Date”? (another nice name for the show)

Now their reasons for doing so will be explained at the end of the show where they will be forced to flip over a card stating their intent to enter a relationship (date) or just have sex for the purpose of breeding an eventual sports icon (mate).

The drama comes from the fact that they don’t know what will be on the others card. Kind of like in the late 90’s where the guy on the hit show “Change of Heart” flips over his card lovingly displaying his message of wanting to stay together, only to be blindsided by his girl 3 seconds later when she flips over the change of heart card and proceeds to make out with the motorcycle shop worker Dave, who is sporting a Mohawk and spiked leather jacket.

Anyways, back on topic this would be sports drama for sure. Not the kind with 5 seconds left down by 3 drama. But the kind you see on The Hills, thus making it a female friendly show (ratings will be higher, not that we care).

Regardless of the “Mate or Date” outcome it would be an interesting program. An intriguing game displaying the best in professional sports in a battle of egos, chivalry and just plain fun.

Anyways my intent was purely to bring further attention to our readers of the lovely Destinee Hooker (never gets old). If you and your buddies happen to be in the Lone star state anytime soon, go ahead and pitch the show to her for me. However I take no responsibility for you inevitably being smacked. Probably very hard too, I mean for god’s sake, she does spike balls like a champ.

And by the way Texas went on to lose in 5 sets if you care after winning the first two. Destinee had 23 kills in the defeat and was quite a pleasure to watch.

Rick Griffith is a blogger and contributor to www.Buhnerbuzzcutz.blogspot.com. You can find him online at www.RickAGriffith.blogspot.com

Russia's Kseniya Sukhinova wins Miss World 2008

HOLY SHIT!!!

JOHANNESBURG (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Kseniya Sukhinova has won the Miss World 2008 title at the international beauties competition in South Africa after beating 108 contestants.
The top five finalists also included Miss India, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott, Miss Angola, Brigith dos Santos, and Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee.
Tutors at the university in northwest Siberia where the new Miss World studies praised her academic record on Monday, happily complaining that the news of her victory almost disrupted classes.
Sukhinova is a fifth-year student studying cybernetic systems in the Oil and Gas University in Tyumen, a center of the region's oil and gas industry located over 2,000 kilometers from Moscow. She is one of only five women in the 27-student group.
"It is a very difficult discipline, but Sukhinova's grades are all A's and B's," university deputy president Veronika Yefremova said.
Yefremova said Sukhinova has had her course schedule tailored to her needs since winning the Miss Russia crown last year.
"Ksenia is an aspiring girl. She demonstrated excellent knowledge at [the latest] exams," the head of the university's cybernetic systems department, Oleg Kuzyakov, said. "We are very glad she won. Her group and the whole university will congratulate Ksenia, when she is in Tyumen."
The professor said reporters have virtually besieged the university, which is adorned with Ksenia's photographs and posters with congratulations, complicating classes on Monday.
"This is a pleasant diversion from work, with journalists asking questions of professors and Ksenia's fellow students. Such things do not happen every day," Kuzyakov said.
Sukhinova will return to Russia late this week, the organizers of the Miss Russia contest said on Monday. She first has to be the guest of honor at a series of events in South Africa.
The only previous Russian winner of the international beauty festival was Yulia Kurochkina in 1992.

Sports & Girls...

I was planning on featuring another athletic female next week but I have so many that I'm dying to use I figured why wait. So, without further ado, here's our new beez Erica Hosseini. The 21-year-old surfer/model is definitely one of the most gorgeous surfers out there competing. She's currently ranked 15th in the World Qualifying Series. Like the first girl we featured, Erica is also from Newport Beach, California. If this is what the girls look like down there I'm really not in the right place.

"As a player on the surfing scene, Hosseini has become part of the $7.5-billion surfing apparel industry — dominated by brands such as Quiksilver, Roxy, Hurley and O’Neill — which sells the lifestyle and vibe surrounding surfing just as aggressively as the sport itself. The appeal is based in no small part on women like Hosseini, who represent the fun, breezy and stylish aspects of the wave-riding lifestyle. . . “I love modeling,” Hosseini says. “My sponsors have been able to advertise me in not just a surf-action kind of way but also in a more all-around way,” she says, “and I’ve benefited from that. I’m super grateful.” LA TIMES

Sports & Girls...

My two favorite things in the whole world. It gets no better than watching hot girls either play sports or commentate on sports. Something about it just does it for me. Watching Erin Andrews in those tight pants and form fitting sweaters really excites me. What doesn't excite me is watching Stuart Scott's eyeball, any member of the Walton family, and just about every WNBA player. I know pretty much every blog or sports site has talked about all the beauties on the sidelines but I have yet to see any coverage on the girls that are out there competing. My guess is because most girls that play sports are really really ugly. However, there are the occasional exceptions. Every week I'm going to try and track down a few of these girls and give them a little face time. I’ve decided to kick things off with Morgan Beck, a senior volleyball player at Cal. Not only is Morgan incredibly hot but she’s also one of the better players in the country. A resident of Newport Beach, California Morgan definitely looks like the typical OC beach babe. She has the blonde hair, tan skin, and long legs.

What do ya think?