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Anna Rawson Going Go Daddy; Japan Wins WBC

Posted by jason on Mar. 24, 2009, 9:00pm

• Gorgeous Aussie golfer Anna Rawson is your newest Go Daddy Girl.

• Japan wins its second World Baseball Classic. Konnichiwa, bitches!

• If it’s not coaches molesting their younger players, it’s the coaches’ wives doing the dirty deed.

• Buy some vodka, get a free ticket to a Phoenix Coyotes game.

• Can the Raptors’ Chris Bosh beat the rap of being a deadbeat dad?

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Anna Rawson Tees Up As Newest Go Daddy Girl

Posted by jason on Mar. 24, 2009, 2:41pm

As mentioned in this morning’s Speed Read, Anna Rawson is trading golf links for web links, as the adorable Aussie golfer becomes the latest sports star to go all Go Daddy.

Ms. Rawson will be joining such other lovely luminaries as racy racer Danica Patrick and risque wrestler Candice Michelle to flaunt their feminine charms in the name of the domain name seller.

So, what will Go Daddy be getting in grabbing this gorgeous golfer? See for yourself in some randy Rawson photos after the jump.

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Speed Read: Japan Wins The WBC, Anyone Care?

Posted by Camsox on Mar. 24, 2009, 8:30am

Two days, two monumentally impressive Japanese victories. Less than 24 hours after eliminating the inventors of the game, the Japanese baseball team knocked off their Asian rivals, South Korea, 5-3, in extra innings, saved by Ichiro Suzuki, the Jesus of their baseball chapel himself.

If you actually watched the game, you know it was an October-worthy classic in March. Hitashi Iwakuma, the Japanese Greg Maddux, pitched into the eighth inning. Korean bats went into hibernation right up until the bottom of the ninth, when Bum Ho Lee (yes, that’s his actual name, how he missed out on the NAME OF THE YEAR brackets, we’ll never know), knocked in the tying run off starting pitcher-turned closer-turned scapegoat-toward title game winner Yu Darvish.

Naturally, Ichiro would find his way at the plate in the top of the 10th with two men in scoring position with two outs, and he’d knock them both in, never mind the fact that first base was open. If Joe Torre took that chance for the Dodgers, he would have been skewered for weeks. We’ll see if Korean manager In-Sik Kim faces similar criticism.

But, despite all the heroics and histrionics, there’s a bigger question worth asking here: Does anyone care? If a manufactured tournament that’s been met mostly with apathy in the U.S. breeds an incredibly compelling game, does it really matter? It’s hard to tell. Clearly, it mattered more than most military actions in the nations that played in it, with Korea’s Jamsil baseball stadium in downtown Seoul packed with fans. That’s on top of the rabid fans of both national squads that packed Dodger Stadium far past the reaches it filled with for the U.S.-Japan semifinal on Sunday.

At the end of the day, it’ll probably matter a lot more two decades from now, when the event is a more established part of the annual baseball calendar. For now, we’ll have to settle for Japan’s second straight WBC title as much more culturally relevant in far-flung locales than where the action actually went down.

Speaking of baseball where nobody cares what’s actually happening, the Marlins finally had their new stadium project approved last night, with the Miami-Dade County commissioners approving the club’s proposed site and specifications for a new retractable roof arena at the site of the old, demolished Orange Bowl.

That’s right folks, that’s what the Orange Bowl has become: a parcel of land on which the city of Miami can keep a sports franchise that absolutely no one cares about. (And just think! That retractable roof will come in handy for a team that hasn’t had a rainout in four years!) That’s because the upside isn’t really for the Marlins, or for the city of Miami. It’s for Major League Baseball.

If you read between the lines of the story, it’s the nonstop lobbying of major league officials that really broke through the latest stalemate in negotiations. And how, pray tell did MLB convince the city of Miami that they need baseball? By proving that South Florida is the league’s “Gateway to the Caribbean”.

Really, that’s why MLB is so invested in Miami. It knows that the Marlins are mere hours away from oceans of baseball talent, and that Major League Baseball has to be there to keep pressure on those countries to keep serving as the league’s talent cash cow.

At the end of nine and a half hours of negotiations, that argument finally won out, sweetened by one significant addendum: Miami will host the finals of the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Maybe by then people here will care.

Our very own Arizona correspondent, Tuffy, tripped across a true gem late yesterday, when he discovered that the Phoenix Coyotes are handing out free tickets to Smirnoff vodka drinkers on his most recent run to the ~~beer and liquor barn~~ ~~adult beverage drive thru~~ alcoholic beverages outpost.

That’s right, so few fans actually want to see the Coyotes that the team is willing to give tickets away. All you have to do is buy another product. How much of that vodka sale is actually going to the Coyotes? Probably a couple bucks, at best. Still, that’s a better pull than they’re getting from most of those empty seats. After all, when you lose over and over and over again, even the greatest face in the history of your sport can’t maintain relevancy forever.

Guess who’s back playing baseball in Arizona? Evidently a man can only fool around with a cricket bat for so long.
It’s about time Go Daddy! shelled out some cash to lock up another smoking hot athlete. Welcome Anna Rawson to the fold.

Another night, another women’s basketball power defeated; UNC won’t be showing up next weekend, either.
Somehow this seemed like a good idea at the time: Maryland’s women’s basketball team is using a butchered Mike Tyson quote as motivation.
Video of the crash that has officially derailed — at least temporarily — Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France comeback attempt.

George Gillett is really, really hurting for money. How can you tell? The Canadiens owner has already used his stake in English soccer giant Liverpool as collateral to pay off his debt in Montreal, and even that may not be enough to have him keep control of the Habs.
MMAer Gina Carano has surfaced in public again, and let’s be honest, that’s all it takes for her to make a video cameo right here.

A passionate defense/plea to vote Curt Schilling into the Hall of Fame.
Just another reminder that minor league hockey may stink, but the fights are always better.

Anyone still wondering how Jay Cutler really feels about Josh McDaniels? So is McDaniels, because Cutler won’t respond to any of his text messages.

Tags: Ahl, Anna Rawson, Curt Schilling, Florida Marlins, Florida Marlins Are Cheap, Gina Carrano, Japan, Jay Cutler, Josh Mcdaniels, Korean Baseball, Lance Armstrong, Manny Ramirez, South Korea, World Baseball Classic

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Anna Rawson Disses “Dyke” Golfers, Is Still Hot

Posted by Richard Manfredi on Feb. 06, 2009, 7:30pm

Anna Rawson usually knows how to get publicity for herself (even if it’s not because of her game) - the saucy LPGA golfer is quick with a quote and also quick to pose for pictures in skimpy, revealing outfits. But DEADSPIN passes on word that she’s getting publicity for all the wrong reasons, as she is having to defend herself after making some less-than-PC comments about lesbian golfers to an Australian radio station.

Specifically, she was asked about how much women’s golf has changed in recent years. Unfortunately, her answer didn’t involve deeper fields, a higher caliber of players, the influx of worldwide talent. Instead, she chose to reflect on how writers and male fans perceive the sport, using a word describing a barrier that holds back water in Holland quite descriptively:

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Caddies Just Got A Lot Hotter & More Expensive

Posted by admin on Nov. 13, 2008, 3:10pm

When you go to Las Vegas with the guys there are generally only three things on the agenda: gambling, golf, and women. To a lesser extent eating and sleeping are also part of the plan, but only if they don’t get in the way of the previous three. Well, now you can have all three at once.

(Assistance with the ballwasher is here!)

I mean, when your out on the golf course with your buddies it’s pretty commonplace to have some side action on the round, especially when you’re in Vegas. Of course, the only problem when you’re out on the golf course is that there generally isn’t a lot of women hanging around, and the ones that are generally aren’t the type you want to concern yourself with. Thankfully that’s about to change thanks to a joint venture between Walters Golf and Par Mates.

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Romo, Simpson Seen Selecting Engagement Rings

Posted by jason on Oct. 02, 2008, 7:25pm

• Tired of waiting for a Super Bowl ring, Tony Romo might be teaming up with Jessica Simpson in acquiring some engagement jewelry.

• The Red Sox seem to have a knack for smacking the Angels in October.

• A Cubs fan gets arrested for throwing a ball at Manny Ramirez. And being a Cubs fan, of course he completely misses.

• The New Jersey Nets are offering a unique “pick up now, pay later” plan for season tickets. The catch - you still have to watch the Nets.

• A daily double from Ocho Cinco: The Bengals WR plans to kiss the Cowboys’ star and wet his lips with too much booze.

Vote: Is Claudia Porras Hottest Athlete Out There?

Posted by Brooks on Oct. 02, 2008, 2:28pm

Pic of Bolivian baller Claudia Porras I know you haven’t seen (my gawd(!)):

The UTEP Miner, for my money, is the hottest female athlete at the moment (sorry Allison Stokke).

Sorry kids, those are my favorites. (More Gulbis, Rawson.)

Commenters, did I miss anyone?

Tags: Allison Stokke, Anna Rawson, Claudia Porras, Hottest Female Athletes, Natalie Gulbis

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Anna Rawson 1st In Our Hearts, 1st On The Board

Posted by jason on Sep. 12, 2008, 7:30pm

• Anna Rawson, 150th on the money list but 1st on our hot list, finished on top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Bell Micro Classic.

Feel free to call her up to offer some congratulations.

• Terrell Owens says it could’ve worked out with him & Donovan McNabb, but the Eagles QB was just too jealous of T.O.’s star power.

• Looks like Rutgers has rolled back to his rotten football ways. How’s that new stadium funding coming?

• Set a place for Sidney Crosby at your dinner table, ’cause he’s coming over with your Penguins season tickets.

• The Patriots are fuming over the latest fashion statement celebrating Bernard Pollard’s takedown of Tom Brady.

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Anna Rawson, LPGA Savior, Leads After Round 1

Posted by ryan on Sep. 12, 2008, 9:30am

If the whole “YOU MUST SPEAK ENGLISH” mandate from the LPGA was just a ruse to give the ladies some much-needed PR — even if it outraged everybody — if this keeps up, the tour could become relevant in the time it takes to hastily dial (213) 785-7675 into your cell phone.

That’s right, runway model and golfer Anna Rawson is tied for the lead after the first round of the Bell Micro Classic. This wouldn’t be noteworthy if not for the fact that she’s currently 150th on the money list and she’s extremely attractive. The former makes it sort of a compelling story, the latter makes it front-page news. Or at least it should.

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Tags: Anna Rawson, Lpga, Michelle Wie, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods

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Brog: Here’s Anna Rawson’s Cell: (213) 785-7675

Posted by Brooks on Sep. 10, 2008, 8:21pm

The MOBILE PRESS-REGISTER has a quickie profile of hottie Aussie golfer Anna Rawson.

As part of the piece assigned to P-R reporter Tommy Hicks *high five Tommy Boy*, we get this:

Rawson is the first professional golfer to establish a cell phone number her fans can call and leave messages for her. Only four weeks old, the number — 213-785-7675 — allows her fans to leave personal messages. She said she has started listening to the messages and is going to return some of the calls. She added she likes the personal touch of the cell phone contact with fans and believes it’s a more personal way to keep in touch with them than mailing an autographed photo.

When I think of LPGA fans, “personal touch” usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.

So Rawson plans to return some of the calls? What’s the criteria for her call backs? Sufferer of a life-threatening disease? Honcho of a major corporation offering endorsement deal? South Korean LPGA tour member looking for English lessons?

Since Ms. Rawson went to USC, I’ve got a sure-fire way to elicit a reax: Trojans-Buckeyes tickets. (From My Boy Barry, of course.)

Speaking of hotties I’d like to ~~touch~~ meet personally, here’s some new photos of UTEP Bolivian baller baby Claudia Porras.