She's the front runner. I wonder why...

There’s never really a bad time to post a picture of a scantily clad beautiful woman, but this time, it’s actually relevant. The gambling site Paddy Power has joined forces with the newspaper The Irish Mirror to combine man’s most heated passions: sports, beautiful women, and nonsensical competition, into the greatest idea of all time. Betting on the wives and girlfriends of World Cup players. The front runner? Ms. Irina Shayk, the above-pictured girlfriend of Christiano Ronaldo.

The betting house Paddy Power has teamed with the Irish Mirror to allow wagering on the wives and girlfriends of World Cup players.

Irina Shayk, the girlfriend of Cristiano Ronaldo is the 9-4 favorite to be voted overall sexiest while Abbey Clancy, girlfriend of Peter Crouch, is 5-2 and the favorite for best legs. –USAToday

The categories up for wager include: best legs, grumpiest WAG, sexiest WAG, best smile, and most stylish. I can think of about a hundered things I’d rather gamble on than “most stylish,” and I’d list them if I still wasn’t confused about seeing that Abbey Clancy is linked to Peter Crouch. Peter Crouch is the Greg Ostertag Luc Longley of the EPL, and should certainly not be with the heaven-sent mirage that is Abbey Clancy. “But Ryan,” you say. “Isn’t someone’s inner beauty more important than their physical attractiveness?” Not if you look like Abbey Clancy. She could drown a litter of puppies right in front of me, and all I’d be able to focus on was having sex with her. More WAGs after the jump because, hey, you deserve it. Read the rest of this entry »

Former Michael Jordan championship cog Luc Longley was woken by an explosion before escaping from his burning home.  The $2 million house was destroyed, but the good news is that Longley was able to rush his family to safety.  Even more importantly, the most precious of his sports memorabilia was saved:

The fire destroyed sporting memorabilia dating back to his days with the Chicago Bulls as well as an extensive art collection, including paintings by Australian artists George Haynes and Sam Abercromby.

But as he sifted through the wreckage it emerged the three championship rings he won with the Bulls in the 1990s were intact.

Phew!  Ordinarily this is where I'd make up a story about how I saved a sexy girl's life by putting out a fire while stark naked, except in this case it's actually true.  Readers, I can never say this enough: if you and a lady friend drink a lot one night and make things extra-romantic with candles, definitely DO leave those candles burning at the edge of the bed where they can easily set the comforter on fire.  That way, when you wake up and put the flames out you can have adrenaline-fueled sex — assuming there isn't too much carbon monoxide in the room.  It's the ideal time and place for a "smoky tornado."