Fernando Verdasco Is A Spanish Ace On The Courts

I'm not sure how many of you know who Fernando Verdasco is. I wanted to take the time to introduce him to my readers here. Fernando is a Spanish professional tennis player. The 26 year old is the second highest ranked Spaniard (ranked #8) in the world after Rafael Nadal (the world's #1 and my favorite tennis player). Here are some photos (by Nathaniel Goldberg) of Fernando from the September issue of GQ. Anybody a fan of tennis? Any a fan of Fernando? What do you think of these photos? I love all of these, but for some reason I'm really digging the last photo.









P.S. I wanted to let everybody know that posts from me right now might be few and far between. I was laid off from work on Tuesday. I've got to find a job now. I'm really nervous because the job market is so tough right now. There just aren't a lot of jobs out there right now. I think I'm going to check out the job search engine on TheLadders.com. I do ask that you keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks so much.

Kobe Bryant Has Got Game

Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics is tonight. The two teams are tied at 3 games apiece. It all comes down to this game to determine which team will be crowned the 2010 NBA champs. The Lakers and Celtics have a historic rivalry with one another. Each team has won the championship multiple times. I've been a Lakers fan since I was a kid back in the 1980's. I wanted to post about Kobe Bryant today.

Kobe's definitely one of the greatest players in the game. He's one of those athletes that some people love, while there are also plenty who hate his guts. I wanted to post these pictures (by Peggy Sirota) of Kobe from GQ in honor of him and the Lakers. Whether you like Kobe or not, what do you think of these photos?













P.S. I wanted to add this into the post this Friday morning. I was really worried for awhile, but the Lakers pulled it off. They were able to rally past the Celtics to win Game 7 by a score of 83 to 79. The Lakers have now won 16 titles throughout the years, while the Celtics are still tops with 17. Kobe now has 5 championship titles since he's been playing in the NBA. Congrats to Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers!

Oguchi Onyewu Is Ready For The World Cup

How many fans of soccer and the World Cup do we have here? I'm definitely glued to my television. I was totally psyched to watch the USA vs. England match on Saturday. With the 2010 World Cup now under way, I thought I would share these pictures of American soccer player Oguchi Onyewu with you. Onyewu plays for Milan and the USA national team. These photos (by Ben Watts) are featured in the June issue of GQ. I hope you like them.