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Carrie Bradshaw discovers the newly reissued Bob Cousy All-American PF Flyers and dumps her entire collection of Manolo Blahniks.

Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot in Austria
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VIENNA, Austria (AP) — The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.

The latest work by New York photographer Spencer Tunick gathered 1,840 people, baring it all in Austria's Happel Stadium on Sunday.

"Stay very still. Don't move," the Austria Press Agency quoted Tunick as telling the crowd as he went to work.

Much of the hours-long photo shoot had little to do with soccer, with naked volunteers assuming different poses at the behest of the artist. But at least one of the photos had them with the ball, men first and then the women.

The stadium will host seven of the Euro 2008 soccer championship matches being staged by Austria and Switzerland, including the June 29 final.

Tunick has made a name for himself with his works featuring hundreds of naked people at unusual venues. He described Sunday's shooting on his Web site as combining "the spirit of sports, the grand sweeping waves of stadium architecture and the abstract relation of the human form to modern structures."

It's the title of a new book. Calm down.

From the AP via ESPN.com:

A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted.

Here's the rest of the story.

Did you guys see Republican congressman Vito Fossella, of Staten Island, is facing driving while intoxicated charges?

This was the same guy who made a foof of himself at the congressional hearing in which the commissioners and union heads were questioned about steroids. Here's my live blog from that day, and in my last post I reference how Fossella, as the self-proclaimed voice of Jets fans, asked Roger Goodell about SpyGate. Legit question, yes. But wrong time, wrong place.

Then after the hearing was over, this guy basically sprinted from his seat to shake hands with David Stern. "I just want to thank you for your testimony," Vito told him. Stern whispered, "I'm a Giants fan." And they had a big laugh.

We don't do much soccer here at the Final Score. But here's an item about soccer star Ronaldo that I was tipped off to by my soccer-loving pal Out of Botte (author of the hit book "Fish Sticks" with Newsday's Alan Hahn. Soon to be a major motion picture. Or not.)

Anyway, here's the item:

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Brazilian striker Ronaldo decided to keep to himself at his Rio de Janeiro home Tuesday, following a scandal involving transvestites who worked as prostitutes.

Ronaldo's advisors told Brazilian sports website Globo Esporte that the Milan striker cancelled planned appearances at two television programmes and asked physiotherapist Bruno Mazziotti to continue treating his injured left knee at his home.

Here's the link to the rest of the sordid story:

Just saw this one about a triathlete who was killed by a shark. Apparently the sharks mistook him for a seal because of the wet suit he was wearing. Crazy.

FROM THE LA TIMES AND THE AP

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — A shark attacked and killed a 66-year-old triathlete Friday, biting his legs as he swam in a group off Solana Beach, a city about 20 miles northwest of San Diego, authorities said.

Authorities identified the man as Dave Martin, a retired veterinarian who has lived in Solana Beach since 1970.

Richard Rosenblatt, a shark expert and professor emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said "this almost certainly was a great white shark."

He said that the attack fit the pattern of attacking from beneath and moving away, and that the wounds looked as if they came from a great white shark. He added that the shark was probably between 12 and 17 feet long.

The swimmers were wearing wetsuits.

"We think it was mistaken identity" because sharks hunt based on "silhouettes," Rosenblatt said. "A human swimmer is not too unlike a seal."

FHM magazine has decided who the 100 sexiest women in the world are. As a service, here are the women who have sports ties:

2. Jessica Alba (dated Derek Jeter)
4. Elisha Cuthbert (dated Sean Avery)
13. Jessica Biel (dated Derek Jeter)
14. Eva Longoria (married to Tony Parker)
17. Beyonce (married to Nets part-owner Jay-Z
26. Jessica Simpson (ruined Tony Romo's career)
30. Maria Sharapova
45. Halle Berry (used to be married to David Justice)
69. Mandy Moore (didn't she used to date Andy Roddick?)
81. Anna Kournikova
98. Victoria Beckham

Megan Fox is No. 1. I don't know who she is, but that is a picture of her above.

There are probably more tie-ins to sports on the list that I am not aware of. Feel free to enlighten me and we'll add them.

FHM.com is going to get more than 1,514 hits today.

UPDATE, 12:36 p.m., from commenter Andrew:

8. Hillary Duff dates Islanders Mike Comrie
23. Ana Ivanovic is a pro-tennis player
52. Carmen Electra was married to Dennis Rodman
58. Marissa Miller was on the cover of SI this year
74. Stacy Keibler- Newsday considers wrestling a sports blog

Thanks, Andrew!