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| New buzz surrounds Anna From the Page 2 mailbag | ||
We know Anna Kournikova has a thing for hockey players, but we had no idea that she also hangs out with NHL mascots. Clearly, this called for some sort of explanation, and Page 2's readers were more than happy to try to explain this week's Page 2 Mystery Photo.
"Tonight ... night ... night ... "I consider myself ... self... self ... "The luckiest mascot ... cot ... cot ... On the face of the earth ... rth ... rth ..." Steve Victoria, British Columbia What is it about guys with no teeth that chicks dig? Scott Wagner Glen Burnie, Md. The convention for those who will never win a championship was kicked off by a group photo. Matt Farrell Tampa "All the guys who play hockey are such phony jerks. I just want a man that's real." Matthew Grubba Lynchburg, Va. "First of all, my name isn't Sergei Federov, it's Pete the Yellow Bird. And second of all, this isn't a Diet Pepsi, it's a Pepsi Twist." Doug Shrewsbury, Pa. After debating between Pavel and Sergei, Anna decides to make the easy choice --Steve Yzerman. Justin Black East Brunswick, N.J. There's no end to the lengths Shaq won't go to add Anna to his "I had my picture taken with..." list. Later, he'll brag to his friends that he "had" Anna, too. Bill LeBaron Holbrook, Ariz. "Then this one time, at tennis camp ..." John J. Edison, N.J. Anna Kournikova promotes her new soon-to-be bestselling book for grade schoolers: "Anna's Tales of the Birds and Bees." George Vellios Brooklyn, N.Y. Anna graciously poses for a post-match photo after getting beat AGAIN ... this time by an over-the-hill AHL mascot in the second round of the Bakersfield City Park, Gravel Court Open. Jim Kenyon Pleasant Hill, Calif. Mascot saying to himself: "OK, OK, be cool, baseball, cold showers, Richard Nixon, Linda Tripp ..." Al Florida Wow! It's amazing where you can get by lying on your résumé. Last week, George O' Leary was the Notre Dame football coach. This week he has his arm around Anna Kournikova after getting hired as the Lightning mascot when he claimed to have been the Notre Dame Leprechaun back in college. JB St. Paul, Minn. Pop quiz: Which of these two is going to win a WTA tournament first? Brian Blair Victoria, British Columbia Just another guy working around his Anna restraining order. Scott Robinson Austin, Texas "Introducing the new checking line for YOUR Tampa Bay Lightning ..." Scott Galler Tampa And here is the real caption: Thunderbug, the mascot for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, poses for a photo with tennis star Anna Kournikova following Kournikova's exhibition match against Jennifer Capriati in the Chrysler/Jeep Tennis Classic at the Ice Palace. Kournikova upset Capriati in the match 6-4, 7-5. (Art Seitz c2001, Tennis Life) |
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