Roddick's Wife Sizzles on SI Swimsuit Cover

(NEWSER) - Tennis star Andy Roddick wed swimsuit model Brooklyn Decker last night in a twilight ceremony at his Austin home, People reports. The two began dating in 2007 after Roddick saw her in Sports Illustrated. "I think they knew that from the moment they met that they were perfect for each other,” a friend said. Andre Agassi and Stefi Graf were among the guests, and Roddick pal Elton John performed. More»

19-year-old shot to cover following 'Dougie' video

(NEWSER) - Victoria's Secret model and YouTube starlet Kate Upton flashes a wild bikini on this week's cover as Sports Illustrated's much-awaited annual swimsuit babe. Upton, a 19-year-old Floridian, was named the top "rookie" model in last year's Swimsuit Issue by the mag. This time she poses on an Aussie beach in a red-and-brown teeny bikini that makes her feel "sexy but confident," she tells the AP . "In Florida, people walk around in their flip-flops, bikinis, and jean shorts, so I'm very comfortable in a bathing suit," says the 5-foot-11 model. She's a modern girl, who shot to fame thanks in large part to a YouTube video in which she struts her stuff, notes the New York Times. More»

...Irina Shayk, a Russian beauty dating a soccer stud Cristiano Ronaldo

(NEWSER) - The Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover was officially unveiled last night on the Late Show With David Letterman, but some people got a sneak peek via Twitter. Rana Wardlaw tweeted a picture of the Irina Shayk cover yesterday, and she explains: "I saw it from my office window," the Huffington Post reports. "They unveiled the billboard for a few minutes to tape it for the Letterman show and then covered it back up. I guess they didn't cover it fast enough!" Shayk, a 25-year-old Russian model, is dating soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. (The AP has since obtained the photo, see both in the gallery.) More»

Sexy annual is like the 'Super Bowl for print'

(NEWSER) - Sports Illustrated recently unveiled the cover for its most important product of the year: The 2010 Swimsuit Issue. Roll your eyes if you must, but this annual bikini-fest is big business, writes Dylan Stableford at The Wrap . The swimsuit issue accounts for a whopping 7% of SI’s annual revenues. Many advertisers even create custom ads to debut in it, “making it something like the print equivalent of the Super Bowl.” More»

Marsupial web sensations sneak into tennis star's TV appearance

(NEWSER) - The week's hot viral video is an interview with tennis star Andy Roddick in which the background activity becomes so compelling that it quickly turns into a video of the tennis star's left shoulder. Yes, those are koalas, getting busy in a tree. The video was a sensation—Roddick, not one to hold a grudge, helped by tweeting a link—even before it emerged that both marsupials are female. More»