After an injury plagued first year with the L.A. Galaxy, David Beckham redeemed himself by scoring his first goal on an American soccer team.

"It’s great to score a goal," he said. "I always enjoy scoring goals; I’m usually at the other end assisting. But tonight Landon [Donovan] assisted me and I assisted him. I’m happy, but more happy with the team performance. We played well tonight."

Though it’s been five years since she last played professionally, former World Champion tennis player, Monica Seles, is announcing her retirement.

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PopCrunch counted down the Top 50 Hottest Women in Sports. Included on the list are softball player Jennie Finch, swimmer Amanda Beard and race car driver Danica Patrick. We’re not so sure we agree with the inclusion of Victoria “Posh” Adams Beckham as the rest of the women are athletes and Posh just sort of married the right guy. Who is number one you ask?

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I’m just getting the chance to see some of the Super Bowl commercials from yesterday. I like this one from Budweiser featuring the training of a Clydesdale. I have to be honest though, I don’t get the whole Super Bowl commercial thing. Is it really the most watched television event of the whole year? Do you think it’s worth the millions of dollars businesses pay for spots and filming? I’m not so sure.

Shaquille O’Neal is filing from divorce from his wife of nearly five years, the popular Shaunie. The Miami Herald reports:

Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal wants to divorce Shaunie, his wife of nearly five years. ”The marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken,” says his petition, filed Tuesday by attorney Ira Elegant.

The O’Neals have four children together — Shareef, 7, Amirah, 5, Shaqir, 4, and Me’Arah, 1. Shaq has a daughter, Taahirah, and Shaunie has a son, Myles, from previous relationships.

The family lives on Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island. They bought an $18.8 million estate in the summer of ‘04, at the time of his trade to the Heat. It is for sale — No. 32 is asking $32 million.

Though the two have a cohabitation/prenuptial agreement, Shaq must be interested in fighting it as he wants to get a look into his wife’s assets - and she’s not disclosing.

Shaunie, he says, has been ‘’secretive about her assets . . . particularly with respect to certain properties owned or titled in either [her] name alone or in other entities.” He wants the court to order Shaunie to give a ”correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities (including bearer securities)” that she came into during the marriage.

Shaq currently earns about $20 million per year. He’s not seeking primary custody of his kids, but is requesting “liberal” visitation rights.