ATHLEBRITY OF THE MONTH
Who else but the sexiest man to crawl across a putting green?

CAMILO VILLEGAS

5’9” 142 pounds of perfection.

Born January 7, 1982, in Medellin Columbia.
Currently resides in Gainesville Florida.

This beautiful athlete is a gift from the notoriously un-hot world of golf.

Sexy Villegas turned pro in 2004, and won 8 individual titles as a member of the University of Florida’s golf team.

He earned a scholarship to Florida for his hot golfing skills. Go Gators!

In the first start of rookie season, he matched a career-best round with a 64 during second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii.

He was a second runner-up at the Ford Championship at Doral, finishing tied for second with David Toms, one stroke behind Tiger Woods.

Last year he played the Nationwide Tour, where he started with no status, played hot enough to become exempt and finished the season 13th in earnings to qualify for the PGA Tour.

In 2006, Villegas has produced three top-three finishes in nine starts, including two ties for second place, and is the leading rookie in the money list with earnings of $1,246,971.

Delinda

*Post number 2 for March 30th.

ANDY RODDICK HAS NOW, OFFICIALLY, LOST HIS MOJO.

Moments ago, Andy Roddick lost what little mojo he had left in him. I am at a loss for words. Lately, Andy hasn’t just lost his “on-court mojo”, but perhaps his “off-court mojo” as well. He hasn’t looked hot in a long time. He looks a little pale, and I daresay he is dangerously close to looking like a tweaker. Sorry Andy, I still love ya, but I can’t complain that you lost to the hot Spaniard David Ferrer.

David Ferrer spanked Andy out of the Nasdaq-100 Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, 6-3,4-6,6-4. Like I said, no complaints about this hottie going to the next round. Roger Federer, aka the tennis-god, faces super hot James Blake later tonight. If Blake wins, I’d be happy, but we all know the odds are very slim of Blake spanking the number one player in the world. So, we have a sexy Federer or Ferrer facing either David Nalbandian or Ivan Ljubicic in the finals this weekend. Either way, its gonna be hot!

JULIAN TAVAREZ IS A FIGHTER, NOT A LOVER.

Representing his team perfectly, Boston Red Sox reliever Julian Tavarez was suspended for 10 days and fined Thursday for his role in a brawl this week. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president in charge of discipline, cited Tavarez for “violent and unsportsmanlike actions” during Monday’s game against the Devil Rays. Tavarez punched Tampa Bay’s Joey Gathright lightly on the jaw after a play at home plate. Tavarez is with his 7th team in eight years and has been suspended 4 times. Why hasn’t he been kicked out of the league? Every time he gets into a brawl, the benches clear. And speaking of clear, in 2004 Tavarez was suspended for eight days for applying a foreign substance to balls while pitching! So he’s a cheater and a fighter. When’s the book come out?
Here is a fun little photo essay of the hot tempered, scar faced, angry pitcher, Julian Tavarez and his latest bench-clearing incident.

THAT’S MY STORY AND I’M STICKING TO IT.

OH, THOSE CRAZY TORONTO BLUE JAYS, THEY MIGHT BE LOVERS?

Toronto Blue Jays hotties, Russ Adams and Aaron Hill, were the victims of a prank yesterday prior to a spring training game in Florida.

Funny guys, A.J. Burnett and Roy Halladay staged a mock “wedding” in their honor, complete with catering and a cake, as payback for a previous prank perpetrated by the infield duo on the two pitchers. And what’s a wedding without a decorated car and banner-flying overhead to announce the union?

TOMORROWS POST IS ALL THINGS CAMILO VILLEGAS!

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

DUKE RAPISTS REVEALED?
Details of the alleged rape and beating of an exotic dancer who had been hired for a party of Duke University men’s lacrosse team players earlier this month seem to be popping up everywhere. The woman accused three players of holding her in a bathroom while all three sexually and physically assaulted her.

The racial overtones of the case have sparked protests at the university and elsewhere. The accuser, a black woman who was one of two exotic dancers hired by the lacrosse team for the party, told police her three attackers were white. Adding insult to injury, Duke University had the balls to wait until Tuesday - after its men’s basketball team was eliminated from NCAA competition - to suspend the lacrosse season, even though the alleged rape victim made her accusation to police the night of the March 13 team party. At Goduke.com, the teams’ roster has been taken down. But you can read the statement issued today by the Captains of the Duke University Lacrosse Team and well as the statement by Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead.

The best source for the hot details is at www.thesmokinggun.com. They have released the ORIGINAL SEARCH WARRANT that implicates several Duke Lacrosse players. Because the team roster isnt available anymore, we have to speculate as to which athletes were involved. In the warrant, the victim mentions Adam, Matt and Bret. The only three athletes who were on the roster, with the same first names are Matt Danowski, Matt Zash, Bret Thompson. Adam is a mystery.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
MATT DANOWSKI, MATT ZASH AND BRET THOMPSON

I am NOT saying that these are the athletes involved. Again, they the share the same first names given by the victim, and they were on the team at the time of the alleged rape. I’m sure we will find out soon enough when they get 25 to life.

**HOT ATHLETE COVER ALERT**
Finally my A’s are getting some love!

This week, ESPN The Magazine features hot, hot, hot A’s Pitcher Huston Street on the cover of the magazine’s MLB preview. The header “The Hot Pick: No More Smoke And Mirrors, This Time The A’s Are For Real.”

NOT FOR KIDS
Upper Deck is launching the trading card industry’s first-ever “Kids Reward program”. The program is simple: kids buy packs of any 2006 Upper Deck Baseball product, register the four-digit alpha-numeric code found on the back of their cards — and get a point award for each unique card. Kids can then redeem their points for prizes. Why am I telling you this? Because these cards are NOT for “kids”! The prizes include video games, iTunes songs, movie passes and autographed Memorabilia- but better yet-every card entered is an entry into a sweepstakes to win the grand prize: a private clinic with the hottest shortstop around, Derek Jeter.

“Points are random: an A-Rod or a top rookie isn’t necessarily worth more points than a so-called common card. Ah, I beg to differ, but I’ll play along to get that Jeter prize. Can you image a private clinic with Jeter? Mothers of America, if you’re reading, encourage your kids to play -basically for you! Check out the website for more details: www.upperdeckkids.com.

DRIVING CARMELO ANTHONY

Today, ESPN360 and ESPN Motion will premiere “Driving Carmelo,” a weekly online video and music series that features a behind-the-scenes look at the IRL Carmelo Hemelgarn Racing team, co-owned by Nuggets F Carmelt-in-my-mouth-Anthony. Each Webisode will include a 90-second short on ESPN Motion and a five-minute mini-show on ESPN360.

ALI G and SPIKE LEE are back together to celebrate the NBA playoffs!

Turner Sports will celebrate the NBA playoffs by airing 8 new spots directed by Spike Lee and starring Athlebrity hottie Ali G. This years Ali G spots will center around the sexy San Antonio Spurs. Ali G will frustrate such hot athletes as Tim Duncan and Robert Horry. If you missed last year’s commercials, you can view them here. The new ads will break on Monday, March 27th.

THE MILLION-DOLLAR DRIVER?

Sexy British racing driver, DOMINIK JACKSON is now the Million-dollar Driver, or at least he hopes to be. Already a well known driver and hottie in Europe, Jackson had his debut F2000 race in February, took pole position and won his first ever USA race by over five seconds. To get to where he is now, Dominik had to re-mortgage his house to compete in the first race. His racing career has been impressive but the money is low. Jackson, like all hot drivers, needs to raise the sponsorship to fund race drives, and has launched a unique idea to raise the required budgets. Themilliondollardriver.com is a pixel based website all about Dominik and his career, where individuals and companies can invest in a space on the site, for this they receive a number of benefits, including space on the actual race car! The cost for placing an ad on his car is extremely low and if anyone out there wants to support a crazy redheaded blogger and her site, she would feel like a million.

CELEBRATING BONDS
MLB sponsor Bank of America “won’t be part of any advertising campaign celebrating” hot Giants LF Barry Bonds passing Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron on the all-time home run list.

B of A said, “A company like ours is always going to choose the untainted opportunity. There is no reason to stand up for controversy. … Baseball has got to get the perception of drugs out of the [sport]. It matters. Cheating matters. It isn’t OK to cork a bat. Cheaters shouldn’t prosper.”

The Home Depot also said that it “will not be part of a celebration unless an investigation shows Bonds did not use performance-enhancing substances”

Pro Access Managing Dir Jeff Bernstein, who handles Bonds’ marketing, said that there “will be plenty of merchandise surrounding the moment,” including T-shirts, hats, coins and lapel pins. He said that McFarlane Toys will be making a special boxed set featuring figurines of both a juiced up Bonds and Ruth, and Topps will make a card set featuring Bonds’ home runs from No. 700 to 715. Bernstein added that Bonds will sell “limited-edition commemorative items on his Web site,” BarryBonds.com. Of course he will!

DISNEY TO INVESTIGATE STEROID USE?

WHAT? MLB is expected to announce today that Disney Chair and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will head a panel “that will investigate past steroid use by major league players, and will take a thorough look at Giants LF Barry Bonds’ suspected involvement.”

I’m with the “this is racist” investigation camp. Why is Barry Bonds being singled out? What about Mark McGuire? What about the NFL? Now we have the possible “panel leader” coming from Disney? I don’t know much, but I do know that Disney is ultra conservative and this is a bad idea. Ever go to Disneyland? Notice how all the employees are cookie-cutter clones, mostly white and have to keep the length of thier hair “above the collar”….?

TOUCHDOWN DANCES
Yes, we have all heard about the curb on NFL celebration dances. The rules are as follows: players are prohibited from engaging in excessive touchdown celebrations, specifically, the NFL “doesn’t want players using the ball, pylon or in some cases the goal post as a prop.”

Players also cannot “drop to the ground and pose.” BUT, hot athletes “will be allowed to pray-if a player wants to drop to one knee, he can do that.”

Players can “creatively dance but the dance can last only until the official says enough.” After that, the official can call a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Also, “spiking, spinning and dunking the ball are permissible, but players cannot hump the goal post.”

NO MORE ATHLETES MAKING MUSIC PA-LEEZE

Red Sox COCO CRISP has his own music label. He also has “aspirations for a career in entertainment.” Making it even worse, Crisp is reviewing TV-show proposals and said, “I’ve got a lot of stuff in the works. Right now my god-brother and I have a reality dating show we’re trying to get picked up. I’m working on some movie ideas too”. What the hell is a “god brother”? Should be someone saying to Coco “oh god brother, don’t do it.”

Speaking of the Red Sox, oh, I mean the Yankee’s, I leave you with this hot image of Derek Jeter and his sexy teammate, Johnny Damon.

That’s it for now. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

**Update**

This just in, Dante DiTrapano has been arrested again. 3:00 pst

As you know, Florida officials issued a warrant for DiTrapano after he failed to attend a March 21 court hearing in St. Petersburg. On Saturday, his time had come and the Mensa reject, crack smoking agent for Randy Moss, was picked up on the warrant.

The police in Florida nabbed Dante DiTrapano on Saturday in Clearwater, Florida. A sheriff’s department spokesman said DiTrapano posted bond and was released Sunday. Wow, a whole 24 hours in jail!

Robert Heyman, DiTrapano’s lawyer, said Wednesday that DiTrapano is being treated at a Tampa, Fla., hospital for an undisclosed condition. “He’s receiving treatment for a medical condition he had prior to his arrest.” Interesting… DiTrapano has said he’s enrolled in a treatment center for an addiction to the painkiller OxyContin. Is that a medical condition? Or is there a lack of communication between attorney and client?

If you missed the boat, read my prior postings on DiTrapano. Cliff note version…DiTrapano, wife Teri and three other lovely individuals were arrested this month at a St. Petersburg, Fla., hotel. Police say they recovered 73 pieces of crack cocaine and 21 grams of powder cocaine. All five were charged with felony possession of crack cocaine.

More of today’s news on the next page.

LET IT RAIN!
Never letting us down is Gatorade. If you haven’t seen their latest campaign, you haven’t lived. Three sexy video ads are available for your viewing pleasure. “Rain” is a tribute to the talents of Kevin Garnett. In Rain, a lone basketball sits on the court, its begins to rain, inside the ball someone is struggling to be “born”…the ball splits open, a hand pops out, followed by Kevin Garnett and a voice over: “Introducing the Rebirth of Cool”. Garnett is hot, wet, and topless in the ad. I wish it was in me….”Homewreckers” is another tribute to the beauty of hot male athletes and their “fierce” passion for the game. Again, hot, topless, sweaty athletes making us want to get It in us. The third video “It” is a simple spot aimed to inspire. No Athlebrites featured in this one but some nice eye candy non-the-less.

I CAN HEAR YOU COMING….
Another cool multimedia ad comes from Under Armour. The national campaign for its new football cleats is titled “Click-Clack”.

The TV spot will break April 29 during ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft and will feature hot Jets LB Jonathan Vilma, Cowboys LB Eric Ogbogu and former Univ. of Colorado WR and Athlebrity favorite, sexy hot Jeremy Bloom. Players will be heard chanting, “I think you hear us coming.” Actually, yes, we would love to hear you coming!

Next month a number of new sports-related shows on will debut on ESPN2. A new eight-episode season of “It’s the Shoes” will focus on celebrities and their shoes.

Included in the show, hot Redskins RB Clinton Portis, Juelz Santana, Ghostface and Run-DMC’s Reverend Run. The show is co-hosted by DJ Bobbito Garcia and will air Tuesdays at 1:00am ET beginning next week.

Like white on RICE.

The William Morris Agency has signed former NFLer and “Dancing with the Stars” participant Jerry Rice for representation in entertainment projects, broadcast work, licensing and marketing. WMA’s Lon Rosen said that Rice “increased his mainstream appeal by appearing on the ABC reality show.”

IF YOU MISSED TIGER WOODS ON 60 MINUTES, DON’T WORRY.
Yahoo.com is featuring 24 different hot video clips not aired during Tigers’ “60 Minutes” interview last Sunday night. The content is accessible by typing “Tiger Woods” into the Yahoo.com search bar. The link to the video library appears as the first choice, with other Woods-related sites also appearing. The clips range from 0:25 to 1:59 in length.

In one of the clips, the sexy Tiger comments on golf fans becoming more vocal: “I think we’re bringing a different crowd to the game of golf now. We’re bringing guys who had been (football, basketball and baseball) fans and have never experienced a golf tournament, so they’re bringing the same enthusiasm to golf.” Woods, on being a celebrity: “It’s certainly something that I’m not really comfortable with, never have been. I’m kind of a private person. That part’s always been a little bit difficult for me. I’m a little bit on the shy side, … and I don’t always feel comfortable with the media or in the limelight.”

CAMILO VILLEGAS: BRINGING GOLF TO COLUMBIAN LIMELIGHT

The smartest people in the world are in Columbia. City TV in Bogota, Colombia, will broadcast 25 PGA Tour events this year after the success of Colombia native and sexiest golfer alive, Camilo Villegas. The network first bought rights to the Ford Championship at Doral after Villegas’ second-place finish at the FBR Open.

Another one of the hottest golfers out there is Adam Scott. The Athlebrity stud best known for his sexy Burberry garb, is appearing in the Sign Boys campaign ads.

The creative campaign for Footjoy, features those crazy sign carrying dudes you see following the golfers on the course. The spots feature several hot golfers, Adam Scott being the hottest. And no, Camilo is not in the ads.

REGGIE MILLER HIGHWAY, A THING OF THE PAST.
Indiana state lawmakers looking to name part of U.S. 31 for former Pacers G REGGIE MILLER cancelled their plans after learning the stretch of highway was already dedicated as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway in ’94.

“While I appreciate the state of Indiana in its attempt to rename a stretch of U.S. 31 in my name, I certainly respect and understand the feelings of the veterans involved. Military veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country carry a status we all should appreciate and honor.”

Now onto some really gross athlete news. In a follow-up to yesterdays story on Randy Johnson and his teenage daughter…

Randy’s “love child” has broken her silence by saying “it hurts” that the Yankees superstar has shunned her and is playing legal hardball with her mother. Heather Roszell, 16, has never spoken to her crusty dad and says her letters to him have mostly gone unanswered over the years. “I’m not sure I even want to see him after what he’s putting my mom through…and I just don’t think it’s fair for children not to have a relationship with their parents.” She doesn’t even watch him play because its “too painful” for her. Proving that women will sleep with anyone famous, Johnson has four other children! Who knew that Johnson was such a lover (gross). “I would want to meet them, just so they know that I’m actually their sister,” Heather said. “It’s nice to know that I have other blood out there.” The Big Unit’s love child was a well-kept secret for years. But all that changed when Johnson, who makes $16 million a year, sued Laurel Roszell last month for less than $100,000 in back child-care payments. At spring training camp yesterday, the 6-foot-10 Athlebrity reject told reporters: “It’s a situation that my family has known about the whole time and just move on from here. It’s a family matter so I just tend to keep it private.” Okay by us, the thought of the Big Unit making babies is making me nauseous.

ATHLETES AND RAPE. THE REAL MARCH MADNESS.

On March 15th I posted a blog about the Philadelphia Soul, an arena football team co-owned by Jon Bon Jovi. The blog was about five members of the team who are under investigation after a 23-year-old woman complained she was raped after a game in Kansas City.

Now, Duke University has suspended the season of its men’s lacrosse team while authorities investigate allegations by a woman who claims to have been raped by several members of the team. Apparently, a woman had agreed to dance at a private party attended by many team members on March 13th at an off-campus house owned by the university.

The woman told the police that she and a friend went to the party house to dance for 5 men at a bachelor party. Instead, when they got there, they were more than 40 men waiting for the show. The woman, who is black, said that almost immediately upon performing, the men started taunting them with racial epithets. The women left, but they were persuaded to return after one of the men apologized. According to the search warrant, two men pulled the woman into a bathroom after she returned to the house. “Someone closed the door to the bathroom where she was and said, ‘Sweetheart you can’t leave,’ ” the report said.

On Tuesday, the Durham Police Department released the 911 call-tapes recorded in the early hours of March 14 during and after the party at which members of the men’s lacrosse team allegedly gang-raped, sodomized and strangled the exotic dancer. Durham County (NC) District Attorney Michael Nifong said that “it was unlikely the investigation would be completed in time” for the team to finish its season. The team’s last game is scheduled for May 7.

Duke’s president made a statement: “While we await the results of the investigation, I remind everyone that under our system of law, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty…One deep value the university is committed to is protecting us all from coercion and assault. An equally central value is that we must not judge each other on the basis of opinion or strong feeling rather than evidence of actual conduct.”

On a serious note, I am aware that my blog praises how hot pro athletes are. I encourage fans to drool, chase, cheer and fall in love with these guys and their sports. But what we have seen lately, is that you can’t go to boat party’s involving hot athletes, you can’t go to hotel rooms with hot athletes, you can’t go to bars with hot athletes and you especially can’t say NO. What is up with that?

Have we made these star-athletes so above the law that they belive its okay to violate women? I, of course, am not lumping all athletes into one category. I’ve met plenty who are stand up guys, however, as a woman, if you put yourself in a situation where sex is clearly on the agenda, and at some point you decide to say “no”, there’s going to be a problem. And let me make it clear, I am not blaming these women in any way. I sympathize with them and applaud the fact that they have come forward.

I have a friend who is a journalist. Not too long ago, she agreed to go to a hotel room with two hot professional baseball players. I will not name the team or athletes involved. When they returned to the room and the party began, more athletes came in to “join” the party. The mutual understanding among these athletes was “we all share.” After the “violation” began, she reminded the athletes that she was a journalist and they fortunately backed off and let her go. She’s remained silent for many reasons. Mainly, her judgment being called into question. So please be careful ladies, don’t put yourself in a situation like that. Adore the hot athletes from afar and avoid any situation that could harm you in the long run.

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Yesterday, The RED SOX and the Massachusetts State Lottery unveiled the Red Sox Instant Ticket, the first U.S. instant ticket to feature an MLB team logo.

The Red Sox receive no revenue from sales of the tickets, which hit retail on April 11th. The odds of winning are about the same as the Red Sox winning the World Series again.

Yesterday, a jury deliberated for about ten seconds before convicting JOHN GREEN- the Mensa reject accused of sparking the brawl between players and fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills in 2004. Green was convicted of assault for punching Ron Artest.

Ultra creepy looking John Green, 41, and his attorney Shawn Smith, left, watch a replay of the basketball brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills during Green’s trial in Rochester Hills, Mich., yesterday. Green was originally charged with two counts of misdemeanor assault and battery. He got lucky though, and was acquitted of throwing a cup at Artest before the hot headed forward charged into the stands and began fighting with Pistons fans. The 41-year-old idiot chewed gum and showed no emotion as the verdicts were read. Green and his attorney, Shawn Patrick Smith, said afterward that they would appeal on grounds that Artest was not present for the trial. “(That) he didn’t show up is a violation of my Sixth Amendment constitutional right to have him here,” Green said of Artest. Obviously, Green has never studied law before. He faces up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for May 1

South beach is so hip, that you are sure to see hot athletes dancing in clubs, or even the streets. But dancing in the streets can get you arrested.

Take hot PHILADELPHIA EAGLES linebacker DHANI JONES. Dhani, cutting a rug at a South Beach club, decided he had to move his hot stuff into the street. Apparently, he doesn’t have very good rhythm because he was charged with the misdemeanor of failure to obey a lawful command after he allegedly refused to stop dancing outside a South Beach club early Sunday. “He refused several orders to get out of the street, and he was ARRESTED,” said police spokesman Bobby Hernandez on Monday. The 28-year-old dancer signed an affidavit promising to appear in court for arraignment. The sexy 6-foot-1, 240-pound Jones has played the last two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Someone who really should go to South Beach and relax is BARRY BONDS.

“My life is in shambles. It is crazy,” Bonds said yesterday in an interview with The Associated Press. “It couldn’t get any crazier. I’m just trying to stay sane.” (Too late.) Then, clearly joking, he compared himself to King Kong: “Go to the Empire State Building and jump off, commit suicide and people can say, ‘Barry Bonds is finally dead.’ Except for in San Francisco,” he said. “I’ll leave something for them.” A leather recliner from the locker room perhaps?

THE HOTTEST GOLFER TO CRAWL ACROSS THE LAWN IS TAKING A BRIEF TIME-OUT.

Colombia’s sexiest export Camilo Villegas plans to take a two-week break after narrowly missing out on qualifying for his first U.S. Masters. The 24-year-old PGA Tour rookie fell one stroke short of booking his place at Augusta National for the first major of the year.

“I played well, but I’m a little bit short of one big goal I had,” Villegas told reporters. “But you know what, I gave it my best. Hopefully there will be plenty of Masters for me in the future.” I’ve got your Masters right here Camilo. Begging for a full body massage, Camilo purred: “This was my fifth week in a row and I am very tired…I’m not going to play the next two weeks and I haven’t thought about after that. We’ll see what my plans are.”

“It’s been so much fun, getting to play great golf courses and great tournaments with the best players in the world…You try to learn from them to get better and, hopefully, become one of those soon. It’s been a fun ride. It’s been a fun ride.” A fun ride? Camilo Villegas is obviously unaware that he is what “fun rides” are made of. **Camilo Villegas has won the coveted Athlebrity of the Month award for March. Look for his full profile, including some of the hottest photos available, at the end of this week.

***DAVID BECKHAM ALERT***

Beckham got a boo-boo. The soccer god may not be fit for Saturday’s league game against Barcelona at the Nou Camp after aggravating a bruised ankle in training on Tuesday. “Just kicking the ball is really painful,” said the hottest athlete alive “I’ve had an anti-inflammatory injection and ice, but I’ll just have to give it a bit of rest and see how it is. We will just have to see what the swelling is like and if goes down or not. The pain is the problem. I hope I’ll be able to play though,” he told reporters. Real, are 11 points behind Barcelona in second place in the Primera Liga. More Becks: The ballot for Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List of 2006 includes DAVID BECKHAM, and smoking hot Giant TIKI BARBER.

I’ve always wondered what Becks smells like….

I suggest a light dusting of DAVID across your pillows before drifting off into Beckham land.

THE COOLEST JOB?
Jacob Levine of Cherryfield, Maine, has landed the hottest job of the year. Levine was recently selected as the Snickers Brand and Burton “Rover.”

Acting as the “Rover” Levine embarks on a year-long, all-expense-paid position as the ambassador of board sports, making appearances at popular parks, slopes and beaches throughout the United States. Over the next year, Levine will hang out with hot riders throughout the country, meet pros and demonstrate his skills at popular venues and extreme sports events, giving away tons of cool stuff from Rover sponsors along the way. “I’m beyond excited to be picked as The Rover,” says Levine. “Life can’t get much more satisfying than traveling the country getting paid to do what I love most and representing two awesome brands. This is an incredible opportunity, and I can’t wait to share this experience with riders across the country.” Levine will keep riders up to date with feedback, interviews, photos and blog postings to www.theonseason.com. It’s a cool site, check it out.

LAN CHO ANYONE?
Beginning this fall, Sports Illustrated will publish a sports magazine in China called “SI China.” The publication, which will initially appear bi-weekly with a plan to move to weekly, will have a staff of writers, editors and designers based in Beijing, with correspondents in Europe and the U.S. This expansion into China is not a surprise, as they follow US sports almost as fanatically as I follow David Beckham. Brush up on your Chinese and be prepared for the future. First lesson: LAN CHO, means “basketball” in Mandarin.

NCAA MADNESS
Every March millions of fans go crazy picking their teams for the “Final Four”. This year, only FOUR people out of 3 million entrants picked the correct final four.

Russell Pleasant, 46, of Bellevue, Neb., left, is one of the four of 3 million entrants to pick all the teams in this year’s Final Four. Pleasant displays his winning bracket on a laptop computer at his home with his supportive family. A lifelong sports fan who loves Nebraska football and has always rooted for “the old teams” in basketball, Georgetown, UCLA and the like, Pleasant said he never figured he’d have a chance to win the thing.

There are plenty of hot college hoops players to watch this weekend. Below are the Final Four, but trust me, these “team photos” do not properly illustrate how hot some of these athletes are.

George Mason: from left; head coach James Larranaga and active players, Lamar Butler, Jai Lewis, Gabe Norwood, Tony Skinn, Will Thomas, Tim Burns, Chris Flemming, Sammy Hernandez, Charles Makings, and Jesus Urbina.

LSU: from left; head coach John Brady and players Glen Davis, Darnell Lazare, Darrel Mitchell, Tasmin Mitchell, Garrett Temple, Alex Farrer, David Fleshman, Chris Johnson, Dameon Mason, Tack Minor, Tyrus Thomas, and Ben Voogd

UCLA: from left; head coach Ben Howland and players Arron Afflalo, Cedric Bozeman, Jordan Farmar, Ryan Hollins, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison, Joey Ellis, Michael Fey, Kelvin Kim, Lorenzo Mata, DeAndre Robinson, Nican Robinson, Michael Roll, Janou Rubin, Josh Shipp, and Ryan Wright.

Florida: from left; head coach Billy Donovan and the players; Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford, Lee Humphrey, Joakim Noah, Jack Berry, Walter Hodge, David Huertas, Adrian Moss, Chris Richard, Jimmie Sutton, Brett Swanson, and Garrett Tyler.

THE FIFA WORLD CUP IS COMING!
MasterCard will air a spot titled “Fever,” via McCann Worldgroup, that shows fans from 30 different countries cheering.

EA Sports announced the hot cover athletes for the “2006 FIFA World Cup” videogame. The game, which will be available April 24 in North America and April 28 in Europe and Asia, will contain country-specific covers.

Several of the hotties selected to grace the covers are….

Representing England: the undeniably hot FRANK LAMPARD.

Representing Germany: LUKAS PODOLSKI.

And Italy gives us the edible ALLESSANDRO DEL PIERO.

On Saturday, MLS will debut its ’06 marketing campaign tagged “Embrace the Colors.” A sneak preview of the campaign is available beginning today at www.MLSnet.com. MLS stadiums will feature “Embrace the Colors” field boards in both English and Spanish.

The first TV spot features Athlebrity poster child, sexy Galaxy F Landon Donovan and Rapids MF Pablo Mastroeni, future ads will include such hotties as Chivas USA MF Juan Francisco Palencia, FC Dallas F Carlos Ruiz and Revolution F Taylor Twellman.

In N.Y., a Manhattan Federal Court Judge ordered a jury trial, but did not set a date in the juicy sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Anucha Browne Sanders.

According to the judge, the schedule will make it impossible for a trial to be heard anytime soon. He ordered motions to be filed by November 3, which is the start of the ’06-07 NBA season.

I ain’t saying she’s a gold-digger…

Athlebrity reject, Yankees P Randy Johnson has petitioned a judge to recoup more than $97,000 in day-care expenses and interest after the mother of his 16-year-old daughter, “asked Johnson to buy a truck and computer for the girl … as well as cover community college expenses.” Johnson’s agent, said Johnson offered to “buy her a car, and buy her a computer and pay for those things directly, but (baby-mama) didn’t want that. She wanted to be paid directly.” Nero said that Johnson asked for repayment “only after she threatened to take him to court for more child support” and told him to get a micro-dermabrasion treatment.

YOU CAN TEACH A MONKEY TO GOLF, BUT CAN YOU TEACH HIM TO THROW?

God help us. If he can find his way to the ballpark, Bush will become the first sitting and incoherent U.S. President to toss the Opening Day pitch in Cincinnati when he visits during the Cubs-Reds game on Monday. How did he get that gig? The Reds CEO donated $100,000 to his re-election campaign in ’04. Now I know why I don’t like the Reds.

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

**TV Alert**
Tonight, S.F. Chronicle reporters and “Game of Shadows” authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams will appear on CBS’ “Late Show” at 11:35pm ET.

Remember Louis Dante DiTrapano, 43, and his wife, Teri A. DiTrapano, 46, who were arrested Tuesday March 14, 2006 in St. Petersburg, FL. on felony charges of possession of crack cocaine? You know DiTrapano; he’s the agent for hot Raider Randy Moss.

Last week, the crack-head agent and wife were released on bond and in a bizarre twist of events- Dante skipped the court hearing! A warrant has been issued for Dante DiTrapano for failing to appear in court in Pinellas County, Florida, on Tuesday, March 21, 2006. The March 21 hearing was to set the conditions of DiTrapanos bond. DiTrapano, apparently in hiding, couldn’t be reached for comment on Wednesday, March 22.

If you missed the story, DiTrapano, was arrested on the 14th at a St. Petersburg, Florida, hotel on a felony charge of possession of crack cocaine. His wife Teri and three other people- Glinder Cecil, James D. Harper and James A. Lockett- were also arrested. Officers say they seized 73 pieces of crack cocaine and 21 grams of powder cocaine- judging by the looks of this sexy crew, I cant believe there was anything left for the po-po to confiscate?

This wonderful photo shows the motley crew involved: clockwise from upper left corner: Louis Dante DiTrapano, his lovely wife Terri, James A Lockett, Glinder Cecil, and James D. Harper. Teri DiTrapano had a $5,000 bond posted for her on Thursday, March 16. Dante DiTrapano had his $5,000 bond posted on March 17 on the condition that he be taken for treatment. He was released to HealthCare Connections of Tampa.

Continuing with sports and courts- or lack of- Sebastian Telfair seems to be the new poster child for ESPN. “It’s getting a bigger response than I thought I would get and people who were producing the movie thought I would get” – Trail Blazers G Sebastian Telfair, on “Through the Fire,” which has been shown on ESPN2 and is out on DVD. Why isnt ANYONE talking about the loaded handgun Telfair had hidden under his pillow on a team jet last month? Crack-heads make the news. Barry Bonds juicing up makes the news. ESPN poster child and hot baller with loaded handgun- oh yeah, it’s the NBA, and ESPN, sorry, didn’t mean to step on toes…maybe when the video sales aren’t so “hot” the story will reemerge…

Today, those hot Pistons- Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Lindsey Hunter, Tayshaun Prince, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace- are expected to appear in the misdemeanor trial of John Green, the fan accused of tossing a cup that sparked the Palacegate incident in ’04. That simple act sparked the sexy brawl that was seen around the world. Green is charged with two counts of assault and battery. The Pistons were subpoenaed to testify by the defense.

Yesterday, Stephen Ames took home the trophy at the Players Championship in Florida. Ames played an awesome round of golf, which unfortunately depleted airtime that should have been given to Camilo Villegas.

Establishing himself as the hottest lawn cat in golf, Villegas earned $384,000 in the tourney and finished in a tie for third. Sunday marked his third top-three finish in nine events, previously coming in second at Phoenix and Doral. He now stands 11th on the PGA Tour money list with $1.24 million.

“I will not be assimilated”
Bjorn Borg has decided not to auction off his five Wimbledon trophies after all.

The only player to win five straight Wimbledon titles, changed his mind after pleas from his fans, London auction house Bonhams said Monday. “After great consideration and reasoning, I have decided that I will never sell my Wimbledon trophies and rackets and I have withdrawn them from sale,” Borg said in a statement. “Trophies of this kind have a meaning that goes beyond my comprehension of the victories, as they emphasize the bond between me as a player and all the people, family, friends and fans that have stood behind me through the years — people that have my love and respect,” he added.
Andre Agassi and other hot players urged Borg not to sell the trophies. The silver gilt trophies had been expected to fetch anywhere from $350,000 to $525,000. Agassi originally thought eBay was a better choice for selling the trophies.

**BECKHAM CELEBRATION**
Real Madrid moved up to second place in the Primera Liga behind leaders Barcelona on Sunday as they thrashed Deportivo Coruna 4-0 at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid Brazilian player Julio Baptista is congratulated by English teammate aka God David Beckham, top, and Brazilian hot Robinho after scoring against Deportivo during their Spanish League soccer match at Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 26, 2006. Real Madrid won 4-0.

You’ve seen him posing half naked, sleeping, shaving and just teasing the hell out of our libidos, now watch the hottest athlete alive talk about his sport. Beckham video.

SEXY SURFERS!

Pro surfer Kelly Slater (right) and skateboarder Tony Hawk check out the PENTAX Optio W10 during the recent Kelly Slater Invitational in Kona, Hawaii. Kelly Slater, Athlebrity surf king, and his friends convened recently for the second annual Kelly Slater Invitational (KSI) surfing event on the beautiful coast of Kona, Hawaii, in February. And no one screams “take me with you” quite like Kelly Slater does. “Take me with you” is also the tag line of PENTAX Optio waterproof digital cameras. Equipped with PENTAX waterproof Optio W10 digital cameras, the official camera of the event, professional photographers, hot athletes and celebrities snapped images of the activities at the KSI. I highly suggest, that if you like hot wet surfers, that you check out the image gallery at the site sponsored by PENTAX that launched today at www.kellyslaterinvitational.com. Also adding to his Athlebrity achievements, Slater will be all over MTV. Don’t miss the Kelly Slater Celebrity Surf Invitational that is scheduled to run up to 12 times beginning today.

Big hot athlete, big heart.

Sexy Knicks Guard Stephon Marbury, who endorses Joseph-Abboud clothing, has given each member of the [Knicks] one custom Abboud suit, to be fitted by the company’s head tailor, Salvatore Mellace. Note to Mellace: if you need help with any of the fittings, please call me immediately. I’m really good with “inseams”.

On Friday, Superior Court Judge James Warren denied a motion from Barry Bonds “that he appoint a receiver to monitor sales of the newly published ‘Game of Shadows’ and seize all profits.” The judge said that Bonds’ lawyers “failed to show how he would be harmed if the authors and publisher are allowed to continue to collect the book proceeds.” He added that the money “can be accounted for and redirected if Bonds ultimately wins the suit.”

TIGER WOODS was interviewed and profiled on last night’s edition of CBS’ “60 Minutes.”

Hopefully, you all tuned in to see how sexy, classy and intelligent Tiger really is. Tiger talked about winning his first major championship, the ’97 Masters, saying it was “bigger than I thought because I thought it was just winning a golf tournament. But it ended up being more than that … (since) socially, Augusta (National) denied access to minorities.” CBS’ Ed Bradley noted Woods put more than $5M into the TIGER WOODS LEARNING CENTER in Anaheim, which opened earlier this year. Bradley said the center is “a prototype for facilities (Woods) wants to build all over the country and around the world.” Bradley added, “For someone with such a high profile on the golf course, Tiger keeps his personal life under wraps. … He wouldn’t let us visit him on his boat (named Privacy) or at home, and we didn’t get to talk to his wife.”

SHANI DAVIS is officially an Athlebrity.

Hot U.S. and controversial Gold Medal-winning speed skater SHANI DAVIS has “major features” in upcoming issues of Ebony and Jet magazines. Yummy.

And finally, tragedy in the IRL.
IRL driver Paul Dana died yesterday following a crash during a practice run for the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Dana was preparing for his first IRL race with Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR). Ed Carpenter, who was also involved in the crash, spent the night in the hospital and is listed in stable condition. Carpenter is the stepson of IRL Founder Tony George. IRL President & COO Brian Barnhart, HMS President Curtis Gray and Int’l Speedway Corp officials “discussed whether to continue the race,” and decided “it would be best not to cancel it.” The majority of morning practice was cancelled after the wreck, and the drivers meeting was postponed until after Dana was pronounced dead at 11:46am ET. A moment of silence was observed before the race.

ABC’s Brent Musburger reported a “shaken (RLR co-Owner) Bobby Rahal quickly withdrew” his other drivers, Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice, after hearing of Dana’s death. Rahal said that the plan “was to field cars for Patrick and Rice” at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg next Sunday. He added any future plans for Dana’s No. 17 car “are unclear at this time.” Apparently, the decision to pull Danica Patrick from the race did not sit well with several of her Mensa-reject fans. She signed autographs “before leaving the track without comment an hour before the race.”

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Hang in there Tiger…Yesterday, Tiger Woods said he has considered withdrawing from The Players Championship because of his father’s failing health and added that skipping the Masters in two weeks was a possibility. This story is not only being followed worldwide, but is breaking hearts around the globe. We all hope for the best and applaud Tigers class and dedication to his father.

“There’s a chance I might not play for a while,” Woods said. “Who knows? It all depends on how my father is doing.” After making five birdies and five bogeys, he acknowledged it was difficult to concentrate on his round. “It’s just one of those things you have to deal with,” he said. “Everyone has to deal with that at some point in time in their life, and unfortunately right now it’s our time.”

“Just trying to make him understand that I love him dearly and just want him to hang in there and keep fighting, which he always does,” Woods said. “As I said, he’s very stubborn. It’s good to see..It’s not about me hitting golf shots,” Woods said. “It’s about him. I want him around as long as possible, so it’s not about hitting some kind of golf shot at all. It’s about him feeling better and keep fighting and keep hanging in there.”

***TV ALERT***
SUNDAY night, TIGER WOODS will appear on CBS’ “60 Minutes” at 7:00pm ET during which he will discusses his family, overcoming a stuttering problem as a child and the Tiger Woods Learning Center. Woods, on why he started the facility: “I guess because I had so many people influencing my life. I wanted to cater this foundation to mentoring and guiding, because that’s ultimately how I got here”

Another golfer with some flair is this hot little spitfire from Japan.

Shingo Katayama can be seen from a mile away at The Players Championship becasue this hot golfer is always decked out in his “giddy-up” gear and you can’t help but feel his charisma.

Don’t forget about the smoking hot golfer from down under.

ADAM SCOTT watches his drive down the 18th fairway today during the second round of The Players Championship. Yummy.

Favorite lawn cat and sexy Columbian beast, Camilo Villegas arrived at TPC as first alternate and waited patiently for someone to withdraw from The Players Championship. He got his tee time, courtesy of Chris DiMarco, who announced he couldn’t play because of a muscle injury near his ribs. Bummer!

“I’m just happy to be here and be able to play a practice round at a nice golf course,” Villegas said after a session of hitting soft lob shots over and around bunkers. “What was going to happen, I had no clue. I can’t control what’s going on, but I was definitely preparing myself to play and have a fun week.”

Due to DiMarco’s withdrawal, sexy Villegas now has an outside chance of qualifying for The MastERS. Following The Players Championship, anybody ranked in the top 50 in the world rankings or the top 10 on the PGA Tour money list earns an invitation to Augusta National. Villegas is ranked No. 96 in the golf world (and number one on the hottest golfers list) and probably needs to win to make the jump to 50th or better. He stands 15th on the money list with $862,931 and likely needs at least a top-five to reach No. 10, provided nobody ahead of him in earnings finishes higher in the tournament. “I can’t control numbers out there. I can only control one shot at a time, look at my target and hit it. If it’s going to happen, we’ll find out,” Villegas said. HIT IT CAMILO!

You can’t cry in the NCAA tournament. Making me look bad for picking him as my NCAA tutor, Adam Morrison broke down in tears last night after Gonzaga’s loss to UCLA. As the nation’s leading scorer, you gotta be a man Morrison.

“I saw him lying there in tears and I just felt for him,” said Bruins guard Arron Affalo, who helped Morrison to his feet at midcourt after defending him all night. “He has no reason to cry. He’s a great player and he’s going to have a great career.”

Morrison, who fought tears in the final seconds and had to be helped off the floor by UCLA’s jubilant players after the final buzzer, said he will return home to Spokane, Wash., and then start thinking about what’s next. I suggest shaving that mustache off pa-leeze! “It’s going to be a family decision,” Morrison said in Gonzaga’s somber locker room. “I’ve got to hear from the people who write the checks. … I have no idea (when). I’ve got to go back to Spokane and not do anything. I have no idea what I’m going to decide.” Morrison had five games with 40 or more points this season and is third on the school’s career scoring list with 1,867 points.

At least someone is happy!

Game saver and hot Texas guard Kenton Paulino, center, gets lifted by teammates Daniel Gibson, left, A.J. Abrams, right, and others hotties after making the game-winning 3-point shot over West Virginia in the final second of an NCAA basketball tournament regional semifinal Thursday in Atlanta. Texas won 74-71.

Duke’s J.J. Redick lies on his back as he watches LSU spank his top-seeded team, Duke, in an upset last night. LSU beat Duke 62-54.

In an effort to a promote the book that no one has heard of…“Game of Shadows” Gotham Books runs a full-page ad in today’s N.Y. Times with the header, “For Years You’ve Watched Star Athletes Hit Harder, Jump Higher, And Run Faster. Now Watch Them Run For Cover”

And in his little pea brain, Barry Bonds is now planning to sue the authors and publisher of a book that alleges he used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, saying they used “illegally obtained” grand jury transcripts. Bonds’ attorneys sent a letter Thursday to an agent for the authors of “Game of Shadows,” alerting them of plans to sue the writers, publisher Gotham Books, the San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated, which published excerpts this month-as did the rest of the world. “The reason we filed the lawsuit in the simplest terms possible is to prevent the authors from promoting themselves and profiting from illegal conduct,” Rains told The Associated Press on Thursday. He said laws prohibit people from possessing grand jury materials unless they are unsealed and said authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, both also reporters for the Chronicle, “have made a complete farce of the criminal justice system.” Lisa Johnson, a Mensa reject spokeswoman for Gotham Books, said the publisher supports both authors. “We at Gotham Books are shocked that Barry Bonds would take such a foolish step,” she said. “Any respected First Amendment lawyer in America knows that his claim is nonsense.” However, the book’s authors all-but admitted to gaining illegal access to the reports. Both participated in a chat on ESPN.com yesterday before news of the lawsuit broke. One person asked, “How did you get the Grand Jury Testimony from the BALCO investigation? Isn’t it illegal to have those transcripts?” Fainaru-Wada replied, “We’ve done nothing illegal as it relates to our reporting. We’ve benefited from a number of sources who have interest in the truth being told. And as such, we’ve been able to obtain many documents that weren’t necessarily made public.”

Once a cheetah, always a cheetah? Speaking of steroids, former hot Canada Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson is now promoting a new energy drink called “Cheetah Power Surge.” As you may recall, Johnson lost his ’88 Seoul Games Gold Medal after testing positive for steroids.

One TV spot features “juxtaposes images of Johnson and a cheetah … and encourages viewers to ‘go ahead and Cheetah.’” The other features Johnson on a “mock talk show” where CEO of D’Angelo Brands says, “Ben, when you run, do you Cheetah?” Johnson responds, “Absolutely!” The audience initially gasps but then applauds when Johnson holds up a can of the drink.

“AT&T Home Turf,” a series of streaming video webisodes are available at www.seehowtheylive.com. The campaign grants fans a behind-the-scenes peek of the lives of some of the hottest athletes. Fans who log on can click on AT&T icons throughout the segment to reveal trivia tidbits about hot players, such as their favorite redheaded bloggers, tech gadgets and personal pastimes. “AT&T Home Turf” webisodes featuring hot basketball, baseball and football players will debut, as seasonally relevant throughout 2006. Upcoming segments highlight the homes of hot ballers Jermaine O’Neal, Tony Parker, Elton Brand and Chauncey Billups.

Niketown is in big trouble.

A race discrimination lawsuit brought by 18 current and former African-American employees of Chicago’s Niketown store in ’03 has been granted class-action status. The suit claims that Niketown “systematically discriminated against these workers in hiring, promotions, benefits and workplace discipline, thus subjecting them to a hostile environment.” The suit also alleges that African-American customers, including Bulls F Tyson Chandler and three Packers players, “were subject to greater scrutiny and monitoring at the Chicago store.” A status hearing is planned for next week. Nike Dir of Global Issues Management Vada Manager said in response to the suit, “We want to communicate to our customers that we don’t believe the allegations made in the case are consistent with our culture of inclusion and respect. We don’t believe this reflects our corporate philosophy.” Univ. of Michigan associate professor of marketing Christie Nordhielm summed it up perfectly: “Minority groups tend to pay more attention to this type of issue than others. The fact that the Chicago Niketown is a flagship store, it will cause a bigger fuss than most.”

Now you can eat AMARE, I mean, eat at Amare’s restaurant.

Sexy Suns Forward Amare Stoudemire has opened a restaurant called “Stoudemire’s Downtown” in Phoenix. And yes, Mensa points deducted for the creative naming of the restaurant.

BITE YOUR TONGUES!

ESPN’s Jayson Stark is an idiot and should be FIRED.
Stark, in a piece about Japan’s win over Cuba in the final, wrote Cuba manager Higinio Velez “spent the first inning managing like his raft was on fire, and it didn’t work out too caliente.”
The idiot apologized yesterday “for his tasteless remark involving the manager of Cuba’s World Baseball Classic team, but Stark said there was no indication he will be disciplined.” Stark said, “I apologize to anyone I may have offended. I regret it. I will never do it again.” ESPN in a statement said, “The comment was clearly in bad taste. Jayson is aware of it and recognizes his error. It has been removed from the column, and we apologize”

Why isnt he getting fired? I think his comments are on par with those made by Dave Lenihan, the former KTRS-AM talk show host who got fired for using the word “coon” in the same sentence as Condoleezza Rice this week.

Lenihans comments didn’t just get him fired from his radio show, but he has also been suspended by the Logan College of Chiropractic, where he is an instructor. KTRS has written an apology to Rice. An audio of Lenihans comments, can be heard here. Obviously NOT a slip of the tongue.

That’s all I got for ya. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Yes, today is the day ‘Game of Shadows’ is released.

The reviews are many and mixed and the allegations are flying.
BALCO founder encouraged athletes to keep quiet about steroids?
Barry Bonds tried to keep his name out of the BALCO scandal, sending his lawyer into meetings with company representatives to ask for protection?
Jason Giambi turned to performance-enhancing drugs because the Yankees’ first baseman felt pressured to please his perfectionist father?
It seems like everyone has an excuse for juicing up and in the end, why do we really care? MLB and its fans wanted a show, a home run show, not a Barry Bonds lynching party.
To read more click here.

The best thing to come of this hot scandal is the “Bonds on Bonds” series. Mike Tollin, producer of the “Bonds on Bonds” series, said that Bonds “will respond on camera after all” to the allegations in “Shadows” and another book “Love Me, Hate Me.” Tollin: “We’re shifting slightly to align the content with people’s expectations.” Tollin said producers told Bonds, “We can’t put this on the air if (steroids) are not addressed.” Tollin added, “We never wanted to do a reality series, [but] in light of the media frenzy surrounding the allegations that have come out in the two books, the balance has shifted more to cinema verite and coverage of issues of the day.” It seems that the timing of the book releases coinciding with the “Bonds on Bonds Show” is a little more than coincidence?

On to bigger and better hot athletes, mainly those sexy golfers I’ve been telling you about.
The Players Championships in Florida is underway and the greens are crawling with hotties. Forty-nine of the top 50 players in the world are competing this week for the chance to win the unofficial “fifth major.” Major hotties to look for…

Athlebrity favorite from down under, ADAM SCOTT, Mr. Burberry himself.

GEOFF OGILVY is another hottie I’ve been drooling over.
Ogilvy, as you should know by now, recently signed a mega endorsement deal with Puma Golf. On Saturday, Puma broke its first global golf campaign with two TV ads featuring hot PGA Tour player Geoff Ogilvy and LPGAer Erica Blasberg. The spots, called “Hole in One” and “Erica’s Tonic,” are running back-to-back and feature Ogilvy and Blasberg on a white set with pastel-colored Puma apparel and golf balls, with music playing in the background. In “Hole in One,” Ogilvy is seen hitting a green Puma golf ball and then driving his cart to find it. He discovers that he made a hole-in-one as Blasberg lifts her Puma shoe that was covering the hole. “Erica’s Tonic” shows Blasberg hitting a pink Puma ball into Ogilvy’s drink as he waits for her at a refreshment stand. Both ads end with the pair driving off in their cart. Ogilvy sports a Cobra hat in both spots.

Most of you will agree with me, that although Ogilvy is pretty hot, Puma should have jumped on our favorite golf cat, Camilo Villegas.

The hot Columbian is well aware of his sex appeal, and is also quite humble about it- for now! I found a pre-tournament interview with Camilo Villegas prior to the Honda Classic on March 8th. Here’s an excerpt.

Q. My source on this is my wife and daughter primarily, but I’ve heard it from other people, they think you’re a handsome guy and there were a lot of female fans at Doral cheering for you. First of all, do you perceive yourself as any kind of a sex symbol, does that make you uncomfortable, or is that okay with you?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: I’m just a normal person. I’m just a golfer on the PGA Tour that wants to play good golf and have fun.

Q. Do you have a girlfriend right now?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: I love that question. (Laughing.)

Q. But does the perception that female fans might find you attractive, is that a situation that you were prepared for or dealt with before or comfortable with in any way?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: It’s possible but I don’t see too much negative about it.

Q. That’s okay with you?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: It’s fine. (Laughter). I’d rather be good-looking than ugly, if that’s what they think.

The full interview can be read here.

I love the Yankees but I don’t like the strong-arm of MLB regulating merchandise.
Genius Rebel Forces Owner Mike Moorby, sells “Yankee Hater” apparel that features an interlocking Y and H mark that resembles the Yankees logo.

“Staying in business has meant tearing up a cease-and-desist letter” from MLB. Moorby also claims that “he has spent all his profits [from sales of the merchandise] fighting the Yankees themselves.” The Yankees opposed his trademark application, which is scheduled to go before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board this year. Moorby: “I’m not going to go out with a whimper.” MLB and Yankees officials declined to comment, but the team’s filings state that Moorby’s sale of items “involving the word ‘Yankees’ and the team’s trademarks should not be allowed because the team didn’t grant [him] permission to use them.” Two legal experts said that winning a trademark case “requires proving either that a certain brand has been compromised or that there is confusion about who is selling the product.” Trademark lawyer Marty Schwimmer: “The Yankees aren’t hurt by this. Add to that the fact that sports owners have accepted the degradation of their names and logos as part of ‘good-natured’ tarnishment. It’s all part of the game.”

NASCAR is taking over the world.

Pro Football HOFer Gale Sayers and hot, hot, hot, Ravens LB Ray Lewis have teamed with Mark Bloomquist to form S&L Racing, which will field NASCAR race teams. S&L Racing plans to start racing this season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series before it attempts to eventually move into the Nextel Cup. The team’s mission is to provide opportunities for minorities and women in racing.

Watch your tongue! In St. Louis Dave Lenihan, in his second week as a morning show host on KTRS-AM, was fired yesterday after using the word “coon” while discussing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s prospects to become NFL Commissioner. Lenihan said, “She loves football. She’s African-American, which would kind of be a big coon.” Lenihan then said, “‘Oh my god. I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that. OK? I didn’t mean that. That was just a slip of the tongue.” KTRS President Tim Dorsey apologized on-air about 20 minutes later. Lenihan said later that he “meant to use the word ‘coup.’” How about using the word “ridiculous” in the same sentence as Condi and the NFL?

Well known hot Athlebrity Tony Gonzalez and former volleyball goddess Gabby Reece will oh-god-NO- enter into the reality show craze.

Both are to appear on NBC’s “Celebrity Cooking Showdown” which debuts April 17. I’d much prefer to have Gabby’s hot husband and Athlebrity surfer, Laird Hamilton in the kitchen with Gonzalez, but that’s not gonna happen.

In Miami on Tuesday hot tennis god Roger Federer took top honors at the annual professional tennis awards banquet. Federer was obvious choice for ATP Tour player of the year, the hottest sportsman of the year and the fans’ favorite winner.

FEDERER captured 11 tournament titles last year, including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Not to be ignored was the edible James Blake, who won the men’s comeback player of the year and has thankfully learned how to do the “happy-wipe”.

The Nasdaq 100 Open began this week in Miami, with a roster filled with some of the hottest tennis players alive. In my search for allies to market the hot players, I came across an interview with tennis Hall of Famer Butch Buchholz and the marketing of tennis.

Q: According to Scarborough Research, the proportion of U.S. residents who say they are fans of professional tennis has decreased since ‘02 (from 14% to 10.3%). How does tennis attract more fans and convert casual fans into something more passionate?

Buchholz: I think it’s a combination of things. We need a little more help from the players. They need to be more accessible. Again, if I were the tennis god for 24 hours, I would open up the locker room. Every sport has an open locker room. We don’t. Consequently, the media looks at tennis and says, you know, “These guys are inaccessible, blah blah blah, the heck with it.” I think the players can be helpful there. You need to change what people perceive is important. They know the four grand slams are important. I think they know NASDAQ is important but they’re not really 100[%] sure. They know it’s a big event.”

As you can see, Buchholz is on the same page as we are. Open up the locker rooms pa-leeze!

That’s it for now. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

So many hot athletes, so little time.

Let’s start with Tiger Woods and his house. There is a fantastic email making the rounds (again) that alleges to be photos from inside Tiger Woods’ home. Before you get your panties in a wad, these photos are actually not Tigers house and have fallen into the urban legends category.

Not an urban legend is the latest edition of Men’s Vogue, which legitimately takes you “Inside Tiger’s Lair.”

Some sexy photos and an interesting article make this a must for Tiger fans. Tiger discusses such hot topics as his privacy, lasik surgery, marriage, daily-life and his love for “*spear fishing”. Mensa points are automatically deducted for any kind of *hunting, sorry Tiger. Regardless, Tiger appears to be very down to earth and humble and after reading the interview, I felt all warm and fuzzy.

Sad news in Tigers life…today, Tiger missed the final practice round at The Players Championship because he left to be with his father in California. Earl Woods has been battling cancer the last two years. Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent at IMG, said in a statement that Woods was not at Sawgrass for personal reasons, but that he intended to return in time for his 12:33 p.m. tee time in the first round Thursday. A tour official said Woods decided last night to fly to California, but that he was expected back by tonight. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because official comment was to come only from Woods’ camp. Earl Woods first was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, but the cancer returned in 2004 and spread to other parts of his body. He has not seen his son play since Woods won his Target World Challenge in December 2004 at Sherwood Country Club. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tiger during this difficult time.

Speaking of sexy golfers, Camilo Villegas remains the hottest cat on the course.

I’ll keep you posted on any activities regarding this sexy beast.

Move it or lose it hot stuff. In MLB, the Nationals plan to list Alfonso Soriano as their left fielder for today’s exhibition game against the Cardinals. Soriano has refused to move from second base to left field resulting in MLB threatening “to place him on the disqualified list” if he doesn’t take the field.

The team feels that Soriano’s behavior allows them to utilize the rarely used maneuver which allows for a player failing to render his services to the club, to be placed on the D.Q. list. Once on the list, a player is no longer on the club’s roster and he must forfeit his salary. Sources said that the MLBPA would contest the move, as well as the team’s belief that a disqualified player “cannot accrue any major-league service time, thus making Soriano ineligible for free agency” at the end of the season. Stanford Law School professor and former NLRB Chair Bill Gould said of the situation, “I think it is a landmark case. I can’t recall anything in a major sport where a player has refused outright to perform his assigned job in this manner. … It has implications for all professional sports”

**Alfonso Soriano update** 2:00pst
Soriano played left field in the team’s Spring Training game today, and manager Frank Robinson said that Soriano “agreed to play the outfield for the rest of the season”. Much ado about nothing.

The LOVE BOAT SCANDAL is finally making it’s way to court.

Daunte Culpepper arrived at Hennepin County Government Center for a pretrial hearing this morning, in regards to his “involvement” in a Lake Minnetonka boat party. Culpepper and three other hot athletes face trial on ridiculous misdemeanor charges of indecent conduct and lewdness for their alleged behavior on two cruise boats last October on Lake Minnetonka.

Culpepper testified today that he spent his entire time shooting dice during a boat party last fall and rejected offers from lingerie-clad dancers. Yeah right! Culpepper, one of four athletes charged, said he and friends gathered in a circle, betting $20 a throw playing craps. “Nobody who was shooting dice wanted to get a dance,” Culpepper said. He said he was a designated driver for the evening. Culpepper is accused of (OH!) touching a naked woman during lap dances! Culpepper expects us to believe he didnt “touch” her and was “playing craps?” Who is he kidding? Trial is set for April and May. And Culpeppers Mensa application has been rejected.

And I gotta give some hot athlete love to SAM CASSELL.

The sexy Clippers guard tied his shorts in the second half of their NBA basketball game with the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans on Tuesday. Just another reason to watch the athletes and not just the games.

NCAA hottie help. Admittedly, I can’t keep up with all the NCAA brackets and teams and hot college ballers. Therefore, I have chosen one hottie to cheer for.

Adam Morrison. Team: Gonzaga. At 6’8” he is a dream come true as an offensive player. He can shoot from just about any spot on the floor, and has a nearly impossible-to-block- release. He can pass and rebound like a Tasmanian devil, and without a doubt, we’ll be seeing him in the NBA very soon.

“Adam Morrison is a 20-point-a-game scorer in the NBA for a long, long time,” one Western scout said. “The son of a bitch can score on anyone.”
“He’s like (Larry) Bird. He just finds a way to get the ball in the basket,” a Southwest Division scout added.

Also of interest is Vanderbilt’s Davis Nwankwo, who won’t be playing hoops anymore. Hottie collapsed because of an enlarged heart during a practice March 6 in Nashville, Tenn. Reports state that Nwankwo collapsed approximately 15 minutes into practice when he suffered cardiac arrest at Memorial Gymnasium. Trainer Mike Meyer was at his side immediately and initially found him to be breathing with a pulse. “Shortly after his collapse he stopped breathing and a pulse could not be detected,” explained Andrew Gregory, M.D., team physician for Vanderbilt Basketball. “A student trainer had gone to get the automatic defibrillator. The defibrillator indicated a shock was necessary and one shock was delivered by Meyer.” That life-saving shock restored Nwankwo’s heartbeat, and two rescue breaths were given by Meyer. Nwankwo then began breathing on his own. Vanderbilt University Police responded within one minute of the 911 call for help, and paramedics were on the scene within six minutes. He was quickly transported to Vanderbilt’s Emergency Department.

Yesterday, the hot freshman talked with reporters for the first time, sitting on a chair a few feet away from where he collapsed onto the floor. He says he talks with his mother every day and feels loved. He’s talking with the team’s coaches about what role he might be able to play in the future, and he holds out hope that future technology might allow him to play again one day.

Some other NCAA hotties….

Wichita State ballers, from left, PJ Couisnard, Sean Ogirri, and hot Matt Braeuer answer questions during a news conference yesterday in Wichita, Kansas. The sexy Wichita State Shockers are in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1981. Hotties play George Mason on the 24th.

DAVID BECKHAM
Any excuse to write about the hottest athlete alive…even if it means nothing.

The David Beckham Academy in London inked a three-year deal with Volkswagen as its official automotive partner. As part of the deal, Volkswagen will provide transportation to and from the academy in its Touran model, which has also been provided to academy coaches. Anyone really care? Didn’t think so, but it is Beckham news. And as you know, anything Beckham is hot.

LIKE IT WAS REALLY AN ISSUE?
Cuba’s delegation that attended the WBC arrived home with the same 30 players it left with. Sources said that “everyone was present and accounted for as the team prepared to leave for the airport Tuesday morning.”

In Cuba, the players were met by a government reception at the airport, where another head count was taken, whisked on a parade around the capital and then took part in a victory ceremony.

Hot tennis beasts and instant replay.
Today, the NASDAQ-100 Open begins in Miami and will also be the first North American tournament to use instant replay, under a new policy set forth by the USTA, ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Under the system, hot swingers will receive two challenges per set and one during tie-breakers. If the player is correct, he or she will retain the same number of challenges. Upon a challenge, the replay will be provided to the chair umpire and will be shown simultaneously on the TV broadcast and in-stadium video boards.

Two of the sexiest men on the court, world number one tennis god Roger Federer and Marat Safin vehemently oppose the television replays.

“It is madness what is happening. A pure waste of money,” said Federer.

Sexy Russian Safin, who along with Federer is competing in Miami, also criticized the change, arguing it would slow the game and deaden the spectacle. “Who was the genius who came up with this idiotic idea?” Safin said. “There are a thousand ways of making tennis more lively and attractive, but video evidence is definitely not one of them,” he said.

Adding to the plethora of hot athletes competing in Miami is Athlebrity favorite, and king of sexy biceps, Rafael Nadal.

As you may recall, this young spitfire has won three of his four career matches against Federer. And if we’re lucky, we may get an answer to the infamous question: Has Andy Roddick really lost his mojo? As one of the hottest athletes alive, he has definitely retained his mojo off the court, but can he re-mojo it up in Miami? God I hope so.

**Magazine Alert**
The April edition of Men’s Health has given Dwyane Wade another Athlebrity accomplishment and placed him on the cover.

The issue celebrates the “Speed” of Wade, the “Strength” of Mark Teixeira, the “Endurance” of soccer pin-up boy Landon Donovan, the “Power” of Edgerrin James (hot); and the “Agility” of Vincent Lecavlier. Do you really need any more reasons to pick up a copy? I think not.

Sexy Jazz baller Carlos Boozer has dropped his lawsuit against Prince, who Boozer claims made alterations to a mansion he was renting from Boozer for $70,000 a month. Prince, without permission from Boozer, had purple stripes and the symbol he uses as a pseudonym painted on the home’s exterior. In addition, Prince had black and purple carpeting installed and “had a hole cut in a wall and installed plumbing for beauty-salon chairs.”

Boozer and his wife CeCe bought the property last summer for a reported $8.6 million and rented it to Prince for eight months at $70,000 a month. Not sure of Boozer is down with this, but Prince also plans to stage a concert at the house as part of a promotion for the new album, which was released Tuesday. The lease on the house ends May 31st.

The mansion is question has been infiltrated by a source of mine. My source tells me that even the walls in the elevator have been “redecorated” and Prince’s “symbol” is “everywhere is the house.” Of particular interest to me, were big, fluffy purple pillows on Princes sofa, all embroidered with the “symbol”. “Everywhere you looked, it was purple, purple, purple. You knew whose house it was because the damn symbol was everywhere” said my source, who unfortunately, was unable to acquire a “pillow”.

The NFL officially announced today that Radio City Music Hall will host the ’06 NFL Draft on April 29-30, marking a first for the facility.

The NFL, in conjunction with NYC Big Events and its Draft Host Committee, will promote the hot event and its theme, “The Dream Starts Here,” on street pole banners throughout midtown Manhattan featuring Giants DE Michael Strahan, Jets LB Jonathan Vilma and others hotties.

That’s it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda