Wheaties, torn as to who should get the cover of the box, today announced that it will produce two special-edition boxes commemorating the performances of U.S. Gold Medal-winning speedskaters Apolo Anton Ohno and Joey Cheek at the Turin Olympics. Both hot athletes are well deserving of the cover.

The exceptionally sexy Apolo Anton Ohno gave us someone hot to cheer for.

His Gold Medal in the 500-meter gave credibility to the U.S. team, solidified his foothold in the Athlebrity world and has given is a delicious cover boy to drool over.

Joey Cheek, without a doubt, deserves the most love.

Cheek recently brought global attention to Right To Play after giving his Silver and Gold Olympic winnings, $40,000, to the organization. Since his donation, corporations and individuals have donated about $400,000 to RTP. After this donation and encouraging others to do the same, this hot athlete deserves all the love we can give him. Cheeks will appear with Johann Olav Koss, president and CEO of the international humanitarian organization, Right To Play; and Olympic champion, Jenny Thompson, at the grand opening of Right To Play on Wednesday, March 8, 10:30 a.m., at the Chelsea Piers Sky Rink.

Cheek and Thompson are both Athlete Ambassadors for Right To Play and are both scheduled to visit Right To Play projects in Zambia in April. This visit is a commendable and selfless journey that will make a difference in the world. Right To Play is an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world. It’s a great program that fosters healthy physical, social and emotional development of children and build safer and stronger communities. They have over 40 projects in over 20 countries. Support them if you can, because they do make the world a better place for many children who need it most.

Alfonso Soriano. This hot second baseman is currently butting heads with his team, the Nationals.

The Nationals want sexy Soriano to move from second base to left field. At issue is whether a team has the power to force a player to move to another position. He has said he will not. Occasionally athletes are asked to accept position changes, but it is believed to be unprecedented in baseball for a player to refuse such a move when the team insists. “I certainly don’t mean to be insensitive to Alfonso Soriano,” said Nationals President Tony Tavares, “but he is an employee who is subject to the control of the team’s manager, under the terms of the contract he signed.” Last Thursday, team officials, Soriano and his agent held a meeting. The sides essentially agreed to disagree for now and not discuss it “publicly.”

“It doesn’t help to speculate,” said Bob Boone, the Nationals’ special assistant to the general manager. “We’re trying to build a relationship here. What we don’t want here is a T.O. situation.”

Soriano is “away” playing for his native Dominican Republic for the World Baseball Classic. This buys the team enough time to evaluate the surgically repaired right knee of incumbent second baseman Jose Vidro. If his knee is injured, Soriano would keep his spot at second. And if both hotties are healthy when Soriano returns from the WBC around March 21, the Nationals likely would pursue a trade of Soriano or Vidro. The salaries of Soriano and Vidro render the trade option difficult. Team officials, praying Soriano changes his mind, are also preparing for the possibility they may be forced to take a hard-line stance. Diego Bentz, Soriano’s agent declined to comment: “I don’t want to show all my cards.”

“The club, like every other employer, has the right to direct the work force,” one source said. “If an employee refuses the direction, he is subject to discipline, including fines, suspension without pay and termination” and a spanking…Nothing in baseball’s Basic Agreement or in the Uniform Player’s Contract spells out a player’s obligation to play where the team wants him to play. In the standard contract, there is only a loyalty clause, saying, “The Player agrees to perform his services hereunder diligently and faithfully.”

Hot Cowboys Linebacker Eric Ogbogu has earned an Athlebrity star. While I’m not one to play video games, this one might be worth a look-see.

As one of the hottest athletes to grace the football field, Ogbogu now has a presence in EA Sports’ “Fight Night Round 3.” The company hired this sexy hot front-man for its advertising campaign. Ogbogu is featured in the game as a fighter that “players will have to defeat” to win the title in the game’s career mode.

And if the Dodgers aren’t already annoying enough, they are now.

KCAL-Ind, which owns the Dodgers’ over-the-air TV rights, is launching TV spots with the Blue Man Group “aimed at demonstrating how they interpret the baseball viewing experience.” Talk about a nightmare! The group will also scare the hell out of fans at that stadium when they appear in a series of video scoreboard cameos at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers Owner and Mensa reject Frank McCourt said, “I think it’s a perfect fit, a great combination of entertainment, sports and, of course, the color.” And yet another reason to say Go Giants…at least we have red hot Barry Bonds in drag to entertain us.

The race to land NASCAR’s Hall of Fame is over.

The winner? Charlotte. Sources said NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France is expected to be in Charlotte on Monday for an official announcement. Another source stated, “final logistics must still be worked out, but ‘it’s going to happen.’” A NASCAR spokesperson would “only confirm that NASCAR would announce the project site this month.”

Always a hot topic is Athlebrity wife Anna Benson. You all know by now that I’m not a fan of hers, despite the fact that she is married to hot pitcher Kris Benson. Both, by the way, are Mensa rejects. Because she wont shut up or go away as easily as Bode the mouth Miller will, I must embrace her blatant Artestian-like thinking process and rip her a new one at each time she gives me a reason too. Anna will appear on the cover of the April issue of FHM wearing a plain bikini. A special edition for the Baltimore-DC market will feature Benson “in a baseball cap and red sequined bra and panties.” Can’t wait to see how Baltimore reacts to this latest stunt of hers.

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

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