Australia’s Aaron Baddeley is getting hotter with each round of golf.

He won his maiden PGA Tour title by a shot at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Sunday.

His Athlebrity achievements include winning the Australian Open in 1999, and he became the youngest player since 1959 to do so. In 2000, this sexy Aussie turned pro and successfully defended his Australian Open title. In 2001, Baddeley made the cut in nine PGA Tour events and along with Athlebrity favorite pin-up boy Adam Scott, earned a tie for 14th at the WGC-World Cup. The accomplishments continued to mount, and as of this weekend, the whole world should know who this sexy beast is.

Now you may be saying to yourself- hey, where the hell was Camilo Villegas? Unfortunately, the hot lawn-cat crawling Columbian didn’t make the final cut, therefore, no Camilo yumminess taunting us from the greens. I did learn, however, of an interesting fact. The “Camilo Crawl” as I like to call it, has been around for years. And it originated by another golfer from Florida. Flashback to the early 70’s and you’ll find that golfer Joe Mericka was already crawling across the greens. Better yet, Joe Mericka is my uncle. I got the crawl in the DNA!

Uncle Joe attended the University of South Florida, on a golf scholarship, where he was the team captain. He played against the likes of Andy North (2 time US Open champ) and Steve Melnick, all the while being taught by Al Watrous. Did I mention Joe was also ranked 11th in the country in the NCAA at the time? Flash forward, present day. Mericka is still a well-established and respected golfer in Port Huron, Michigan. He frequents the Black River Country Club, which has hosted several prestigious local, state and national events throughout its history. Guess who holds the course record of 65? My Athlebrity uncle. Now, comes the Camilo crawl. Uncle Joe would routinely do the crawl while playing golf, “It was the only way to see the line of the putt,” he said, adding, “they thought I was nuts and I stopped doing it.” Fortunately, Joe didn’t need the crawl, as he and my grandfather George (the boxer) were both inducted in the Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame at the Thomas Edison Inn in Port Huron.

ANDY RODDICK FALLS OFF THE BOAT

Fifth-seeded Tommy Haas spanked Andy on clay again, beating the hottie a fourth straight time in a quarterfinal match Friday night at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.

Roddick failed to reach the finals for the first time in six years. The big points of the match were won, not lost, he said. “This is the first time I’ve left Houston on Friday,” he said, adding that he’d be on his boat on Lake Austin Saturday. “I’m mad but I’m not upset, if that makes sense. There are minimal questions I asked myself after that match.” Yeah like who is holding your mojo captive?

DAVID WRIGHT

This hot athlete from the Mets continues to be a fantasy stud in his third big league season. At 23 years-old this New York third baseman is hitting a ridiculous .469 in 2006 with 12 RBIs in eight games and hasn’t struck out in 32 at-bats. He’s young, hot, entertaining and definitely demands all the Athlebrity love we can give him. Rumor has it that he is the next “Jeter”…so keep your eyes open ladies, we gotta hottie in the house!

ALBERT PUJOLS

Another ridiculously hot athlete right now is Albert Pujols. In his first 5 seasons, Pujols is averaging 41 homers and 127 RBI’s but has only won an MVP award once! Things may change after this weekend. Pujols hit the game-winning homer against the Cardinals on Sunday, and, this hot game-winning homer was his third for the night!

Hottie Albert Pujols holds up three sexy fingers for his three home runs as he takes a curtain call after the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

MORE PROBLEMS WITH BARRY BONDS
The latest setback for the most controversial athlete alive is bone chips in his left elbow. Bonds told MLB.com that he has “10 to 12 bone chips floating” in his left elbow, which he revealed is swollen to “almost twice the size” of his other elbow.

“I’m going to keep playing until it blows up,” Bonds told MLB.com. “If I have to have a procedure, then I’m done. Finished. That would be it.” Bonds said he felt his elbow pop during a spring training batting practice session in March. Friday, head trainer Stan Conte was able to speak about the injury after getting clearance from Bonds, who controls his own flow of medical information to the media, the trainer said. “He does have bone chips,” Conte told MLB.com. “We knew that after he took the MRI during spring training. He does have it, and he’s going to have intermittent discomfort with that. A lot of players have those. We know from spring training that he gets irritated from time to time. There’s nothing we can do except keep an eye on it.”

How about keeping an eye on the ball? Pitchers are playing extra dirty this year. It seems like every time I watch a game, at least two hotties per game get hit.

Barry Bonds can take it though. Bonds smiled toward his dugout after being hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of the game against the Dodgers Sunday night.

Also hit by a pitch, was Bonds’ former teammate Jeff Kent, who didn’t take it quite as well as Barry did. Maybe that’s why Kent fits in so well with the Dodgers?

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

Here kitty-kitty…..sexy golfer Camilo Villegas gave a press interview on April 11th, prior to crawling across the greens at the Verizon Heritage tour in Hilton head South Carolina.

Here is the entire interview with the hottest Athlebrity golfer alive:

Q. We thank Camilo Villegas for stopping in at the 2006 Verizon Heritage. Camilo, your first time here, although you had a chance a couple of years ago after winning the Amateur Tournament here?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: Yeah, I do. I won the Players Amateur, what was it, three years ago? And the following year I had SCC during that week. So first things first. I was representing them and that’s what we needed to do, play the SCC. Last year I was hoping to get in, but unfortunately unfortunately there was not a spot for me last year, and now we’re here this year.

Q. Let’s talk about that incredible start you’ve gotten off to on the Tour; T 2s at the FBR Open and the Ford Championship at Doral, and a T 3 at The PLAYERS Championship. You’re compiling some great statistics as a rookie out here?

CAMILO VILLEGAS: It’s been a fun year. It’s been very fun. I’ve been working hard. And I had a better start than I expected. But you’ve just got to practice hard, learn, have fun and take whatever comes.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Well, I just had two weeks off, so I’ve heard great things about this place, good the golf course. I played two holes today. We’ve only played two holes, and I already like this place. The golf course is very different than all the golf courses I’ve played on Tour, and it’s going to make you think a lot and it’s going to be a great challenge. I’m playing this week, playing next week, and unfortunately I cannot be in New Orleans, I’ve got to do some stuff. So I’ll take a break and get it going again.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: One, two.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: I’ve only played two holes, but I played 18 today. But after two holes, I’m liking this place. A lot of overhanging trees. And it’s not a bomber’s course. You’ve just got to work your way around and be smart and hit good quality shots and it’s going to be a great challenge, like I said.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Talking about Bubba?

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Let me tell you, I know I’m up there in the driving statistics, distance. Everybody pays a lot of attention to that. I don’t, really, to be honest. If I’m thinking there’s a golf course because it’s too short and I can’t play it because it’s too short, now we’re getting into problems. So you go to every golf course, you look at the positive things. You try to enjoy it. And it’s the same for everybody. So you just go play golf and do the best you can.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: It’s been awesome. It’s fun to know that there’s people out there supporting you. And obviously when you play good your schedule and your time reduces a lot. You’ve got to be more organized and make sure you’re sticking to your plans, taking care of business and then making other people happy. So it’s just a matter of being organized, playing golf, come here, talk to you guys, go sign some autographs. But bottom line you’ve got to stick to your routine, and the main goal is to play good golf.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: I like to know what my things are, let’s put it that way.

Q. (Inaudible?)
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Right here, and I actually didn’t lose my phone yesterday. I had a little trouble and I was driving up, phone perfect, on the phone all the time, put it on the side, picked it up ten minutes later, gone, dead, blank. Go there, my phones are not in the same current they were in the phone. There’s no way to get the phone. I got a new phone with no numbers. I know my brother’s number, and that’s about it.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: I was struggling last year with my putting, hitting the ball good, and figured I had to do something about it. And maybe reading the greens better was going to help me. So middle of the round I went straight down there, tried to get real close to the ground. I Liked it, felt good, and kept doing it ever since.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Well, TPC was a great example. I go down there, second to last hole I’m playing pretty good and all of a sudden I’m over the ball and everybody is like it’s pretty loud, loving and I don’t know, making fun or enjoying what I was doing down there close to the ground. But I go, okay, just ignore them and hit it. And I hit it and made it.But, yeah, you get reaction from people. And I don’t know, some people like it. I don’t really know what other players or what other people think about it. But, you know what, if it works, I’ll keep doing it.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Masters is past, by the way. No, it was great to have a chance to get in it. I worked my butt off and we came really close. But again, I had two great weeks off, watched the Tournament on TV and time to work again.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: No, no, no. I mean it’s just that. And you know what? I swing at it hard. But those guys hit it far, a long way. Bubba and J.B. hit it a long way. It doesn’t bother me where people, the media put me. I just go out there, try to take care of business and try to control the things I can control.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: A lot of courses in Colombia, I can’t like this, not very long, and not the one I grew up. I played a lot of junior golf in Colombia, and a lot of tree lined golf courses like this one. I like it.

Q. (Inaudible).
CAMILO VILLEGAS: Well, it’s my first year out here, and let me tell you, not knowing the golf courses is tough. A great example, I played with Jesper, Jesper has been here many times, and he’s hitting shots and hitting shots, and I’m making sure I’m visualizing things and taking notes. It makes your weeks long. But in terms of golf courses where young players have to I don’t know many golf courses, so I couldn’t answer that question. I think this is just a great golf course. If there’s somebody that’s not going to come here because of it, it’s their own decision, but I like it.

Whew- I don’t know about you guys, but Im purring right now.

“I THINK YOU HEAR US COMING”

Hell ya we do! Hot, hot, hot, Vernon Davis, 1st round NFL Draft pick and Athlebrity has joined the Under Armour campaign centered around their cleated footwear line.

At a chiseled 6-3, 253 pounds, Vernon Davis can sell snow to Eskimo’s. He is one hell of a passer and an excellent receiver that begs for our love. He is also getting love from the NFL. Hottie got the first round grade and decided to pursue our –I mean- his dream of playing in the NFL. With our dreams becoming a reality, Davis had his own prediction of where he envisioned himself going in the draft. “Somewhere in the top 10; that’s what I’m expecting,” he said. “I’m not nervous at all, just excited. I’m not really the kind of person who gets too nervous. I’m ready to get going with it.” Giddy up Vernon Davis, you’ve made the Athlebrity cut.

BUSCH BROTHERS

Young, hot, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was ticketed for reckless driving in a Richmond suburb Wednesday night. Hottie got nabbed at 10 p.m. near Richmond International Airport. He wasn’t drunk or speeding, and the police wouldn’t elaborate. “The officer observed his driving behavior consistent with reckless driving.” Kyle Busch won his Busch first series victory on May 14, 2004, at Richmond International Raceway. He went on to four more hot victories and completed the year with five poles (oh?) and five wins, becoming the youngest top rookie in Busch series history at age 19.

Busch’s not so hot older brother and NASCAR Athlebrity, Kurt, also had a “traffic incident” last year. Kurt was benched for final two races last year and authorities ordered him to perform 50 hours of community service after he became belligerent with Phoenix area police during a 2005 traffic stop. He was charged with reckless driving and violating every rule of what-not-to-wear.

BLAH BLAH ABOUT BARRY BONDS

A federal grand jury is investigating whether hot Giants slugger Barry Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids. The panel has been hearing “evidence” for more than a month about whether Bonds lied to a grand jury that was investigating the BALCO scandal. Bonds was granted immunity when he testified before the BALCO grand jury in December 2003, as long as he told the truth. Bonds testified that he used a clear substance and a cream given to him by a trainer who later pleaded guilty in a steroid-distribution ring, but said he didn’t know they were steroids. Bonds, continues to deny using steroids, and left the Giants ballpark Thursday night without answering questions about the report. When asked what he would tell his fans, Bonds responded, “Tell them I love them.” And we love you Barry.

DUKE RAPE SCANDAL
Police attempted to search the dorm rooms of Duke University lacrosse players amid the investigation into the alleged rape. Duke President Richard Brodhead said he was just learning about the Thursday night search attempts and didn’t have many details, including whether investigators had search warrants and if they actually entered any rooms. “I am aware that police attempted to enter those rooms, and I am now about to leave this news conference to learn the whole story,” Brodhead said.

DAVID BLAINE
You may not think he is an Athlebrity, but I say he is. David Blaine is hot, athletic and entertaining. Now, the 33-year-old “magician” will perform his latest stunt by living underwater for seven days and nights in a “human aquarium” in front of New York’s Lincoln Center. He will conclude by attempting to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds. The finale of his latest stunt will air live in a two-hour ABC special on May 8 (8 p.m. EDT).

Blaine has enthralled fans with his previous feats of endurance, which include balancing on a small platform for 35 hours, surviving inside a massive block of ice for 61 hours, and fasting for 44 days in a suspended acrylic box over the Thames River in London. Hot, hot, hot! Blaine’s “human aquarium” will float is a specially built 8-foot acrylic sphere. He will receive liquid nutrition through a tube and the water will be kept at a balanced temperature to help keep his core temperature close to 98.6 degrees F. Passers-by will be able to touch the aquarium, take pictures with Blaine and communicate with him. He will enter the sphere on May 1. Hottie prepared for the challenge by training with some hot U.S. Navy Seals and a world class free-diving team. An inside look at his training will be shown on the ABC special, which is titled, “David Blaine: Drowned Alive.”.

Have a great weekend. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

CAMILO VILLEGAS
It’s currently a hot 75 degrees at Hilton Head South Carolina, and things are only going to get hotter. Players have officially teed off at the Verizon Heritage tournament and the hottest cat on the course, Camilo Villegas is currently crawling around the green.

As this sexy beast makes his was way around 18-holes, I’ll be watching like a stalker. I know many of my readers turn to this blog for any/all hot, hot, hot, Villegas updates. I will not let you down. Check back later today, rest assured, Camilo Villegas will be smothered in Athlebrity love.

Tiger Woods, who is not participating in the tournament, issued an apology on his Web site for a comment made during a TV interview on Sunday, where he said, “I putted atrociously today. Once I got on the greens, I was a spaz.” Woods’ agent, Mark Steinberg, said, “Tiger meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons and apologizes for any offense caused.” Spaz is considered an offensive term for people with cerebral palsy. The L.A. Times edited out spaz and inserted wreck in its Masters coverage, while the N.Y. Times, Boston Globe and Washington Post removed the word from the quotation. Who knew?

MATT LEINART

That crazy, hot, former USC party boy Matt Leinart will be the subject of a prank in an upcoming episode of MTV’s Punk’d! (Love you Ashton) In the show, Leinart “and a carload of conspiring pals” are pulled over by police and told to exit their car. Leinart is then booked for soliciting a prostitute, “a crime he hadn’t committed”, at least at that time. The sexy show will air either this month or next, set your DVR’s.

JOHN SMOLTZ

Oh, he’s one of the good guys. Braves pitcher John Smoltz and a group of business execs want to build a complex in Alpharetta, Georgia, offering “youth tournaments and clinics featuring Braves players.” The complex would feature ten baseball fields that would draw more than 20,000 young ball players and 80,000 family members a year.” Smoltz said, “We’d love to do our version of a Little League World Series.” The Alpharetta City Council has asked for more details on the project before they move forward.

MAGAZINE ALERT

This week, ESPN The Magazine features a bobblehead of Barry Bonds on the cover, with the header “Bonds vs. Babe: Unmaking The Myth.” Can Bonds get raped anymore by the media? Unfortunately, I think its just starting, but I also think he can take it. Who can’t take it, is the Mouth…

SHUT UP and GO AWAY! The Mouth I love to hate.

NBC’s Matt Lauer spoke with Bode the mouth Miller on this mornings “Today” show. This is the first national TV interview since Bode bit the dust at the Turin Games. The Mouth opened up and spoke about what many perceived to be a lack of intelligence in Turin: “The things that I could control, I did really well. I put in a huge effort. My attitude — everybody thinks I am always too lax — but that’s been since I was four years old — I think I just have that attitude.” He added, “I was racing as hard as I could possibly race, and the results sometimes don’t come.” Lauer asked if the media did him a disservice hyping him up. Miller responded, “No, I don’t think so. Obviously we’re role models, [but] to think that I was going to go into five races and win one or two, it just wasn’t realistic. … It’s happened, it just isn’t probable.” Miller, when asked if he partied his way through the Games, said, “It’s not anything different than I have ever done in my entire career, and I think for me athletics always comes first. I was well prepared for every race there. When you lose, everybody hates you; when you win, everybody’s behind you.”

But what about when you party your country out of a medal or two, and get dropped by your sponsors? Lauer, while making no mention of Barilla, the pasta brand that dropped the Mouth on his ass, wondered if any sponsors have asked, “Bode, that’s [his Olympic performance] not what we bargained for?” Miller: “No, they haven’t come right out and said it.” Lauer: “Do you think they feel it?” Miller: “Yeah, I think so. I think obviously everyone was hoping for the results and the results do endorse the product the way they hope it would. But in this case, I think they also recognize me as what I am, which is I’m the genuine thing, I don’t really apologize for what I do, because I believe I was doing everything I could.” STOP TALKING BODE!

ANOTHER HOT ATHLETE GETS SOME LOVE

U.S. national team coach Mike Krzyzewski has asked Kobe Bryant “to be the leader” of the team that will compete at the ’08 Beijing Games. NBA Commissioner David Stern said, “I have no qualms whatsoever about Kobe carrying the Olympic standard for us. In fact, I think it’s great.”

LOST IN TRANSLATION

Yao Ming has filmed a second commercial for Kansas-based Garmin Int’l, a maker of GPS equipment. The 30-second ad will be shown on cable networks beginning May 8. Yao was the pitchman in Garmin’s first national TV campaign last spring and summer. Yao was “the centerpiece as Garmin rolled out [Wednesday] a new automotive navigator aimed at the Asian-American market.” The $600 product, which hits stores next month, includes “both text and spoken directions in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai or Taiwanese,” it does not, however, help us figure out what the hell Yao is saying when he speaks.

HOT SEXY RIDES

American Honda Motor Co.’s Acura division announced plans to enter the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in ’07. This marks the division’s first factory motorsports program in its 20-year history. The program will use engines from Honda Performance Development with chassis from manufacturers including Lola and Courage. I am in LOVE with that hot car.

And if you know how to use crayons, you can help “paint” hot Dale Jarrett’s No. 88 Ford.

Jarrett’s ride will feature a Crayola paint scheme for the November 5 NASCAR Nextel Cup Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The “Design Dale’s Ride” contest will give kids (damn it) ages 5-12 a chance at coloring in a template of Jarrett’s car, and sales from die cast replicas will benefit Toys for Tots.

KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM
In a follow-up to yesterdays piece on Darren McCarty and his gambling habits…the Flames RW has issued a statement saying that he “never bet on sports” in response to reports that he had filed bankruptcy to clear more than $6M in debts, including $185,000 owed to three casinos. McCarty: “As far as the gambling debts on there, not one cent was any type of sports betting.” Whatever!

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

Good news from the world of hot golfers, Camilo Villegas is back on the course and crawling his way back into my blog. Our favorite sexy lawn cat is among the PGA hotties that make the annual trek to the shores of South Carolina this week for the 38th edition of the Verizon Heritage, also known as the MCI Heritage Classic. Twelve of the top 30 players in the world are expected to play this week, though only one of the “Big Five” will be competing. The PGA “big five” and Athlebrities “big five” are far from alike. For our purposes, Athlebrities “big five” picks: Camilo Villegas, Camilo Villegas, Camilo Villegas, Camilo Villegas, and Camilo Villegas. **I will have plenty of photos available as soon as the sexy cat starts crawling…check back tomorrow for a hot updated photo spread of his play.

REGGIE BUSH

Anyone get a chance to see Reggie Bush in his Subway ad? The hot No. 1 pick in this month’s NFL Draft, needs to keep wearing a No. 5 jersey when he joins the NFL even though the league says running backs must wear numbers 20-49. Will they make an exception for this hottie? Hope so, because his Subway ad, which debuted Monday, “encourages fans to ‘get inside No. 5’ and features that number throughout the spot.

ANOTHER ATHLETE GAMBLES IT ALL AWAY

The latest victim to fall prey to the grips of gambling? Flames RW Darren McCarty has filed for bankruptcy, oh, too bad…McCarty is claiming assets of $1.9M and debts of $6.2M, including at least $185,000 to casinos in Detroit and Las Vegas. Most of his assets are in insurance policies, his NHL pension and $490,000 in loans that court filings claim are “unlikely to be repaid.” McCarty’s attorney, said that the bankruptcy was due to “last season’s NHL lockout, a divorce that finalized in February 2005 (holla “we want prenup”) and a substantially smaller contract” with the Flames. McCarty made $2.1M a year with the Red Wings; and is earning $850,000 this season.

WILL THE A.P. STOP GIVING US PHOTOS OF ANDY RODDICK ALA ST. VITAS DANCE?

Seriously, I think there is a conspiracy with the Associated Press and images of Andy Roddick. The last several tournaments he has played in, we have been given a vast assortment of photos of A-rod. The problem is, they all suck. Instead of giving us images that are appealing, they are destroying his sexiness.

THIS IS MORE LIKE IT.

In the first round of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston, yesterday, Andy Roddick and hot former Texas QB Vince Young tossed a football around and played a brief match before Roddick spanked his opponent Paul Capdeville of Chile.

THE WEBBY AWARDS
The fourth annual “Webby” Awards were handed out at the NFL Business Summit in Dallas yesterday.

The Eagles were given the awards for “best overall site” and “best fan interactivity.” The Cowboys were awarded “best content” (T.O.?), the Ravens were given “best design” and the Redskins received “best multimedia.”

NO MORE POLITICAL FIRST PITCHES PA-LEEZE!
Mensa reject Vice President Dick Cheney threw out the ceremonial first pitch in N.Y. and reportedly “was greeted by more jeers than cheers” as he walked onto the field. Degrading the pitchers mound, he bounced the pitch.

Meanwhile, mad love and props to sexy Mets 1B Carlos Delgado, who has protested his stance against the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Hot Delgado “conveniently got busy with pregame preparations as his teammates posed for a picture with Cheney.” With a smile, Delgado said he was “doing my routine. I happened to be somewhere else. Go figure.” Major, major, Mensa points for Delgado.

LETS MAKE IT MORE COMPLICATED TO PAY AT STADIUMS

For the first time this season, MasterCard is utilizing its PayPass technology at nine ballparks in MLB. The contactless payment method allows MasterCard customers with special RFID-enabled cards or FOB devices to make purchases at ballpark concessionaires under $25, which do not require a signature. RFID technology allows customer account information to be passed from the card or FOB to a payment terminal via a special radio frequency. While the technology shaves seconds off each transaction time, payment is otherwise processed like a normal credit card charge. Hot team-branded PayPass MasterCards are available for each participating team, and although MasterCard holds exclusive sponsorship deals with 12 clubs, they have only chose to pursue the PayPass initiative this season at nine ballparks: Busch Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, Dodger Stadium (go Giants), Fenway Park, Great American Ballpark, Petco Park, Shea, Turner Field and Yankee Stadium.

BARRY BONDS NEEDS TO JUICE UP HIS SECURITY

We’ve all seen the increased security surrounding Giants LF Barry Bonds as he chases the all-time home run record while also being a subject of MLB’s investigation into steroid use. MLB Senior VP/Security Kevin Hallinan said they have “active police officers who are working as security consultants” for MLB. They are resident agents who primarily work at the games, but in certain situations they also provide protection away from the ballpark.” Hallinan added, “If we and the player feel that … there’s a certain situation that needs special attention, … we are certainly going to be there for him. But it’s certainly not 24/7 or anything like that. It’s something that we work together on.” The Giants and San Francisco for years have had a “handshake agreement” on AT&T Park security, under which the city would pick up the tab for police outside the gates before and after games and the Giants would pay the costs inside the park while games were in progress. But the S.F. Board of Supervisors has ordered the police department to stop paying overtime, so the department is “pulling beat cops from around the city to cover security before and after Giants games,” resulting in “at least 18 fewer cops” patrolling the streets during games. Plus, with Bonds approaching the home run marks, the department “will be adding even more cops around the park.”

ARE YOU THIRSTY AND WANT TO HELP A THOROUGHBRED?

Woodforde Reserve, the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, will sell $1,000 mint juleps during the May 6 race to raise money for the New Jersey-based Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, a charity for retired racehorses. The drinks will include mint from Morocco, ice from the Arctic Circle and sugar from the South Pacific, and the first 50 people will receive a gold-plated cup with a silver straw.

MAMA STOUDEMIRE IN TROUBLE
Yesterday, Carrie Mae Stoudemire, mother of Athlebrity Amare Stoudemire, was ordered to remain under house arrest while awaiting trial on felony aggravated DUI charges. The Court commissioner rejected Mama Stoudemire’s requests to be free to leave home to work for her son and attend church services while under house arrest.

Mama has been a bad woman. She was arrested Oct. 21 after crashing into a barricade on Interstate 10 and was charged with two counts of aggravated DUI, plus, Mama gave the officer a fake driver’s license which she obtained while on probation for two previous counts of aggravated DUI from an incident in Phoenix in 2003. Poor Mama Stoudemire also has sticky fingers-she was arrested at Scottsdale Fashion Square and charged in July 2004 with shoplifting more than $1,100 in clothes from an upscale store. Mama could face up to 4 1/2 years in jail if convicted for two counts of aggravated DUI- the trial is tentatively scheduled to begin June 26 in Maricopa County Superior Court.

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

The Duke Lacrosse team is not off the hook.
Durham County’s chief prosecutor said today he will not abandon his investigation into the alleged rape by members of Duke University’s lacrosse team. “A lot has been said in the press, particularly by some attorneys yesterday, that this case should go away,” District Attorney Mike Nifong told a community forum. “My presence here means that this case is not going away.” On Monday, attorneys representing members of the lacrosse team said DNA from the 46 players tested did not match evidence collected from the woman. No charges have been filed in the case, but the D.A. has said he believes a crime occurred at the March 13 party, which according to court records was attended only by lacrosse players- who used aliases to organize the event. The D.A. also indicated that prosecutors had other evidence and were waiting on the results of additional DNA tests. It wasn’t immediately clear what those tests involved. Nifong has also said he doesn’t necessarily need DNA evidence to prosecute. “The fact is that this case is proceeding the way a case should proceed,” Nifong said. **My take? Listen to what is and is NOT being said here- none of the DNA matched the “players”-which leads me to believe that there were other “participants” present and who’s DNA might be the subject of the “additional results?” A doctor and forensic sexual assault nurse examined the woman and found evidence consistent with a rape having occurred, police documents show. Nifong said Tuesday that in 75 to 80 percent of all sexual assault cases, there is no DNA evidence.

RICK TOCCHET UPDATE

Former federal prosecutor Bob Cleary, the independent investigator hired by the NHL to “probe allegations of an illegal gambling ring operated by Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet has yet to uncover any evidence the game’s integrity has been compromised by people betting on league games. Yawn. Cleary has interviewed “almost four dozen” NHL players and team officials, and the initial results suggest the gambling operation is “extremely narrow in focus and essentially extends only to a group of friends and associates close to Tocchet.” A source said that the questions asked “did not delve into the gambling habits of the players beyond whether they had any connection with the Tocchet probe.” The league’s investigation “will be completed only when New Jersey officials proceed with their criminal case, assuming they do move forward against Tocchet.”

NOW WAYNE ROONEY REALLY HAS SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT
Speaking of hot athletes who bet, allegations are tagging Englands little bulldog, Wayne Rooney over rumors that he has racked up $1.22 million of gambling debts.

Rooney, on the left, earns an estimated $87,290 a week as a player, and millions more a year from sponsorship deals, and is only one of a number of England players said to be involved in betting on sports other than their own. A spokesman for the 20-year-old Rooney refused to discuss the claim saying: “We have got absolutely no comment to make at all.” The Sunday Mirror said that hottie had run up the debts since the start of the season. He and four hot international teammates were part of what had started out as fun, but Rooney had lost heavily, betting on horses, dogs and soccer matches he was not involved in.

ATHLEBRITY JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR THE MISS USA PAGEANT.

Steelers WR hot Hines Ward will not participate in the pageant, but will be a judge…along with sexy Gold Medal-winning Olympic speed skater Chad Hedrick. The Miss USA pageant will air live on NBC on April 21.

Former NFLer Eddie George yesterday interviewed for a broadcast position with ESPN…. yummy.

FORMER HOT USC QB PARTY BOY MATT LEINART HAS FIRED LEIGH STEINBERG AS HIS AGENT.

It is unclear why Steinberg was let go. Leinart is repped for marketing purposes by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which last week hired agent Tom Condon after he resigned from IMG. The move by Condon “caused speculation in the industry over Leinart’s next move -– whether he would leave Steinberg to be represented by CAA in entirety or drop his affiliation with CAA to avoid a potential conflict.” Casey Close, who also resigned last week from IMG, has also joined CAA. Close is a lucky bastard who represents more than 70 hot MLBers including Derek Jeter, Derrek Lee and sexy Richie Sexson.

Speaking of the NL batting champion, Derrek Lee…

… this hot athlete (left) has agreed to a $65 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, a deal expected to be announced today. Also raking in the big money is David Ortiz, (right) who agreed to a hot $52 million, four-year contract extension with the Boston Red Sox yesterday.

Speaking of the Red Sox…

The Yankee Stadium’s team store has stocked up on Yankee lingerie, briefs, bikinis, sarongs, hair bands, tank tops, fitted tees and sportswear separates for women. It’s about time!

I AM WHAT I AM

Sexy Arsenal F Thierry Henry will become the new face of Reeboks ‘I am what I am’ campaign.” Hottie makes the move effective August 1; after Nike’s hoopla around Henry and the FIFA World Cup is complete- Henry plays for the French side in int’l competition. Reebok Brand President & CEO Paul Harrington said, “We will market (Henry) in ways that demonstrate to Europe and the world the perfect fit that lies between Reebok and Thierry. His public stance against racism and his commitment to social issues outside of [soccer] epitomizes our ‘I am what I am’ brand campaign.”

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

TV ratings were way down for the Masters this weekend. Maybe because Phil Mickelson got more airtime than Tiger Woods? There was hardly any coverage of Adam Scott and no, Camilo Villegas wasn’t playing.

In the end, Phil Mickelson, right, got his Masters Green Jacket from last years champ Tiger Woods after winning the tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. Athlebrity favorite, sexy Burberry boy-toy, Adam Scott finished 27th and won $49, 700.

This morning, as fans and hot players from the Masters golf tournament headed out of town, the baggage area inside the terminal at Augusta Regional Airport was cordoned off and passengers were evacuated from the area after an airport employee identified a “suspicious bag” on the sidewalk outside around 8 a.m. The bag was considered suspicious because it was “unattended” and the bomb squad was called in. No further details were released. The unattended bag was removed, no hotties were harmed, and everything went back to normal. Simply put, someone forgot their luggage and the media, bomb squad, po-po and airport authorities overreacted. Can’t wait to read the interview with the Mensa reject that left his bag –OH! “unattended.”

HOT ATHLETES AND GUNS
So, last week, Tom Lehman was shot at in a random drive-by incident. (see posting for April 6th), and this weekend, Nuggets nugget Julius Hodge was shot three times while driving on Interstate 76 in north Denver at about 2 a.m. Saturday. Hodge and a passenger flagged down a motorist after the shooting, who took both men to a hospital. Yesterday Hodge was released from the hospital and issued a statement through the team expressing thanks, especially to a woman who stopped on the highway and drove Hodge and his passenger to the hospital. “I want to say a special thank you to the Good Samaritan who showed the true character of Colorado people,” Hodge said. “I would love the opportunity to meet with her and express my gratitude personally…I’m feeling good, keeping my spirits up and looking forward to wearing a Nuggets uniform again,” Hodge said.

The Nuggets said that Hodge was expected to recover and could play in two to three weeks. Investigators said they had no suspects and did not have a motive. “Apparently Julius did nothing to provoke this at all,” Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said. The authorities were able to eliminate Kasey Kahne as a suspect…

Kasey Kahne fires blanks out of a pair of revolvers in victory lane following his win in the NASCAR Samsung RadioShack 500 auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 9, 2006. Yeeeehaw!

BUCKY LASEK

Hot professional skateboarder Bucky Lasek won the 2006 PEOPLE pole award Friday and led the race from start to finish to win the 30th Anniversary Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.

Bucky and Dave Mirra

“It was an exciting race. I got out in front and no one was able to catch me,” said Lasek. “I just concentrated on going faster and smoother, and did my best to stay out of trouble.” Lasek donated his $15,000 pole-prize money to the International Campaign for Tibet, an organization that promotes human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet.

BO BICE

The 2006 race will be broadcast in its entirety on Speed Channel on April 22 at 2:30 p.m., EST. Other hot athletes and celebs who participated include sexy Dave get-on-my-BMX Mirra, Antonio Sabato Jr, John Elway, Captain Kirk, Xzibit, and yum-yum-yummy Bo Bice.

ANDY RODDICK’S NEW MANTRA:
“It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going.”

Mr. No-mo-mojo but still hot Andy Roddick reacts after winning the third set against Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez during their Davis Cup quarterfinals tennis match Sunday in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Roddick won the match, sending the U.S. team to the semifinals.
“I don’t care if I win another match for the rest of the year, if we can hold up that Cup, I really don’t care,” Roddick said. “That’s probably the one time of the year where you can say that and be that selfless and mean it…I guess I’m the one in the right place at the right time,” he said. “I always play first on the last day. I like playing on the third day, and my team has always put me in position to come through…It feels good. I just hope I can keep it going.”

COOL KICKS?
People gotta chill out. These super cute adidas shoes are the subject of controversy…some Asian-Americans are claiming that a design on the tongue of a limited-edition adidas shoe “perpetuates a negative stereotype of Asians.” The image depicts an Asian man with “bowl-cut hair, slanted eyes, pig nose and buck teeth.”

Some are overreacting and believe that it is “similar to ones used in anti-Chinese political cartoons in the past.” The $250 shoe, which is part of the Adicolor Yellow series, is “aimed at die-hard sneaker collectors, not everyday shoe-shoppers.” Only 1,000 pairs of the shoes have been produced, they are hot and I want a pair! An adidas spokesperson said the company “had no intention of offending any individual or group. adidas knew of (McGee’s) work and did not intend nor foresee any offense.”

BULLSHIT FROM DUKE LACROSSE ATTORNEY
Now the victim is under attack. The exotic dancer who was raped by members of the Duke Lacrosse team was “already injured” and “very impaired” when she arrived at the party-an attorney for one of the scumbag athletes said Sunday.

Durham attorney Bill Thomas said some of the photographs, taken when she arrived at the house, indicate the woman was injured before getting to the party March 13. “This young lady was substantially impaired. She had fallen several times during the course of the evening,” Thomas said.

If I were on the jury I’d say that an “impaired victim” is bad for your case…she couldn’t fight back could she? But hey, that’s just me, an ex criminal defense paralegal who can recognize an attorney grasping for straws.

Continuing his idiotic attack, attorney Thomas declined to identify the athlete he represents and said he would not release the photos, taken by at least two cameras, until pending DNA tests are completed. He also wouldn’t say whether the photos were taken by a lacrosse team member or someone else; court documents have indicated that only team members were present at the party.

District Attorney Mike Nifong has not commented on the case in the past several days, has said previously he is confident a rape occurred. Court documents said a medical exam of the alleged victim found injuries consistent with sexual assault.

Thomas said the photos contradict the alleged victim’s assertion she was scared, as they show her standing at the door of the off-campus house with “a major grin on her face” as she tried to get back inside…blah, blah, blah, smear tactics-what we have is a team of white athletes who are gonna be pulling the “power in numbers” bullshit out of their asses to discredit the witness. Sorry boys, no one believes you.

**DNA testing is completed**
The state crime lab has completed DNA testing of members of Duke University’s lacrosse team, sending the results to police and prosecutors investigating the rape. The State Attorney Generals Office will release the test results to the defense attorneys and district attoreny. An administrative assistant to District Attorney Mike Nifong, said today that the prosecutor would not comment on the results. She said copies were being made Monday afternoon for defense attorneys. “If the defense releases them, that’s up to them..If charges are going to be pending, he can’t be discussing them.”

Yeah, but we can! IF the results come back negative, that does NOT indicate a rape didnt occur, it simply means the “rapists” could have worn condoms.

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

DANNY WAY: TOO HOT FOR WHEELS

Give this man some wings. Yesterday, Danny Way, internationally renowned hottie and pro skateboarder smashed the “Bomb Drop” (1) world record by freefalling 28 feet from the Fender Stratocaster guitar atop the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas onto a ramp below. (The event was delayed one day due to weather.)

Thousands of lucky fans watched Way execute the drop off the guitar onto a ramp built by John Tyson and his team at VP Industries. The guitar, originally estimated at 66 feet tall, stands 12 feet higher than original estimates at 78′. Hot skateboarding vert professionals Bob Burnquist, Pierre-Luc “PLG” Gagnon, Rune Glifberg, Tony Magnusson, Mathias Ringstrom, and Jake Brown also made appearances at the Hard Rock on April 6 to ride the MegaRamp.

“Despite the variables in the ramp design, once again, we managed to make this challenge happen,” said Danny Way. “This event demonstrates the continued progression of skateboarding.” Danny has recently been honored with a nomination for World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year for the 2006 annual Laureus World Sports Awards which will be held May 21-23 in Barcelona. The Laureus World Sports Awards honor achievements to the world’s hottest athletes with a worldwide television audience of one billion. Way has secured a strong foothold in the Athlebrity world. Check out www.dannyway.com for more photos and a video of the Bomb Drop.

WANNA MAIL A MALE ATHLETE?

Today, the U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new 39-cent Sugar Ray Robinson stamp at Madison Square Garden that is “designed to resemble a vintage fight poster” of the ‘40s and ‘50s. I would have chosen my grandfather for the postage stamp- George Mericka, in the pants, was one of the best fighters of his decade.

He once fought on the same fight card as Joe Lewis, and his record was 11-0, unfortunately, he couldn’t get anyone to fight him after that, otherwise, I suspect George would be on a stamp.

I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH BODE THE MOUTH MILLER?
Worldsport.hd, a VOOM HD Network dedicated to global sports coverage, will premiere an “up-close and candid” special on the mouth, Bode Miller. This over-hyped and once hot athlete has had a skiing career plagued by shocking losses, and whose seemingly carefree attitude has earned him “A-hole” headlines across the globe. “Talent and Truth” features exclusive interviews with Miller, while he is sober. Talent and Truth also promises to have captured all the drama during the 2006 Torino Olympics, where the hopes of the U.S. Olympic team were flushed down the toilet when the Mouth drank too much and fell face first into hell. Talent and Truth: The Bode Miller Story premieres on April 10th at 8pm ET on WORLDPORT HD, available nationally on the DISH Network, Channel 9477.

Some awesome quotes from the Bode the Mouth which clearly illustrate that this show is a bad idea…it’s like giving Ron Artest his own talk show.

Miller on Miller: “What I feel obligated to do is to make the effort on this end. That’s all I care about…My responsibility is to say what I think the way that I think…The rest is sort of up to everybody else.”

Miller on partying at the Olympics: “…I don’t let other people define how I’m running my situation. I look at it from the objective perspective. I step back and say, what’s the most kick ass time I can have here. Is it gonna’ be if I sit in my motor home all day and all night and get really good food, tons of sleep, tons of rest…all that stuff? Or am I gonna’ have more fun” Is it going to be a kick ass experience if I go out and rage it up, and party and come out one medal, or two medals or three medals or no goals or no medals at all? You gotta’ think of the whole picture. Obviously, now I have no medals.” You got no pasta either Bode. This morning, one of Bode Miller’s principal sponsors announced that they are dumping the Mouth. Barilla pasta said buh-bye to Bode and has decided not to renew its contract with the Mensa reject. “The program with Bode was done,” Barilla representative Fabio Fortina said. “Last week we wrote to Bode’s agent Lowell Taub and said we would not pick up the option.”

A SEXY NHL CAMPAIGN

On Saturday, the NHL will debut its hot new ad campaign around the April 21 start of the Stanley Cup playoffs titled, “My Stanley Cup.” The spots will break during NBC’s NHL coverage.

Hot athletes from each of the 16 playoff-bound teams will appear in ads. Actor Kiefer Sutherland provides voiceover in the first ad, which also features Predators LW Paul Kariya, Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist, Flyers LW Simon Gagne and Sabres RW Mike Grier. The second spot, voiced by actor and comedian Denis Leary, features Lightning RW Martin St. Louis, C Vincent Lecavalier and C Brad Richards; Flyers G Robert Esche; Hurricanes C Rod Brind’Amour; Canucks D Ed Jovanovski; and Red Wings LW Brendan Shanahan, C Kris Draper and LW Henrik Zetterberg.

Thats it for today. As always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Tiger Woods began defense of his Masters title today in Augusta with a heavy heart. Earlier in the week, Woods spoke guardedly about his father’s health.

“I’ve been dealing with it for years, so nothing has changed,” he said. “It is what it is, and you just deal with it. Everyone who has had a family member who lived that long, you’re going to deal with it sometime. Unfortunately, it’s our time now.”

Hot golfers have teed off, but it hasn’t been an easy road for Tom Lehman.

The US Ryder Cup captain and 1996 British Open champion, was on his way to the Augusta airport late Tuesday night to pick up his son, as Lehman drove westbound on Bobby Jones Expressway, an older-model, four-door sport-utility vehicle sped past his 2006 Cadillac Escalade and he heard a loud explosion. A bullet hole was found in the rear driver’s side door of the Escalade, a courtesy car given to Masters participants.
The SHOOTER?

This Mensa reject, 26-year Troy Willis Smith of Augusta. The shooter is being held on two felony counts each of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in commission of a crime. Smith was on a hot spree that night and was arrested after a separate shooting Tuesday night. The two occupants of the second car saw the suspect’s SUV pull into a driveway and called police. When the vehicle was searched, the police found weapons, projectiles and shell casings. Tom Lehman, was not injured and started the 70th Masters despite the drive-by shooting incident.

You may be aware of the “bet” between hot golfers Tim Clark, Adam Scott and Sergio Garcia. They are all hot, with credit given to their sexy hair. None of these hotties can cut their sexy manes until one of them wins.

In this photo, hot Luke Donald, from England, super sexy Adam Scott, from Australia, Tim Clark, South Africa, and yummy Sergio Garcia, from Spain, left to right, walk off the 10th tee during practice for the 2006 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday.

Smoking hot athlete, golfer, pin-up Burberry boy, Adam Scott of Australia teed off on the first hole and made me scream at the T.V. “In the hole, in the hole.”

Sergio Garcia, teed off yesterday with wisps of possibly trimmed hair sneaking out from under his cap? In ‘06, sexy Garcia earned $634, 875 and is number 35 on the money list. Sergio is a humble and hot athlete worthy of exploring, keep watching and you’ll fall in love with him.

Drew Bledsoe is at the Masters. The hot quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was wearing a funky white jumpsuit, why? I don’t know!

Here, Bledsoe, carries golfer Ben Crane on the ninth hole. I really wish I knew the story behind this photo, but I certainly wouldn’t mind being picked up and carried by any athlete as hot as Drew.

TaylorMade-adidas Golf is “appealing to the emotional” and “promoting the practical” in two new hot major campaigns to introduce a new golf ball.

Keep in mind that TaylorMade has already appealed to the emotional by backing Athlebrity favorite, and not hot golfer John Daly.
TaylorMade Exec VP Sean Toulon said the campaign is an effort to connect the brand, company and products with which he calls “the soul of the authentic, passionate, committed golfer. We’re letting our hearts come a little bit closer to the sleeve and let people see it, touch it, feel it. We think they’re going to want to jump in the car and go for a ride with us.” Yeah- only if Camilo Villegas or Adam Scott are in the car.

The company is spending millions on the hot campaign, called “I Am A Golfer.” One ad begins with “I am a golfer. I love this game. Its history is my history. Its rules are my laws. The course is my home. Golfers are my family,” and it ends with, “Some say I care too much but they don’t understand. Golf doesn’t begin on the first tee and it doesn’t end on the 18th green. It is a lifelong journey. I am a golfer. TaylorMade staff pros like sexy Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen play prominent roles in the campaign.

Wonder what your hot boys of baseball get paid? The average Opening Day salary for an MLB player this season is $2,866,544M. The three highest-paid and hottest athletes are all Yankees- big surprise.

ALEX RODRIGUEZ ($25.7M) tops the list for the sixth-straight year.

DEREK JETER ($20.6M) COMES IN SECOND

JASON GIAMBI ($20.4M) ranks third.

BARRY BONDS is forth ($20M)

JEFF BAGWELL ($19.3M) is fifth.

Who would I pay top dollar to? Either of these two hot athletes.

Oakland Athletics’ Huston Street, left, smiles with teammate Bobby Crosby after receiving the 2005 Rookie of the Year award prior to the baseball game with the New York Yankees Monday, April 3, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Crosby, the 2004 recipient of the award, was the presenter.

And as always, thanks for reading. Delinda

Duke University’s lacrosse coach, Mike Pressler, finally resigned today and the school canceled the rest of the season due to the scandal involving allegations that three players raped a stripper at an off-campus party.

“Coach Pressler offered me his resignation earlier this afternoon, and I accepted it,” said Duke athletic director Joe Alleva. “I believe this is in the best interests of the program, the department of athletics and the university.”

The rape allegations have shaken up the campus and the city, raised racial tensions, and heightened the long-standing antagonism between the privileged students at the university and the poor of Durham. The stripper is black and said her attackers were white. Investigators and witnesses have said the lacrosse players taunted her with racial slurs and insults.

Earlier today, authorities unsealed documents stating that hours after the alleged rape, a player apparently sent an e-mail saying he wanted to invite more strippers to his dorm room, kill them and skin them. It was not clear whether the message was serious or a joke.

“The court released today a previously sealed warrant, whose contents are sickening and repulsive,” said Duke President Richard Brodhead said in announcing the cancellation of the rest of the season.

Investigators did not immediately return calls or e-mails seeking comment about the nature of the e-mail. But a lawyer for the player who purportedly wrote it said the content suggests his client is innocent. “While the language of the e-mail is vile, the e-mail itself is perfectly consistent with the boys’ unequivocal assertion that no sexual assault took place that evening,” said attorney Robert Ekstrand. The e-mail “demonstrates that its writer is completely unaware that any act or event remotely similar to what has been alleged ever occurred.”

RYAN MCFADYEN

You decide. Thesmokinggun.com has the “unsealed” documents AND the disgusting email sent out by #41, the number worn by Lacrosse team member and dirtbag Ryan McFadyen.

As always, thanks for reading, Delinda.

Barry, Barry, Barry. That’s all we hear about these days. Yesterday, as predicted, Topps revealed that it is the creator of the “Trade Barry!” billboard near AT&T Park. The company also unveiled the second part of its ad campaign around Bonds, setting up a new billboard that reads, “Trade Barry’s Cards With Topps – The Exclusive Home Of Barry’s Home Run Chase.”

It’s a creative campaign aimed at taking the attention off of steroids and back onto baseball and Barry’s home run quest. Each time Bonds hits a home run, fans can log onto the company’s web site and order a trading card chronicling that specific home run. The card will only be available until Bonds’ next home run.

“Bonds on Bonds,” the hot series from Tollin/Robbins Productions documenting Bonds as he pursues the all-time home run record premiered on ESPN2 last night. The show opened with the disclaimer: “The following is an ESPN Original Entertainment program produced in association with Tollin/Robbins Productions, which is responsible for the content and vision of the show.” Bonds’ PR firm “cut a deal” with Tollin/Robbins and “asked for a reported $4[M], with full management of the show’s content.” An ESPN employee estimated Bonds’ share of the deal at around $1M. During the show, Bonds “didn’t answer the question that dogs him every single day: Did he use steroids?” Bonds explained that he is “bound by the courts, by baseball, and by his lawyer from discussing” the issue. Bonds: “People think I’m afraid, but that’s not the case at all.” The show did not shy away from any of the major issues either- the show mentioned the incident of the idiot fan throwing a syringe in Bonds’ path at Petco Park on Opening Day. Some notable quotes from Barry Bonds during the show:

“My relationship with [the media] has always been rocky. At one point in my career it became kind of fun. It was a big motivating thing for me because without their negativity, I probably wouldn’t have been as good as I am.”

On GQ Magazine ranking the ten most-hated athletes: “You got me second and (Cowboys WR Terrell Owens first). How did T.O. get in front of me? That’s bull—- right there! That sucks.”

“There’s not one friend that you’ll ever talk to in my life that says Barry Bonds is any different from when he was in high school. Barry Bonds didn’t give a s—- then, Barry Bonds don’t give a s—- now.”

REGGIE BUSH IS ONE HELL OF A HOT ATHLETE.
As anticipation swirls around the upcoming NFL Draft, Reggie Bush is busy making his mark in the Athlebrity world. Bush’s advisor, Mike Ornstein, who also is a Reebok consultant, said that he is “juggling a dozen offers for his client, ranging from soft drinks and cellphones to cars and candy.” With all the offers pouring in, Bush has chosen to do ads for Subway?

Last week Bush filmed a TV ad for Subway that is scheduled to launch Monday.
In a rough cut of the ad, Bush sits on a bench in a football uniform, looking mighty fine, with a voiceover identifying him by saying, “Reggie Bush.” At the end of the spot, the voiceover says, “Get Inside No. 5” and promotes the Web site Subwayfreshbuzz.com. The Web site will become active Saturday and will include postings by Bush on the draft and sudden fame, live chats with fans on April 10 and 27, and 15 behind-the-scenes videos of him working out with [former USC teammate] Matt Leinart, shopping for a BMW and hanging with friends.” Subway CMO Tony Pace said the site “will be a backstage pass come to life.”

THE WORLD CUP IS COMING

adidas has launched its new global ad campaign around the ’06 FIFA World Cup, entitled “Impossible Team.” The campaign tells the story of two kids picking their all-time greatest soccer team and features such hot athletes as sexy Zinedine Zidane (France), hottest athlete alive David Beckham (England), Michael Ballack (Germany), Kaka (Brazil), the edible Frank Lampard (England), Arjen Robben (Holland), Juan Roman Riquelme (Argentina) and yummy Raul (Spain), along with former World Cup stars Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) and Michel Platini (France). The campaign is catchy, inspirational, and chock full of hot athletes- what more could we ask for?

BAD HOT ATHLETES
In need of serious spankings are Sean Taylor, Donovan McNabb and Dwight Gooden.

Not Hot Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor isn’t smart enough to accept a plea deal that could keep him out of prison in an assault case because it would require him to admit to a felony, his attorney said Tuesday. “When a man is not guilty, that option is not attractive,” said Richard Sharpstein, one of Taylor’s three lawyers.

The 23-year-old Taylor faces three aggravated assault charges and one misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a June 1 armed confrontation in a dispute over all-terrain vehicles that Taylor owns. If Taylor is convicted, the felony assault charges carry a mandatory minimum prison sentence of three years each. Prosecutors talked with Taylor’s lawyers about a plea deal involving a sentence of probation, but insisted on a felony plea because a firearm was involved. Taylor signed a seven-year, $18 million contract with the Redskins in 2004. The hotheaded Taylor has been fined seven times during his pro career for late hits and other infractions, most recently a $17,000 penalty for spitting in the face of an opponent during a playoff game in January. He also was fined $25,000 for skipping a mandatory rookie symposium. All together now…Mensa reject.

Surprising me by getting into trouble, is hot Eagles quarterback and front man for Chunky Soup, Donovan McNabb.

McNabb and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter were found guilty today of parking their trucks in zones for the handicapped. Don’t they know its for the physically handicapped, not the mentally handicapped? McNabb was ordered to pay a $256 fine and $33 in court fees. Trotter, who had parked illegally twice, was ordered to pay $512 and $66 in fees. The two hot athletes were among dozens of alleged parking scofflaws in court today. All of them were among the hundreds of people who have been cited since last year by activist Maryann Cottrell, the mother of a handicapped daughter. Yo go girl!

And finally, washed up ex- hot athlete, Dwight Gooden was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison for violating his probation by using cocaine. With credit for time served in jail Gooden likely will spend about 7 1/2 months in state prison.

The once-dominant and hot pitcher was serving three years’ probation for speeding away from police during a drunken driving traffic stop last year when he failed a drug test and acknowledged to a probation officer that he had used cocaine. OH! He chose the prison sentence over reinstatement of his probation, which would have meant the prospect of five years behind bars if he violated it again. In 1994, and 1995 he also tested positive for cocaine. “I have a problem, sir, with cocaine,” Gooden, dressed in an orange jail outfit, told the Judge. “I had a cocaine relapse.” Gooden had been the 1984 Rookie of the Year, and he was the 1985 NL Cy Young Award winner while with the New York Mets. He retired in 2001. He also pitched for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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