PGA HOTTIES

As the hotties continue preparations for the PGA Championships, I continue on my quest for all things Camilo Villegas. The sexy beast signed more autographs yesterday, as did eye-candy worthy Geoff Ogilvy. There is just something about his precariously perched Puma belt buckle that tickles my libido something fierce.

The always-fashionable Tiger Woods will wear a new line of Nike golf shoes this week as he tries to capture his third PGA Championship. Woods will bust out a white pair of SP-8 TW Tour spikes when the first round kicks off Thursday. Tiger will then switch it up and sport a black version for the tournament’s other two rounds. The cool kicks are part of the Nike Golf fall collection, with prices ranging from $110 to $220.

On Sunday, the beast will wear his usual Sunday red during the final round. Nike Golf officials, have Woods wearing an “atom red drop needle polo shirt” this week, a “French blue dri-fit fine stripe polo” for the first round, followed by a “dark melon brush statement polo” on Friday, and a “sail-colored tattersal jacquard polo” for Saturday’s third round. All of the shirts are available to the public as part of the Tiger Woods Fall/Winter Collection for $70-90 each.

SHAQ ATTACK

The Chinese sure know how to pick their hotties. The top ten-best selling NBA jerseys in China are: 1. Tracy McGrady; 2. Allen Iverson; 3. Yao Ming; 4. Kobe Bryant; 5. Lebron James; 6. Carmelo Anthony; 7. Kevin Garnett; 8. Shaq; 9. Steve Nash, and fittingly coming in at number 10 is Dwyane Wade.

Shaq is in China to kick off his five-year deal with Chinese sportswear manufacturer Li Ning this week. In between press conferences, Shaq had plenty of time to visit the Great Wall of China and shop for some Halloween costumes. Li Ning will produce and market the “Shaq Dunkman” line of shoes and apparel in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Only 320 pairs of the Dunkman shoes will be available when the line is launched in January, so all you sole collectors, be prepared to fight for ‘em. The NBA claims Shaq is the fourth most popular athlete in China, behind Michael Jordan, Yao Ming, and David Beckham.

BECKS NOT BOTHERED

Speaking of Beckham, I came across this fabulous story by Brandon Griggs of the Salt Lake Tribune…Apparently, while Becks and his fine-ass posse of Real Madrid boys were in town, Becks had some shopping to do…Beckham hit up the Apple store, where staffers said he bought a MacBook laptop and an iPod. He purchased the iPod after calling his waif wife from his cell phone and asking her which model she wanted. (She doesn’t have one already?) Store employees said Beckham, who was with Real Madrid teammate Jonathan Woodgate, “got a lot of stares but was not mobbed.” What the hell is wrong with you people? Even if you don’t recognize him, he is still one of the finest looking men on the face of the earth. “The world’s most famous soccer player, wearing shorts and a navy-blue practice jersey, strolled about Thursday mostly unnoticed and unmolested - something he could never do in London or Madrid.” Beckham also hit up Foot Locker and Dick’s sporting goods, where one drooling employee asked him for his autograph and earned major Mensa points with Athlebrities. “He is so hot!” said the astute Monique Appell, “He was really sweet.” But my favorite part of the story is that according to employees at the Grand America hotel, Beckham opened the box of shoes he bought at Foot Locker to discover one shoe was missing. Whether it was a mistake or not, I bet there is a happy Foot Locker employee cuddling up at night with one hell of a trophy.

DIKEMBE MUTOMBO NEEDS OUR HELP

Mad, mad love to Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo who donated $15M to the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center, named after his mother, which will open on September 2 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Mutombo was born. Today, Mutombo is launching a campaign to recruit 100,000 donors who will pledge $10 a month to his foundation for one year. Pa-leeze people, go to his website and donate to this cause. It’s only ten bucks a month- skip your Starbucks for a day or two and donate. Ground was broken in ’01, but construction “didn’t start until 2004 because donations came in at a slower pace than he anticipated, especially from other NBA players.” Mutombo: “My expectations were a little bit higher. I was looking at it to be done through the NBA. It might have been a mistake on my part by feeling that way. It was not an obligation or a duty … to commit to my cause. But the guys have given me a lot of money.” NBA players have been generous and so far have donated about $500,000. Rockets hottie Juwan Howard donated $100,000; “He’s working night and day to get this done. I have newfound respect for him…Athletes, myself included, we give back. We do things like build centers, give money, buy books, buy warm clothing for the homeless. But here you have a guy doing something even bigger.” So do something bigger yourselves and check out www.dmf.org. I believe in Mutombo and his foundation so much so, that if you make a donation, let me know- and I’ll send you a free Athlebrity t-shirt.

TRACY MCGRADY’S SUMMER TOUR
Details of the adidas’ third consecutive summer with Tracy McGrady were announced yesterday. Tracy McGrady’s T-Mac Tour begins in Seoul on August 24 and visits the cities of Guangzhou (August 26-28) and Manila (August 28-30) before finishing in Hong Kong on September 1. “This summer marks my third time to Asia, and I continue to look forward to these trips every year,” stated Tracy McGrady. “Over the last couple of years I have continued to gain great respect and love for everyone in Asia. I appreciated all that my fans have done for me on these tours and look forward to meeting more of them this year and thanking them for their support.”

OH GOD NO

Former NFLer Emmitt Smith will be a contestant on the third season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” How did this show even make it to a third season?

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