ANDY RODDICK GIVES HEAD
Earning some much needed love and Mensa points, Andy Roddick has been serving up some double-de-licious off court activities. He gave head to tennis player Murphy Jensen via an autograph at the Lacoste flagship boutique in New York on Thursday.

Gearing up for some drool worthy tennis, the Arthur Ashe Kids Day event kicked off the start of the U.S. Open. Andy Roddick traded balls with Andre Agassi during a historical friendly match. Ellen DeGeneres was absolutely phenomenal as she played the role of chair umpire during the match. As Andy and Andre took the court, she gave Andy a sandwich from a plate of treats on her lap, and earned her place in the Mensa Hall of Fame by asking: “Do either of you grunt, because I like that?” Continuing to act exactly as I would have, she then came down from her throne to give Andre a hug. Andy was a little upset and asked Ellen where his hug was. Not missing a beat, the savvy goddess leaped into his arms, wrapping her legs around his tall, cut, body, and hugged the hell outta him. God bless ya Ellen.

And Lexus has just announced that attendees at the US Open will be given limited-edition ‘No Compromise’ bracelets. Each bracelet represents a $3 donation to Andy’s foundation from Lexus, for a total donation of $30K. Since its inception, Andy’s foundation has raised more than $3.2 million bucks to help children in need. Roddick: “I had an opportunity to learn from someone who has been in my position so I asked Andre: ‘What’s the one thing you wish you could’ve done differently?’ He said he wished he would’ve started his foundation sooner so he could help even more people. That really stuck with me. And, thanks to Lexus, our ‘NO COMPROMISE’ message will be heard at the US Open this year.” Ironically enough, over a 12-year period, Andre Agassi’s charitable foundation has contributed more that $60M to the poorest parts of his hometown, Las Vegas. And he wished he started sooner?

JAMES BLAKE AND THE METS

Mad love to Athlebrity favorite James Blake. Blake hit a few balls last week, but this time it wasn’t on the tennis court. It was for the NY Mets. Prior to the Mets-Cardinals game last Thursday, Blake made himself comfy in the batting cage before giving us a sporn worthy image of he and Mets third base-beast David Wright. Blake is in New York with all our favorite tennis studs for the U. S. Open, which begins today.

FLASHY GOLF KATS

The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was brimming with flash, class and some fierce competition. A sudden death playoff between Tiger Woods and Stewart Cink raised my heartbeat to dangerous levels. I’ve never been so nervous for Tiger and so enthralled with a game. By the third hole with even pars, I needed a Valium. Finally, during the fourth hole, the Athlebrity gods opened up the sky and dumped tears of joy on Tiger as he captured his 52nd career title. Mad love to Cink for such wicked play and a stunning ‘comeback.’ And mad love to Tiger for just being himself and making me scream “in the hole” every ten seconds.

Ian Poulter was yummy. He finished T13th at 3 under. Sporting a tease of facial hair, a sexy pink-t and matching visor, my eyes managed to find their way to his belt buckle. The new logo on the buckle has been designed for the launch of his new clothing company, Ian Poulter designs. Ian’s father designed the logo, which is made up of Ian’s initials (IJP) surrounded by a shield with a similar shape to the Arsenal badge. (Arsenal is a European soccer team with a roster full o’ hotties. Sorry Chelsea peeps, I actually love both teams)…point is, Poulter is a huge supporter of Arsenal, therefore earning extra hot points. Ian has been wearing the logo on his clothes for the last two months and the shirts he’s been wearing will be available as part of the Essentials Line and will be available in your local golf shops and on the web site for sale in autumn 2007. “If I look good, I feel good and ultimately will play better.” Ian Poulter “Kids and adults alike love what I wear, I have broken away from the traditional golfers dress and hopefully have added a bit style to the golf course!” Ian has also been a TAG Heuer Ambassador since January 2004, authenticating his Athlebrity status.

CARMELO ME PA-LEEZE

Carmelo may be the only Baller who can control two balls at the same time, and make the basket. As I implore my Wondertwin powers to transform me into…the…form…of…a…cup…..I’m overcome with thirst. An unquenchable thirst for more, more, more Carmelo Anthony. This melt-in-my-mouth beast scored 20 points as the Americans smothered Australia and ran away to a 113-73 victory on Sunday. The win advances the hotties, who are 6-0, to a quarterfinal match up on Wednesday against Germany. “That goes to show that when we really get focused in and play defense,” Anthony said, “we can do some damage.” Damage me PLEASE!

LOTTA LOVE FOR REGGIE BUSH AND HIS DONATIONS

PepsiCo will soon announce its “Yard by Yard, Neighborhood by Neighborhood,” program that “aims to build 25 homes in the New Orleans area with donations from the company based on Bush’s yardage totals.” Bush will also donate a percentage of royalties to hurricane relief from sales of his new 619 cologne, which is set to launch in September. (619 is the area code in San Diego and his way of paying homage to our hood) He has already donated $56,000 to a special-needs school in Louisiana, facilitated the donation of 12 Hummers to the Slidell, Louisiana, Police Department, and funded an $86,000 artificial turf field at a stadium hosting about six high school football games a week. And he’s not about to stop spreading the love. On September 5, he and some other NFLPA hotties will distribute food in the New Orleans area. Bush was once told “You have a chance to be the most influential player in the history of the NFL.” Looks like he’s well on his way.

MUTOMBO HITS A SPEED BUMP
Dikembe Mutombo said that “because of security concerns the opening” of his Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in the Congo “has been indefinitely postponed.” While a date for the opening ceremony has not been set, Mutombo said that the hospital “will begin accepting patients at the end of September as originally planned.” This sucks hard, and I wouldn’t hesitate for a second if I had the chance to go there and help quash security concerns. I realize the Congo isn’t an ideal vacation spot, but really, these people need help and I feel helpless just sitting around as a witness to the horrors.

SOLE COLLECTORS ALERT
Eminem and Nike have partnered up to design limited-editions of eight different shoes in the Air Max series to benefit the Marshall Mathers Foundation and ninemillion.org. Eight full sets, or 64 total pairs, will be produced, and each will be numbered and autographed by Eminem. They will be auctioned off over four weeks starting next Thursday. “We’re always looking for new ways to try to raise money and awareness for the foundation, so when Nike approached us we jumped at the chance,” said Eminem, “Who wouldn’t want to design their own line of Nikes? And to do it for charity makes it that much better.” The Aug. 31 auction will take place at Nike Town London. One pair of the Max 1 and the Max 90 will be offered at the event and later posted for auction on eBay. And just a heads up- I’m guessing each pair will go for at least $2-5k each.

SPIKE IT

In 1996, Spike Lee requested that New Era produce a couple of red Yankees caps for the World Series. New Era VP/Global Marketing John DeWaal said Lee wore the red cap to the games, and “people saw it, and we started getting requests from all over the place.” New Era then stepped it up and began making fitted baseball caps out of various materials in every possible color, and suddenly they became a must-have fashion accessory for hip-hop and rap artists. The company is soon opening its flagship store in Greenwich Village and developing an exclusive line of caps with their own box and some even have a diamond imbedded to compliment your “grill.” Customers are dropping between $50-70 per cap. I’m not.

JET SKI HOT-HOT-HOTTIES
Hotties and water go hand in hand. Swimmers, surfers, ocean racers, and jet-skiers. Yesterday, I discovered a new treat. The World jet-ski championships.

The extra wet event took place on the Danube river, in Belgrade, and introduced my estrogen to Rok Florjancic. Even without seeing his arms, I was sold on the ‘sport’ after seeing the agility and control these boys administer while operating large, heavy equipment.

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

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