DAVID BECKHAM GETS SPANKED

Continuing his downward spiral, the former Athlebritolgy god, David Beckham has lost another endorsement deal. Beckham has been dropped on his ass as the face of Police sunglasses and is to be replaced smoking hot Antonio Banderas. “Antonio was seen as more of an alpha male. The brand was more keen to have a personality which meant more to US audiences.” For once, the Police have gotten something right. I’ll take Antonio and his ‘guns’ over Beckham anyday.

M-E-O-W
This got me purring…our sexy golf-kat, Camilo Villegas was in Memphis Tuesday filming spots for the 2007 Stanford St. Jude Championship, formerly the FedEx St. Jude Classic, to be held June 4 to 10 in Memphis. The kitty crawled around downtown in front of Redbirds Stadium and in front of Graceland for this soon-to-be-released must-see Camilo footage. The spot will be used as part of the ad campaign, which will include-YES- television, print and outdoor ads! Thank god the advertising world is catching onto the Villegas estrogen brigade that routinely needs to be fed. Unfortunately, the campaign is slated to begin in January, but I’ll do my best to get more info before then.

COREY LIDLE

Another upset in the sports world is the death of Corey Lidle. I’m sure you’ve all heard the details over the last few days, so I wont get into that. Speculation as to the cause of the crash points to either pilot error, or a defect in the aircraft. Personally, I often fly with a friend of mine who is a pilot. It takes about an hour to complete a thorough pre-flight inspection of the plane. Perhaps Lidle’s plane had a defect that went undetected, or maybe the pre-flight inspection was done in haste? Whatever the cause, its still a tragedy and my heart-felt condolences go out to his family and friends. And I’ll ask the same question as everyone else- how the hell was he able to fly into a building in NY? Oh yeah, they don’t monitor that “air-space.” Good thing we’ve been taking our shoes off and getting molested at the airport ever since 9-11. Great work on behalf of Chimp-President Bush and Homeland Security for taking such extreme measures to prevent this type of incident.

MATT LEINART ICELINK

I got the time! Party-boy Matt Leinart has signed a four-year, seven-figure sponsorship deal with the IceLink Watch company. Hottie will be featured in the company’s first-ever national ad campaign, titled “Do You Have The Time.” Leinart will be featured alone in some ads, and with model Summer Altice in others…lucky girl. The spots were created by Jeannine Chanin and shot by Michael Grecco at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica. Leinart will also make at least four public appearances on behalf of the company, and IceLink has agreed to support the Matt Leinart Foundation. The ad is slated to launch in November and run through the end of the year.

SIDNEY CROSBY ‘I AM WHAT I AM’

The latest 30-second ad in Reebok’s “I Am What I Am” campaign features ice-melting hottie Penguins Sidney Crosby preparing for a game. Sexy moves include: taping his stick, lifting weights, & skating in an empty rink. The voiceover: “What do I control? I don’t control the bumps and the bruises, the crowd, or who covers me. I don’t control the bounces, the shootout order, for that matter, what happens outside the rink. There are a lot of things in life I don’t control. But then again, there are some things that I do.” One thing Crosby cannot control is my libido. To view the latest video, check it out in the Athlebrities YouTube group.

VINCE YOUNG IN DA HOUSE

The latest installment of AT&T’s Home Turf ‘webisodes’ is an inside look at Vince Young in his bachelor pad. Hotties pad is decked out with Texas Longhorn memorabilia and we even get a peak at his bedroom. Delicious. The Vince Young episode, as well as past “webisodes” are available at www.attblueroom.com/sports.

WORK OUT ON DWYANE WADE

The Dwyane Wade ‘webstore’ has officially launched. Some interesting items are available at the site, including my favorite-a two-foot diameter inflatable oversized exercise ball with cloth basketball cover and Dwyane Wade logo. This, and other interesting Wade must-haves are available only on-line. Check out Dwyane’s new site.

“IT TAKES 5IVE”

Adidas announced today the launch of a new global basketball “movement” which definitely has me moving. The 5 hotties featured are Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Chauncey Billups and Gilbert Arenas. The “It Takes 5IVE” campaign is based on the idea of believing in something bigger than the “individual” but believing in team. I certainly endorse the theory of ‘5 hotties at a time’ and can’t wait to see this spot. The campaign will feature situations highlighting the players as individuals, but in the end the players tell us they have been fooled if they believe it is any one individual when “It Takes 5IVE” guys working together to do great things. Looks like they’ve got our number and are subtly tapping into the sporn movement. The campaign will debut globally on television beginning October 16th, and on www.adidasbasketball.com.

FREE TOM BRADY FATHEAD
In the spirit of sharing, I’m giving away a Tom Brady Fathead. Yes, 100% free. If you are not familiar with these wall-mountable-life-sized edible shrines, check out www.fathead.com. Starting today, through October 31st, send me an email telling me what turns you on about this NFL hottie. I’m looking for that one special reader who can best describe why Tom Brady is worthy of our love, on & off the field. The winner may also have their “observations” published on my site. So, write-away my hungry little sporn kats, and Tom Brady might just end up being mounted on your wall. (This promotion is not affiliated with Fathead…just me being nice)

As always, thanks for reading. Delinda
delinda@athlebrities.com