CHELSEA BLUE

The hottest boys in Blue avenged those Barcelona bastards in a 1-0 victory today at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looked absolutely fabulous as he barked orders from the sidelines, and the Chelsea babes kicked some serious Barca ass.

Mouthwatering Didier Drogba scored the lone goal, as he usually does, and fell to the ground while allegedly screaming out “Delinda”…

SHOWER WITH SIDNEY CROSBY

The NHL Commissioner and other “heavy hitters in the entertainment business” met to discuss ways that Hollywood could help market and sell the NHL. My man Jerry Bruckheimer was part of the think-tank who met for dinner at a Staples Center club prior to the Red Wings-Kings game Monday night. Bruckheimer, as you know, is a longtime hockey fan and hosts that hot, bad-boys filled summer hockey tournament in Las Vegas each year. Starting things off on the right track, the NHL will debut several spots tonight. The best one is titled “Shower with Sidney Crosby.” Need I say more? The sporno can be viewed on the Athlebrities group on YouTube.

NBA BANS SIDELINE STRIPPING
Like a knife through my heart, the NBA has banned hotties from stripping off their warms ups on the sideline. As part of the NBA’s stupid male-dominated created rules regarding on-court conduct, hotties are not allowed to have their jerseys un-tucked, and has also forbidden them from stripping their warm-ups on the sideline as they enter the game. So now what? Are we supposed to ‘watch the game’ and hope we see some skin? This nonsense must be stopped.

MICHAEL JORDAN IN PARIS

Michael Jordan is in Paris as part of the European Tour to promote his clothing and shoe line (like it needs promoting?)…and he is also checking out the action during the “Jordan Classic.” The Jordan Classic is a contest between the 30 best French under 16 players. Jordan has given mad love to the European players saying they have mastered “the fundamentals of the game” and said the addition of European teams to the NBA would be a “very good idea”. I agree with MJ, as long as the Euro boys gets to strip on the sidelines.

YUMMY COVERS & MLB URNS NOW AVAILABLE

SI this week features three regional covers of its NBA season preview. The covers feature Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Carmelt-in-my-mouth Anthony with the header, “The New Era” fully clothed…If you have been a longtime reader of mine, you’ll remember the startling news regarding MLB themed caskets and urns. Eternal Image will put team logos on caskets and urns next season with the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Phillies, Cubs and Dodgers. Each urn will be stamped with a message saying MLB officially recognizes the deceased as a lifelong fan of that team. How nice of MLB to wait until you’re DEAD to recognize you. Additionally, fans of the Yankees and Sox must be ‘put-to-rest’ in separate cemeteries.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS EXPERIENCE

I mentioned the San Antonio Spurs Bus Experience the other day, and have just come across interior photos of the bus. In case you missed it, the Spurs unveiled the bus at the AT&T Center today. The RV was designed to allow the Spurs fan the feeling of being close to their hotties, while riding in style to the game. The RV includes a replica of Tim Duncans locker, the NBA trophy, plasma TV’s, and a plethora of other treats…but pa-leeze, ditch the mascot.

HOW NOT TO MEET A HOTTIE

Just a note to these Adam Morrison fans…he ain’t gonna buy you a drink looking like that.

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

So I just sat through the second day of the preliminary hearing in which Judge Frederick Maguire was to decide whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence for Lisa Gaut to stand trial on felony and misdemeanor charges. As you know, Gaut was involved with the Steve Foley shooting which occurred on September 3rd, 2006.

Officer Aaron Mansker was on the stand, describing in detail, what exactly went on that night. Before I give you some of the brilliant “quotes” by Mansker, keep in mind that during his testimony, there were people actually chuckling in the courtroom at his absurd remarks.

First, a little bio on Officer Mansker. Prior to enrolling at Palomar College, Mansker worked as a “sales associate” at Millers Outpost. (Do they even exist anymore?) He then enrolled in a 13-month “academy” at Palomar College, and worked on campus as a “community service officer.” Duties included “parking enforcement, assisting students with lock-outs and jump starts”. He was asked if he took any “law enforcement classes” and replied “all types” including a criminal law class, juvenile law class, and field sobriety testing. After completing this extensive training, he was hired by the Coronado Police Department and given “no formal training, just field training.” His 4 phases of training with the Coronado PD included “observation, working with a field officer, learning the city, pretty much everything, and doing everything as a normal officer”. When asked if he witnessed any DUI arrests during this time, he replied yes. When asked how many, he couldn’t count. Question: Less than 50? Answer: Yes. Question: Less than ten? Answer: I couldn’t say.

On January 7th, 2006, Officer Mansker was set free on the streets of San Diego. From that time, until the Foley-gate incident, he stated that he had made “approximately 14 DUI arrests”. When he left the station that night, he put his uniform in the trunk of his car and headed home. En route, he noticed Foleys car swerving and attempted to get close enough to read the license plate. Question: How close were you to the car in order to read the numbers? Answer: “Closer than I wanted to get”. Which means the reject was riding Foleys ass.

So he follows Foleys vehicle at about 85-mph, while “trying to stay one car length for every ten miles per hour, approximately 9 car lengths behind”. After exiting the freeway, Foley pulled over approximately 3 times for Mansker, who at no time displayed any form of Police Identification.

On one stop, Mansker rolled down his window and said “Police, I need you to pull over”. Again, no ID or badge was displayed. Foley replied “Oh shit” and drove away. When asked if he felt Foley might have perceived him as a carjacker, the reject replied no. (I think they offer ESP training at Palomar).

Once they arrived on Foleys street, Foley stopped the vehicle and got out. Mansker exited his vehicle, said he was a cop, again, without displaying any identification. As Foley approached, “I exited my vehicle, yelled police officer, stop.” Mansker then displayed his gun, to which Foley replied, “That’s a BB-gun” and went back to his car.

Around this time, according the dispatch reports, Mansker was told to “stand-by,” back up was “en-route”. This is my favorite part of the story…Mansker now decides, “It wasn’t worth it to continue” and decided to leave. He unintentionally ends up at the end of the cul-de-sac and cowers behind his car door, anxiously waiting for back-up. Meanwhile, Foley is walking up the hill towards the reject and Gaut is driving the car behind Foley. Mansker fired a warning shot and again verbally ID’ed himself as a cop. When asked the approximate speed of the car Gaut was driving as she “came at him,” Mansker testified “if you had the pedal all the way to the floor”. Foleys car is a speed-demon. If this were the case, and her intentions, Mansker would not be walking right now. Plus, Mansker couldn’t see her foot on the pedal OR down the hill from the direction they were coming. Anyway, she swerves by him, he fires two shots, “at the situation” and as Foley was “reaching into his waistband with his right hand” Mansker shot him in the leg. Gauts attorney earned a few hot points with his follow-up question: So when Mr. Foley reached into this “proverbial waistband”- objection-sustained…. laughter erupted. It was beautiful. Question: Did you think to show him your badge? Answer: No I didn’t. Foley then got up and said “You just shot me in the knee” and took a couple steps towards him. Mansker stated the only reason he shot him was because he ‘reached’ into his waistband. Standard textbook answer. There was no gun on Foley, no visible bulge (of a gun) and no indication that Foley had a weapon.

My take, for what its worth. Is that this wanna-be cop was acting completely out of line by following Foley and Gaut, firing his gun “at the situation”, not displaying any ID at ANYTIME, and not calling for back-up earlier. Mansker is a big, white, chubby guy who, I’m willing to bet, got picked on in high school for being such a dork. He made it all the way to the Coronado Police Department and is under a false impression of what it means to be a cop. Just because you have a ‘badge’ doesn’t mean you got the “power”.

Mansker’s recollection of the incident is riddled with holes. Unfortunately, our legal system isnt perfect and Judge Maguire concluded that Lisa Maree Gaut is to stand trial for this ridiculous, cop-gone-crazy incident.

I promise a yummy, sporn filled blog later today…I just had to get this outta my system. For now anyway.

Delinda

FUNAI CLASSIC AT WALT DISNEY WORLD
Tiger Woods is skipping this event, but our other kat, Camilo Villegas is on the leader board. The Funai Classic runs from the 19th-22nd, and we can only hope that there are plenty of astute photographers capturing Camilo’s every crawl. More Camilo news, as promised, about the upcoming Stanford St. Jude Championships. Huston based Stanford Financial Group is the new title sponsor of the event, (formerly the FedEx St. Jude Classic) which runs June 4-10. The event needed a little “re-energizing” and turned to Stanford Group endorser Camilo Villegas for some help. Matt Young & Memphis based Chung Designs, have come up with a tantalizing Camilo campaign to sell the event, including TV and print ads. Obviously, even without this campaign, I expect to see all of you there. Look for the spots to break in January…and yes, before you email me asking for a ‘preview’ of the spots, I’m trying, so sit back, relax, and book your trip to Memphis.

DAVID ORTIZ PLAYS WIFFLE BALL

He may appear a bit scary, but Big Papi is all love. Yesterday, Red Sox beast David Ortiz played wiffle ball with 30 kids in an event paid for by three Harvard Business School grads. The grad’s paid 30k at an auction by Good Sports Inc, who last year collected and donated over $1.2 million worth of sporting goods for city kids. Good Sports Inc is a non-profit company, which has partnered with the sexy beast, Ortiz, to help in his native Dominican Republic, among others. For more info, including video footage of Big Papi swinging his wiffle bat, check out www.boston.com/sports.

BOOST MOBILE PRO SURF GETS FUEL

Thank the Athlebrity gods…Fuel TV will telecast the yummiest wet event to hit the mainland, the 5th annual Boost Mobile Pro Surf competition. Fuel followed hotties in Australia, Tahiti, Fiji, Mexico and South Africa to get sporn worthy coverage of 48 of the worlds top professional surfers competing for $280,000 in prize money. The one hour show debuts at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Nov. 13.

COOL KICKS

Reebok has given us sole collectors a golden opportunity. Reebok’s rbkcustom.com allows fans, for the first time, to design and customize shoes using NFL or MLB team colors. Fans can customize each part of the shoes, from the tongues to the soles, including team logos, contrast stitching and personalization by putting your name on the back heel. I’ve already ordered mine…

RECORDED AUTOGRAPHS

Alltel Wireless, will hold four “Wireless Autographs” events featuring Athlebrity “wide receivers” in Charlotte, Cleveland, Phoenix, and New Orleans. Each hottie will appear at an Alltel store location to meet fans and record Wireless Autographs, or simply put, voicemail greetings. The free event includes Larry Fitzgerald (L) who will be at the Alltel store located at 2735 S. 99th Ave. in Tolleson, Ariz., from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. today. On October 24th, Joe Horn will appear at the Alltel retail store on 2701 North Causeway Blvd. in Metairie, La.; Steve Smith (R) will appear at the Alltel retail store on 9105 Pineville Matthews Road in Pineville, N.C., and Joe Jurevicius will be at the Alltel store on 5676 Transportation Blvd. in Garfield Heights, Ohio.

NBA HOT POINTS

The Milwaukee Bucks spread some love yesterday as they helped students do their homework at the Daniels-Mardak Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee. Dan Gadzuric signed autographs and gave my libido a tickle. But when I saw Andrew Bogut…it was all over.

The appeal of these hotties was not lost on the students, particularly that of Andrew Bogut. If he walked into my classroom, I’m pretty sure I would be expelled for dropping my pencil under the desk and going to look for it.

ANDY RODDICK

Andy Roddick and his belly defeated Sebastien Grosjean at the ATP Masters Series tourney in Madrid today. Roddick defeated the Frenchy in two sets, which leaves him plenty of time to get to the gym and work on those abs.

CORY LIDLE MEMORIAL
A memorial service for Yankees P Cory Lidle will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Covina, California today. In lieu of flowers, the Lidle family has asked for donations to be made to the family of flight instructor Tyler Stanger, who also died in the plane crash last Wednesday. Donations or children’s books can be sent to: The Tyler Stanger Memorial Fund, care of Pacific Western Bank, 4012 Grand Ave. Suite A, Chino, California 91710, Attn: Marge. The account number to reference is 40100113.

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

IT ONLY TAKES ONE

The first TV ad for the new adidas campaign, titled “It Takes 5ive” broke today, and I gotta say, um-hum. This sporn worthy spot opens with Kevin Garnett looking into the camera while saying “You were fooled.” From there, it just gets better. Hotties fueling our need for hot ballers include Tracy McGrady, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups and Gilbert Arenas. The 30-second spot will be followed by a series of ads breaking over the next six months that will feature each of the players individually. To view the clip, go to the Athlebrities group on YouTube.

ALL ABOARD

On Saturday, the Spurs introduced the “Spurs Experience.” The latest marketing tool is in the form of a 40-foot RV. The pimped out bus was the brain child of the Spurs, Ancira RV of Boerne, [Texas], H-E-B and Best Buy. Best buy supplied the ‘electronics’ for the 99-foot-fantasy-on-wheels. Inside the RV are autographed jerseys, pictures and shoes; a replica of Tim Duncan’s locker; and a giant replica of the team’s ’05 NBA championship ring. The RV will be available for rent, complete with driver and hostess, during the season or for special occasions. Unfortunately, the bus does not come with any hotties aboard.

JERMAINE O’NEAL

Jermaine O’Neal and Al Harrington were in Indianapolis a few days ago donating their time for Habitat for Humanity. Hot Points earned by both, but extra hot points go to O’Neal. A car registered to the Pacers piece “was impounded after marijuana shavings were found inside.” O’Neal said that he bought the car five years ago for a friend, Michael McDonald, and forgot to clean the car before he gave it away.

FRESH MEAT

Okay, call me sick, but this kid is Hot. Ryan Sheckler may be only 16 years old, but he has accumulated more Athlebrity achievements than most professionals do in their lifetime. The sexy skater-boy has a personalized line of sneakers, jeans and eyewear. He has shot commercials for Gogurt, Frosted Flakes and Sony, and has appeared in the films “Grind” and “MVP2.” He’s hung out with 50 Cent and recently hosted a VMA after-party for Lil’ Jon. If this isnt enough, Sheckler is also working on a pilot for a reality TV series about his life. This kid already earns a “combined six-figure salary” and is by far one of the best skaters in the world. Guess I’ll have to wait a few years before acting on my impulses…

CECH UPDATE

Our Chelsea goalkeeper, Petr Cech (L) will be out almost 6-months due to the nasty skull fracture suffered during Chelsea’s win over Reading this weekend. Today, Cech remains in an Oxford hospital after undergoing surgery to repair the fracture. Peter Hamlyn, a consultant neurosurgeon and a specialist in sports and exercise medicine said “I would think Cech is likely to be out for at least six months. That is about the length of time it takes for bone healing to take place. If the brain underlying the fracture has been greatly injured, his time out may be even longer. Luckily for him, skull fractures are not normally associated with severe injuries to the brain, which means we can anticipate Cech making a full recovery.” The second goalie knocked unconscious during the game, Carlo Cudicini was able to join his teammates at training on Monday. “I’m OK. Just a little bit of a headache but apart from that, OK,” the hot Italian said. “I’ve had a lot of messages - from here, from Italy - and I use this occasion to thank everybody for concern about my situation.”

TILL NEXT SEASON

I stand firmly on the fact that the Oakland A’s have one of the sexiest rosters in MLB. With that said, let us say goodbye to Eric Chavez, Barry Zito, and all others until next season. And these boys are ruthless, they have fired manager Ken Macha two days after they were eliminated from the playoffs.

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

JAMES BLAKE WIN STOCKHOLM OPEN

If it weren’t Rafael, then James Blake would have been my next choice. Bringing on some serious game, James Blake won his second straight Stockholm Open, earning his 5th ATP title of the season and inching him into 2nd place alongside our Rafa. (Only you-know-who has won more titles). “I’m really happy that I did get a chance to defend. I’ve never done it successfully before,” Blake said after receiving the winner’s trophy from Bjorn Borg. “I’m proud of the accomplishment. I beat some pretty darn good players this week.” Super stud can spank beat me anytime he wants…

ATP MADRID OPEN
October 16-22, 2006. The beast of biceps will be flexing, hitting, grunting, sweating, and awakening my libido during this delicious event. I doubt Nadal will make a grand entrance, like he did in April for the Masters Series when he arrived by chopper and almost gave me a seizure, but the ad’s for the event are yummy enough.

“Obviously I would love to retain the title in Madrid,” Nadal said. “But this time all the world’s best will be here and the surface isn’t my favorite. For me this is simply one of the best tournaments in the world. Last year I’d practically lost the final and the support of the fans helped me turn the match around. That is an experience I will never forget. From the perspective of the fans the presence of Federer will make the event even more spectacular.” NOT. You, Rafael Nadal, will make the event spectacular. And pa-leeze, Rafa, ditch the ‘translator’, you are sexy when to speak broken English, no?

TIGERS GET WET ALL OVER THE ALCS

If you didn’t catch game 4 of the ALCS game between the Tigers & A’s, you missed out big time. My inner Motor-city-ego was battling with my A’s-are-super-fine-urges, but by the second inning, it was all about the Tigers. The storybook sweep closed in the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, game tied, 2 hotties on base, Tigers at bat. Magglio Ordonez steps up and slams a 3 run homer out of the park to clinch the series and send those sexy A’s back to Oakland. Meanwhile, Ordonez and his smoking hot Tigers advance to the World Series, where they will either face the Mets or the Cardinals.

CHELSEA

Another game this weekend between the Chelsea boys and the brutes from Reading had a few ugly moments. During the first minute of the game, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech collided with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt. Cech was completely knocked out, and replaced by Carlo Cudicini. “Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Petr Cech was transferred to the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford last night to the specialist neuro-surgical unit,” the team said Sunday in a statement. “He underwent surgery for a depressed fracture of the skull.” Chelsea’s sexy manager Jose Mourinho called on the Football Association to take disciplinary action against Hunt. “You see players avoiding the keeper by jumping or going with the foot for the ball, but when a player goes with the knee direct to the face, he doesn’t want to avoid him,” Mourinho said.

The second bizarre moment came during the last 30 seconds of the match. Chelsea’s second goalkeeper, Cudicini collided with Readings Ibrahima Sonko and was “completely knock out.” Paramedics whisked him away, and Captain John Terry put on new kit and played goalie. In the end, Chelsea won 1-0 and John Terry earned some hot points.

WHERE IS EVERYONE?

So, you really think soccer is going to catch on in the States? In this photo, fans look on during the introductions at a MLS game.

COLLEGE BOYS GONE CRAZY
A wonderful, testosterone filled fight ensued during Miami’s 35-0 win Saturday night against Florida International. It was the first meeting between the teams, and hopefully not the last. “I don’t have many bad days,” Miami coach Coker said Sunday. “This is a bad day.” The fight ruined what was supposed to be the beginning of a friendly rivalry between two schools. Guess things didn’t work out quite as planned.

Coach Larry Coker said that at least eight Hurricane players will be suspended for their role in the delicious sideline-clearing brawl. Cliff note version of the fight…First, James Bryant did something unthinkable, (Oh-god-no) he “bowed to the crowd” after catching a touchdown pass. He’s now suspended. “He needs to get the message,” Coker said. What message? You can’t celebrate? From there, things got worse…pushing and shoving broke out among linemen, one dude wrestled Miami’s Matt Perrelli to the ground and punched him in the chin, then another FIU player charged in and kicked Perrelli in the helmet, another player (Derrick Morse) decided to join the action and jumped onto the Smith-Perrelli pile, then FIU’s Lionel Singleton threw a punch and the benches emptied. So much for the friendly rivalry.

REJECT OF THE WEEK

Denver Broncos’ Darrent Williams and his new hairdo.

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

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

RAFAEL NADAL ON YOUR PHONE
“I have been practicing a lot at home on Mallorca to prepare for the end of the season,” said our yummy tapa. The beast of biceps won his first round of the Stockholm Open yesterday, finally ending our we-need-some-Rafa-eye-candy dry-spell.

Nadal has been a busy little Athlebrity. Today it was announced that Versaly Entertainment has entered into an agreement with Premier Alliances and Rafael to develop, produce and distribute mobile wallpapers, ring tones, text messages and video of Rafael “Rafa” Nadal. The Versaly people told me that they are currently in the process of “sorting through the large amount” of Nadal images and will release them to me as soon as they are available-possibly next week. The Rafael ring tones will be available at a later date- as he has been too busy to record them yet. This means, that maybe we can influence what he says? Email me your suggestions and I’ll pass them along. I’d be happy just to hear him “grunting” when my phone rings…

JAMES BLAKE

Looking exceptionally hot, James Blake wanted someone to spank him after he beat some Swedish dude during the second round match in the ATP Stockholm Open. Consider it done tough guy.

ANDY RODDICK BOBBLEHEAD
In a perfect world, instead of Andy Roddick bobbleheads, there would be Rafael Nadal Bobble-Biceps. Over the summer, Mughead Inc started making Andy’s first official bobblehead, which really doesn’t look anything like him. Andyroddick.com chatted with Scott Pollack, President of Mughead Inc, on the process of creating Andy’s bobblehead. “Andy is a very enthusiastic and exciting player,” Scott explained. “When making a bobble of Andy we looked for unique characteristics, actions and movements that set him apart from other players. For example, when Andy makes one of his terrific shots, wins a point, game, set or match, he characteristically pumps his right fist which energizes himself and the crowd. Also, one of his signature features is wearing his hat backwards at times and we drew upon that in designing the Andy Roddick Bobblehead.” Why I am not surprised they didn’t include the happy-wipe?

Andy has also committed to participating in the first annual Champions for Charity event on November 25th, in Wichita. “I’m thrilled to be involved in the inaugural Champions for Charity event,” said Roddick. “It will be great to catch up with some old friends, play against some stellar competitors, and meet some Wichita youth who may well be the champions of tomorrow.” Proceeds from the event benefit the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and the Genesis Foundation for Fitness and Tennis. More information on tickets and on-sale date are soon to follow.

TIGER WOODS ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
“It’s unreal what they’ve done (on the game). We had to redo my golf swing. I said, You know what. My swing has changed, it’s evolved. I’m going to need to give gamers my real swing.” Tiger Woods on NBC’s The Tonight Show.

The classy beast has been busy promoting his new EA Sports Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 video game, and gave us more than we could have dreamed of. Yesterday, Tiger Woods made history (again) as the first golfer to turn the Walk of Fame into the 18th hole in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. There are two sporn worthy TV ads available here, of Tigers Los Angeles adventure.

SNOW AIN’T COLD

Cleveland Cavalier Eric Snow has a big heart. The sweet beast will officially open the Eric Snow Reading & Learning Center at the Edward L. “Peel” Coleman Community Center in Canton, Ohio today. The reading center is painted in the Cavaliers color scheme- wine, gold and navy, and will have 500 new books, along with new TVs, computers and furniture.

RED SOX HBO SERIES?

There isn’t even a script even written yet, but apparently HBO is “in the early stages of developing an eight-part miniseries based on” the ’04 World Series champion Red Sox” according to a gossip columnist from the Boston Herald. A source said, “They are pitching it like ‘Entourage-esque’ where the actors would play the players and the audience would see what it was like to be a part of the Red Sox during that time.” Entourage-esque? Pa-leeze…enough about the Red Sox in ’04 already…

WHAT MATERAZZI SHOULD HAVE SAID

Italy-based publisher Mondadori will release a book by sexy Italy stud Marco Materazzi called “What I Really Said To Zidane.” Materazzi’s “insults” to French crybaby Zinedine Zidane during the World Cup led to that wonderful head-butt and the ensuing on-going entertainment of the incident. The book contains 249 phrases “as to what Materazzi may have said during their verbal exchange,” such as “French philosophy has been rubbish since (Michel) Foucault died,” “Where exactly is the sternum?” and my entries “You need a shower,” “Delinda is mine,” and “Why cant you guys win the Tour de Farce?” The 100-page book will cost about $12.50, with proceeds going to UNICEF.

HOT QUOTES OF THE DAY

“It’s just another ‘Sheed Wallace rule. It just means I must be doing something right” – Pistons F Rasheed Wallace (L), on the NBA instituting a zero-tolerance policy against players complaining to referees… “I think [NBA Commissioner David] Stern likes everything uniform. As you can see, all those balls look exactly the same. … Other balls, they change color [when wet], they have different flavors” – Lakers F Lamar Odom, on the league’s new Spalding basketballs…

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

GRAND SLAM AGASSI
Saturday evening, Andre Agassi held his yearly Grand Slam for Children event to benefit at-risk kids in Southern Nevada. I can’t imagine there are any kids left ‘at-risk’ after the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation raised more than $8.6 million during the event. Held at the MGM Grand Arena, guests enjoyed performances from the Counting Crows and a special acoustic performance by John Mayer, among others. “Every year, I am overwhelmed by the tremendous support the Grand Slam for Children receives from the Las Vegas community, business partners and the entertainment industry,” Agassi said. “It is gratifying to know that 100 percent of the money we raised tonight will directly benefit children who require our assistance.”

The best part of the auction was when a bidding frenzy started for two Agassi rackets, the one he used to win his first tournament title and the racket he played with in his last match at the 2006 U.S. Open. But wife Steffi wasn’t going to let the rackets out of the family. She walked onstage, offered $360,000 to keep the rackets and that was the end of that. For more info, check out http://www.agassifoundation.org.

TENNIS HOTTIES

Rafael Nadal and fellow Spanish hottie Feliciano Lopez met with (yuck) Brazilian transvestite Ronaldinho Sunday on the eve of the Stockholm Open. I would have booked a room a year in advance, had I known that Brazil’s national team was staying at the same Stockholm hotel as the ATP hotties. Our Rafa loves his soccer and has said Real Madrid is his favorite, but he has a great deal of respect for Ronaldinho and the Brazilian team. I don’t. But I do have great respect for the yummiest tapa alive, who is working those stellar biceps on the court right now. BETTER THAN VODKA: Like sweet icing on a cake, the Kremlin Cup has also started. Mikhail Youzhny didn’t have enough juice to win his first match, but made me sweaty just thinking about it . Obviously, I have a newfound love for Russian exports. Aside from Youzhny, Marat Safin is driving my libido insane. Safin is currently slamming balls in Moscow for the Kremlin Cup, but prior to that, he had to crawl under a towel, lay face down, strip down, display his tattoo and tease the hell outta us with a oh-my-god-don’t-look-at-me-like-that-or-I-will-jump-you-photo.

THE BALL

The SBJ reports that before Sunday’s exhibition game in Paris between the Spurs and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, NBA Mensa reject Commissioner Stern “conceded for the first time that reverting to the old leather ball is a possibility if the rigorous testing he has just ordered validates the widespread complaints” about the new composite ball from Spalding. Stern: “Right now our plans are to stay the course, but we will monitor it and if we find there is something to it and it is a serious issue, we will take the appropriate steps because the most important thing to us is the game.” While some players have been quoted as saying ‘I hate that Ball,’ there are those who love the Him. PETA, for example, is celebrating the change to a non-leather ball by offering the chance to win two tickets to any NBA game and a new ball from Spalding. Love to PETA for their humane ways. Check out www.cowsarecool.com for your chance to win tickets.

ITS NOT JUST A BUILDING

From the outside, it doesn’t look like anything special, but inside the Coliseo De Puerto Rico arena, things are heating up. Not only are my Pistons happy to be back on the court, but we also got the Heat in da house!

The Heat hosted the Miami Heat Special Olympics clinic, where Dwyane Wade and James Posey spread the love, while I curse my inability to have an outer body experience and transport myself to the arena.

In Germany, members of the 76ers and Suns partook in a dedication for a NBA Cares Play Space at Kinder-und Jugendhaus Neubruck in Cologne.

A PLUS

Nick Swisher, Barry Zito, and Huston Street. Oakland A’s. Game one against the Tigers in the American League Championship Series today. Any questions?

LETS COMFORT LARRY FITZGERALD

AZ Hottie Larry Fitzgerald and his dreads are out for a few weeks due to a hamstring injury. “I was trying to crack back on a guy, and he just kind of moved out of the way at the last minute,” Fitzgerald said. “When I was lunging, he wasn’t there. I felt it pop on me.” I’ll pop all over you Larry, with a bottle of lotion and a fierce rubdown of your hamstring, we’ll get ya back on the field in no time.

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. Now, 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

LOVE IT

Although not a huge fan of Spike TV, I gotta give some creativity-love for their new show ‘Wild World of Spike.’ The seven-episode comedic action series focuses more on the agony of defeat than the thrill of victory. The show will be hosted by super-fine mixed martial arts fighter Kit Cope, sexy skateboarding legend (R) Jason Ellis and comedian Sam Tripoli. In each episode, the three hosts screen bizarre sporting events from their living room. Then, the hotties select events to re-create. The games they re-create in the premiere episode include: blind-folded kick-boxing from Phuket, Thailand; female sumo wrestling from the Netherlands; mop-jousting from Manchester, England and dirt-skiing from Turangi, New Zealand. The series premieres in January 2007, so I’m sure we’ll forget about it by then…unless they can recreate that fabulous moment when “Corky” the streaker took a swan dive off the 18th hole during the Ryder Cup. (See posting for September 24th if ya missed it).

NFL HOTTIES IN ACTION

Yesterday, I went to see the hotties up close and personal for the Chargers-Steelers game. In a gesture to my Steelers-crazy friend, I abided by her birthday wish and became a Face Painter. It actually wasn’t as bad as I anticipated, although keep in mind that face painting is effective at cock-blocking any interaction with the players. The Chargers killed the Steelers 23-13 and Shawne Merriman couldn’t have looked any hotter.

COLTS AND TITANS: Start ‘em while they are young…this young Colts fan has obviously been reading my blog. She knows a good thing when she sees it and reacts perfectly to the agility of Hunter Smith… SAINTS AND TAMPA BAY: Reggie Bush is no longer a virgin. Bush scored his first NFL touchdown on a 65-yard punt return in the fourth quarter of their game against Tampa Bay. With Bush’s touchdown the Saints won 24-21.

WALK THE ROPES WITH YOUR GOLF HOTTIE
The PGA Tour has announced a fabulous promotion. The Tour has teamed up with Coca-Cola and TicketReserve to offer “passionate” golf fans VIP Championship Club access to the Tour. Here’s how it works, first, pick your favorite hottie from the 30 players that qualify, including Camilo Villegas. Then buy a “Fan Forward” on your hottie, (all proceeds go to the First Tee charity, so don’t complain), and if your kat qualifies for the Tour Championships, you get free tickets. The best part? If your chosen PGA Tour hottie is the 30th player to qualify for the Tour Championship, you will be entered into a sweepstakes for your chance to win 2 Honorary Observer Spots. Translation…you and a guest walk inside the ropes with the hotties & their caddies. Look out boys, here I come.

CADDY ME
While searching for ways to feed my obsession with Athlebrities, I came across a cure. It’s called Caddyforacure.com. If I had to make this up, I would have written exactly the same thing as they have on their website: Caddy for a Cure provides the ultimate in golf experiences – the opportunity to caddie for a Tour Professional during the practice round of an official Tour event. Be “inside the ropes” with the best players in the world, experiencing first hand their practice regimen. Experience club selection and shot execution to perfection. Experience what it feels like to feel up walk with your kat on one of the most recognizable courses in golf. And yes, Caddy for a Cure is a non-profit organization. To partake in this dangling carrot event, you bid e-bay style via the website for the right to caddie for your favorite beast. Twenty-two pros including Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Vijay Singh, are already involved in the charity. Check out www.caddyforacure.com.

CARDINALS GET WET

Albert Pujoles: arms, wet, hot. Period. Jose Vizcaino-ditto. The St. Louis Cardinals delivered the goods while celebrating their National League Division Series game against the Padres.

WHY IS SHE THERE?

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker tried to figure out why Eva Longoria was at the preseason game against Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in Paris during the NBA Europe Live Tour. Rumor had it that they broke-up…maybe she’s stalking him, or maybe she has a new boyfriend? Eva was sitting with French soccer player Thierry Henry…

BACK TO SCHOOL

Yummy Jens Lehmann (R) and Oliver Neuville of the German national football team talked to lucky little raptors at the Fritz-Reuter primary school in eastern Germany today. Hotties from the team visited the children in the course of an initiative themed “School and Football - A Strong Team.”

I wouldn’t mind a little ‘strong team’ action with Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro & Luca Toni and his sideburns. The Italian soccer babes arrived in Tbilisi to play in the Euro 2008 qualifying soccer match between Georgia and Italy, which goes down on Wednesday.

YES!

The beast of biceps, Rafael Nadal, will be in action starting today at the Stockholm Open.

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

METS GETS WET

“We played all kind of ball,” Mets manager Willie Randolph said. “We played long ball, small ball. Whatever it takes to get it done.” Oh, they got it done all right, slapping the Dodgers in the face as they celebrate their first postseason sweep since 1969.

Delgado, Reyes and Wright should always be covered in champagne. Shawn Green, who aptly plays ‘right’ field, played for the Dodgers from 2000-2004. The Mets snagged this yummy stud from Arizona on August 22nd. “The irony of this is crazy, to be celebrating in the visiting clubhouse. It’s a little weird, after doing this in ‘04 on the other side of the field,” he said. “I was actually out there hoping that the last ball came to me, and it did. It feels incredible.” I am quite sure it does feel incredible…send me the last ball and I’ll confirm it for ya hot stuff. Another ex-Dodger and now a Mets hottie, catcher Paul Lo Duca, practically cried when the Dodgers traded him to Florida in 2004, from there, he was sent to the Mets during the off-season. Now he gets the last laugh. “There’s a lot of guys in here who want to prove something,” he said. “It’s a good feeling to get it done.” BAM! Let’s hope the Mets hotties keep it up. The boys will open the NLCS at Shea Stadium on Wednesday against the San Diego-St. Louis winner. Most likely, it’ll be the Cardinals…sorry San Diego, ya just ain’t hot enough this year.

TIGERS GET WET

I was anticipating a wet locker room celebration from the Tigers after their 8-3 win against the Yankees, and they did not disappoint. Aside from the sporn-worthy locker room wetness, the Tigers even sprayed some love into the crowd.

Extra hot points were earned by Ivan ‘Pudge’ Rodriguez, who had a tight grip on his bubbly. Marring the sexy, wet, celebration was Jason Grilli and his battery powered wiper glasses. I applaud your attempt at humor, but seriously the only time these would be appropriate, is if I was in the locker room and needed to see through the hot steam coming from the showers. (Where did you say you got them?) How bad was this loss for the Yankees? This is the second straight year New York lost in the opening round, and rumor has it that manager Joe Torre is gonna be g-o-n-e. He has one year and $7 million left on his contract, and about ten minutes of fame remaining.

WAX ME UP

Ever since my first ‘Brazilian’ I’ve been terrified of wax. Now, I’d like to have as much wax as possible…in the form of Tony Parker pa-leeze. The newly single Spur enjoyed the unveiling of his own wax figure at the Musee Grevin in Paris yesterday. With him, is Ladji Doucoure, World Champion 110m hurdler, who can hurdle my meters any time he wants.

Spur Robert Horry, has me asking WTF? Robert Horry took part in a KFC Restaurant appearance in Paris for the NBA Europe Live event. The only benefit I can see from this appearance? We get a clear shot of the massive hands of Horry. Speaking of hands, I’d like to know what the hell that scary boy is doing with his paw on Horry?

SUNS OVER ROME

Like I said, two words that turn me on. Italy and Basketball. Amare Stoudemire in front of the Coliseum, less than a week after I watched Gladiator for the tenth time. “Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained?” Hells yeah I am.

ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

Ah, the Old Course in Scotland has been host to some golf hotties all week. Flash-kat Ian Poulter listens intently to a special message from Delinda, delivered personally by the mystery man in black, Dennis Hopper. Meanwhile, (L-R) Hugh Grant, David Howell, Kyle MacLachlan and Paul McGinley were just happy to be hanging out on the Swilkin burn bridge during the second round.

HOT POINTS

Soccer stud Deco & his tattoos; Luca Toni & his prayers; Allesandro Del Piero & Fabio Cannavaro for answering my prayers.

Tony Parker for that sly, sexy look: Luke Walton: the curly hair, hypnotic eyes, tattoo, and for just being alive.

Robby Ginepri for his happy trail and hand signals, and Wayne Rooney for controlling the ball.

Curtis Granderson: for grabbing me a bottle and Jose Reyes: for sucking that bottle like there’s no tomorrow. Until then…
And as always, thanks for reading. Delinda
delinda@athlebrities.com