WHY TONY, WHY?

“Tony flew into Los Angeles last night (Wednesday) after his game and surprised Eva at her home as she got off work,” Longoria’s spokeswoman, Liza Anderson, told The Associated Press on Thursday via e-mail. “The proposal was romantic and perfect. The couple plans to wed in France in the summer of 2007 in what they describe as a big, happy ceremony with lots of family and friends.” (Insert finger down throat). I can just see Eva, accepting his proposal with one hand and speed dialing the press with her other. As you can see, I’m still not buying this relationship, marriage or no marriage. Yes, they broke up in September, but Eva’s PR girl said it was a mere ‘blip on the radar’ (kinda like the marriage?) and almost instantly they realized they “really do love each other” and reunited. Translation: Eva was pushing Tony for marriage, he said no, and then gave in to her demands. Predicted shelf life of this marriage: 2-years tops. On Access Hollywood last night, they aired a little snippet of the happy couple. Parker says: “If the relationship is working, it’s all Eva…the only thing I can do is make it work for you.” Eva giggles: “Yes you do babe, you do (giggle).” As usual, Eva pulling the strings. So, after reviewing the case and consulting with experts, I must banish Tony Parker from Athlebrities until, of course, Eva issues a press release regarding the size of her ring.

CAMILO VILLEGAS IN BOGOTA

East Coast Camilo Villegas correspondent Elena has issued an update on our kitty “Right now, Camilo is playing the Professional Masters Golf Tournament in Bogotá, Colombia. Day One was fabulous! 5 under par, eagles and birdies. As usual, he was very kind and professional with everybody.” And he looked great while doing so…thanks again to Elena for sharing the wealth, and some amazing photos of Camilo as he gets down and dirty on the greens.

CARMELO SPARKS CAT FIGHT

Unfortunately, I couldn’t be in Los Angeles November 16th. It might actually be a good thing that I wasn’t because I very well could have been “Red” in the cast of characters. During Carmelo Anthony’s M3 launch party, Sam Alipour (ESPN Page 2) reports some interesting activity occurred. In part, Alipour reports: “Being a snoopy runt, I literally grab the anti-chill bouncer’s coattail, letting him lead me towards the source of the commotion. There, I see a glorious sight: A dance floor littered with broken heels, strewn handbags and four disheveled, alluringly dressed women on their rears, pinned to the floor by bouncers Sweet Jesus, I’d just missed a massive girlfight. Thankfully, one fantastically feisty red-haired lass squirms free of her bouncer to sprint – or limp, because she’s only wearing one shoe – toward a woman whose makeup is smeared with her own blood. Red yells a battle cry (”Bitch!”) before pulling on bloody face’s blond mop. More bouncers pounce. Sadly, the girlfight is now over. Carmelo has seen enough. He floats out the club, looking pleased. I do the same, looking the same. “It was f—— crazy here tonight, just bananas,” he tells me. “We straight-up took over Hollywood tonight. I mean, a girlfight?” he adds. “I have no idea who those girls were, but I guess that s— happens in the hood.” Oh Melo, you have no idea…

ADIDAS SUPERSTAR KICKS

You all know Im a sucker for a cool pair of kicks, and adidas is now torturing me. The sneaker company has designed team-specific versions of its SuperStar sneaker for each of the 30 NBA franchises. The kicks go on sale next Friday for $100 each. *UPDATE:* I spoke to the peeps at Adidas, and here’s the run-down on the kicks. You do NOT have to live in the ‘host city’ to buy a pair of these shoes, as originally reported by OregonLive.com. Each of the 30 NBA teams will have the shoes available at ShopAdidas.com beginging “around the 8th.” Team-specific shoes will be available at team shops, but like I said, all 30 versions should be available on-line next week. Whew.

HE’S BACK

That feisty little bundle of joy, Diego Maradona arrived in Moscow yesterday for this weekends Davis Cup final between Russia and Argentina. Never lacking in enthusiasm, this furry beast checked out (Russia) Nikolay Davydenko and (Argentina) Juan Ignacio Chela. Davydenko made Maradona very happy as he won the match 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Argentina is chasing their first Davis Cup title.

NANCY IS BURNING

The French Riot Police might need some new training. If you’re at a futbol match, and the fans have a massive fire burning outside the stadium prior to the game, wouldn’t it occur to you that there might be some trouble brewing? Fans severely clashed in the eastern French town of Nancy, where the nancy-boys riot police had to spray tear gas at Feyenoords’ rampaging Dutch fans during a UEFA Cup Group E match between Nancy and Feyenoord Rotterdam. The match was stopped early and the French had a 3-0 lead.

TONY ROMO & JESSICA SIMPSON

No they are NOT dating. Its just really good PR for Tony Romo. The sexy Dallas QB has been all over the media lately. First, Michael Irvin’s comments about the ancestry of Tony Romo are inexcusable. Irvin, during an interview on Dan Patrick’s ESPN radio show Nov. 20, said that Romo’s skills would have had to come from African-American heritage. Irvin told Michael McCarthy of USA Today he was “joking” when suggesting that Romo’s distant grandmother “must have pulled a brother out of the barn and got down to business” to produce an athlete of Romo’s ability. Why is Irvin still working? Right now, Romo is poised to be the next big Athlebrity. In a sports section Cover Story, USA Today reports that Romo “received a loud ovation while attending Monday’s [Mavericks] game but is taken aback by his sudden celebrity, particularly with suggestions” that he’s dating Jessica Simpson. Romo, on his celebrity: “It’s not as glorified as you guys make it out to be. I’m just throwing the ball to a guy who’s open.” Victory Sports Group CEO Mike Tatoian said Romo “has not yet established the name recognition among mainstream America to move into the upper echelon of sports personalities. But he is an attractive candidate for a company looking to establish a relationship with a personality in the early stages of growth.” Sign me up.

BEN ROETHLISBERGER BUYS K9
Earning mega-hot points today is Ben Roethlisberger. The namesake foundation of the Steelers QB will fund the purchase of a new police dog and protective K9 vest for his hometown Police Department, whose drug-sniffing dog was shot and killed November 18. And no, the dog was not sniffing around Ben’s property.

FINE
Michael Vick was fined $10,000 by the NFL for flipping off fans after last week’s game. Vick will make two $5,000 donations. One will go to the family of an Atlanta firefighter who was killed on duty on Thanksgiving night. The other will go to The Warrick Dunn Foundation, which helps single mothers, including the trail of baby-mama’s Vick has left in his wake.

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