Celebrity Athletes Charity Work » Bode Miller Collision Course, Camilo Villegas & His Caddie, Rafael Nadal in Malaga, John Cooper School Donates to Mutombo, Amare Stoudemire House Building, Courtside Hotties.

December 3rd, 2006

Bode Miller Collision Course, Camilo Villegas & His Caddie, Rafael Nadal in Malaga, John Cooper School Donates to Mutombo, Amare Stoudemire House Building, Courtside Hotties.

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OH BODE, WE HAVEN’T MISSED YOU

With each snowfall comes the anticipation of Bode Miller’s first drink. And on Friday, after a two-year winless dry spell, Bode captured a World Cup downhill victory in a perfectly scripted win. Bode charged down the Birds of Prey course in 1 minute, 46.15 seconds and narrowly avoided a man who tip-toed across his path just two gates below. “It’s one of my favorite hills, it really has all the stuff I look for, so to ski it the way I did today is just awesome,” Miller said. The close call occurred when a man in a green jacket slipped on the icy surface and streaked across Bode’s path. Bode never slowed down and said he had likely reached speeds near 70 mph when the incident occurred. “It’s a little bit of a distraction, but being a ski racer, you’re used to those kinds of things and you get past them pretty quick,” Miller said. “Once I realized I wasn’t going to hit him, he was the last thing on my mind.” Perhaps that victory bottle of bubbly was?

MATT BETNASKY: CADDIE FOR CAMILO VILLEGAS

As our kitten enjoys the spotlight, we gotta give some love to Camilo’s right hand man. Matt Betnasky, his caddie. Villegas has been competing in Colombia where the presence of “many ladies closely following the movements of Camilo Villegas” has made the news. What began as a small gathering of ladies on the first hole, quickly snowballed into a large ball of estrogen by the last hole. Smart, smart ladies at this tourney!

It’s important to know that when Camilo is trying to put it in the hole, Matt Betnasky is the gatekeeper. He was asked how difficult it is to take care of our kitten in a match when the “female” public besieges Camilo. Betnasky replied that its sometimes complicated, but “we are prepared to fight” that because it distracts from his duties as a caddie to chill the ladies out. Pa-leeze peeps, let our kitty concentrate and don’t turn the greens into a sorority party. And note to Matt: You and I need to sit down and have a little chat; I’ve got some top-secret crowd control pointers for ya.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Im hoping this little tid-bit entices you all to donate. If the kids can do it, so can you. (And you might meet your favorite hottie). Fourth Graders from the John Cooper School in Houston Texas have one upped us all. These smart little raptors collected money for Dikembe Mutombo’s Foundation and presented him with the check for $1268.50. It gives me faith in the world when I see children chipping in to spread the love. Whether it’s a donation, or buying the right RED product, each and every penny donated equates to a bucket of love to ease another’s suffering. We can make the world a better place. Props to all the kids at the John Cooper School.

AMARE KEEPS BUILDING

More love comes from Suns treasure Amare Stoudemire, who took part in building a second home for a family in the gulf coast. The project is part of the NBA, NBAP, TNT and Habitat for Humanity partnership to clean up the mess left behind after Katrina.

RAFAEL NADAL IN MALAGA

I don’t care if it’s an exhibition game, a practice session, or a sanctioned event, just serve me up some Nadal. Rafael has been participating in the Malaga Masters, and has slammed his way into today’s final after securing a victory over Feliciano Lopez. Speaking at a tournament press conference Rafa said: “This tournament is a good opportunity for a group of friends to play together and for us to have a good time, which is difficult during the season.” It wouldn’t be so difficult if you called me to play, no? I play good with group of friends, yes?

JOSE REYES AND DAVID WRIGHT IN GQ MAGAZINE

GQ Magazines December issue is a collection of sporntastic Men of the Year. Mainly, Jose Reyes and David Wright of the NY Mets. Love to Brett Martin who writes: ‘If you’re not the tiniest bit stirred, in this era of cynicism, steroids, and sullenness, by the sight of two 23-year olds, one from the Dominican Republic, one from Virginia, being united by an obvious love of the game, well then perhaps you should be rooting for a certain other New York team…’ Oh, I don’t think I’m the only one to have their libido, or testosterone, stirred by these two. Safe to say, that Jose Reyes does more than simply stir me, he drives me utterly insane.