So I go on vacation and return to wake up in the Twilight Zone. Seriously, what the hell has been going on? I missed everything…(except the Chelsea-Arsenal match)…Allen Iverson is no longer a 76er, Camilo Villegas blogged, Tommy Hilfiger fingered Thierry Henry, Jose Uribe is killed, and LaDainian Tomlinson broke Shaun Alexander’s single season NFL touchdown record of 28. What a week! First I wanna give props to the Billabong peeps for a stellar event on Maui. The Women’s World Cup surfing tourney was chock full of non-competing male hotties oohing and aahing over the women who rocked the hell outta the big waves. Surfing ain’t just for the boys. Aside from this event, the closest thing I got to my hotties was spotting a Jason Kidd look-alike tanning at the beach.

CAMILO VILLEGAS BLOG

Oh, what a view…had I known that Camilo Villegas would have a sexy lawn crawling partner in Barbados; I may have been there instead of Hawaii. Our favorite beast completed the $4 million dollar event, along with his homeboy, Manuel Merizalde, in 14th place. Each kat earned 25k and a lot of media attention. The event was televised worldwide, to more than 140 nations, which translates to about 220 million fans watching our baby put it in the hole.

Feeding my libido, Camilo Villegas blogged from Barbados…effectively causing me to log-on while attempting to vacation. I admit, I couldn’t go a week without checking the kitty. On December 8th, Camilo wrote: “I like playing Foursomes, though. It’s fun… You feel good sometimes…You’ve just got to play one shot at a time and take care of business.” FOURSOMES? Hell yeah- give me a love ball of Camilo, Melo, and Drogba and I’ll be sure you all ‘take care of business’. On the 10th, Camilo continued to tease me by writing:
“ Someone asked me what I was going to do the rest of the year. That word has four letters and it spells rest. (Of course you know what my four-letter word would be) I’ve got to shoot a commercial Tuesday…(hello) This is my 33rd week and it’s been a very positive year, but I need some rest… It’s extremely competitive out here. There’s no time to blink. You start blinking, and everybody starts going past you. So it’s all up to me. It’s all up to my attitude, my work ethic, and we’ll see what comes up.” Oh Camilo, I’ve been waiting a very long time to ‘see what comes up.’

TIGER WOODS WINS 8

Tiger Woods, aka The King O Beasts, was named professional golf’s Player of the Year for the eighth time in his career. Can’t argue with that. The award is decided by a vote of players, and no one has won it more than twice. “That’s always an honor to get the respect of your peers,” Woods said. “And this year has been an interesting one to say the least, on the golf course as well as off.” Tiger is currently in Thousand Oaks, at the Sherwood Country Club, where he is preparing to host the Target World Challenge.

A SPECIAL DAVID ORTIZ CEREMONY

Another enticing beast, David Ortiz, (and the Red Sox) made a major donation to my libido in the form of $200,000. Big Papi and the Sox joined forces to help the kids at the Hospital General de la Plaza de la Salud in the Dominican Republic on December 7th. Big Papi, his D&G shades and big yellow balloon (?) are more man than this girl can handle, but I will happily take any donation he feels compelled to send my way…maybe a round of ‘foursome’ golf would be appropriate.

ADIOS JOSE

The loss of Jose Uribe hit me hard. Being a Giants fan at heart, I was really upset to hear of his untimely death. The sexy shortstop was killed Friday in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic. Relatives and friends attended a funeral service at the baseball stadium in Juan Baron, about 30 miles west of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. See ya on the other side my friend…

I NEED AN ANSWER

So one day he is going to be traded, and the next day his locker is empty. Seriously, what the hell happened? After 11-plus seasons as a 76er, Allen Iverson is leaving? (Pa-leeze, don’t go to the Lakers) It’s easy to imagine Iverson outta uniform, but not in another teams colors. “A change may be the best thing for everyone,” Iverson said. “I hate admitting that because I love the guys on the team and the city of Philadelphia. I truly wanted to retire a 76er.”

THE BALL

Yes…on January 1st, the old Ball to return to the NBA. No more torn and scraped hands for our ballers…Several team officials said that the league is waiting to make the switch until January 1 because Spalding “has only 450 new leather balls in storage.” Suns hottie Steve Nash, who has more class in his pinky finger than most ballers, has been one of the most vocal anti-new-ball voices, “I’m disappointed that [the league] didn’t seek more input from us before they (introduced the new ball) and I’m disappointed that we’re changing the ball during the season. After three months … it’s too late…I’m sure Peyton Manning and Tom Brady would love it if the NFL went to a Nerf ball at the start of the season, then halfway through went back to the original football, just when they were getting used to the Nerf ball.” And I love this…In an open letter to NBA players, PETA Sports Campaign Manager wrote, “PETA would like to offer a lifetime supply of cruelty-free hand cream to any NBA siss … Excuse me, superstar who’d be willing to give the composite ball another shot.” And Athlebrities will offer free ‘lotion-rubbing’ services to any hottie needing a rub-down.

ONE 4 ALL

Arsenal’s frenchy, Thierry Henry, has joined forces with fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger to launch a limited edition collection that will benefit his One 4 All Foundation. Henry’s One 4 All Foundation will also tackle racism and social equality, mainly through children’s sporting and educational projects. He also “aims to start building playgrounds and basketball courts” in England and his native country of France. (Financial Times) Once again, a mighty, mighty good man…

ANDY RODDICK SCARING AWAY CELEBRITIES

The Palm Beach Post ripped Andy Roddick and his foundation a new one this morning. Andy’s Foundation raised $1.4M for children’s charities during its annual event last weekend, but “the organization is led by a sometimes-clueless, well-meaning volunteer that usually yields to Roddick’s my-way-or-the-highway mother, Blanche,” according to former members cited by the Post. As a result, “observers fear the event, which included a poker tournament Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and a gala dinner and tennis tourney at Boca Raton’s Polo Club.” Brian Edwards, an agent who resigned last year as Dir of Celebrity Development, said, “They don’t know what they’re doing. Blanche is extremely difficult. She and Andy are classless when it comes to dealing with celebrities. Believe me, I’m spreading the word.” (Guess I am too?) The advertised attendees for last weekend’s event included Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, Alex Rodriguez and Paris Hilton, but they were all no shows (Ouch).

HOPE THIS WORKS

A big nod and mad props to Vince Young and baby-daddy Matt Leinart, who are tag-teaming my libido as they are planning to team up this off season on joint marketing opportunities to benefit their foundations dedicated to helping kids. Leinart: “My agent, Chuck Price, tells me it’s like Magic vs. Bird. Vince and I have a chance to do a lot of great things together on and off the field.” One opportunity is Impact Player Partners, which helps kids whose family members were killed or wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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