GOLF FITNESS ACADEMY FEATURING CAMILO VILLEGAS

A headline often spotted in my dreams has now become a reality. On a new episode of Golf Fitness Academy, co-hosts whoever and whoever are joined by “PGA Tour star Camilo Villegas”, or as we purrfer, our sexy, lawn crawling kitten. In the episode, Camilo speaks directly to our libido by explaining “the importance of strengthening and lengthening muscles” while demonstrating a total body workout routine. I repeat, a total body workout routine. He stretches, sweats and taunts us while he works out to help add speed, power and flexibility to his golf swing. (Thank god for my daily 6 AM downward dogs). What more could we possibly ask for? Camilo Villegas demonstrating exercises targeting the (yes) Upper Body, (oh yes) Lower Body and (oh hell yes) Total Body. Episode 2: Camilo Villegas, airs Wednesday, April 18, at 10:30 p.m. EDT. It will re-air April 19 at 2 a.m., April 22 at 4 p.m., April 23 at 6 p.m., and April 24 at 5:30 a.m. The Golf Channel: Sneak preview…god bless ‘em.

F1 BAHRAIN: LEWIS HAMILTON SECOND

And now’s he’s really done it. F1 rookie babe Lewis Hamilton has made history. This fine beast has now completed three successive podium finishes. “I’m very pleased with today’s result. To have finished on the podium three times out of three is fantastic.” Hamilton finished second, placing him ahead of teammate Alonso for the first time. There hasn’t been a F1 rookie driver of this caliber since Jacques Villeneuve placed 2nd in his first race in 1996. Hamilton is being widely compared to a number of elite athletes including Tiger Woods and Michael Schumacher, arguably the best F1 racer in history. On Autosport.com, Williams’ team boss said: “I thought after we got rid of Michael, ‘Now we’ve got a chance again.’ But then another superhuman turns up. Hamilton is a different character, I think, but purely in terms of caliber or quality of skill, what I’m seeing so early in this man’s career is remarkable.” Our beast on wheels will next race on May 13 in Spain. And from the look of things, I expect we’ll be seeing another sexy champagne-podium finish there as well.

THANK YOU MICHAEL BALLACK
“It’s a big, big final, between first and second in Premier League, between two semi-finalists in the Champions League,” Jose Mourinho told Sky Sports. “It’s a very special feeling, I think the game was amazing. It was the kind of game where you win you are crazy with happiness but you have a lot of thoughts for your opponents. They gave us a game - it was not a surprise to me I was waiting for this - they fought like heroes.”

As sexy Jose Mourinho explained, our Chelsea babes had a fantastic victory over the weekend, teasing us with the prospect of facing Man-U in showdowns for the Premiership AND the FA Cup. “Independent of what happens for the rest of the season, we could win everything, they could win everything or even if we both win nothing, Chelsea and Manchester United are two unbelievable teams.” Indeed. Chelsea’s 2-1 victory was sealed with an overtime goal by Michael Ballack and his arms.

VAMOS ON CLAY

Our delicious tapa, Rafael Nadal, was supposed to lasso my libido for the doubles-match this morning as the Monte Carlo tournament kicked off. Instead, our beast of biceps lost his first round doubles match with partner, Tomeu Salva-Vidal. In efforts to get more of a Rafa-fix, I tried to get more info on his book. According to Rafa’s website, “the thinking behind the book was explained, it has always been thought of more as the story of a champion than as a biography so to speak. The authors wanted to point out that the story begins with the time when Rafa Nadal suffered his foot injury in December 2005. The book tries to relate how the tennis player from Manacor dealt with this difficult time (the most decisive moment of his career) and then pick up his spectacular career during the 2006 season which saw him go on to demonstrate to himself, and the whole world, his champion fibre.” Um-hum. Rafa’s champion “fibre” confirmed that part of the proceeds from the sale of his book would go to a Foundation that he is creating.

DIEGO MARADONA UPDATE

“During his first 24 hours in the hospital, Diego Maradona has not suffered the symptoms which caused him to be admitted,” said a statement from Maradona’s doctor. “However, there are some changes in test results which make it advisable to keep him in to monitor how he develops. The patient remains stable and the next press release will be delivered on Monday midday (Argentinean time).” Our furry spitfire will remain at the clinic where he will be looked after by a medical team including doctors and psychiatrists supported by obesity, nutrition and liver specialists. Sounds like the staffs got their work cut out for them.

ANDRE AGASSI AND TONY HAWK

Yes, Andre Agassi accidentally hit Steffi in the mouth with his tennis racket, causing her to need a few stitches. But buried under the accidental hit, is a better story. Oprah has sponsored a reality show called “The Big Give” which involves fundraising. On this particular day, filming was taking place at an elementary school in Houston, for a segment on a fundraising competition between Agassi and skateboard-god Tony Hawk. Hawk and his group gave a free skateboarding and BMX show near Minute Maid Park and collected toys for kids and an unspecified amount of cash, while Andre and Steffi hit balls. The school will receive roughly $300,000 in upgrades and supplies from the Oprah sponsored reality show. “The kids there need help as much as any in society,” Agassi said. “There’s mold in the building, which creates health issues. You have to be healthy to learn. They also need computers — theirs have been around longer than I have — they need books, they don’t have a playground, and it’s been broken into 12 times. We have a challenge. The challenge is to be effective not just in what we do but how we do it, and I think the difference is going to be reflected in these kids’ lives.”

NIKE THANKS DON IMUS
Nike ran a full-page ad in Sunday’s N.Y. Times indirectly thanking former CBS Radio host Don Imus for his comments about the Rutgers Univ. women’s basketball team, without actually mentioning his name. The ad reads, “Thank you, ignorance. Thank you for starting the conversation. Thank you for making an entire nation listen to the Rutger’s [sic] team story. And for making us wonder what other great stories we’ve missed. Thank you for reminding us to think before we speak. Thank you for showing us how strong and poised 18 and 20-year-old women can be. Thank you for reminding us that another basketball tournament goes on in March. Thank you for showing us that sport includes more than the time spent on the court. Thank you for unintentionally moving women’s sport forward. And thank you for making all of us realize that we still have a long way to go.”

MAMAS BOYS

We got a delicious season of Chunky Soup ads to look forward to. The starting line-up for the new “Mama’s Boys” Campbell’s Chunk Soup campaign are: LaDainian Tomlinson, Matt Hasselbeck, Vince Young, Larry Johnson, Jonathan Vilma, DeMarcus Ware, Devin Hester and Todd Heap. The eight beasts will be the largest group of NFL players to promote the soup, which is in its 10th season of featuring the league’s players. Look for the new ads to break on September 6th.

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