JESSIE-GATE
Terrell Owens opened the door to Jessie-Gate and once again the media has run with it. In case you haven’t heard, this is big news, so big in fact, that it’s being watched closely by ESPN. So big, in fact, that Jessica Simpson is getting threatened by Cowboy fans on her website. So big, in fact, that it has overshadowed something much more important that Tony Romo has done.

But first, the big story…before Cowboys practice on Wednesday afternoon, Terrell Owens said Jessica Simpson was a problem for Romo. “Right now, Jessica Simpson is not a fan favorite in this locker room or in Texas Stadium,” Owens said. “I think with everything that has happened, and obviously the way Tony played and the comparison between her and Carrie Underwood, I think a lot of people feel like she’s kind of taken his focus away.” And yes, this was a joke. Granted, Romo had one of the worst games of his career against the Eagles, throwing three interceptions, with no touchdowns and a 22.2 quarterback rating. What made me laugh is that someone actually took the time to research Tony Romo’s statistics for the games Jessica attended. November 22 against the Jets. 34-3 win, Romo’s stats 21-28, 195 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 Int; Nov. 29 against Green Bay, 37-27 win, Romo’s stats 19-30, 309 yards, 4 TD’s, 1 Int; Dec 16 against Eagles, 10-6 (loss) 13-36, 214 yards, 0 TD’s, 3 Int. Im not sure, but I suspect that Cowboy fans simply don’t like Jessie. Only time will tell if she can outlast, outwit and outplay those fans.

Buried under all this news, I found something much better to fixate on. While everyone’s busy blaming Jessica for Tony’s poor performance, he was out doing something meaningful. Prior to Sundays Eastern Illinois game, Tony Romo donated $100,000 to the university where he played quarterback. Eastern Illinois associate athletic director John Smith said it was the largest one-time donation he has received in his 11 years in athletics development. “What was really neat about it was even though Tony is making his living through athletics, he is giving a portion of it to communications studies, which shows he is interested in the entire university,” Smith said. “We are just appreciative and it’s neat to see how he remembers us.” It is indeed ‘neat’.

YOU’LL CAMBY GOOD TOO

So what does Denver Nugget Marcus Camby want to do when he retires from the NBA? He wants to be an elementary school principal. And for the fifth year in a row Camby took 15 Denver-area kids on a shopping spree. Continuing in the tradition of his Cambyland Foundations goal to educate, assist and inspire, Camby picked up the kids in a limo, gave em an autographed jersey, took them to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center and set them free inside Macys. “It’s always important to give back to the community,” Camby said. The kids were selected by the Boys and Girls Club based on need, as well as attitude and commitment. (CBS4denver.com)

DID TONY PARKER-LONGORIA CHEAT?

Yes, it’s quite possible that Tony Parker didn’t have an affair with Alexandra Paressant. At least according to Eva’s publicist-er, I mean, her husband. Parker is now suing the website X17 for at least $40M after they broke the news of the alleged affair. The rumor is that Tony met Alexandra at his wedding after Thierry Henry introduced them. “No one from X17 attempted to contact Mr. Henry, who would have told them in no uncertain terms that this woman was not at the wedding,” the lawsuit said, adding that Parker has never met anyone named Alexandra Paressant. “If this woman exists, he has no way of knowing whether she is one of the many fans who have, from time to time, managed to obtain his cell phone number and called or left messages or who may have engaged him in conversation.” (mysananontio.com) To read the lawsuit filed by Tony Parker click HERE. And for more fun…check out Alexandra’s MySpace page, curiously, Tony Parker is the first friend listed, alongside Thierry Henry, David Beckham and James Blunt.

As always, thanks for reading.
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