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Camilo Villegas Nude
In just a few weeks, Athlebrities will be making its exit from the Web. After years and years of covering our athletic hotties and their charitable hearts, it seems almost serendipitous to be signing off at a time when my hope and dream of a nude Camilo Villegas gracing the cover of a magazine has finally come true. My work is done.
ESPN, The Body Issue
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October 06, 2010
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Admittedly I love my blog, I really do. Call me arrogant, wistful, delusional, whatever, but Athlebrities is my baby. Born from a love of athletes…with the intent of spreading good news and charitable acts that go unnoticed…it’s been a long road, a long difficult road sifting through the who’s who of charity work, deciphering whether intent is based on ego or...
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December 12, 2009
Drogba Goes RED with Bono and Nike
Drogba Goes RED with Bono and Nike
“With (RED) we need to speak very loudly for people to hear.” Didier Drogba
As preparations for the World Cup in South Africa are underway, I can barely sit still in anticipation of all the face painted-costumed-goal-frenzied-fans and hot soccer players set to take over the region. And I am thrilled that the World outside of Euro soccer fans...
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December 03, 2009
World Cup Countdown
World Cup Countdown
Children on the outskirts of Cape Town (South Africa) held a soccer clinic with players of the Ajax Cape Town soccer team over the weekend to celebrate the fact that we only have 200 days to go before the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup…
And if I’m not mistaken, I’ve worked 200 days straight and will be taking a vacation…but not before I say thank you...
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November 23, 2009
Lebron James May Have Redeemed Himself
Lebron James May Have Redeemed Himself
It’s not a photo of him holding a starving child but its close enough…I once said, until I see a photo of Lebron James holding a starving infant, I wouldn’t give him any love in the charity world. Lebron landed on my **** list after seemingly refusing to participate in any pre-Olympic boycotts that were going on in efforts to raise awareness...
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November 19, 2009
First Star’s Celebration for Children’s Rights Honors Humanitarians & Visionaries
First Star’s Celebration for Children’s Rights Honors Humanitarians & Visionaries
First Star is a leading national advocacy group dedicated to strengthening rights and improving lives of abused and neglected children…and last weekend, they held their sixth annual Celebration for Children’s Rights event…the family friendly event hosted members from the Los Angeles community...
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November 19, 2009
Dikembe Mutombo Named NBA Global Ambassador
Dikembe Mutombo Named NBA Global Ambassador
“I want to be remembered as someone who made a difference.” Dikembe Mutombo
Smart move on behalf of the NBA this week as Commissioner David Stern named Dikembe Mutombo the NBA’s Global Ambassador…the big guy recently retired after 18 seasons, and in efforts to hang-on to the best thing to happen to the NBA since I came along, the...
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November 18, 2009
Carmelo Anthony Renders Blogger Speachless
Carmelo Anthony Renders Blogger Speachless
Carmelo Anthony distributed meals at the Johnson Branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver on November 16, 2009 in Denver, Colorado…not much more I can say about the hottest beast in the West except Melo needs to feed this blogger soon…oh, and Lala Vazquez was there too, yay.
Seriously, that’s about all I can manage to write...
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November 17, 2009
Brooklyn Beckham Charity Work?
Brooklyn Beckham Charity Work?
Say what you will about the most beautiful family on earth, but how many 10 year old children of mega-rich celebrities have you seen take a charity trip? I’ll save you the time, none. In fact, it was Brooklyn Beckham’s idea to accompany mama Posh on a recent trip.
Yes, the son of Victoria and David Beckham has become one of the world’s youngest...
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November 16, 2009
Tony Gonzalez Gets Nude for PETA
Tony Gonzalez Gets Nude for PETA
Atlanta Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, have done what I wish every athlete on the planet would do (or at least all the soccer players)…bare all for PETA. The decision to pose nude for PETA’s anti-fur campaign was an easy choice for the tight-end and his wife: “It’s something me and my wife talked about. It’s something we...
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November 12, 2009
Magic Johnson Surprises Ashley Judd at 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards
Magic Johnson Surprises Ashley Judd at 4th Annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards
Last night, Ashley Judd was honored for her work as a her work as a Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS, the education and prevention program of Population Services International (PSI) where she graciously received the 4th annual USA TODAY Hollywood Hero Award from USA TODAY Editor, John Hillkirk. When...
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November 11, 2009
MLB Takes Another Hit With Roberto Alomar HIV/AIDS RUMOR
MLB Takes Another Hit With Roberto Alomar HIV/AIDS
Just when I thought I was out, it pulls me back in again…I speak of the smut we call MLB…. For those who missed the landslide news, Ilya Dall, ex-girlfriend of baseball great Roberto Alomar, is suing the slugger for $15M because he ...
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February 12, 2009
Yao Ming Foundation Cut Out of the Loop by the NBA
Yao Ming Foundation Cut Out of the Loop by the
The Yao Ming Foundation has been cut out of the charity loop and is no longer one of the beneficiaries of next week’s Tux & Tennies Charity Gala. Apparently, there are some new “NBA Guidelines†is place to prevent salary-cap circumvention…now, ...
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February 11, 2009
Athletic Champions Pose Naked for AIDS Awareness and Charity
Athletic Champions Pose Naked for AIDS Awareness and
I don?t know how this one snuck by me?it opened October 30 at the National Portrait Gallery in London and runs through March 8, 2009?Terrell Owens (above), Matt Dawson and Thierry Henry are just a few of the beautiful sports babes ...
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February 09, 2009
Camilo Villegas Getting Quite a Bit of Love From Nick Faldo
Camilo Villegas Getting Quite a Bit of Love From Nick
Well, so far, Camilo Villegas is giving one hell of mouthwatering performance at the Buick and although his participation isnt going to do much good for the Eagles for St. Jude program (as of this post, the kitten has only bagged one ...
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February 08, 2009
Steroids, Baseball and Mike Sweeney Lost in the Mix
A Reason to Smile About
Yeah-I used the words “steroids” along with “baseball” in efforts to get more hits…why? Because had you known this were an article about Mike Sweeney and his baseball camp would you really have cared? Doubt it. Readers are flocking to nauseating gossip sites like ...
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February 08, 2009
Michael Phelps, His Bong and the Hypocrisy of Kellogg
Michael Phelps, His Bong and the Hypocrisy of
Seeing as today is Bob Marley’s birthday, I though it would be fitting to give ya my two cents on Michael Phelps, his bong and the ridiculous reaction to his toke because thanks to Michael Phelps, the entire world now knows what a bong is. ...
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February 06, 2009
Adonal Foyle Putting His NBA Skills to Good Use
Adonal Foyle Putting His NBA Skills to Good
As I continue to snoop around the private lives of celebrities and athletes, I?m finding quite a few mighty-mighty good men who are sorely lacking in the publicity department. Case in point: Adonal Foyle. In 2006, he started the Kerosene Lamp ...
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February 04, 2009
Ryan Sheckler and His Foundation Are All Right By Me
Ryan Sheckler and His Foundation Are All Right By
Ryan Sheckler first caught my eye in 2003 after watching him do amazing things in the X Games?I put my finger on the pulse of his career and waited for the rest of the industry to catch up. Granted, Tony Hawk took notice way before I did (I?m ...
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February 02, 2009
Michael Phelps Smokes Weed
Michael Phelps Smokes
Michael Phelps is heating up the newswire with some wonderful news…he smokes weed. Yeah, stop the press right? Our Olympic poster-child got caught smoking out of a oh-god-NO- bong! (I pegged him for a joint kinda guy) Someone at the party snapped a photo, Phelps ...
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February 01, 2009
NADAL BRINGS FEDERER TO TEARS
NADAL BRINGS FEDERER TO
This is the first thing I read this morning on
Rafael Nadal held off Roger Federer in another momentum-swinging, five-set final to win the Australian Open on Sunday, keeping the Grand Slam singles record safe for now. After coming through the longest match ...
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February 01, 2009
If You?re at a SuperBowl Charity Event, Don?t Snub the Writer; The Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge You Wont Get Snubbed At
If You?re at a SuperBowl Charity Event, Don?t Snub the Writer; The Callaway Golf Foundation Challenge You Wont Get Snubbed
Glad I?m not the only one?as you know, I?ve been to a ton of charity events, mixing and mingling with the athlebrities and celebs who donate-yes donate- their time to ...
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January 31, 2009
Football Charities Ain’t Got Nothing on Futbol Charities
Football Charities Ain’t Got Nothing on Futbol (Soccer)
Go ahead…enjoy the SuperBowl. Yes, there are tons of charity related NFL par-tays going on…but to me, most seem a bit insincere and more geared towards great ‘photo-ops.’ Of course there are exceptions, however, my (football) ...
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January 29, 2009
Charity Poker Events Hosted by Harman
Charity Poker Events Hosted by
As I was driving back from LA last weekend, a friend of mine said ?Jennifer who? after I mentioned Harman. For those out of the poker-loop, Jennifer Harman is the only woman to hold TWO WSOP bracelets, granted, I?m straying from my usual ?hot pro athletes ...
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January 27, 2009
Celebrities Hit the Saddle Ranch for Charity
Celebrities Hit the Saddle Ranch for
Yesterday at the Saddle Ranch Chop House in LA, I hit up the ‘Babes on the Bull’ event to benefit P.L.A.Y. (www.playforkids.org). Tons of celebrities were there to support the cause-bringing friends and packing the place to capacity with the general ...
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January 26, 2009
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