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Joakim Noah’s Golf Outfit

Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah was wearing this spectacular outfit at the annual Chicago Bulls/Verison Wireless Charity Golf Outing earlier in the week.

In addition to Joakim, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc, Jay Williams, Will Perdue, Tom Boerwinkle, Dave Corzine, Bob Love, John Paxson, Gar Forman, Tom Thibodeau, Bill Wennington, Neil Funk, Chuck Swirsky, John Mengelt, Benny the Bull, and former Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee were all on hand to support CharitaBulls and Prevent Child Abuse America.

CharitaBulls is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Chicago’s youth by actively supporting educational, recreational and social programs to help make Chicagoland a better place to live. Prevent Child Abuse America engages communities through the important work of strengthening families and valuing children. For more than 30 years, Prevent Child Abuse America has been the leading national organization focused on preventing child maltreatment before it occurs.

On a side note, looks like the Bulls mascot, Benny the Bull was wreaking havoc on the course!

What do you think of Joakim’s outfit, hit or miss?

Photos: Chicago Bulls

Rick Fox Rehearsing For DWTS

The rehearsals for the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars has begun! Check out these fun pictures of Rick in his first days of rehearsal with partner Cheryl Burke.

We have a feeling Rick is going to do a pretty good job, always thought he was pretty agile on the basketball court.

Wonder if Rick’s girlfriend, actress Eliza Dushku was in studio watching the rehearsals…

Who do you think will win this season’s show?

Photos: Facebook

Grizzlies GM Meets With Israeli President

General Manager of the Memphis Grizzlies Chris Wallace presented the President of Israel Shimon Peres Wednesday with a personalized Grizzlies jersey at the 87-year-old’s residence in Jerusalem. Wallace was also joined by former NBA players Jerome Williams, David Wood, Allan Houston and Dwight Howard Sr., as well as Sacramento Kings forward and Israeli National Team member Omri Casspi.

The trip was planned by American pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, with the purpose of strengthening American-Israeli relations by introducing leading figures in American sports to Israel and its unique challenges.

The Grizzlies game jersey he was presented with was No. 18 which has great significance in Hebrew and Jewish numerology as the letters of the word life add up to number 18.

Photo: Grizzlies

Blogger Challenges Jason Kidd To Game of Golf

Stephanie Wei, who writes for the golf blog Wei Under Par, challenged Dallas Mavericks player Jason Kidd to a game of golf. Wei, of no relation to Michelle Wie, (they’re last names are slightly different) played competitive golf at the junior and college level and remains an avid golfer. The New Yorker recently found herself in Scottsdale, AZ where she challenged Jason Kidd to a game of golf at TPC Scottsdale. (TPC is the Tournament Players Club, and TPC courses are part of the PGA Tour) They both made some friendly wagers. It was decided that the loser must admit defeat via video at the end of the match. And if Jason won, Wei had to start every blog post for a week praising Kidd for being wonderful. And when the Mavericks come to New York to play the Knicks, Wei has to wear a Jason Kidd jersey as a dress. If Stephanie were to win, Jason would have to give a shout-out to her blog during an interview on TV, and he’d have to throw in court-side seats for the Mavericks/Knicks game.

Wei had time to ask Kidd some questions during their game, including what he thought of the Miami threesome. He said, “Man, they’ll be the team to beat, but you know, I just want to beat the Lakers. That’s all.” Very interesting. In the end, Jason Kidd was the victor so we’ve included her admission to defeat video below.

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Rick Fox Partnered With Ochocinco’s Gal Cheryl Burke

Chad Ochocinco was a contestant on last seasons Dancing with the Stars. The Cincinnati Bengals player was paired with dancing queen Cheryl Burke. Chad showered Cheryl with compliments, gifts, and were seen out on the town together even after the show had ended. Rumors swirled that the couple were in fact, a couple.

Chad, who had already committed to doing his VH1 dating reality show had to fulfill his obligations, and that was the last we heard of a potential Chad/Cheryl romance. He has since been linked to Evelyn Lozada. But now former Laker and aspiring actor Rick Fox has been paired with Cheryl. Wonder how his girlfriend Eliza Dushku feels about this? We are thinking Eliza will be in the audience every week keeping an eye on her man!

Cheryl was previously paired with former Dallas Cowboys great Emmitt Smith. They took home the crown for season two.

Good luck Rick!

Athlete Sighting: Charlie Villanueva

Detroit Pistons power forward Charlie Villanueva was spotted at his teams arena, The Palace at Auburn Hills but he wasn’t there for work! Charlie was there catching the Aerosmith concerton Tuesday night. Charlie mentioned on via his Twitter account that the band played his favorite Aerosmith song, “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing”.

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Shaq Returns To The Silver Screen In Adam Sandler Flick

Boston Celtic center Shaquille O’Neal is making a return to the Silver Screen. With epic films like Kazaam and Scary Movie 4 under his belt, the basketball giant will be making a cameo in the upcoming Adam Sandler flick “Jack & Jill.”The good news? He’ll be playing himself, so really, no acting skills required for this one.

A little more about the film, Adam plays twins and one of them is a girl. The cast also includes Katie Holmes and Al Pacino. Not sure if we’ll be rushing to the theatre to see this one…

Cavaliers Host 25th Annual Youth Fund Golf Classic

The 25th Annual Cavaliers Youth Fund Golf Classic was held yesterday at the Westfield Group Country Club in Westfield, Ohio. The event has raised more than $7 million since 1986.

This year, 200 golfers participated in the tournament. Celebrity golfers included: Cavs GM Chris Grant, head coach Byron Scott, current Cavs players Jamario Moon, Christian Eyenga, Joey Graham, Danny Green, Ryan Hollins, Samardo Samuels and Ramon Sessions.

Proceeds from the event go toward the Cavaliers Youth Fund (CYF), a fund of the McCormick Foundation, which supports programs designed to benefit young people in the areas of education, recreation, employment and life skills with a particular emphasis on programs aimed toward at-risk youth. Since the fund’s beginning in 1993, more than $20 million has been granted through CYF to local non-profit organizations.The McCormick Foundation matches all funds raised at fifty cents on the dollar, increasing the amount available to grant worthwhile agencies.

The festivities of the day included food on the courses and a cocktail reception catered by Outback Steakhouse. A silent auction featuring sports memorabilia and live auction of experiential packages also contributed to the fundraising efforts.

The Saints Want Derek Fisher!

Sources are reporting that the reigning Super Bowl Champions, the New Orleans Saints have requested that Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher be in their locker room on opening day because they think that Fish holds the key to back-to-back championships.

TMZ says that Derek “has been asked by the Saints to address the team before their home opener in N.O. on September 9.” The team also wants Derek to talk about what it takes to lock down consecutive championships “as he did with the Lakers.”

Apparently the phone calls from coaches and staff worked because Fish has agreed to be at the Superdome for the Saints first game! We wonder what kind of speech Fish has planned, fingers crossed that the video ends up on YouTube!

Athletes On Upcoming Season Of DWTS

The new cast for the 11th season of Dancing With The Stars was announced last night on ABC. The live announcement was made during an episode of the ABC reality show, Bachelor Pad.

The athletes that will be on the upcoming season include newly retired NFL quarterback Kurt Warner and former NBA player Rick Fox.

Kurt and Rick will be joined by “celebrities” Audrina Patridge of the Hills fame, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from Jersey Shore, actor David Hasselhoff, Bristol Palin the daughter of former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Brady Bunch actress Florence Henderson, singer-songwriter Michael Bolton, singer-actress Brandy Norwood, comedienne Margaret Cho, actor Kyle Massey and actress Jennifer Grey.

The new season premieres on September 20th.