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Tim Tebow and American hurdling star Lolo Jones share two things in common: They're saving their virginity until marriage and they get made fun of incessantly for that decision. Jones, the 29-year-old world indoor champion and Olympic medal hopeful, recently told HBO's "Real Sports" that she was still a virgin. Once that interview aired, she drew immediate comparisons to America's most famous sexual holdout, Timothy Richard Tebow. That similarity wasn't lost on Tebow's New York Jets teammates. According to Kevin Armstrong of the New York Daily News, Tebow was serenaded with chants of "Lolo! Lolo!" when he entered the locker room following Thursday's OTAs and it wasn't because he's good at hurdling and sort of looks like Rashida Jones. Those chants don't seem right to me. If Tebow gets "Lolo!" chants, it's only fair that Antonio Cromartie enter to the calls of "Duggar!" Jones told Mary Carillo t...

An actress in the Broadway production of "Rock of Ages" said she was asked to remove a Twitter photo that featured Tim Tebow posing with scantily-clad performers. Neka Zhang (left) and some castmates posed for a group photo with the New York Jets quarterback backstage at a recent performance. She told TMZ that she posted the picture above to Twitter but didn't leave it up for long. "Well, Due to Tebow's 'image' I was asked to remove the pic of him with us half dressed ladies," she tweeted. "He does know we arn't [sic] real strippers right?" Both the picture and the subsequent tweet were removed by Monday morning. It seems strange Tebow would object to a photo of him with women wearing bikinis. And a quick search reveals at least seven such pictures on the Internet and all of them feature younger, less-dressed women and no older Carmen Mirenda look-alike. Not only that, but Tebow goes around shirtless like he's in a Matt...

Tim Tebow's attorneys sent a cease and desist letter to the folks at Cubby Tees who are making these T-shirts, according to TMZ: Tebow's attorneys put it this way: "The Merchandise makes it appear as if Mr. Tebow actually endorses Cubby Tees and its products." Where that actually happens is a bit of a mystery. The shirt, as you can see, remixes the Jets logo to a more Jesus-friendly theme. The "NY" is replaced with "MY" and the "JETS" is replaced with "JESUS." In addition, what's normally a football at the bottom of the logo is now that Jesus fish thing I always see on bumper stickers. And yes, when you think of Jesus and the Jets together, you probably think of Tebow, but the shirt itself contains absolutely no Tebow references. I am neither a theologian nor a lawyer, but I don't think Tebow is the only one allowed to claim Jesus as "My Jesus." But again, I'm not sure exactly how close Tebow and...

A B-lister for your A-list event? You've been carrying on a one-sided romance with celebrities for years, watching them on big screens and small, dancing to their chart-topping singles and tweeting at every twist and turn of their private lives. Isn't it time you brought one home? Outrageous as it sounds, renting a celebrity today might turn out to be well within your budget. Thanks to the explosion of cable programming, viral videos and reality TV shows such as "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "Survivor" and "Jersey Shore," there are more "celebrities" than ever before -- all anxious to schmooze at your fundraiser, croon at your wedding or shout "Mazel tov!" at your bar or bat mitzvah. "There is a celebrity for every budget," says Mike Esterman, a celebrity booking agent based in Washington, D.C., who places stars at public and private events around the world. "Anybody can buy a celebrity hos...

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow took to the pulpit this morning in Georgetown, Texas,  on the holiest day of the Christian calendar to share his personal story of faith. In an interview during the service that lasted for about 20 minutes, he explained how he believes God deserves all the glory.Pastor Joe Champion at Celebration Church says he received an "out of the blue" phone call from Tebow, asking if he could come to Georgetown and speak on Easter Sunday.Champion said yes.   The church rented more than 100 buses to drive people to the service, and people arrived hours early to save a seat near the front. About 15,000 people attended the outdoor service. "Obviously, it's our Super Bowl. Easter is the resurrection of Christ in which we celebrate in our faith,"  Champion said. Champion said that despite his famous guest today, the message is still that God is great. "There will be a sacredness of Easter. It's not a Tim Tebow sho...

Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker is engaged to be married to country music singer Jessie James.The 25-year-old was Tim Tebow's favorite target during the 2011 season, catching a team-high 44 passes and eight touchdowns. He suffered a knee injury in Denver's overtime playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and missed the team's divisional palyoff game.   James, 23, released her self-titled debut in 2009. It peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard charts. Last year, she performed the national anthem before one of Decker's games. The Broncos went on to defeat the New York Jets that night, kicking Tebowmania into high gear and helping propel the team to the AFC West title. The couple met through a mutual friend and began their relationship on the phone. James announced the engagement on Sunday via Twitter. In case anyone was wondering whether it was an April Fool's gag, she tweeted multiple pictures that showed her wearing an engagement ring. James and Dec...

The 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards kicked off in typical fashion, with veteran co-hosts Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire trading barbs about current events and their fellow country superstars. However, one joke involving a well-known bit of gossip seemed to genuinely stun one of the superstars in the audience--namely, Taylor Swift. Shelton and McEntire, while cracking a few jokes about current NFL darling Tim Tebow, made reference to the rumor that the uber-famous quarterback had gone on a date with Swift--a report that made headlines all over at the end of February. "Now we know what he's been praying for," Shelton deadpanned. When the camera flashed on Swift, the blond singer had a baffled look on her face. Now, we know Swift is notorious for her dramatic on-air reactions, but in this case it appeared to be the real thing. It's clear Swift was trying to be a good sport about the joke--but why so flustered? Could she actually have not have h...

To reach the worst seat in the Superdome, you have to ride five escalators, walk halfway around the stadium, climb 38 more steps and duck your head under a low-hanging awning. That's where you'll find section 628, row 22, seat 6, the highest seat in the building directly behind one of the baskets. Louisville senior Tre Wampler, the unfortunate owner of that seat for Saturday night's national semifinals, actually had to be among the 700 "winners" of a student lottery in order to secure his ticket. Bleary-eyed students began lining up at the Superdome at 5 a.m. in hopes of receiving floor seats, but Wampler and his friends didn't make it to the stadium until 9 a.m., which explains their nosebleed seats.   "It was a bit shocking to be up so high and to be so far away from the action, but we're happy to be here to support our team," Wampler said before the games tipped off. Then he added with confidence that proved to be incorrect, "Hop...