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Leinart throws a strike

Bevy of stars come out for QBs charity bowling event

Posted: Tuesday July 17, 2007 11:27AM; Updated: Tuesday July 17, 2007 11:27AM
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Terrell Owens (left) and Andy Roddick (right) last week helped Matt Leinart raise money for a good cause.
Terrell Owens (left) and Andy Roddick (right) last week helped Matt Leinart raise money for a good cause.
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There should be some tension between Matt Leinart and Vince Young. It was Young who dashed Leinart's dream of finishing his collegiate career with a national championship at the Rose Bowl. It was also Young who was picked third in the 2006 NFL Draft to play under Norm Chow in Tennessee while Leinart nearly fell out of the top 10. Yet there the two quarterbacks are chatting and sharing a drink next to the pool table at Lucky Strike in Hollywood during Leinart's first annual celebrity bowling night benefiting his foundation.

"We're the future," said Young, drawing comparisons to another friendly rivalry. "We're like Magic and Bird. We'll always be friends."

Young did more than give moral support to Leinart during his event. He came through late, as he usually does on the field. While Leinart urged the celebrity-filled room to bid on the silent auction items displayed at the front of the club before it closed, Young walked over and scribbled his name down for about eight items, overbidding on a couple, including a Barry Bonds signed baseball and a Tiger Woods autographed photo.

"I like the items but I really want to help Matt," said Young. "I'll always be there for Matt and his foundation because I know he would do the same for me."

The event, which raised more than $100,000, brought out a who's who list of celebrities in sports and entertainment, including Terrell Owens, Reggie Bush, Maria Sharapova, Kristen Davis and Nick Lachey.

As Leinart strolled down the lane to see how each team was doing, he was even surprised at how many of his A-List friends come out. There was Serena Williams laughing it up with Kevin Garnett after he tried to show her how to hit a spare, Henry Winkler and Owens cheering on the Captain Morgan Mascot, who was on their bowling team, and Derek Fisher getting congratulated for re-signing with the Lakers by professional surfer Bron Heussenstamm; although its apparently news to Fisher.

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