From the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram:

Among the celebrities in attendance were singer Solange Knowles, comedian Guy Torrey — who served as the master of ceremonies for the live auction — actress Jill Marie Jones and actor Carl Payne. Actor Will Smith sent a special birthday message, and rapper Ludacris was expected to perform at midnight. Owens was given the official key to the city of Dallas by city officials.

However, considering the events of the last week — when Owens was involved in a controversy with tight end Jason Witten and quarterback Tony Romo, the headliners Monday night were his teammates and coaches. Romo, who is suffering from a back injury sustained against the Giants, was a no-show at press time, along with Witten, who is also nursing injuries.

Actually it was a combination birthday party and celebrity fund-raiser for Owens’ Catch A Dream Foundation, which donates toward aiding 81 families in the Dallas area just in time for Christmas.

The party's best game? Pin-the-tail-on-Ed-Werder. I'm also wondering: That key to the city ... does it open pharmacies? Cause that would be bad.

TO Gets Plenty Of Support For Birthday [Ft. Worth Star-Telegram]

Here's Terrell Owens doing what he does best, denying controversy that he's supposed to have started. In this case, the jaunty jalopy cap adds a special air of believability, wouldn't you say?

This time it's the whole Tony Romo-Jason Witten who-likes-who-best squabble, which T.O. says never happened. The three, in fact, were seen laughing it up on the sidelines during the Cowboys' 20-8 win over the Giants on Sunday night. Shoving matches? Heated words? Certainly not. T.O. denies all.

"Thats Ed Werder reporting that, and whatever his sources was, they told a blatant lie. For me, that's a lack of professionalism in my eyes."

Romo:

“It’s just part of playing football,” Romo said. “We have a lot of highly competitive individuals who want to win. I give a lot of credit to T.O. and Jason for drumming this whole thing up to take attention away.”

Actually, the leading receiver for Dallas was neither Owens nor Witten, but rookie running back and former Yellow Jacket Tashard Choice, who had four catches for 52 yards. But it was his 91 yards rushing and a touchdown which really propelled Dallas. Too bad the Giants didn't have similar backup power at running back; they sorely miss Brandon Jacobs. Not to mention a certain trigger-happy receiver (they're 1-2 without him).

Eli Manning was only 18-of-35 for 191 yards and two interceptions, and the Giants didn't score a touchdown. One big reason for his poor showing was the fact that he was sacked eight times, and hurried several others.

By comparison, Iraqi journalist Muntather al-Zaidi had a much better day, hurling two shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference with unerring accuracy; both would have hit him right on the numbers had Bush not ducked. And as you can see in the photo, al-Zaidi was being heavily pressured on at least one of his throws, which he still managed to zip in on a nice spiral directly over the podium. Eli should spend today studying that tape.

'Boys Overcome Distractions, Shut Down Giants [NBCSports]

Yes, there have been several recorded instances of Owens yelling at his coaches, his teammates, and generally looking displeased, but—say it with me now—"he just wants to win." Of course, he still clings to his believe that any winning scenario involves him getting the ball as often as possible. But now his discontent is spreading to the rest of the receiving corps who allegedly held a meeting with Cowboys coordinator Jason Garrett (and minus tight Jason Witten) in order to "discuss the distribution of the football and what was termed 'a buddy system.'"

This story about the pass distribution complaints was first reported by Clarence Hill in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but ESPN's Ed Werder went one better, busting out more "sources" that claim that Owens believes quarterback Tony Romo avoids throwing to him even when he's open and that Witten and Romo have even had secret meetings where they draw up plays that no one else knows about. Well, that's a new one.

But to be fair to T.O. ... Romo does stink. He committed four turnovers, including a interception returned for a game-winning touchdown against Pittsburgh, and threw incomplete on several key downs when he tried to hit a covered and/or clueless Witten. So just because Owens is paranoid, that doesn't mean everyone isn't out to get him. Or it could be that the quarterback he used to shed tears for just isn't very good?

Cowboys receivers upset with Tony Romo's pass distribution [Star-Telegram]
Sources: T.O.'s expressed resentment toward Romo [ESPN]

• The maced mom of LeBron James.
• Dwyane Wade's crack addict mom.
• Drew Brees' opportunistic politician mom.

To add to the list: Jason Witten's forging momma.

According to investigators, Kimberly Witten said she obtained McQueen's bank account information from a statement that was mistakenly delivered to her mailbox. Kimberly Witten said she had experienced financial difficulties and began withdrawing funds from McQueen's account.

Police charged Kimberly Witten with 25 counts of forgery and theft over $1,000. Kimberly Witten is out of jail. She is scheduled to appear in court July 31.

We would ask why Jason couldn't, you know, help out his moms a bit, but what do we know? We think she should probably run the players union, though.

What Is Roger Goodell Going To Do With This? [Deuce Of Davenport]