So what if he couldn't convert on fourth and two, Tom Brady is still "Man of the Year." As much for his pinup persona off the field as his play on it, the Pats QB is one of five fashionable fellows picked to appear on the cover of GQ's annual "Men of the Year" issue And Brady's in good company. The other guys gracing the cover are President Barak Obama, director Clint Eastwood, "The Hangover" stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis, and "Star Trek" topliner Chris Pine. The issue, which is out next week, includes a picture of Brady doing something we doubt he actually does - ironing. (The pic, we're told, was taken during a mid-September shoot at the Beacon Street abode of Brady's neighbor, developer Peter Georgantas.) In the accompanying article, the three-time Super Bowl champ talks about family, football, and fashion. Discussing his wedding - the first one in L.A. - Brady says he and his supermodel spouse Gisele Bundchen pulled it together in in a hurry. "We planned it in like ten days, and it was perfect,” he says. “We went back to the house and I barbecued aged New York strips. We had champagne, a cake, some ice cream. It was a great night. I think you always have this idea that weddings need to be 200 people and you invite everybody, and I’m all for it if people want to do that, but I think there was really something special about just having our parents there.” Although he's played well since returning from injury, Brady admits he hasn't had the same intensity week in and week out. “The Friday before the Falcons game, Kevin Faulk came up to me and said, ‘You doing all right?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And he just said, “Well, I’ve played with you for a long time, and there’s just something that’s a little different now.’" says No. 12. "I think it was my intensity -- or lack of it. And after the game, I said, ‘Man, I really appreciate what you said, and know that I take it to heart.’...I gotta figure out the reason why it hasn’t been there.” Brady, who may be the only NFL QB to meet Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld - at Lagerfeld’s house in Paris - and dine with Christian Dior designer John Galliano, said his style is his own. "I think any man who lets a woman pick what he should wear… I mean, you gotta draw the line somewhere as a man. I see these guys, ‘My wife told me to wear this!’ And I just shake my head.” GQ is throwing a party tomorrow night in L.A. to celebrate the issue, but Tom, we're told, will not be there, and that's just fine with us.

BoSox pitcher Clay Buchholz and his fiancee, "Deal or No Deal" model Lindsay Clubine, will walk down the aisle tomorrow in California. The pair, who've been an item for over a year, are getting hitched at Trump National Golf Club in LA. A few nights before their big day, Clay and Clubine treated guests to a pre-celebration of sorts at Twelve + Highland, a restaurant in Manhattan Beach, Ca. Organized by DB3 Productions, the event was also a fundraiser for the Red Sox Foundation. Among those walking the red carpet were Sox players Jacoby Ellsbury, Dusty Brown, and Casey Kotchman, soccer players Zach Thornton, Ante Razov, Oguchi Onyewu, and Clubine's "Deal or No Deal" colleagues Katie Cleary , Crystal Monte, and Megan Abrigo.

Caption: Clay Buchholz, Lindsay Clubine and their friends, including Brooke Long, Megan Abrigo, Katie Cleary, Crystal Hoang, Katie Burke, Crystal Monte, Jacoby Ellsbury, Bubba Bell, Dusty Brown, Casey Kotchman . Photo Courtesy: Jim Curnutt, The Beach Reporter

World Series winner Derek Jeter this week donned a fright wig for a cameo in "The Other Guys," a cop caper co-starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. The Yankees captain plays himself in the film, but far in the future, when he's done winning titles and is down on his luck. Jeter previously had a small role in the Jack Nicholson flick "Anger Management" and appeared on "Seinfeld." The film, which is shooting now in New York, is due to be released next summer.

Caption: Yankee Derek Jeter and Mark Wahlberg on location on "The Other Guys" November 12, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Sox manager Terry Francona gave SBLI chief Bob Sheridan the Arthritis Foundation's Lifetime Achievement award at the Fairmont Copley the other night. Tito told a few funny stories about former Sox Manny Ramirez and Nomar Garciaparra, whose popularity Francona admitted he misjudged. "I thought he was just a shortstop who wasn't very good anymore," the skipper told the crowd. In the audience were F1 honcho R.J.Valentine, foremost flack George Regan, and Barbara Capuano, wife of Congressman Mike Capuano.

The always entertaining Los Angeles Times columnist T.J. Simers caught with Jamie McCourt, soon-to-be ex-wife of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. His interview with her, linked here, is worth reading. At one point, he asks about the Globe's story about the McCourts's messy divorce, linked here.

Caption: Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, and his wife, Jamie, before Game 1 of the NLCS playoff series between the Dodger and the Phillies October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)

A security guard is reportedly in custody in connection with the shooting at the wedding of Pats QB Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. An AFP reporter witnessed a half-dozen officers raid the Avahuer security company, which oversaw the April 4 wedding in Costa Rica. Authorities identified the detainee as Alexander Rivas Barahona, a security agent of Colombian nationality. AFP photographer Yuri Cortez and Rolando Aviles, a freelancer who was working for Costa Rican daily Al Dia, were covering the wedding reception at Bundchen's home in Costa Rica when the incident occurred. According to a lawsuit filed by AFP and the photographers, Cortez and Aviles were driven to the Bundchen property and ordered by bodyguards to hand over their cameras and memory cards. When they refused, the guards opened fire on their vehicle, according to the suit. The lawsuit, filed in a US District Court in New York, accuses Brady and his Brazilian-born wife of "negligence and carelessness" and seeks one million dollars in damages.

Caption: Brady, Bundchen, and young John around the time of the wedding

Baseball season's over, but the fun's just beginning for Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz and his bride-to-be Lindsay Clubine. The couple, who've been dating for a little over a year, are getting hitched two weeks from today. "There's just a few little things left to be done," Clubine told us yesterday. "Clay just helped me pick out the cake." The pair are getting married at Trump National Golf Club in L.A. and among the 120 or so well-wishers will be 12 of Clay's current and former teammates, including Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Michael Bowden, Casey Kochman, Brad Penny, and Justin Masterson. "It's so great Justin's coming," said Clubine. "He's our buddy." Perhaps best known as Briefcase Model No. 26 on ``Deal or No Deal,'' Clubine was introduced to Buchholz by Donald Trump at a party following a UFC fight. "There were a bunch of players there, and Donald walked me over and said, 'Hey guys, this is Lindsay and she's single.' He literally threw me to the wolves. Clay and I hit it off and the friendship just grew." While on hiatus from "Deal or No Deal," Clubine's been keeping busy. With her buddy Katie Cleary, she filmed "Follow Me to Bliss," an online ad campaign for the 2010 Lincoln Mercury Milan Hybrid ("In 48 hours, we drove all over New England on one tank of gas"); hosted the HDNet travel show "Get Out!" ("It's basically hot girls in bikinis running around doing shark dives, bungee jumping, and other extreme sports"); and filmed a scene for Jon Favreau's "Iron Man 2" ("I'm a girl at Tony Stark's birthday party and I run around in the Iron Man mask in a bikini"). If you're wondering about the honeymoon, Clubine said she and Clay are going to David Ortiz's celeb-heavy golf tourney Dec. 3 in the Dominican Republic, and then getting a cabana elsewhere in the Caribbean for a few days.

Baseball season's over, but the fun's just beginning for Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz and his bride-to-be Lindsay Clubine. The couple, who've been dating for a little over a year, are getting hitched two weeks from today. "There's just a few little things left to be done," Clubine told us yesterday. "Clay just helped me pick out the cake." The pair are getting married at Trump National Golf Club in L.A. and among the 120 or so well-wishers will be 12 of Clay's current and former teammates, including Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Michael Bowden, Casey Kochman, Brad Penny, and Justin Masterson. "It's so great Justin's coming," said Clubine. "He's our buddy." Perhaps best known as Briefcase Model No. 26 on ``Deal or No Deal,'' Clubine was introduced to Buchholz by Donald Trump at a party following a UFC fight. "There were a bunch of players there, and Donald walked me over and said, 'Hey guys, this is Lindsay and she's single.' He literally threw me to the wolves. Clay and I hit it off and the friendship just grew." While on hiatus from "Deal or No Deal," Clubine's been keeping busy. With her buddy Katie Cleary, she filmed "Follow Me to Bliss," an online social media campaign for the 2010 Lincoln Mercury Milan Hybrid ("In 48 hours, we drove all over New England on one tank of gas"); hosted the HDNet travel show "Get Out!" ("It's basically hot girls in bikinis running around doing shark dives, bungee jumping, and other extreme sports"); and filmed a scene for Jon Favreau's "Iron Man 2" ("I'm a girl at Tony Stark's birthday party and I run around in the Iron Man mask in a bikini"). If you're wondering about the honeymoon, Clubine said she and Clay are going to David Ortiz's celeb-heavy golf tourney Dec. 3 in the Dominican Republic, and then getting a cabana elsewhere in the Caribbean for a few days.

Here’s a scoop: Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are expecting either a girl or a boy. The National Enquirer reported that the Pats QB and his pregnant spouse were having a boy. Now, Life & Style is insisting it’s a girl. (That’s what we’ve been told, too, by the way.) Citing an unnamed source, the magazine says Gisele wanted to decorate the nursery in pastel pinks, but opted for ‘‘a nautical theme’’ with cream and seafoam green. ‘‘They’re using a crib that’s been in Gisele’s family for four generations,’’ the source said. ‘‘Her grandmother slept in this crib, her mom slept in this crib, Gisele slept in this crib, and now Gisele’s daughter will sleep in this crib. It’s beautiful solid oak.’’

"Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm is in town shooting a movie, but that doesn't mean he's rooting for Boston sports teams. Quite the contrary, here's a spot the handsome St. Louis native taped for the Blues. Love the references to Brett Hull, Adam Oates, Brendan Shanahan, Craig Janney, Paul and Gino Cavallini, and T.J. Oshie. Why don't the B's have someone like Hamm singing the praises of the spoked-B?