Good sport stars stories

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A lot of sports stars seem to get bad reputations but there is a few good ones out there with the Ballotelli bully one and this one with Andrew Bogat

BASKETBALL star Andrew Bogut has matched a $25,000 reward offer by Jesse Densley's parents to help find the missing Melbourne teenager.

NBA player Bogut, who grew up in Melbourne, added his support to the desperate search for the 15-year-old after learning of his disappearance this morning.

Jesse was last seen by a friend at North Williamstown train station about 8.30am on Tuesday.

He was later captured on CCTV getting off a train at Cheltenham station before boarding a return service to Newport.

Despite several unsuccessful leads, neither police nor Jesse's parents have any idea where he went next.

Jody and Michelle Densley offered a $25,000 reward this morning as the search entered its fourth day.

The figure was then matched by Bogut after the Milwaukee Bucks star heard Mr Densley's pleas on radio.

"I don't think the money is as important as the awareness it's going to create," Bogut said on radio station 3AW this morning.

"If we could just let the kid know there's a lot of people out there supporting him. I just know what the father is going through would be absolute hell right now.

"The most important thing is they touch base and get back in contact."

Mr Densley said he hoped the money would encourage people to keep an eye out.

"It's only going to take one person to find Jess," Mr Densley said.

"He's going to be alone I guess. We have have no idea where he is. If we did, we would be looking."

Jesse Densley

Jesse, who has been suffering depression, has not contacted friends or logged into his Facebook account since his disappearance.

He is described as Caucasian, about 185cm tall and medium build with blond shoulder-length hair.

He was last seen wearing a grey Rip Curl hoodie with a blue panel on the chest.

Police are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to visit www.crimestoppers.com.au – or call 000.

Anyone with personal problems can call Lifeline on 131 114; Victorian Statewide Suicide Helpline on 1300 651 251; or Kids Help Line on 1800 551 800.

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Mario Balotelli should get a Heart of Gold from Esther Rantzen.

The Manchester City star helped a young autograph hunter being picked on at school - by confronting the bully himself.

The striker questioned why the young lad was playing truant with his mum outside the club's Carrington training ground rather than attending school.

After the fan revealed that he was being bullied, Mario drove the youngster and his mum over to the school in question and demanded a meeting with the headteacher.

The Blues ace got the youngster to confess what had been happening and made him identify the culprit. The lads eventually shook hands before Mario got into his white Maserati and sped off.

A source said: "Mario feels strongly about bullying and thinks it's out of order.

"He had no qualms about sorting the mess out as he felt the lad should not be missing out on school."

GENEROUS soccer star Mario Balotelli gave £1,000 to a tramp outside a casino - after a whopping £25,000 win.

The Manchester City striker, 20, shared his windfall on a night out with Blackburn Rovers ace Chris Samba.

Balotelli - who earns £100,000 a week after signing from Inter Milan for £24million last year - is said to often give cash to homeless people he sees around Manchester. His latest act of kindness came outside the city's 235 Casino last week.

A source said: "Mario is really generous. He always hands £20 notes to the Big Issue boys without even taking the magazine. There's a guy he always sees around town with ginger dreadlocks and a beard. He carries his possessions in two carrier bags.

"He was outside the club in the early hours so Mario handed him a wad of notes after his big win. The tramp couldn't believe his luck. It was enough to keep him going for months."