A talented Mr. Damon records personal best

Courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game isn't the only place celebrities can be found at sporting events.

Sometimes, even a grueling marathon will bring out a member of Hollywood's A-list.

Dressed in a muddy brown cap, dark T-shirt and black jeans, Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon was at Sunset Park on Sunday to cheer on his older brother, Kyle, who ran in the 34th annual Las Vegas Marathon.

After the race, the 29-year-old actor stood talking with friends and his older brother and posed for pictures with several fans.

Kent Damon Jr., who prefers to be called Kyle, has been trying to meet the qualifying time for the Boston Marathon, set at 3:10 for the last two years.

He finished the race at 3:06:23, breaking his old personal record of 3:15.

"This is a really, really good day for me," Kyle Damon said. "This is the last marathon before Boston that I had time to compete in to try to qualify."

Kyle, 32, is a sculptor. He made the trip from Boston to run the race with a few friends while younger brother Matt headed to Las Vegas from his part-time home in Los Angeles.

Most recently, Matt has starred in the movies "Dogma" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley." He and best friend Ben Affleck won the 1997 Academy Award for best screenplay for their box office smash "Good Will Hunting."

For Matt, the trip to Las Vegas was well worth it.

"This is a huge day for me and our whole family," Matt Damon said while breaking into a huge smile. "I was hoping he would qualify for Boston.

"We planned this months ago. He looked up this race on the Internet and thought he would have a good shot. Last night we went out for a big dinner and loaded him up with carbs."

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