NBC announced today “The Celebrity Apprentice” returns in its third installment with an all-star lineup of celebrity candidates on Sunday, March 14 (9-11 p.m. ET).

This will be the the ninth season of The Apprentice and the third of the celebrity variety. Last season Joan Rivers was the winner, while Annie Duke was the runner-up. The first season in 2008 tabloid editor Piers Morgan was the winner, beating country music singer Trace Adkins in the finals.

The candidates for this season have not been officially announced but have been seen filming. The unofficial list of candidates includes Rod Blagojevich, Sharon Osbourne, Darryl Strawberry, Sinbad, Cyndi Lauper, Bret Michaels, Bill Goldberg, Summer Sanders, Holly Robinson Peete, Maria Kanellis, Carol Leifer, Selita Ebanks and Michael Johnson.

Sharon Osbourne and Cyndi Lauper both appeared on the Howard Stern show on Monday, October 19, 2009. They said that they were there to promote a charity, but could not disclose the charity. They said that they and Carol Leifer would be serving a special hamburger called the “Tenacious Hamburger” in New York for $25.00 each with all money going to an undisclosed charity. Sharon said, “It’s the men against the women”, and Cyndi said “Uh uh!” as if they weren’t supposed to talk about it. It looks like the new season may be starting off with a battle of the sexes and the girls will be selling hamburgers for charity at Hamburger Heaven at 62nd and Lexington in Manhattan. Cyndi rambled off a list of all the female celebrities on the team, which matches information released previously.[4] Olympian Michael Johnson will also be a contestant on the show.Sharon Osbourne and Cyndi Lauper both appeared on the Howard Stern show on Monday, October 19, 2009. They said that they were there to promote a charity, but could not disclose the charity. They said that they and Carol Leifer would be serving a special hamburger called the “Tenacious Hamburger” in New York for $25.00 each with all money going to an undisclosed charity.

Sharon said, “It’s the men against the women”, and Cyndi said “Uh uh!” as if they weren’t supposed to talk about it. It looks like the new season may be starting off with a battle of the sexes and the girls will be selling hamburgers for charity at Hamburger Heaven at 62nd and Lexington in Manhattan. Cyndi rambled off a list of all the female celebrities on the team, which matches information released previously. Olympian Michael Johnson will also be a contestant on the show.

Note that this list does contradict previous reports in one instance. Model Selita Ebanks is not mentioned as being part of the cast in the NY Post article, nor as part of the female team. Cyndi also claimed that she was the team captain on this task.