Ines Sainz and the Most Harrassed Sports Reporters

Ines Sainz, a reporter with the network Azteca, is having claims she was sexually harassed by several members of the New York Jets when she attended one of their practices investigated by the NFL. 

Allegedly, Sainz had footballs thrown at her by a Jets coaches, and then was called at inappropriately by several members of the the Jets team when she entered the locker room. 

Sexual harassment is no laughing matter, and it's a threat female reporters face on a daily basis in the world of sports. Here is a list of 10 of the most harassed female reporters of all time. 

10. Sainz

Sainz said she never felt threatened or at risk with the Jets, just uncomfortable.

Sainz also claimed Jets head coach Rex Ryan had his defensive backs run their drills in such a way that they would "accidentally" run into her on the sideline. Sainz claimed that she felt "very uncomfortable", and the New York Times reported that when a reporter asked Sainz if she was ok, several players catcalled, and lineman Kris Jenkins called out "This is our locker room!" 

9. Brett Favre Sends Jenn Sterger Pictures

Favre allegedly sent her pictures of himself

Favre, the Vikings starting quarterback, allegedly sent pictures of his... little gunner... to Sterger. While she's pretty, harassment is harassment. And sending someone unrequested pictures of yourself is definitely harassment. 

8. Evan Longoria Pulls a Brett Favre

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So, Longoria pulled a Brett Favre recently, and allegedly sent a Boston blogger pictures of his... bat. Not only was this wrong, this was wrong and dumb. Why send that to a girl who writes about a division rival? You know she's going to show the world. Dumb, dumb, dumb. And harassment. 

7. Mike Lavender's Victim

Lavender, a former announcer for the San Antonio Spurs, allegedly harassed a local TV reporter via Twitter about her illicit affair with a married man. While his advances were non-sexual, they were still harassment. 

6. Woody Paige and Jay Crawford's Interns

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These two knuckleheads are two of the bigger stars of ESPN2's First Take morning show.

Apparently, they got so high off their own celebrity, they started demanding lap dances from female interns. What does this prove? Well, other than Paige and Crawford being idiots, it proves that reporters can get harassed from within the media itself. 

5. Bonnie Bernstein

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Bernstein allegedly filed a sexual harassment lawsuit agains ESPN's Harold Reynolds in 2006, although nothing was ever proven. Much like Paige and Crawford, Bernstein's case shows that harassment can come from in the media itself. 

4. Erin Andrews

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Poor Erin Andrews. She's pretty, and pretty talented as a reporter. But that hasn't stopped thousands of frat boy douches from catcalling her. It's caused Bruce Pearl to cop a feelsie, too. Which is disturbing, to say the least. 

Plus, there's the whole stalking thing. She's definitely had more harassment than most on this list. 

3. Suzy Kolber

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Kolber's one of the most talented sideline reporters around. Which made it all the more shocking when a clearly intoxicated Joe Namath tried to pull a fast one on Kolber, trying to kiss her. She got away, but the moment is forever burned in our brains. 

2. Heather Nichols

Nichols was recently humped by Rampage Jackson. On TV.

Nichols, a model and occasional TV reporter for the UFC, was humped by Quentin "Rampage" JAckson while she was trying to conduct an interview.

Not only is this eight different kinds of wrong, it was probably not the smartest career move of all time by Jackson. Although, given Dana White's previously expressed views on women, it might be. 

1. Lisa Olson

Olson is without a doubt the worst recorded case of sexual harassment suffered by a reporter.

Olson's story is one of the saddest in sports history. She was a reporter for the Boston Globe, covering the New England Patriots in 1991. 

One of the players deemed Olson a "Looker" or someone whose eyes do not stay up in the locker room. General manager Pat Sullivan watched her interview Maurice Hurst and determined she was acting professionally, so he allowed her to stay. Tight end Zeke Mowatt approached nude and began doing inappropriate things directly in front of her, as did several other players.

Olson called it "mind rape", Patriots owner Victor Kiam called her an untelligent female dog.

Olson was taken off the Pats beat, and the team was fined by the NFL, but the damage had been done. Olson got hundreds of threatening phone calls and letters, and was eventually forced to take a job in Australia to get away. 

She has since returned to the States, and currently writes for AOL Fanhouse. But she remains the worst example of sexual harassment in the history of sports reporting.