Sleaze Is As Sleaze Does: 10 Guys/Gals Sports Could Have Done Without

Sleaze and sports go hand in hand. Any time you have a major money-making institution, you will have nefarious characters who associate themselves with that sport.

Sometimes they are behind the scenes, and sometimes they make no qualms about being front and center. Some are intentionally sleazy by nature or job description, and some are clearly oblivious to the fact that they sweat sleaze.

Establishing the sleaziest sports figures is not any easy task to do in a short column. You could write a book on the topic. But I'm taking a crack at the Top 10.

10. Myron Piggie: I know what you are thinking, and no there is no theme being established here. Piggie was a notorious behind-the-scenes handler for many an aspiring college basketball player. He also got many a university in trouble.

9. Marge Schott: The infamous Reds owner was so blatantly racist and off-putting that she made Pete Rose seem like a genuine upstanding guy.

8. John Calipari: One could argue "Coach Cal" could be higher on this list, and he may move up when he gets Kentucky into some trouble. Only question is, how many recruits will he take with him to Lexington?

7. Roger Clemens: One in a long list of sleazy baseball members on this list. Clemens let his wife take steroids, he took them, he had sex with an underage country singer who then tried to kill herself, and he is a victim? Nice try, Rog.

6. Don King: This guy may have single-handedly ruined boxing. Notice how no one talks about boxing anymore, and who knows how many champions there are? When the sweet science loses ground to the legalized brawl that is MMA, then we know we've got to point the finger at someone.

5. Michael Vick: OK, watch "Marley and Me" without crying and then tell me you think Vick is a good guy.

4. George Steinbrenner: Even though the Larry David-voiced version on "Seinfeld" made Big Stein seem like an amiable goof, there is no denying the long history that watched him fire manager after manger and spend like there was no tomorrow just to win.

3. Jose Canseco: This guy may have been right, but that doesn't make his book any less sleazy. He claims he was making amends for his wrongs, but the bottom line is he outed a lot of people for the sake of the almighty dollar.

2. Art Modell: Any guy that moves a beloved franchise to another city deserves to be on this list. I'm not a Browns fan, but if I was around when they moved my Dodgers to L.A., I would be one of those Brooklyn fans still holed up in my basement longing for the days of Ebbets Field that I knew would never return.

1. Scott Boras: Is anyone else fed up with this guy. And to think, Jerry McGuire gave us all hope that sports agents might turn over a new leaf. Hey, Scott, got any more racy photo shoots for A-Rod lined up?