The 20 Worst-Behaved Teams in Sports

Jon StarJul 15, 2010

In sports, teams and players always want to achieve the best and brightest moments on the biggest stage. Teams need the strongest, unbreakable amount of determination and dedication possible to get there. However, that is not always the case, as sometimes a sport's most successful team is also its worst behaved. Somehow, some way, teams have managed to find success though they may be ill-behaved and, in some regards, outright breaking rules.

Other times, teams are flat-out breaking rules and getting into trouble without the benefit of a title at the end. Regardless of their ultimate achievements or failures, we remember these 20 teams as the worst-behaved in sports history.

The Bronx Zoo

1 of 20

The Cocaine Cowboys

2 of 20

1980s Miami Hurricanes

3 of 20

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Portland Jail Blazers

4 of 20

SMU Mustangs Get The Death Penalty

5 of 20

Spygate Patriots

6 of 20

USC Football/Basketball

7 of 20

Washington Wizards

8 of 20

Cincinnati Bengals

9 of 20

Pittsburgh Steelers

10 of 20

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MIAMI - JANUARY 03: Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers walks back to the huddle after injuring his shoulder in the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium on January 3, 2010 in Miami, Florida. The Steeler

UConn Men's Basketball

11 of 20

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HARTFORD, CT - FEBRUARY 13: Coach Jim Calhoun of the Connecticut Huskies reacts during a game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at the XL Center on February 13, 2010 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

University of Kansas

12 of 20

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OKLAHOMA CITY - MARCH 20: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks reacts against the Northern Iowa Panthers during the second round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at Ford Center on March 20, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by R