ESPN’s Steve Phillips and co-worker Brooke Hundley outside her father’s, Todd Hundley, Batting Cage Emporium outside of Worcester, Mass.*
Shocking news from the glorious and unscrupulous New York Post today—Steve Phillips had an affair. It seems the analyst of the tainted and Harold Reynolds-less “Baseball Tonight” has been suspended from the network for his near fatal attraction to 22 year-old ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley. Oh, and, his wife has filed for divorce. With this blunder Steve Phillips joins the ranks of some of the most Jerry Springer-esque sex-scandals in the world of sports that somehow out-scandal those of their politico friends with penchants for homo-erotic bathrooms, cigars and walks from Colorado to Argentina. Here are our top 5 athlete sex-scandals.
5. Kobe Bryant and Katelyn Faber
Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant apologizing to his wife, Vanessa, for his alleged assault in Colorado. Not pictured here, a gigantic purple ring that is a little-bit sorry and a lot shut-the-hell-up.
Kobe’s alleged assault could easily top this list if it were not for the seemingly mature way in which this ended: continued marriage, a fat ring, and a return to basketball success. Maybe Ms. Faber was wearing an NBA Championship ring and flattering Kobe with sweet-nothings about his unselfishness on the court. Cue “Single Ladies”.
4. Michael Jordan and Lisa Miceli
His Airness, Michael Jordan, smacking his lips at his mistress, Lisa Miceli.
Messy and down-right nasty, but let’s be honest. Michael Jordan having an affair. Yeah, and?
3. What do David Cone, Masturbation, and Rape have in common? They are all a damn good way to spend an off night.
"First of all, I'm not a raper," he says. "Second of all, I'm not a pervert. But these were the things that were being said and written about me.” Not pictured here, Wade Boggs and John Rocker.
This is quite possibly the most hilarious story of the bunch. Things Lynn Cone put up with: stories of Mr. Cone masturbating in the bullpen in New York, the accusation of rape in Philadelphia, more stories of masturbating in the bullpen in Kansas City—I have to say David, You certainly make this easy. From New York Magazine
Lynn Cone, who declined to be interviewed, recently directed the construction of the couple's year-round home in Greenwich. "Of course, our travel schedule is grueling," David Cone says, "so I can see now why it's so tough on relationships for professional athletes, and I can see why the divorce rate is really high."
2. Kirby Puckett, Laura Nygren and many other women
Kirrrrrbyyyyyyy Puuuuckett!
This has to be one of the worst stories surrounding sex in sports history. Drugged and bloated from Glaucoma, Kirby smacks a woman around. Then the flood gates open. Turns out he’s been doing it for years. Now, I don’t know how many women The Babe smacked around drunk on White Lightning or how many groupies from the Model T factory Ty Cobb spiked, but I do know Kirby Puckett, thanks to Frank DeFord, is one of the most tragic figures in sports history. Not as tragic as Isaiah Thomas, though.
1. Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi
Really?
* While I am not sure whether Brooke Hundley is indeed Todd Hundley’s daughter, I am positive I know I do not know whether she is not Todd Hundley’s daughter.
