Example of the problem with sports reporting

I was reading an article about Brady Quinn's slide on draft day when I noticed a photo essay link on the nastiest divorces in sports. The photos go all the way back to Steve Garvey! People can vote on which couple's divorce was the ugliest.

http://sports.aol.com/messy-divorces

The caption goes: "Wild accusations. Alleged adultery. Custody fights. Huge finanical settlements. Tell-all books. And even a yard sale by Jean Strahan? Some nasty divorces have them all, and the sports world has had a bunch of them. We rank the top 15 most bitter splits ever."

Yeah, really sounds like the writing of a seasoned sports reporter. It even has hyperlinks. George Plimpton is turning over in his grave.

Here's a good example of how pathetic sports journalism has become. Granted AOL sports is a quasi news source anyway but sports reporting has become so meshed with celebrity and entertainment gossip-style articles that a brain dead public actually believes this is solid sports journalism.

The SI, Sporting News, and Packer Report I knew were never like this.

All this talk of separating a public figure's private and public lives is garbage. A Reality-TV mindset has taken hold and people fixate on the private lives of any celebrity - entertainment or sports. Pretty sad IMHO.

I didn't even need to look at it to know, that's just nasty. Their personal pain is none of our business.

Have you seen the antics of some of the paparazzi? They make asses of themselves and provoke a response and snap a picture. Bunch of low-lifes.

Hugh Grant was arrested for assault with baked beans a couple of days ago. That was pretty funny.

Yes, his arrests always seem to have a humorous side associated with them.

Now just where did Hugh Grant stick the baked beans? Inquiring minds want to know! :)

Evidently it isn't where he stuck them, he just plain got ticked off and threw them. It would have added a great deal of humor to the arrest story had the can been open, but c'mon...a can of beans???

You know, those Brits eat their beans on toast!