Pop Culture Hot List

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Jul 14, 2009

Pop Culture Hot List

Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson

America's Couple split as Romo reportedly dumped Simpson the day before her birthday party. Considering Simpson's party was supposedly a Barbie-and-Ken-themed affair, we can't say we blame the Cowboys' quarterback for finally saying enough is enough.

Brock Lesnar

Anyone who has a problem with Lesnar's WWE-like rant after pummeling Frank Mir at UFC 100 probably isn't going to like the UFC anyway, a sport in which you apparently can drop a fist on the skull of a guy already knocked unconscious.

Lance Armstrong

To no one's surprise, Armstrong isn't content taking a backseat to teammate Alberto Contador (left) or anyone else at the Tour de France. The problem with Armstrong's return is that it has quickly gone from a feel-good story to a Brett Favre-like story, with Armstrong trying to strong-arm Contador from a chance at winning the Tour.

LeBron James

Maybe we're not all witnesses anymore. Nike did King James no favors in confiscating a tape of Xavier sophomore Jordan Crawford dunking on James at one of his basketball camps. It's become the most discussed recording since the Nixon tapes and prompted Kobe Bryant to tell kids at his basketball academy, "You're not dunking on me at my camp."

Landon Donovan and David Beckham

Nothing makes more headlines in Hollywood than a couple in turmoil. The feud between Beckham and Donovan is now front and center because Becks has rejoined the Galaxy and is set to make his MLS season debut this week.

Barack Obama

We know the president likes TV time. He's throwing out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star Game and is already scheduled to attend the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. What are the chances we see President Obama sitting Octagon-side for a UFC fight before he wraps up his first term?

Chad Ochocinco

The best tweeting receiver in the NFL may not be able to tweet during games, but he was all over the Sports Dream Celebrity Poker Tournament at the Playboy Mansion on Monday night. Ochocinco was not only taking pictures but also providing live play-by-play from the soirée. "Looking for Shawne Merriman at the mansion," he wrote. "Can't find him but got damn the WOMEN are all naked!!! WOW."

Terrell Owens

The only thing more disturbing than T.O.'s track record with his former quarterbacks is the promotional poster for his new reality show. The lack of clothing aside, the show looks like it might actually have some potential. The highlight of the trailer? His friends consoling him after Dallas let him go. "You don't have a job right now, you don't have a woman right now, basically you have nothing." Classic.

Erin Andrews

Andrews was back on the baseball field for the Home Run Derby after taking a foul ball off her chin last week in New York. We can only hope she'll find her way back to the ESPYs and make that 96-hour tape-delayed awards show watchable again.

Lenny Dykstra

The only bright light at the end of the dark tunnel that is Dykstra's life is that his story has all the makings of a great movie. The problem is, knowing Dykstra, who filed for bankruptcy and is facing at least 20 lawsuits, he'd find a way to spend the budget of <i>Titanic</i> on a film that would probably make as much as <i>Gigli</i>.