Pop Culture Hot List

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 8, 2009

Pop Culture Hot List

Tiger Woods

Is there a woman who hasn't been linked to Tiger Woods? It seems like a new mistress is popping up every day. He went from being the most pristine athlete in the world to a modern day Wilt Chamberlain. He may not be the same perfect pitchman he was before, but maybe he'll attract a new clientele now.

Mark Cuban

It's safe to say that NBA commissioner David Stern isn't a pro wrestling fan, but after watching Cuban get slammed through a table during WWE's "Monday Night Raw," the commissioner might have become a bigger 'rasslin fanatic than the most extreme Hulkamaniac.

Tim Donaghy

Easily the best part of Donaghy's appearance on "60 Minutes" was his contention that he bet on games knowing other referees routinely conspired to influence outcomes but he himself refused. Really? I'd be willing to bet the house that he's lying.

Pete Carroll and Charlie Weis

Weis may never have been able to embarrass Pete Carroll on the football field while he was at Notre Dame, but he succeeded in doing just that on his way out the door in South Bend. In an exit interview, he hinted that Carroll may be living with graduate student in Malibu. Weis can apologize all he wants now, but the damage is done. Google Carroll now and the first three terms attached to his name are "grad student," "girlfriend" and "affair."

Charlize Theron

Never before has someone made opening ping pong balls as exciting as Theron did during the World Cup Draw. If the NBA has any sense they'll find a way to get her to Secaucus, N.J., for the next big ping pong ball opening ceremony -- the NBA Lottery.

Tim Tebow

It's only appropriate that Tebow finished his college football career (at least the regular season) much like Adam Morrison -- on the ground and in tears. Chances are Tebow will have as much success on the next level as Morrison.

Ron Artest

So, Artest used to drink Hennessy at the halftime of games while he played for the Chicago Bulls. Let's forget for a moment that at least 50 percent of what Artest does and says is for show, and think of the potential this ritual could have had if Artest had a noticeable improvement in his play in the second half. Maybe Hennessy could have been mixed in with Gatorade for other players looking for a halftime pick-me up.

Greg Oden

In what has sadly become as much a part of the sports calendar as Notre Dame underachieving and the Cowboys fading in December, Oden suffered a season-ending injury, his second in three years, and looks like he's destined to be the next Sam Bowie. We can only hope these injuries don't hamper the sense of humor of one of the funniest athletes in sports. I'm sure he doesn't want the highlight of his NBA career to be a duet with Justin Timberlake at the ESPYs.

Allen Iverson

The honeymoon between Philadelphia and A.I. should last about a week before Sixers fans realize Iverson won't do anything to turn around the fortunes of a team that has lost 10 straight. At least Sixers fans have use for their old Iverson jerseys that have either been picking up dust in the closet or used to wash the car on weekends.

"Jersey Shore"

Thanks to "The Situation," "J-Woww," "Jolie" and "Snookie" the Jersey Shore is the most talked about place on the planet. Not since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has the Jersey Shore captured the country's attention like this.