Shaquille O’Neal has reached a divorce settlement with soon to be ex-wife Shaunie that includes property, custody and support arrangements. TMZ reports the divorce proceedings will take place in a Florida court, not in California where Shaunie originally filed for separation.

It sucks to see marriages fail and even more so when there are children in the family. However, there is a silver-lining in this situation. Shaq won’t be around his kids as much anymore but his time around other NBA player’s babies (mamas) is about to increase tenfold.

Shaq and Wife Reach Divorce Settlement [TMZ Sports]

Ashley Cole is a British footballer soccer player who’s married to singer, TV personality, and model Cheryl Cole. For now. Reports say Cheryl texted Ashley “Move out, it’s over” this weekend after the story broke of Ashley cheating again. And again. This marks the fifth discretion for Ashley in his less than four year marriage.

There’s no telling if the women will start rolling over on Cole like they did Tiger Woods. At this point it doesn’t matter. Wifey is leaving and he’s in hot-water with Chelsea for using a team official to help cover up his philandering. This once again proves that having it all isn’t enough.

Ashley Cole’s girl No.5 revealed [http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=14932470]

ABC News delivers another blow to the image of Tiger Woods via a source close to Elin Woods who says the couple’s divorce is “100 percent on.” A little over two weeks ago bookmakers set the odds of Woods break-up at 10/1. Elin probably cleaned up on both ends.

Kate Coyne, senior editor at People Magazine, told “Good Morning America.” “Sources have told us that Elin has told us this marriage is over and she is looking to divorce.”

I know who won’t be athlete of the next decade..

Tiger Woods: Divorce Looms for ‘Athlete of the Decade’ [ABC News]

**UPDATE 11-10-09** Shaunie O’Neal files for divorce from Shaquille O’Neal.

Shaquille O’Neal and his wife Shaunie have been working on saving their marriage for a while, and now the couple feels comfortable in saying that they’re staying together. Well at least Shaunie O’Neal does.

Ms. O’Neal was being interviewed by the Associated Press about her new video sharing Web site when she spoke on her marriage.

“Neither one of us could probably answer why we were getting one in the first place.”

“Things have been going so great, that someone actually had to remind us that ‘Hey, you do remember those papers are still there.’ Literally, it was days ago. So, we’ve agreed that before we leave Florida in a few days we’ll make sure that that’s gone away.”

Sounds like they’ve worked things out. Or that Shaq thought about the financial hit he was gonna take and let bygones be bygones. Or he thought about the ammo this would give Kobe’s revenge rap and decided to bite the bullet.

Shaquille O’Neal, Shaunie O’Neal, marriage

Shaquille O’Neal and Ashley Cole both had highly publicized split-ups from their wives. Neither man divorced leaving the door open for the marriages to be saved, but the two are going about it in very different ways.

The Big Reconciler filed for divorce in 2007, but it looks like he’s had a change of heart. Shaq and the woman he accused of ripping him off were seen out in about in the Phoenix area, and looking lovey dovey. Shaq and Shaunie were spotted at the Wildlife World Zoo, and they attended Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night charity event. It looks like Shaq is taking cheaper to keep ‘er to heart.

Ashley Cole’s gonna have to put in more work than a trip to the zoo and a fancy dinner. Cheryl Cole is having a hard time forgiving him for cheating, and has placed a six month sex ban on their marriage… The ban seems like it would lead to more of the crime it’s trying to prevent, but what do I know? AC has planned a Saint Tropez getaway in hopes of bringing back his sex life and presumably, to work things out with his wife.

I’m gonna give ShaqnShaunie an 85% chance of saving their marriage. What’s a few pennies stashed away when you’re making $20 million+ a year? As for the Coles, I’ll give them a 35% chance. For one, European soccer players know how to party, and two, Ashley’s gonna get tired of Cheryl’s booty ban and start looking to score elsewhere.

The lust resort for Ashley Cole. Courtesy of The Sun

Shaq’s Courtin’. Courtesy of the New York Post

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Early in the college football season when people were jocking the University of South Florida, linebacker Ben Moffit became a great story. He’s a 23 year old college linebacker with a wife and kids. He had to make a 55 mile commute from campus to home. He talked about being a family man and a man of God.. And now it looks like he’s been fooling all of us.

According to his soon to be ex-wife Shauna, Ben Moffit left the family on November 11th, 2007 and hasn’t looked back. Ben allegedly was visiting the kids 2 times a week after his departure, but now he doesn’t come around at all… Claims Shauna. And that’s not all she’s saying.

“He is living a lie. He’s lying to everyone. He’s not helping (us) with anything.”

“I have written every single paper he has ever written in five years at USF,”

There are always at least two sides to a story, and it’ll be interesting to hear what Ben Moffit has to say.. And I hope he says something soon because Shauna Moffit is killing him. The longer Ben Moffit stays quiet and Shauna Moffit keeps talking, the deeper the hole gets.

Here’s an interview with Ben Moffit when he was still a feel good story instead of a looking bad story.

It’s cheaper to keep her bruh. Good luck.Linebacker Moffit’s wife: ‘He’s living a lie’. Courtesy of Tampa Bay.com

Tags: Ben Moffit, Shauna Moffit, University of South Florida, USF, Divorce

There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that Michael Strahan was trying to get a few extra bucks from the Giants since the ex-wife got him for 15mil. I thought he was right for doing it. It never hurts to try. I quickly turned on Strahan when training camp rolled around and he didn’t show up. My line of thought was he tried to get the money, it didn’t work, go to camp… When he didn’t show I read it as a money struggle… And it still could be, but #92′s statement did a good job of convincing me that this really isn’t about the money. I probably got Jedi mind tricked by Strahan’s PR staff but I no longer think it’s about the money. Michael just doesn’t feel like going to Coughlin’s  training camp.

This off season has been one of the best in my professional career. I have worked extremely hard to make sure that I’m in shape and ready to tackle the rigors of another physical season. I am proud to say that at my body feels years younger and ready to compete at the highest level. I love training and preparation, and this off season has made it clear to me that this is one aspect of the game that I will miss tremendously when I decide to one day unstrap the helmet for the last time.

When I translate that I get “Look, I’m ready to go, I’m in shape. I been doing this for 15 years, I don’t need this training camp bs.” Plenty of vets have felt this way, and have had similar “holdouts” to avoid training camp. Strahan also had a message for those of you (me) that thought he was all about the Benjamins:

Despite what some might believe there are those of us who make decisions that have nothing to do with money. Many athletes ask themselves daily if they are emotionally and psychologically at the level where they can compete at the highest level for twenty-four weeks. For them also it isn’t about the money, rather a serious athlete asking serious questions about his future. All that I ask, after fourteen seasons, is that you afford me the patience so that I might arrive at my decision on my own terms.

Yeah, you can call me a sucker or whatever, but I don’t think Michael is doing this for the cash. Don’t get me wrong, he could use a few extra bucks and he’ll probably go back to training musicians on the side.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knAuswdP2xo[/youtube]

Giants: Strahan releases statement. Courtesy of Newsday