A lot of attention is given to the off the field problems of athletes. Not enough attention is given to the men and women leading the athletes. I’m not skilled in mathematics but I bet if you broke down the ratio, you’d see that more coaches find themselves in trouble with the law than players. I did a quick google news search and was able to come up with five coaches that have been in trouble the last few days.

*A Delaware man serving as a tumbling coach has been charged with eight counts of sex offenses against three young girls.

*A former Toronto jail guard and soccer coach plead guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography. He allegedly persuaded a woman to sexually abuse her grandchild online.

*A former Creighton University softball coach plead guilty in federal court to receiving and possessing child pornography.

*An assistant football coach in New York was charged with faking a burglary to hide the fact he stole money earned from a fundraiser.

*A former NHLer and current assistant coach in London charged with impaired driving.

It doesn’t matter what sport, what gender, or what country they’re in, coaches are outta control. Is this because they’re young, rich, and hanging out all hours of the night? Probably not. They’re just idiots like anyone else doing dumb shit and getting arrested.

**The people in the picture have nothing to do with the stories that are linked.

Tags: Sports, coach, arrested, jail, gone wild

A recap of Suns/Spurs game 5. Courtesy of The Basketball Jones podcast

49 year old track coach plus 17 year old girl equals jail time. Courtesy of With Leather

Henry Abbott of True Hoop interviewed. Courtesy of The Big Picture

Sarah Shahi aka Tony Soprano’s Vegas vixen. Courtesy of I Fux is Hip Hop…

Ike Turner wrongfully arrested..this time. Courtesy of Concrete Loop

R.I.P. DeAndre Adams. Courtesy of Ladiesdotdotdot

Deadspin’s Will Leitch speaks. Courtesy of The Starting Five

Amy Winehouse Rehab remix featuring Jay-Z. Courtesy of Nah Right

Ted Turner de-cartoons Miss Gossip. Courtesy of Miss Gossip of AOL Fanhouse

NAMBLA, The NBA, and David Blaine. Courtesy of Straight Bangin (scroll down)

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HOW MANY NIGHTS WILL PARIS HILTON SPEND IN JAIL?

• 0-2  4/1
• 3-7  3/1
• 8-15  4/1
• 16-30  3/2
• 31+  6/5

WILL IT BE PROVEN THAT EDDIE MURPHY IS SCARY SPICE’S BABY’S DADDY?

• YES -300
• NO  -200

WHO WILL WIN AMERICAN IDOL 6?

• Blake Lewis  9/2
• Jordin Sparks  5/9
• Melinda Doolittle  11/5

WILL ALBERTO GONZALES STILL BE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON JULY 4TH, 2007?

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Will PacMan Jones be arrested before the start of the NFL season?

Which member of the Phoenix Suns will go The Last Boy Scout on Bruce Bowen?

How many days until Lou Pinella’s next meltdown?

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Arash Markazi goes fishing with LT. Thank you Fan Nation

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Visual proof that the Spurs are a dirty team. Thank you Miss Gossip at AOL Fanhouse

Rapper The Game released from jail. Thank you All Hip Hop

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The real worth of your favorite baseball team. Thank you The Hardball Times

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