Worst Sports Excesses of the Decade

Pacman Jones' strip club behavior typifies the sad new culture

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 20, 2009 2:30 PM CST

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Worst Sports Excesses of the Decade — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones set off bedlam in Vegas strip club when he threw cash around to "make it rain." A bouncer ended up getting shot. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

American sports culture descended into sheer decadence this decade, and no single incident sums it better than Pacman Jones' "making it rain" with cash in a Vegas strip club in 2007, writes Clay Travis for Fanhouse. The chaos that ensued after he tossed around the money—reportedly about $100,000—left a bouncer shot outside the club. Click here for Travis' full list of the decade's 10 worst examples of athletes' excess.

Yes, Tiger cracked the top 10; here are some others:

College coaches getting "filthy rich."
Latrell Sprewell intoning, "I got my family to feed" after turning town a multimillion-dollar contract.
The Michael Vick saga.
The Dallas Cowboys' new $1.15 billion stadium.

(Read more Latrell Sprewell stories.)