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Every year athletes from all sports find themselves in the throes of various legal woes. In 2010, there were plenty of first-timers, repeat offenders and off-kilt offenses.

  From a Paralympic athlete smuggling Viagra across the border to trying to a football player breaking into a pizza parlor after hours, here are some of America's most mischievous and checkered athletes.


Gilbert Arenas


 Who: All-Star guard for the Washington Wizards (highlights)

When: Dec. 21, 2009 (news broke in 2010 and Arenas was suspended in 2010)

Where: Verizon Center, Washington D.C.

Why?

Rap sheet: Arenas was also arrested in Miami in 2006 along with a former teammate.

Braylon Edwards


 Who: Wide receiver for the New York Jets (highlights)

When: Sept. 21, 2010

Where: New York

Why?

Rap sheet: Edwards has been pulled over several times for excessive speeding and was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly attacking a friend of this basketball star outside an Ohio club in 2009.

Chris Rainey


 Who: Wide receiver for the University of Florida Gators (highlights)

When: Sept. 14, 2010

Where: Gainesville, Fla.

Why?

Rap sheet: Clean.

Matthew Every


 Who: PGA golfer

When: July 6, 2010

Where: Bettendorf, Iowa

Why?

Rap sheet: Clean.

Nate Montana

 Henri Zogaib
 Who: Former Grand-Am Series race car driver (photos)

When: Feb. 12, 2010

Where: Central Florida

Why?

Rap sheet: No prior convictions, but police reportedly investigated Zogaib for two years before finally arresting him.

Chad Rinehart




 Who: Retired NHL player (highlights)

When: Dec. 28, 2009

Where: Westmont, Ill.

Why?

Rap sheet: In March 2010, the case against Chelios was dropped. Here's why.

Lawrence Taylor


 Who: Former linebacker for the New York Giants, now in the NFL Hall of Fame (highlights)

When: May 6, 2010

Where: Montebello, N.Y.

Why?

Rap sheet: Taylor has a history of drug abuse and alcohol abuse and has even talked about sex with prostitutes.

Adam 'Pacman' Jones

 Who: WWE wrestler (highlights). What is his real name?

When: Jan. 27, 2010

Where: Fort Mitchell, Ky.

Why?

Rap sheet: The arrest led to more trouble for Jericho. He had a previous run-in with the law when a female fan did this.

Plaxico Burress


 Who: Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles (highlights)

When: April 25, 2007

Where: Surry County, Va.

Why?

Rap sheet: Vick was linked to questionable incidents before the dogfighting charges.

Roger Clemens









Acting's a tough business. If you're lucky enough to get a good role -- and perhaps find fame in it -- you have to keep up appearances at all times. Or else you might find yourself in the same spot as Isaiah Washington, who was out of job despite multiple apologies. What's he doing now?

 Other well-known actors have found themselves in a similar spot for different reasons. Here's a look at some of them.


Jorja Fox & George Eads
 Show: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" 
Roles: Sarah Sidle and Nicholas Stokes


Fox and Eads reportedly were fired from the show because they failed to show up on time in what appeared to be a bid for more money.

Jerry Seinfeld
 Show: "Benson" 
Role: Frankie

The now-famous comedian had a small role on the sitcom. One day, when he went to work, he reportedly couldn't find any parts for him. That's how he learned he'd been fired.

Kim Delaney
 Show: "CSI: Miami" 
Role: Megan Donner 

After 10 episodes, Delaney was written out of the popular crime show, reportedly because of a lack of chemistry with a star.

Janet Hubert-Whitten
 Show: "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" 
Role: Aunt Viv


Hubert-Whitten played Aunt Viv for the first three seasons of the sitcom, and she didn't return after having a child. Did creative differences with the lead character play a role?

Lecy Goranson
 Show: "Roseanne" 
Role: Becky Conner


Goranson played Roseanne's daughter until she left for college, but she came back, taking over the role for the most part in the eighth season.

Hunter Tylo
 Show: "Melrose Place" 
Role: Taylor McBride

Tylo left a soap opera to take the role on "Melrose Place," then she got pregnant, and then she was fired. She sued.

JoMarie Payton
 Show: "Family Matters" 
Role: Harriette Winslow
 
Winslow, played the matriarch, had great chemistry with her screen husband. But she quit during the final season.

Rosie O'Donnell
 Show: "The View" 
Role: Co-host


O'Donnell seemed to enjoy the back-and-forth on the daytime talk show, but at one point it escalated into an argument with another co-host. She left. She was turned down for another gig. She also recently had a health scare.

Chris Engen
 Show: "The Young and the Restless" 
Character: Adam Newman


Engen, who played the son of Victor Newman on the show, quit last year over creative differences. Did he dislike a change in his character's sexual orientation?

Norm MacDonald
 Show: "Saturday Night Live" 
Character: Weekend Update host


The comedian took over the job from this "SNL" alum, but he didn't get to pass it on to his successor because he was fired. Was it because he wasn't funny enough?

Conan O'Brien

Show: "The Tonight Show" 
Role: Talk show host


In what likely is one of the messiest cast changes in talk show history, the old host took over "The Tonight Show" about a year after it was handed to O'Brien. How much did it cost NBC?

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