Terrell Owens won't play again this season. Pete Rose Jr. pleaded guilty to selling a steroid alternative to his minor league teammates. Former Washington Redskins star Timmy Smith pleaded not guilty to cocaine possession charges. Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were charged after being arrested for allegedly having sex in the bathroom of a bar.

Last season, Eli Manning refused to play for a team that had every right to draft him. Latrell Sprewell said that his multi-million dollar salary was not enough to "feed his family." Ron Artest asked his team for time off to promote a CD, then got suspended for the rest of the season for his role in the "Malice at the Palace."

The Chicago White Sox threw the 1919 World Series in the "Black Sox" scandal. Pete Rose was banished from baseball. Wilt Chamberlain said he had sex with 20,000 women.

I am not saying that all athletes are selfish. They aren't. But throughout the years in sports, and in today's society, there has been an increasing focus on the "me" generation and "looking out for number one."

We would spend hours making the game-winning catch in the backyard or hitting the walk-off home run at the park, or the fade away shot at the buzzer on the playground.

Unfortunately, the honest truth is that today, many professional athletes aren't worthy of idolization. A decrease in teamwork and an increase in selfishness and scandals are destroying sports.

For every Minnesota Vikings' pleasure-ride, there is a hero like former ASU and Arizona Cardinals' player Pat Tillman, who lost his life serving in Afghanistan.

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