Good Sports August 13th – Bad Boys, Bad Boys

Recently there have been a string of incidents involving drugs, sexual abuse, violence, or other tragic misdemeanors that force professional sports teams to ride a fine line of morality. It seems to me that every week something new crops up, threatening to dismantle the very fabric of the games we love to watch. Here are five players that have recently dominated the news feeds for things they shouldn’t have done:

1) Jarret Stoll

The New York Rangers surprised the hockey world on Monday by taking a chance in signing on the 2014 LA Kings poster child for misbehaving – Jarret Stoll. In April, Stoll was arrested in Las Vegas apparently in possession of cocaine and ecstasy. In June he pled guilty, and thus begins his rehab, at least in the eyes of the NHL. At a contract of one year, $800,000, the Blueshirts get a fairly decent player at quite a low price. Perhaps he’ll be suitable adequate for the team on their journey towards a Stanley Cup. By that time, the sting of drug abuse and the fallout with the Kings will be far behind him, which is interesting. Stoll’s case is not a huge one, but drugs like these shouldn’t be taken lightly either.