Four years ago, commentator Ozzie Guillen blamed then-Yankee, Alex Rodriguez's, batting slump on dating Madonna. He was right. Dating Madonna messed up the careers of Dennis Rodman, Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth and Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. 

Including the horses.

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Usain Bolt had his 45-win streak broken at the World Championships in London by two-time drug cheat, 8-year-banned 35-year-old Justin Gatlin. “But I am sure Justin is no longer cheating with drugs,” said somebody without a straight face.