Guys like Curt Schilling, Pujols, Peyton Manning, and Michael Vick have both talent and character, and while they may not be "heroes" as others were, they still represent very good role models. The NBA has most certainly become a thuggish league, with some of its most famous players making rap albums, and others being criminals. Football hasn't succombed to this culture yet, but people like Ray Lewis and and Jamal Lewis (and does anyone remember Rae Carruth?) bring the NFL down a notch. Baseball would be quite clean except for the steroids rumors lately. I'd talk about the NHL, but it doesn't exist any more.
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