10 Sports People Who Had a Worse Week Than You

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Date: 3/16/2014

Throughout his life, the Colts owner has struggled with substance abuse. But as recently as late last year, he said that he was not drinking or using any drugs. But that proved to be false last Sunday night when he was pulled over in Indiana and arrested for allegedly driving under the influence. Police also reportedly found a bunch of prescription drugs in his car. Irsay checked himself into a rehab facility a short time later, and it sounds like he's in for another long battle.

Date: 3/19/2014

During a Cactus League game against the Royals, the Reds closer delivered a 99-mph pitch to Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez. Perez hit a line drive back at Chapman, who was unable to get out of the way in time to avoid the ball. The result? A fractured bone above his left eye, a metal plate in his face, and a whole bunch of staples in his head. Ouch, ouch, and ouch.

Date: 3/21/2014

A lot of people picked Iowa State to make some noise in this year's 2014 NCAA Tournament. But the Cyclones' tourney chances took a big blow on Friday night when Niang, their third-leading scorer, fractured his foot during a game against NC Central. He'll miss the remainder of the tournament, and Iowa State will likely struggle to replace him.

Date: 3/19/2014

Last weekend, Dempsey delivered a swift backhand to Toronto FC player Mark Bloom's groin. And he thought he got away with it because the referees didn't penalize him. However, the MLS Disciplinary Committee took a look at some tape from the Seattle Sounders/Toronto FC game later and determined that Dempsey did, in fact, hit Bloom on purpose. And they handed him a two-game suspension for doing it.

Date: 3/21/2014

The NCAA Tournament is usually a cause for celebration for Duke fans. But for the second time in three years, the Blue Devils lost to a double-digit seed in the tournament when they got upset by No. 14 Mercer on Friday afternoon (they also lost to No. 15 Lehigh back in 2012). And Twitter wasn't shy about taking shots—lots and lots of shots—at Duke and their fans after their latest tournament loss.

Date: 3/20/2014

On Thursday, the Dodgers first basemen removed himself from an exhibition game against a team of Australian players because of a sore back. He didn't hurt his back playing in the game, though. He also didn't hurt his back in practice. Rather, Gonzalez hurt his back…sightseeing. Yes, sightseeing. What the…?

Date: 3/22/2014

On Saturday, Chelsea destroyed Arsenal 6-0. But after the game, all anyone wanted to talk about was Marriner, a referee who was involved in one of the most bizarre calls we've ever seen. With Chelsea leading 2-0, Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain committed a handball penalty and should have been removed from the match. However, Marriner decided to give a red card to his teammate Kieran Gibbs instead and insisted that it was Gibbs and not Oxlade-Chamberlain who touched the ball, even though Oxlade-Chamberlain admitted that it was him.

You don't think Marriner mixed the two up because they're both…Ah, we'll let you decide.

Date: 3/22/2014

The Orange shot just 38.9 percent against Dayton on Saturday night and went 0-for-10—yes, 0-for-10!—from behind the three-point line. As a result, they lost 55-53 to the Flyers (they would've killed to go just 1-for-9 from three, eh?!) and will be going home from the 2014 NCAA Tournament early. And, well, let's just say that their fans are not happy about it.

Hey, at least you guys still have that "We started the season 25-0!" thing to fall back on. Er, right?

Date: 3/20/2014

Earlier this year, A-Rod decided to accept the season-long suspension that MLB handed him due to his connection to the Biogenesis clinic. So the Yankees star shouldn't be making any headlines right now since he's out of the spotlight. However, he's back in the news again because he has reportedly failed to pay about $3 million that he owes to members of his legal team. This guy just can't buy a break, can he?

Date: 3/16/2014

The Florida wide receiver was involved in an argument with a group of friends last weekend. That argument ended with him getting thrown through a window. Fortunately, it sounds like he's OK and won't be in any legal trouble stemming from the incident. But any week that features a person getting thrown through a window is a bad week.