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Pro Choice: When Athletes Abandon Pregnant Women

Former New York Giants great Tiki Barber is choosing his mistress over his expecting wife. Look back at other athletes who left while a baby was on the way.

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Not only do athletes amaze us with their superhuman feats on the playing field, but also with their astounding levels of scumbaggary off it. On the heels of Tiger Woods' philandering, we found out earlier this week that ex-New York Giants star-turned "Today" show correspondant Tiki Barber is leaving his pregnant wife (with twins!), Ginny, of 11 years to shack up with a 23-year-old NBC intern, Traci Lynn Johnson. Of course this is the same guy who's been very critical in the press of his own absentee and philandering father.

But then again, jocks and hypocrisy go together like Chuck Taylors and blue laces, so Barber is not an innovator or setting any kind of precedent with his latest actions. Complex takes a look at some other athletes who left women at home knocked up with a baby so they could go spray someone else with their babies...

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