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Who’s Not Now? No. 4 Tim Donaghy vs. No. 13 Alex Rodriguez

Welcome to another installment of TSC’s Who’s Not Now. We’ve created the bracket of 16 athletes and figures of the sporting world who took the wrong paths in life and now must face humiliation on this blog. We’re breaking them down. You decide Who’s Not Now.

No. 4 Tim Donaghy, future inmate vs. No. 13 Alex Rodriguez, tabloid whore

Why Donaghy is Not Now: Tim Donaghy has both been apart of the darkest moment in NBA history, and created arguably the worst scandal in sports history. Although his presence in the Brawl at Auburn Hills isn’t the reason why he’s a No. 4-seed on this “Who’s Not Now” list, it’s still noteworthy to mention and goes without saying Donaghy is the worst person in NBA history after allegedly fixing games and betting over $10,000 through lower-level mob associations from 2005-2007. Since the charges shook the basketball world, Donaghy has since attempted to drag down fellow referrees, saying that they accompanied Donaghy in fixing NBA games. Commish David Stern has persistently denied Donaghy’s claims, saying that Donaghy acted alone.

Why Rodrizguez is Not Now: Alex Rodriguez certainly handles business on the field, but as most TSC readers realize, we’re not entirely focused on the field. But despite individual stats and production, part of his Yankee legacy gets dragged down by the “Zero Rings” curse. Now just recently, A-Rod has written and rewritten the New York tabloids with weeks worth of juicy divorce material — so much content that it propelled A-Rod into breaking the Sweet Sixteen of “Who’s Not Now.” While it’s hard to say that a guy with 538 home runs is “Not Now,” the recently off-field affairs with Modana gives A-Rod a low No. 14-seed.

TSC’s Pick: Donaghy.

But we don’t make the choices. YOU must vote on the right-hand column for who you think is “Not Now.”

Voting ends Tuesday at 7 p.m. eastern.