Former Melbourne Storm chief executive Brian Waldron and recently suspended Indian Premier League chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi are living proof that the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely" rings true.
Sport evokes emotions in those who play it, watch it, work in it and sponsor it.
After watching both teams fall short in one task after another on New Zealand's version of The Apprentice, I've decided our can-do Kiwi attitude is being seriously undermined in the boardroom and in the sports arena.
Socks, sex and splits. Now I've got your attention.
I'm amazed at how laid-back my 5-month-old son has been when dragged around the country while I attempt to juggle motherhood with sport.
One of my favourite quotes is: "Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
In the blink of a snow-blinded eye, the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver have been and gone.
Watching the courtship between the Phoenix and Hurricanes teams in Wellington was just as awkward as witnessing Tiger Woods publicly apologise for something that was a private issue.
The tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili and the recent terrorist threats directed at sportsmen in India have quashed any thoughts that global sport is just a game.
From afar, the Wellington sevens tournament looked like another raging success, not necessarily for the New Zealand team which was convincingly beaten by Samoa in the semis, but definitely for the sevens version of rugby, for the Fijian team, for the capital, and for the fans.
Watching tennis on TV always puts me on the edge of my seat, and I was a nervous wreck by the time Roger Federer and Andy Murray faced off in the Australian Open final.
I experienced a bit of intimacy in the weekend and thought I'd share it with readers.
It has been 29 years since John Minto was the king of sport protests during the 1981 Springbok tour.
The hot weather has finally kicked in as people drag their post-jandalled feet and sun-kissed bodies grudgingly back to work.
When midnight strikes tonight the noughties will be over and another decade will begin.
As the silly season gains momentum, I find myself stressing not only over the last-minute Christmas shopping and appropriate trolley etiquette in overcrowded supermarkets, but also because I have to make a very important decision regarding who the winners of the Halberg Awards will be this year.
As Christmas fast approaches, we expect the weather to improve and summer sports to enjoy their moment in the sunshine.
There is no beating around the bunker - the hot topic in sport this week has been Tiger's transgressions, and all the jokes, headlines, and hearsay that goes with that.
After years of bragging about its sporting success and systems being the best in the southern hemisphere, the recently released Crawford Report suggests Australia must do an about-turn and focus more on participation and physical activity than gold medals.
Watching the Black Ferns lose to England on Sunday was a hard pill to swallow, but it was medicine that needed to be taken.