Column: After sullied week in sports, let’s all shower off

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gestures during an event at Salem State University in Salem, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2015. An NFL investigation has found that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady was "at least generally aware" of the rules violations. The 243-page report released Wednesday, May 6, 2015, said league investigators found no evidence that coach Bill Belichick and team management knew of the practice. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gestures during an event at Salem State University in Salem, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2015. An NFL investigation has found that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs and that quarterback Tom Brady was "at least generally aware" of the rules violations. The 243-page report released Wednesday, May 6, 2015, said league investigators found no evidence that coach Bill Belichick and team management knew of the practice. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

By Associated Press May 8, 2015 5 min read

After a sullied week in sports, we sure could use a shower.

Or at least Judge Judy.

Start with Tom Brady, his fingerprints all over Deflategate but as defiant as ever.

Move on to Alex Rodriguez, who passed Willie Mays on the career home run list after juicing for a good chunk of his career.

Top it off with Isiah Thomas, somehow landing a job running a women’s basketball team at the same place where he was the central figure in a sexual harassment lawsuit.