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Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann was named one of the most disliked people in sports by SI.com

(John Munson/The Star-Ledger)

Given recent events, you don't need to be a "Jeopardy!" champion to guess the first photo in SI.com's most disliked people in sports would be Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

The site says the list of 35 disliked sports people isn't ranked. But Rutgers AD Julie Hermann is the sixth photo in the gallery, with SI.com writing, "Dating back to accusations of verbal abuse while serving as a Tennessee women's volleyball coach, Hermann continues to make misstep after misstep. Her latest: saying that it would be 'great' if New Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper (which had just laid of 167 employees) folded."

Joining Hermann on the list are local names like suspended Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Jets quarterback Michael Vick (because of his dog fighting past), Knicks owner James Dolan ("management missteps" are the culprit), former Rangers coach John Tortorella (his reputation with the NHL and the media) and Nets forward Kevin Garnett (for his trash talk).

Here are the top 10 people listed:

1. Los Angeles Clippers owner (and accused racist) Donald Sterling

2. Banned Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez

3. Alleged cheating slugger Ryan Braun

4. Accused bully Richie Incognito

5. Convicted dog-fighter Michael Vick

6. Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann

7. Mouthy Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman

8. Lane Kiffin, University of Alabama offensive coordinator

9. Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder

10. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman

