Behind every great man, they say, is a great woman. Um ... sometimes. Sometimes behind every great man is a modern-day Delilah in a miniskirt and Marc Jacobs shoes.

Certainly sports are filled with loyal women who make lovely life partners, but for every Jennifer Montana, there is a Brigitte Nielsen. For every wholesome Angie Harmon, a Heather Kozar is holding her own personal QB skills competition. As a public service, Page 2 decided to look at the relative merits of various celebrity/athlete pairings and see just what the love of a famous woman can do.

	Tara Reid Athlete: Tom Brady Pros: She has dynamite blue eyes, great shoulders, and seems to enjoy removing her clothing. Cons: Six months after meeting Reid, Carson Daly went from being the new Dick Clark to the latest Byron Allen. Ms. Reid herself is one bad role away from becoming Joey Heatherton. Verdict: Locker-room poison. Look for Pats fans to wax nostalgic about Drew Bledsoe's work ethic by Thanksgiving.
	Angie Harmon Athlete: Jason Sehorn Pros: Are you kidding? What's not to love? The sultry eyes, the electric smile, the husky voice, the huge weekly royalties from Dick Wolf … Cons: Immediately after hooking up with Harmon, Sehorn started getting burned like toast. In Super Bowl XXXV, he actually did the unthinkable: made Trent Dilfer look good. Also, Harmon is the least convincing female prosecutor since Marcia Clark. Verdict: Hey, it's not like she's on "Girls Club."
	Halle Berry Athlete: David Justice Pros: Justice is the Lonnie Smith of his generation. The man once got lost on the subway and ended up at a playoff game and went 2-for-4, with a sac fly. Berry deserves most of the credit for that. Cons: Her weepy self-aggrandizing speech at the Oscars. Getting naked with Billy Bob doesn't make you the new Jackie Robinson. Do the letters B*A*P*S* sound familiar? Verdict: Her body has held up a lot better than his.
	Janet Jones Athlete: Wayne Gretzky Pros: If you don't know, rent "American Anthem" or "The Flamingo Kid." Cons: Well ... both those movies are more than 15 years old. Plus, she's also got "Police Academy 5" on her filmography. Verdict: To the people of Canada, she'll always be Yoko Ono.
	Kim Basinger (as Memo Paris in "The Natural") Athlete: Roy Hobbs Pro: "9½ Weeks" vs. "Sarah, Plain and Tall." You make the call. Con: Gunplay. Verdict: Who cares. Hobbs whiffs in the book. Hollywood sucks.
	Tawney Kitaen Athlete: Chuck Finley Pro: "Bachelor Party," "America's Funniest People," "The New WKRP" ... Need we say more? Con: Post breakup, Chuck Finley went 7-4 and made his first appearance in an LCS. Verdict: If Coverdale had dumped her (along with the mullet) a little sooner, Whitesnake would have ended up in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
	Robin Givens Athlete: Mike Tyson Pro: Give us a minute. Con: Other than using him to invent her "career," then going on national television to call him a wife-beater while he was doped up, she was a great influence. Clearly the experience was good for Mike. Verdict: She's Satan's minion. Seriously. Rent "Boomerang" on DVD. Play it backward. You'll hear Givens chanting "Here's to my sweet Don King."
	Tatum O'Neal Athlete: John McEnroe Pro: Learned to throw spitball from Walter Matthau and had a pillow fight with Kristy McNichol. Con: The creepy re-emergence from self-imposed exile to reveal McEnroe's steroid use suggests a stalker's mentality. Verdict: Inconclusive. There has been no confirmed Tatum O'Neal sighting for more than a decade.
	Brooke Shields Athlete: Andre Agassi Pro: He went from No. 1 player to No. 4,327 in a four months? The one-time public virgin knows how to make up for lost time. Some things matter more than Wimbledon. Con: Last seen hanging out with Judd Nelson. Verdict: He should have stuck with Brooke. The Graf/Agassi pairing is a little too Dr. Strangelove.
	Tyra Banks Athlete: Chris Webber Pro: First, she is Tyra Freakin' Banks! Also, Webber whined to the press even more when he was dating her. That's always fun. Con: Imagine: It's 6 a.m. You can go bang sweaty bodies with Vlade or stay home and do the same with Tyra. Verdict: Banks has a better chance of dominating Shaq than Webber ever will.
	Toni Braxton Athlete: The mid-'90s Mavericks Pro: With Jimmy, Jason and Jamal, the Mavs were rising. Two years later, all were gone. Any girl can wreck a player. Braxton took down a whole franchise. You have to admire that. Con: Braxton has a holiday album called "Snowflakes." On it is a track entitled "Christmas in Jamaica" which, recent studies show, is the single worst piece of music ever recorded. Verdict: Good riddance. Cuban is the most entertaining owner since Bill Veeck. He needs centerstage.
	Posh Spice (a.k.a. Victoria Beckham) Athlete: David Beckham Pro: She has more money than he does. When they split, he can sue her for ruining his career. Con: How are Posh Spice and English football fans the same? Both spend all day bitching about Beckham's performance. Verdict: If Marilyn asked Joe to leave the Yankees for the L.A. Angels because she wanted to live in Hollywood ...

Hampton Stevens is a contributor to ESPN The Magazine and Page 2.