Lance Armstrong tops Forbes most disliked US athletes list

The list, released on the magazine's website Wednesday, saw Armstrong edge collegiate American football player Manti Te'o on a higher name recognition tie-breaker after each had only 15-percent appeal in a Nielsen/E-Poll survey.

Tiger Woods, the 14-time major golf champion who won his 75th career U.S. PGA Tour title last month at Torrey Pines, was third on the list at 19 percent appeal, a likely lingering aftermath of the epic sex scandal that destroyed his marriage and damaged his iconic good-guy marketing image and sponsorship deals.

NFL Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was fourth, followed in order by Metta World Peace of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, Alex Rodriguez of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, NFL Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, U.S. stock car racer Kurt Busch, World Peace's teammate Kobe Bryant and NFL Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Rodriguez, who admitted taking performance-enhancing substances in 2009, was linked to such drugs again in a Miami New Times report last month based on records obtained from an employee at Biogenesis, a Miami clinic that allegedly supplied human growth hormone and other drugs to major league players.

Vick, a former disliked list topper, spent time in prison for his role in a dog-fight gambling ring, which included slaying underperforming dogs.

Among those dropping off the list from 2012 was NBA superstar LeBron James, who upset many fans when he departed the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. Last year, James led the Heat to an NBA crown, the first of his career, and helped the U.S. Olympic team of NBA stars capture gold at London.

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