Let's start this off by doing the right thing: Congratulations to Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom and reality TV star Khloe Kardashian on your recent wedding! May you have many happy years together, many happy memories over those years, and many hugs and kisses and ...

Hey, did they stop listening yet? OK, good, because here's the truth: This whole Lamar and Khloe thing? Not gonna work out. Relationships between celebrities and athletes almost never do.

Lamar Odom? C'mon. Last time we checked, the only girl he's ever loved is Mary Jane. Yet, this weekend, Lamar and Khloe (better known as the other, other Kardashian) tied the knot after dating for just one month. And that basically means that the countdown to another messy celebrity/athlete divorce has officially begun.

But all the hoopla surrounding the wedding got us thinking: It could be worse. After all, how many celebrity/athlete couples have called things off long before reaching the altar -- and how much better is the world because of it? We decided instead to take a look back and salute those celebrity/athlete couples who chose to do the right thing.

Hit the jump to see StreetLevel's list of the 10 celebrity/athlete couples that were definitely not meant to be.

1) Dennis Rodman and Madonna

Dennis Rodman is one weird dude. He showed up for a book signing in 1996 dressed in drag and claimed that he wanted to marry himself. He skipped a practice with the Chicago Bulls during the 1998 NBA Finals to take part in a WWF wrestling event. He even married actress Carmen Electra in Las Vegas in 1998-before annulling the marriage just 10 days later.

But Rodman's 1994 rendezvous with the Queen of Pop takes the cake (just as long as we're not talking wedding cake). Amongst a thousand unbelievable stories, Rodman once claimed that he was playing craps in Las Vegas when he received a frantic booty call from Madonna, who desperately wanted Rodman to impregnate her. Only problem? She was in New York. So the NBA All-Star left his chips at the craps table, flew to NYC to see Madonna, had sex with her and then flew back to Vegas to finish his game. Fortunately, these two crapped out after dating for less than a year.


2) Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson

If Dallas Cowboys fans had their way, Tony Romo wouldn't be allowed to date anyone. Ever. But the quarterback for America's Team has kept his name in the tabloids by dating country music singer Carrie Underwood, actress Sophia Bush and, most notably, Jessica Simpson. As a result, his career has suffered.

In December 2007, shortly after the couple began dating, Simpson showed up at a Cowboys game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Romo performed terribly and the team lost. Then, one week before a playoff game against the New York Giants in January 2008, Romo and Simpson were photographed vacationing in Cabo San Lucas with several of Romo's teammates. The team went on to lose that game as well. But just one night before Simpson's 29th birthday in July 2009, Romo unexpectedly broke up with Simpson. And somewhere, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones--not to mention, a whole lot of Cowboy fans--smiled.


3) Kobe Bryant and Brandy

Okay, okay, so these two never officially dated. But Brandy escorted Bryant to his high school prom and the parents of both young superstars reportedly tried to push them into a relationship to help both of their images. Neither of them took the bait though and they ended up going their separate ways shortly after Bryant entered the NBA. And that's good for us. 'Cause after what went down in Colorado with Kobe? Brandy's "The Boy Is Mine, Part 2" woulda been something fierce.


4) Tom Brady and Tara Reid

Eeewwwwwww! Back when wifing up Tara Reid actually meant something (just ask Carson Daly or Fred Durst), Brady--pre-Bridget Moynahan and waaay before Giselle Bundchen--was swapping spit with the American Pie star. But he wised up pretty quickly and moved on after just a month of dating Reid. She later went on to hook up with fellow NFL players Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Boller. And Brady? Well, he's pretty much gone on to live out every guy's fantasy. Bastard!


5) Derek Jeter and Mariah Carey

Here's a relationship that helped confirmed something that we didn't know yet way back in 1998: Mariah Carey is--how can we put this nicely?--crazy! Long before Jeter hit the town with Jordana Brewster, Jessica Alba, Minka Kelly or Scarlett Johansson , the New York Yankees shortstop made one of his first Page Six appearances after appearing on the set of a Mariah Carey music video in 1997. Carey showed up at Yankees training camp the following spring and love was, presumably, blossoming between them.

But by June 1998, the romance between the two had died out and by the time Jeter ran into her again at a Puff Daddy party in NYC in 1998, he reportedly only had two words left for her: "You're crazy." Ya don't say, DJ?


6) Brad Penny, Carl Pavano, Barry Zito and Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano loves baseball! So much so that she's basically assembled what amounts to be a pretty impressive pitching rotation in her personal life. Unfortunately, it appears she'll (sadly) never get to add a fourth pitcher to the mix-Milano sent all three of these gents back to the bullpen over the course of the last decade before eventually settling down and marrying a Hollywood agent last year. Way to blow the game, guys.


7) Matt Leinart and Paris Hilton

In college football terms, Matt Leinart was Tim Tebow before Tim Tebow ever existed. Guys wanted to be him and girls wanted to be with him. But shortly after the 2006 NFL Draft, the former University of Southern California stud latched onto Hilton and a whole bunch of football fans realized, Hold up, maybe we don't like this guy after all! Luckily, he got rid of Hilton shortly after they were spotted "canoodling" (whatever that means) several times in Los Angeles, but he's never been able to shake the perception-mostly because dating Paris has been the most exciting thing Leinart has done since becoming an NFL player. Beware, Tim Tebow: The Kardashians are off limits!


8) Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow

Let's blame this one on bad timing. Three years after these two mysteriously broke up in 2006, Armstrong put out a book that revealed they had split because Crow wanted to get married and have kids . Because Armstrong had just gone through a divorce, he said no. Yet, by 2007, Crow had adopted a son and by 2008, Armstrong and his new girlfriend were expecting a baby. Argh! Guess even a biological clock is right at least two times...Oh, nevermind.


9) Chris Webber and Tyra Banks

Two people who created this and this shouldn't be allowed to procreate. Agreed?


10) Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias

The verdict is still out on this one, mostly because these two love playing with our emotions. First, rumors circulated that they got married in 2003. Then again in 2005. Then in 2007, Iglesias said they'd gotten engaged but split up. Then in 2008, he said they were separated. Then he said it was all a joke and that they were still together. And then, and then, and then...Dude, just break up with her! Do it for us! DO. IT. FOR. US!


Editor's Note: Did we forget to list your favorite celebrity/athlete couple of all-time? Leave a comment below or hit us on Twitter and let us know. And if Lamar and Khloe actually read this, we're just kidding, guys. We really do want you to have a happy and healthy marriage. But, let's say you were to break up. We've got you down for 3 months in the SL office pool. So if Lamar tries to end things before that, Khloe, you might be able to distract him a little longer with a pack of M&M's or a handful of Sour Patch Kids . Just sayin'...