10 Hottest Singers to Date an Athlete

On the heels of winning a Super Bowl, New York Giant wide receivers Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham presented the award for Best Rock Performance at Sunday's Grammys.

The connection between music and sports has grown in recent years.

The halftime show at the Super Bowl has almost become as big as the game itself. Popular music is played in stadiums even when games are in progress.

But those in the music industry and the sports world are most often linked together when they're are reported to be dating.

Here's a list of the 10 hottest female singers to date or marry a professional athlete.

The Grammy winner has been linked to former Mavericks Jason Kidd and Jimmy Jackson. A triangle between the three stars is reportedly what forced Dallas to eventually trade Kidd.

The actress and singer is married to NHL player Mike Comrie

The former Spice Girl has been with husband David Beckham since the late nineties.

The R&B singer is married to Daniel Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The American Idol winner reportedly date Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo in 2007. Underwood then moved on to NHL player Mike Fisher, who she married in 2010.

Like Underwood, Simpson also dated Tony Romo. She's now engaged to former NFL player Eric Johnson.

Rihanna and Ashton Kutcher have been reportedly seeing each other for the past two months and the relationship is said to be making Demi Moore "sick to her stomach."

Ciara has not made a hit song in a while, but that hasn't kept her out of the news. She's been linked to rookie sensation Cam Newton.

The former Destiny's Child member was once engaged to NFL safety Roy Williams.

The singer was the first of many celebrities rumored to be dating Derek Jeter. The two had a relationship from 1997-1998.