Sports news relating to the wealthiest athletes and owners in MLB, the NFL, NBA, NHL, and more.
As the past week has shown, there has been some crazy money thrown out to star MLB players—most-notably, Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout of the Detroit Tigers and L.A. Angles, respectively. So now that Trout has jumped from just $500,000 a year to over $24 million, who are the athletes who should be upset that […] More
Given that today is officially opening day in Major League baseball you know there’s going to be a lot of men and women out there surprising their significant others with proposals in the middle of the game. We’ve all seen it before. All of a sudden the huge screen pans to a couple in the […] More
The picture says it all: Miguel Cabrera is the king of baseball these days. The 31-year old Detroit Tiger’s slugger signed a 10-year, $292 million extension last week all but ensuring he will never be a free agent for the rest of his career. While we’d love to sit here and discuss the inherent risks […] More
We all know that professional athletes get paid very handsomely to play a sport, but not all of them top-out past just a few multi-million dollar salaries. Since there are plenty of others who companies pin as potential spokespeople to help sell products and rep a brand internationally, we’re diving into some of the richest […] More
While it’s the objective of every company to make money, sometimes it’s a lot harder than owners and CEOs think it will be. And although sports isn’t your typical business, teams still hope to bring in a profit and build their brand even bigger through large media contracts and other partnerships. Not all franchises are […] More
We all know that sports is big business, but which teams have proven to be the best at not only making money, but also at building their brand globally? As is the case with any corporation, these franchises have shown to be the A level companies that win a lot, have a worldwide appeal and […] More
Do you ever wonder why elite college programs schedule weak teams? For example, College Football National Champion Florida State played Bethune-Cookman this year (and beat them 54-6) or how about #1 ranked Florida played Savannah State two months into this year’s college basketball season. Why do these games take place? Money. Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State […] More