10 Highest Paid Athletes

Jul 4, 2012 – Who are the highest paid athletes in the world? Athletes spend years training and building up their skills in order to excel in the professional sports world.  Along the way, they often give up things that many people take for granted, such as a regul...

May 16, 2013 – Who are the highest paid athletes in the world? The good people at Sports Illustrated have released their annual list of the "Fortunate 50", aka the 50 highest earning athletes in the world. This year they also included a supplemental list of the 20 hi...

Jun 12, 2012 – Who are the 10 highest paid Formula 1 drivers? Formula 1 racing began in the late 1940s in Europe, with the first World Championhip held in Silverstone, UK in 1950.  Giuseppe Farina, an Italian driver in an Alfa Romeo, won the first World Championshi...

Dec 13, 2012 – Who were the 10 highest paid female signers of 2012? If you have a daughter, you might want to sign her up for singing lessons after you read this list. The names are pretty familiar, but the amounts of money each woman brought home in 2012 is truly as...

May 18, 2012 – Who were the 10 highest paid rappers of 2011? 2011 was a good year to be a rapper, but then again when is it ever bad to be a rich and powerful rap superstar? You will definitely recognize all the names on this list since they all made our earlier list...

Sep 17, 2011 – Highest Paid Athletes: Top 5 Salary BreakdownProfessional sports in the United States have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry but who are the highest paid athletes in the world by salary? Record TV deals, growing sponsorships, apparel con...

Apr 26, 2012 – Few get into professional sports for the money. It requires a real passion to excel in the highly competitive world of pro sports. But if you happen to already have a passion, the money isn't bad either. Here are five pro athletes who can vouch for tha...

May 13, 2013 – The NBA playoffs are in full swing so we thought it would be appropriate to post the latest list of the highest paid players in basketball for 2013. In terms of making money playing a sport, it doesn't get much better than the NBA. The top NBA players ...

Feb 8, 2013 – Who are the highest paid cricketers in world? Even though most Americans have no idea how the game is played and probably couldn't name a single star player, cricket is actually one of the most popular sports in the world. In fact, it could be argued t...

Dec 18, 2012 – Lionel Messi received his Christmas present early this year. The 25 year old Argentinian-born soccer player just became the highest paid soccer player in the world thanks to the new lucrative contract he signed with Barcelona earlier this week. This is...