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Warren Buffett Might Give You $1 Million A Year For Life (If You Work For One Of His Companies)

Warren Buffett Might Give You $1 Million A Year For Life (If You Work For One Of His Companies)

Mar 2, 2016

Warren Buffett set the college basketball loving world on fire with his $1 billion perfect bracket challenger a couple years ago, and this year he is trying something again. Win and you get $1 million a year for life. However, much like the perfect bracket challenge, this one will not be easy.

Vince McMahon Lost Out On The Deal Of A Lifetime When He Decided Not To Buy The UFC

Vince McMahon Lost Out On The Deal Of A Lifetime When He Decided Not To Buy The UFC

Mar 2, 2016

Vince McMahon has done well with the WWE, but what if he could have done better? What if he had taken his son's advice back in 2001 and purchased the UFC when SEG was trying to get rid of it? It sure wouldn't hurt to own a company possibly worth $3.5 billion…

Tom Brady Continues To Be Biggest Bargain In The NFL – If He Can Stay Healthy

Tom Brady Continues To Be Biggest Bargain In The NFL – If He Can Stay Healthy

Mar 2, 2016

Tom Brady has been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in recent years, but has not been getting the salary that Russell Wilson, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, and Aaron Rodgers have been getting. With his latest two-year contract extension, his base is likely going to get even lower, but that doesn't mean he is giving New England a hometown discount.

Rams DB Janoris Jenkins Turns Down 5-Year, $45 Million Deal, Wants More

Rams DB Janoris Jenkins Turns Down 5-Year, $45 Million Deal, Wants More

Mar 2, 2016

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Janoris Jenkins has been playing well for the last four years, and now wants to be paid accordingly. So far, the Rams haven't offered anything close to what Jenkins thinks he is worth.

Erin Andrews Suing Marriott, Stalker For $75 Million Over 2008 Naked Video

Erin Andrews Suing Marriott, Stalker For $75 Million Over 2008 Naked Video

Mar 1, 2016

Erin Andrews is hoping to get a little more justice from the civil court than she did the criminal court in regard to the incident where her stalker, Michael Barrett, managed to record a short video of her naked while she was staying at a Marriott in Nashville.

Jason Heyward Thanks Retiring Teammate With A Suite For Every Road Game This Season

Jason Heyward Thanks Retiring Teammate With A Suite For Every Road Game This Season

Mar 1, 2016

The grind paid off for Jason Heyward during the off-season, when he signed a $184 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. So, with his new windfall in hand, he has decided to say thanks to a retiring teammate with a season-long gift.

Minnesota Vikings New $1.1 Billion Stadium Has Sprung A $4 Million Leak

Minnesota Vikings New $1.1 Billion Stadium Has Sprung A $4 Million Leak

Mar 1, 2016

When you spend a cool billion dollars on a stadium, you expect it to be able to handle the day to day grind of existing in your city. As luck would have it, the new $1.1 billion Minnesota Vikings stadium could not handle a very common aspect of life in Minnesota: snow.

Philadelphia Eagles Lock Up Another Soon-To-Be Free Agent With A Big Money Deal

Philadelphia Eagles Lock Up Another Soon-To-Be Free Agent With A Big Money Deal

Feb 29, 2016

Every team has holes they hope to fill through free agency and the draft, but they also hope that they don't have any holes created because they lost players through free agency. So far this off-season, the Philadelphia Eagles have been working hard to lock up their key free agents, and they recently locked up another.

What Does Anthony Davis Have To Do To Make An Extra $23 Million?

What Does Anthony Davis Have To Do To Make An Extra $23 Million?

Feb 29, 2016

If Anthony Davis wants to earn $23 million after signing a shiny new contract extension, he better have a lot more 50+ points and 20+ rebounds games in him.

NHL Player Jack Johnson Is In A Bankruptcy Battle With… His Parents?

NHL Player Jack Johnson Is In A Bankruptcy Battle With… His Parents?

Feb 27, 2016

A parent is supposed to be there for their children. But what if the child is making a difficult request?

San Francisco 49ers Will Guarantee Colin Kaepernick $11.9 To See If He Still Has It

San Francisco 49ers Will Guarantee Colin Kaepernick $11.9 To See If He Still Has It

Feb 27, 2016

Colin Kaepernick got what he wanted a few years ago from the San Francisco 49ers in a big money contract, but the team got what it wanted too: a way out, should Kaepernick's play decline. The world assumed the team was going to exercise that option, but it now looks like they may not.

Slugger Jose Bautista Is Demanding Insane Money If The Blue Jays Want Him To Remain In Toronto

Slugger Jose Bautista Is Demanding Insane Money If The Blue Jays Want Him To Remain In Toronto

Feb 25, 2016

The Toronto Blue Jays have a big decision to make sometime in the near future: is paying $31 million a season for pitcher Jose Bautista too expensive, as they decided it was for David Price?

Claimed 'Accounting Issue' Leads to NFL Withholding Of $120 Million From Players

Claimed 'Accounting Issue' Leads to NFL Withholding Of $120 Million From Players

Feb 25, 2016

The NFL owners and players will likely forever be adversaries when it comes to the business side of the NFL. It certainly doesn't help when the players discover that the owners have been holding back money that they shouldn't have.

ESPN Developing Plan To Make Up For $1.3 Billion In Lost Revenue Due To Cord Cutters

ESPN Developing Plan To Make Up For $1.3 Billion In Lost Revenue Due To Cord Cutters

Feb 24, 2016

More and more people have been cutting the cord with cable and looking elsewhere to get their sports fix. You would think this would be a bad thing for ESPN, but subscription revenue for the World Wide Leader in Sports has actually increased.

WWE Profits On The Rise, Even Though Number Of TV Viewers Declining

WWE Profits On The Rise, Even Though Number Of TV Viewers Declining

Feb 24, 2016

For most programs, having record low ratings like the WWE's flagship program does would be something to worry about, but the WWE actually saw revenue hit an all time high of $658.8 million last year.