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The young Brazilian star has had a solid career on the pitch, but another legal issue is leaving him without his private jet.

LeBron James is already one of the best players in the NBA. And with the way he's structured his contracts, he's one of the best businessmen, too.

Manny Pacquiao has never tried to temper his religious beliefs when speaking to the media, but it appears that they may have cost him some money – again.

We've all seen the stats, many former NFL players end up broke sooner rather than later. That's not the case with 27-year-old Ryan Broyles. He signed a $3.6 million contract at age 24 and has made his money work for him…

American Pharoah has officially embarked on his second career as a stud. He made his first trip to the breeding shed at Ashford Stud recently. When the season is done, he is expected to make 175 trips to the shed. At $200,000 a pop, that comes out to $35 million.

When Jonathan Simmons paid his $150 registration fee to tryout for the Austin Toros of the NBA's D-League, he likelyhoped he would make it to the big league one day and sign a million dollar contract – and he has.

The Chicago Cubs have had a special relationship with the owners of several buildings surrounding Wrigley Field, to allow them to charge admission for people to watch games from their rooftops. In recent years, the Cubs have decided they want to control the rooftops and have managed to purchase nine of the 16 buildings.

After winning the AL MVP last season, Josh Donaldson and the Blue Jays knew he was going to get a hefty pay raise during the off-season. With an arbitration hearing scheduled, the two sides managed to agree to a $28.65 million deal on their own.

Despite a poor year this past season, Andrew Luck has helped to keep the Indianapolis Colts a contender. And the franchise plans to reward him handsomely for it.

The family of a demolition worker who died during the construction work on Texas A&M's Kyle Field finally had their day in court – and won. A jury only needed a few hours to find in their favor and award them $53 million.

Bryce Harper is one of the brightest young talents in baseball. Fresh off an MVP season, there is talk that he could become the first $400 million man in baseball when he signs his first big contract, following the 2018 season. He will not say he thinks it will happen, but he has said folks should not sell him short.

Adidas has rewarded players in the past for having the fastest 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine, and plan on doing the same this year if a player can break the all-time combine record with a $1 million prize.

Blake Griffin has been out of the Clippers lineup with a quadriceps injury, will miss more time as he recovers from a broken hand, and it looks like he will miss a few more games and lose close to $900K for beating up the team's equipment manager.

Nothing beats opening up a pack of baseball cards. And for former Angels pitcher DeWayne Buice, baseball cards earned him way more money than playing in the Major Leagues ever did.

After a disappointing season, the Eagles cut loose head coach Chip Kelly, but must be okay with the roster, since the team has been working hard to lock up its free agents during the last few weeks.