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More Than $10 Billion In Bets Will Be Made On The NCAA Tournament
It's that time of year again – March Madness is here. How many brackets will be filled out? And how much money will be bet on the games?
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Kordell Stewart Awarded $3 Million In Defamation Lawsuit
Kordell Stewart scored a big payday after winning a defamation suit against a viral video star.
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Liverpool FC Is Cashing In On The Chinese Football Craze
There's a lot of football money being thrown around in China lately, and Liverpool FC in Britain has decided to claim its slice of the pie.
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Kirk Cousins' Second Straight Franchise Tag Comes With A Hefty Price Tag
Kirk Cousins has the franchise tag… again. And every year they give it to him, it gets WAY more expensive.
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Tony Romo Has Made More Money Than Any Other Undrafted Player In NFL History
Tony Romo has had a very strong 14-year career in the NFL – in fact, he's made more money than any other undrafted player to ever play professionally.
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Does Anybody Actually Want Brock Osweiler On Their Team?
Brock Osweiler received a hefty four-year, $72 million contract last offseason. Now? He can't even find a team to play for.
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Paul George Has $212 Million Reasons To Be Happy About Kevin Durant's Injury
Paul George may get himself a huge contract extension this offseason, and it would be thanks to Kevin Durant.
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Thanks To His Bowl Game Injury, Former Notre Dame Linebacker Jaylon Smith Lost About $16 Million This Past Season
After suffering a severe injury in his final college game, Jaylon Smith's draft stock plummeted. It ended up costing him millions of dollars.
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José Calderón Made $415,000 By Being On The Golden State Warriors For Less Than Two Hours
Jose Calderon was a member of the Warriors for just under two hours, but he made more than $3,700 per minute. How did he score such a sweet deal?
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ESPN Is Cutting Nearly $100 Million In On-Air Talent
ESPN has been losing subscribers over the past several years. It's finally gotten to the point where they have to let on-air talent go.
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Can The "Super-Fight" Between Floyd Mayweather And Conor McGregor Actually Live Up To The Hype?
The Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor "super-fight" is generating a lot of hype… is there any possible way it can live up to it?
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Setting A Record At The NFL Combine Might Earn Rookies An Island… Yes, An Island!
Adidas has offered prizes to rookies in the past for setting NFL combine records, but this is taking it to a whole different level.
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Antonio Brown Is Now The Highest-Paid Receiver In The NFL (2017 Editition)
After another spectacular season in Pittsburgh, the Steelers decided to reward Antonio Brown with a contract that puts him above every other receiver in the league.
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The Cavs Just Signed Deron Williams… And They Only Have To Pay Him 2.3% Of What He's Owed
Deron Williams cleared waivers and the Cavs scooped him right up. He's owed an incredible amount of money, yet Cleveland barely has to pay him anything. How is that possible?
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NFL Player Gambled By Negotiating His Own Salary, And Lost Big
NFL tackle Russell Okung lost a big gamble by self-negotiating his salary last year.