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The Fortunate 50
Sports Law Blog — ... Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated has compiled his annual list of the top 50 earning U.S. athletes, taking into account salary, winnings, and endorsements. Always a fun read. Some interesting points: ...

“I’m tired of Angel players who don’t speak English”
The Big Lead — ... Sorry, Bucky, but the big-market teams in baseball aren’t going to exert the same pressure on its players. Don’t need to. Might it make sense for the players to speak some English from a marketing/endorsement angle? Sure. Except that for whatever reason, baseball players make considerably less from endorsements than basketball players, football players and golfers. So is it really even worth it? ...

Why You Suck — Quantified
Bucstats.com — ... The purpose of this article is either a) To make you feel bad about yourself for making so little or b) To make you hate Bryant for making so much. Either way, not nice. Why single out Bryant? If they were going for shock value, there are plenty of athletes that make more money than Bryant. Is it because he the highest paid player on the Bucs this year? I don’t even know if he is, and the article doesn’t say. That seems like it would have been a handy piece of information for a newspaper to report. It really seems like this was put together by someone who ...

Tiger Woods Feels No Effects of Wintry Economic Climate
Wei Under Par — ... Since 2002, Tiger has been the highest-earning athlete in the world. By Forbes’ estimates, Tiger had made $895 million going into 2009. According to Sports Illustrated’s The Fortunate 50 list, Tiger was projected to rake in $99,737,626 — based on winnings and endorsements — in 2009 (which in the slumping economy is down 22% from 2008). But the article was published earlier this year when he had only won $7,737,626. As of last week, the amount equals $10,508,163. Now with the FEC bonus, he’s earned approximately $21 million in prize money. ...