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Dez Bryant Pays Over $54,000 for Dinner! — Faithful With A Few

Dez Bryant paid over $54,000 to take his team out to dinner the other day! What is the most that you've ever paid for a meal? Also, find out the les[...] read more »
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Tim Thomas, What Were You Thinking?

Boston Bruins superstar goalie skipped the team ceremony at the White House. Did he put his personal feelings ahead of the team & was it the right c[...] read more »
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A sports analogy: What baseball can teach you about money

Baseball - The American Passtime. What a great sport it is but did you know you can learn lessons about life and finance from Baseball too? read more »
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The Cost of Pro Athletes Filing Divorce [infographic]

The high cost of divorce for high-paid professional athletes. read more »
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Professional Athlete Paydays Compared to your Job [infographic]

These graphs compare professional athlete salaries to average professions and how much bigger their check is. It also displayes the salary difference[...] read more »
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NFL & The Economy

Sports leagues are beginning to suffer as corporate sponsors are pulling dollars due to the slumping economy. The NBA has already laid off 80 employ[...] read more »
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What Does Lebron The Businessman Have Up His Sleeve?

Lebron James wants to be the first billionaire athlete and the strategy in using the public rumors in his commercials has been pure genius! read more »
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Five Quarterbacks That Should Take A Huge Paycut Next Year

Lots of people think that professional athletes are overpaid. Their salaries may be higher than yours and mine but many of them are worth their salar[...] read more »
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The Most Valuable Teams In Sports

This may be hard to believe: In 2003, no pro sports team in the world was worth a billion dollars. By the end of 2008, there were 24, led by European[...] read more »
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Thrift and Tennis

There is a certain way to go about thrift shopping to find the best deals. Check out these ways you can find savings where you live. read more »
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Teams use poor economy for promotions

Over the past couple weeks, I have noticed a couple teams in the news using unique promotions to get press and reach fans. During this tough economy,[...] read more »
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What's your fave sports metaphor for trading?

TradeKing’s CEO kicks around a few parallels between sports and trading here. read more »
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Sports & Finance 1.0: NBA Team Helps Unemployed Get a Layup

Recently, an NBA Team came up with a promotion to help the unemployed out there find employment and watch an NBA game for free at the same time! read more »
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Are Pro Sports Starting To Feel The Economic Crunch?

There had been some talk about the economy not affecting pro sports, but recent events are proving that talk to be wrong. read more »
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The Money Corner: Sport a healthy budget this spring

In this week's Money Corner, Amy discusses how to save money this sports season on equipment, team snacks and travel. read more »
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