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Fortunate 50: Sports Elite in the Green

Posted Jun 5, 08 4:37 PM CDT in Business,  Sports 

(Newser) – Forget all the talk of economic uncertainty. Sports Illustrated has released its fifth annual Fortunate 50 ranking of top athlete incomes, and things are certain as they've ever been; the NBA pays the best, women aren't being paid enough and Tiger Woods is absolutely untouchable. Ranked by combined on- and off-the-field income, the top ten (with six and seven tied) are below:

  1. Tiger Woods (golf): $127,902,706
  2. Phil Mickelson (golf): $62,372,685
  3. LeBron James (basketball): $40,455,000
  4. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (boxing): $40,250,000
  5. Kobe Bryant (basketball): $35,490,625
  6. Shaquille O'Neal (basketball): $35,000,000
  7. Alex Rodriguez (baseball): $35,000,00
  8. Kevin Garnett (basketball): $31,000,000
  9. Peyton Manning (football): $30,500,000
  10. Derek Jeter (baseball): $30,000,000
For the complete list, follow the link below.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James; smile, you're in the money.   (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Tiger Woods hits out of the trap on the second hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Friday, April 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Phil Mickelson tees off on the 10th hole Thursday, May 29, 2008 during the first round of the Memorial Golf Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.   (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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