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NEWS ABOUT: US athletes

US athletes stories: 2 news summaries

 Most Underpaid Athletes 

Even LeBron James makes the list—relatively speaking, of course

Oct 3, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you set aside the fact that even the minimum-earning NBA player ($457,558) is still in the top 1% of American earners, you can appreciate that some sports standouts are relatively underpaid. Yahoo! Sports lists some of the biggies:
  • Tim Lincecum, MLB, San Francisco Giants: Though he’s
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sports • NBA • NFL • MLB • NHL • LeBron James • Martin Brodeur • Mark Reynolds • Adrian Peterson • Joe Flacco • Rajon Rondo • sports salaries • Zack Greinke • Hanley Ramirez • Tim Lincecum • US athletes • Elvis Dumervil

 Iran Rebuffs 
 US Badminton 
 Team's Shuttle 
 Diplomacy 

Invited team denied visas in mystifying move

Feb 5, 09 2:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Iran has refused entry to US women badminton players invited to play in an international tournament marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. The eight athletes and four coaches and managers were denied visas in a move that has mystified the Obama administration, reports the Washington Post. "This... More »

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Iran • State Department • visas • badminton • US athletes • Iranian Badminton Federation

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