Who are highest paid athletes of all time?
Joe Sakic (19) of the Colorado Avalanche warms up before the hockey game against the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center on November 11, 2007 in Denver, Colorado.
/ Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images(CBS) - Star athletes get paid like stars. That was just as true 100 years ago as it is today. Sure the numbers may have gone up (Ty Cobb was making $85,000 in 1927, for example) but there has always been a gap between what the superstars are making compared to the average players. A recent analysis from 24/7 Wall St. is aimed at figuring out the highest paid athletes of all time. Their top ten list has some familiar names (Michael Jordan and Alex Rodriguez are up there) and some very surprising ones. Who did they determine the top-paid player of all time to be?
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Broncos backup dismisses Tebowmania, cites "luck"
Brady Quinn (#9) and Tim Tebow (#15)
/ Christian Petersen/Getty Images(CBS) - Not everyone is a fan of Tim Tebow. He's a polarizing figure, with football fans and even some players questioning whether the unconventional quarterback really has what it takes to make it in the NFL. One place you wouldn't expect to find criticism is the Denver Broncos bench. But in an article about Tim Tebow's year in GQ Magazine, Broncos teammate and fellow quarterback Brady Quinn dismissed Tebow's performance. Quinn basically sums up his interpretation of Tebow and the Broncos' season with, "We've had a lot of, I guess, luck."
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Jeremy Lin moves from couch to condo
Jeremy Lin
(CBS) - Most guys don't go from sleeping on a friend's couch to a condo in the suburbs. But most guys aren't Jeremy Lin. The New York Knicks phenom finally has a place to call home: a 20th floor apartment in Trump Tower. The White Plains, NY building has marble bathrooms, swimming pools, a spa, and, of course, a basketball court.
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Falcons' Roddy White: NFL commissioner overpaid
Roddy White
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Watch: Chair-throwing riot at boxing match
(CBS) The violence in the ring spilled out into the seats at an Argentine boxing match Friday night. Filipino Johnriel Casimero defeated Argentine Luis Lazare by TKO in the 10th round in a club in Buenos Aires. Fans apparently weren't pleased, and they let their feelings known by throwing chairs and refuse on the ring. Some rushed the ring to take swings at Casimero. The video above shows the scene.
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Forbes list: America's most disliked athletes
No Surprise: Michael Vick is on the list
/ Getty Images/Dilip Vishwanat(CBS) - Much like pro wrestlers, popular athletes are often classified as "good guys" or "bad guys." You've got your Peyton Mannings and Shaquille O'Neals - charming and talented athletes who no one ever seems to talk bad about. And then you've got the other end of the spectrum. So who are the most disliked athletes in America? Forbes.com has looked at polls across most major league sports and compiled a list. Some of the names are obvious, some less so.
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Jeremy Lin unlikely star for Knicks
Jeremy Lin (#17) scored 28 points against the Jazz after putting up 25 on the Nets the night before
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Watch: 7-foot-5 teen basketball player dominates
(CBS) - In the world of sports, stars are usually born not made. Some players come to play with natural gifts that their competitors just can't match. In the world of high school basketball, no one is as gifted as Mamadou Ndiaye. The 17-year-old junior stands tall at 7-feet-5-inches, easily the tallest basketball player in the country - professional or otherwise.
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Watch: X Games highlights in super slow motion
(CBS) - The Winter X Games showcase some of the most impressive, jaw-dropping feats in the world of sports. Say what you will about "extreme sports" in general, but someone flying on a snowmobile hundreds of feet through the air upside-down is straight up awesome. Videographer Devin Graham knows that, which is why he put together this video of some of the X Games' biggest moments and slowed them down to a crawl. Hit play for some slopestyle in super slo-mo.
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Tom Brady helps mentor in search for new kidney
Tom Brady and Tom Martinez for Matchingdonors.com
/ Matchingdonors.com(CBS) - Heading towards his fifth Super Bowl appearance, Tom Brady is inarguably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. But no one gets there on their own. The New England Patriots quarterback owes much of his success to his childhood mentor, Tom Martinez. The 68-year-old quarterback coach from California has tutored Brady for years, and now No. 12 is giving back. Martinez is in failing health and desperately needs a kidney transplant, and Tom Brady is doing everything he can to help in that search.
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Did scoreboard error cause missed Ravens' kick?
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(CBS) - Despite the vocal support of his teammates, Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is taking a lot of heat. Ravens fans were left speechless when Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds left in the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots. It appeared to many watching the game that Cundiff rushed the kick. In a recent interview, the Ravens kicker explains why he seemed so flustered on the field. Apparently a scoreboard error forced the rushed field goal and inevitably forced Baltimore out of the playoffs.
Continue »Eli Manning closing the gap between Peyton
Eli & Peyton Manning
/ Jim McIsaac/Getty Images(CBS) - Eli Manning has always been a younger brother first and a quarterback second. That comes with the territory when your older brother is future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. But after the New York Giants' overtime victory in San Francisco, Eli Manning is heading back to the Super Bowl and narrowing the gap between him and Peyton. In two weeks, the Giants quarterback will have a chance at a second Super Bowl ring, one more than his older brother. There are other categories where Eli has already surpassed Peyton.
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Watch: LeBron almost steamrolls Marlins owner
(CBS/AP) - The Miami Heat bested the Lakers last night, but superstar LeBron James looked good enough to take on two teams. In fact, he almost did. A dive for the ball in the second quarter sent James into the stands, where he almost bulldozed Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria.
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Joe Flacco takes flak from nosy neighbor
Joe Flacco can't catch a break
/ Rob Carr/Getty Images(CBS) - Hopefully Joe Flacco is telling himself that all publicity is good publicity, because the Baltimore Ravens quarterback is getting plenty of it. Flacco has been criticized by fans, the media, and even his own teammates for his on-field performance and post-game interviews. It even extends to his driveway, where the fourth-year quarterback took heat from a neighbor for skateboarding.
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