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NBA great Jordan at $800 million
Published on Saturday, Oct 03, 2009
From Beacon Journal wire services
Forbes says Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings.
The magazine estimates that golf's top-ranked player crested the plateau when he earned $10 million for winning the FedEx Cup on Sunday.
Forbes reported on its Web site on Tuesday that Woods entered 2009 having earned $895 million since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996. Prize money, appearance fees, endorsement fees, bonuses and his golf course design business were calculated to have pushed him over $1 billion.
The magazine says former NBA great Michael Jordan and former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, at $800 million and $700 million, respectively, are Woods' closest competition in career earnings.
More golf: Watson takes 2-shot lead
• Tom Watson shot a bogey-free 68 to take a 2-shot lead over four players at the halfway point of the Senior Players Championship. The foursome behind Watson at 136 includes Craig Stadler, who fired a 65, Jay Haas (70), Bob Tway (68) and Mark Wiebe (67). Bernhard Langer, who also shot a 65, was tied with Loren Roberts (67) and John Cook (68) at 3-under 137.
• Vaughn Taylor managed to keep his tunnel vision. A brief patch of good weather helped immensely. Taylor shot his second consecutive 67 to take a 1-shot lead after two rounds in the Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y. He was at 10-under 134 after another cold and wet day at Atunyote Golf Club. Tied for second were Matt Kuchar (68), rookie Leif Olson (69), and Nicholas Thompson (67).
• Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson, sister of golfer Nicholas Thompson, shot a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala.
• Rory McIlroy birdied the last two holes on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Dunhill Links Championship. The 20-year-old from Northern Ireland was at 11-under 133 with Richie Ramsay of Scotland and Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland.
• Just 15 months after they were married, golf star Greg Norman and tennis great Chris Evert announced they have separated. The announcement comes three days before Norman is to captain the International team at the Presidents Cup in San Francisco, where wives of the captains take on a visible role.
Basketball: Instant replay expanded
• NBA referees will be able to use instant replay on shot-clock and out-of-bounds calls this season. The NBA Board of Governors approved the expanded use Friday. Referees will be permitted to check replay to see if the 24-second clock expired before a successful shot or a foul. They also can consult video during the last 2 minutes of regulation and any overtime period to determine which player last touched the ball prior to it going out of bounds.
• The Milwaukee Bucks cut Dominic James to allow the former Marquette standout the chance to play in Europe.
Tennis: Sharapova advances to final
• Maria Sharapova will have a chance to add to two previous career successes in Japan after advancing to the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
• Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko overcame Gael Monfils of France 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.
• Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Thailand Open in Bangkok.
Autos: Indy's Patrick still staying mum
• IndyCars' Danica Patrick still isn't saying what she plans for next season. The driver glared when asked about her reported signing of a three-year deal to stay with Andretti Green Racing. Team spokesman Al Larsen also declined comment.
• Larry Dixon powered his Top Fuel dragster to a 3.810-second run at 318.99 mph and earned six bonus points for leading the two qualifying sessions in the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals in Millington, Tenn. In Funny Car, Robert Hight held the lead with a 4.074-second pass at 310.70 and also earned six bonus points for leading the second qualifying session. Mike Edwards raced to the lead in Pro Stock with a 6.552 at 210.18 mph.
• Toyota has confirmed it is targeting Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen as drivers for the 2010 Formula One season.
• Jean Todt and Ari Vatanen will face off for the presidency of motor racing's governing body after no other candidates emerged for the job.
Hockey: Markov out with injury
• Canadiens All-Star defenseman Andrei Markov will be out for at least four months after slicing a tendon in his ankle.
• The Florida Panthers made Randy Sexton the team's new general manager, promoting the man responsible for the club's numerous offseason moves.
• Veteran forward Doug Weight was named captain of the New York Islanders.
• The Dallas Stars signed left wing Loui Eriksson to a six-year, $25.5 million extension.
From Beacon Journal wire services
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akron, oh
Posted 10:52 PM, 10/05/2009
Tiger, can you give me some? I'll be your friend.
akron, oh
Posted 12:56 PM, 10/06/2009
Now that the whole world knows how much Tiger Woods make, I guess the next step will be, someone suing him for his money!!!!
