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10 Best Draft Classes in NFL History
It takes time to truly appreciate the greatness of a draft class, meaning the 10 we have featured in this one don’t go further than 2004, which might end up being the second great quarterback class with Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, eclipsing the 1983 generation, with John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino.
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10 Highest Paid Footballers in 2013
Of the 10 biggest earners in world football over the last 12 months, we have two players from Manchester City (Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure), two from Real Madrid (Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo) and one from each of the following: Galatasaray (Didier Drogba), Santos (Neymar), Chelsea (Fernando Torres), Manchester United (Wayne Rooney), Barcelona (Lionel Messi) and Paris Saint-Germain (David Beckham).
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10 Highest Paid Golfers in the World
Guys like Adam Scott, Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy might be the future of the sport, but when it comes to money made from sponsors, no once comes close to Tiger Woods. Not in Golf, and not in any other sport.
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10 Highest Paid NASCAR Drivers
It doesn’t matter how many times Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart will win Sprint Cup titles – the face of the sport is Dale Earnhardt Jr., who continues to be the biggest earner in NASCAR, way ahead of Endorsements queen Danica Patrick as well, regardless of how well (or not) he preforms on the track.
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10 Best Goalscorers in International Football
Miroslav Klose is very close to becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in world cup history, and is also one goal away from entering the top 10 of all-time leading scorers in international football. Missing the match against France didn’t help, with Gerd Müller just one goal in front of him before he joins the likes of Pele and Ferenc Puskas.
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10 Most Hated Athletes in America
Some players on the list of the most hated athletes in America are proof that people don’t forget past sins or even alleged sins, and that’s why Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Michael Vick are still high up on this list. Manti Te’o is the shocking new entree, but it’s hard to find someone less popular than Lance Armstrong at the moment.
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Best Super Bowl MVP Performances
Looking for any reason to feel comfortable about heading into the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers have three players featuring among the top 10 MVP performances: Jerry Rice, Steve Young and Joe Montana, beating other memorable games by the likes of Marcus Allen and Phil Simms.
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10 Best NBA Rookies Halfway Through the 2012-2013 season
Midway through the 2012-2013 NBA season it’s hard to determine who will be winning rookie of the year, but it’s safe to assume it’ll be either Damian Lillard, the current popular choice, or Anthony Davis, who was the favorite going into the season, but hasn’t affected his new team the way Lillard has so far done in Portland.
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10 Highest Earning NBA Players
When it comes to making money outside the NBA courts, no one comes near the level LeBron James is currently at, with Kobe Bryant being the closest to him, although a bigger earner overall thanks to the highest salary in the league, as well as one of three Los Angeles Lakers players on the list.
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10 Most Valuable College Football Teams
Surprise, surprise, the SEC rule this one as well. Not the top school, which belongs to the only Big 12 program on this list (Texas, way beyond the rest), but owning 7 spots along the way. Alabama and LSU as expected, but also Auburn and Arkansas who have seen better days. Michigan represent the Big Ten while Notre Dame are the independent party in College Football’s most valuable programs.