Showing posts with label athletes and money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label athletes and money. Show all posts
Monday, February 29, 2016

Cespedes Isn't Cheap Either

›
For $27m the Mets bought themselves a power-hitting outfielder with a rocket arm. Yoenis Cespedes turned around and spent a lot of that mon...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Update: Reports of Derrick Coleman's Demise Not Exaggerated At All

›
Near the end of 2008, Derrick Coleman denied internet reports he was broke saying a liquidation sale at his former house was solely to get ...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

New York's Coming Population Explosion

›
"I have seven kids that live in five different states. I made some wrong decisions in my first two years in the league. Now I have to t...
3 comments:
Friday, September 04, 2009

The Koos is Going to the Hoosegow

›
Jerry Koosman, a member of the 1969 World Series champion "Miracle Mets," was sentenced to six months in prison for nonpayment of ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Reports of Derrick Coleman's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

›
The former Syracuse great was besieged by phone calls after internet rumors reported that Derrick Coleman was broke. Coleman, who earned nea...
1 comment:
Friday, December 12, 2008

I Hope Mike Vick Studies Asset Management in Prison

›
In case you were starting to feel badly for poor Michael Vick who is rotting in federal prison right now on dog-fighting charges, comes this...
2 comments:
Monday, May 19, 2008

Not a Bad Place To Be When Under House Arrest

›
Pacman Jones is moving to Dallas so he's selling his home in Tennessee . For $1.8 million you can buy the house which is on 30 acres and...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Vin Baker Never Found the Answers He Was Looking For at the Bottom a of Bottle

›
Vin Baker blew a promising NBA career by drinking and eating himself out of the league. Now, he's apparently drank and eaten himself (an...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Mortgage Crisis Claims Another Victim

›
Latrell Sprewell's home is up for foreclosure and his yacht sold at auction to help pay off the $1.3 million he owes on the boat. Sprewe...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

Who Are You Voting For?

›
DC Sports Bog (yes, Bog, not blog) compiles a list of campaign contributions by athletes and other sports professionals. Stephon Marbury gav...
2 comments:
Friday, December 28, 2007

Quickly Learning the Tricks of the Trade

›
Mike Conley Sr. hasn't been an agent for very long, but it seems he is already behaving like a seasoned pro. Conley the former Olympic a...
Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Kobe vs. The Magician

›
Kobe Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, were at Friday night's grand opening of BLUSH Boutique Nightclub at the Wynn in Las Vegas, when he sa...
5 comments:
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

You Can't Escape Your Past

›
In 1994, Darryl Strawberry was indicted on tax evasion charges for not paying taxes on income he earned from card shows. He was sentenced t...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Wright Investment

›
According to published reports instead of a standard fee for his endorsement of Vitamin Water, David Wright took a stake in the company, a 0...
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

LeBron's House

›
LeBron James' 35,440-square-foot house under construction is shaping up as a castle fit for a king -- with a theater, bowling alley, cas...