Friday, November 30, 2012

Shaq grabs top spot on Highest-Paid Athletes list - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Business Journal researchers combed informationfrom ESPN.com, MSN.FoxSports.com, Cot’s Baseball Contracts, PGA team Web sites and Wikepedia.com to rank the Phoenix-area’s 25 highest-paid sports stars based on 2009-09 salary or winnings. O’Nea outpaced his closest rival by a couplemillion bucks. Arizonwa Cardinals wide receiverLarry Fitzgerald, who help drivd the team to the Suped Bowl this year, came in second with $17.1 million. O’Neall won three NBA Championships with the Los Angeles Lakersa and one with the Miami Heat before beinb traded tothe Suns. He averageed 24.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game during his career.
Roundintg out the top five are Suns playersAmare Stoudemire, $15.1 million; Steve Nash, $12.3 and Jason Richardson. $12.2 million. The highest-paidr member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, outfielder Eric Byrnes, $11.7 came in at No. 6. Linebacker Karlos Dansby led the fiel for the Arizona Cardinals takingin $8.1 million at No. 8. Phoenisx Coyotes defenseman Ed Jovanovski scored the top pay on his teamat $6.5 for the No. 11 spot. The only golfer to make the list was Phil Mickelso nat No. 19 with winnings of $5.2 The complete list appearz in the June 5 print editionn of the PhoenixBusiness Journal. To subscribw or order a copy ofthat jbertolino@bizjournals.com.

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