http://www.mail.com/subjects/13330-athlete-compensation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13330-athlete-compensation.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2101750-veteran-db-charles-woodson-returns-to-raiders.html ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Charles Woodson is coming back home to Oakland. Woodson signed a one-year contract with the Raiders on Tuesday to return to his original team after leaving seven years ago for Green Bay as a free agent. The move will be widely popular with Raiders fans, many of whom staked out the team's facility on Tuesday to greet Woodson on his v... Wed, 22 May 2013 03:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2101750-veteran-db-charles-woodson-returns-to-raiders.html 2013-05-22T03:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2094174-seahawks-de-bruce-irvin-suspended-4-games.html RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season on Friday after the league announced he violated the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances. Irvin will be eligible to participate in all offseason activities and preseason practices and games, but will be suspended without pay... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2094174-seahawks-de-bruce-irvin-suspended-4-games.html 2013-05-17T23:25:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093192-woodson-hes-fit-raiders-visit.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Charles Woodson pushed back a visit to Oakland to pursue a reunion with the Raiders because extending his career in the NFL isn't his only mission. The 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year would've traveled to the Bay Area from Denver after meeting with the Broncos on Wednesday, but he had charity obligations this weekend to suppo... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:23:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2093192-woodson-hes-fit-raiders-visit.html 2013-05-17T22:23:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2093574-retirement-tests-beckham-built-lasting-brand.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham's pecs are at least as much a part of his brand as his kick; his brand of shoes ultimately more lucrative than the game he's giving up. Listed as the world's highest-earning athlete for 2013, Beckham's retirement from play still leaves him with valuable endorsements and unparalleled celebrity. The question is whether he can maintain it. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2093574-retirement-tests-beckham-built-lasting-brand.html 2013-05-17T17:47:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091956-beckham-brought-credibility-visibility-to-mls.html Ask someone in Asia or Europe a decade ago what they knew about the Galaxy, and odds are the answer would have been limited to planets or stars. Nowadays, it's likely to include a reference to "Beckham's team," the Major League Soccer franchise in Los Angeles. By making the growth of soccer in the United States his pet project, David Beckham put the sport... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2091956-beckham-brought-credibility-visibility-to-mls.html 2013-05-16T23:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2091334-nba-union-head-files-suit-fisher.html Ousted NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter alleges in a lawsuit that president Derek Fisher had a secret deal with owners during the 2011 lockout that benefited himself, his publicist and certain players. Hunter contends that Fisher undermined Hunter's efforts to make an agreement and interfered with his position by secretly negotiati... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:05:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2091334-nba-union-head-files-suit-fisher.html 2013-05-16T20:05:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071120-singapore-to-host-wta-championship-2014-18.html Eyeing a stronger presence in Asia, the WTA is moving its season-ending championships to Singapore for 2014-18 in a five-year deal worth more than $70 million. "We're no different than any multinational corporation that looks for growth," WTA Chairman and CEO Stacey Allaster said Wednesday in a telephone interview from Singapore. "You just have to look at... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:04:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2071120-singapore-to-host-wta-championship-2014-18.html 2013-05-08T13:04:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html LONDON (AP) — Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday. He was 54. He had Lou Gehrig's disease, and the governing body of men's tennis said in a statement he died at his home in Sydney. Drewett was a top-40 singles and top-20 doubles player before he ret... Fri, 03 May 2013 21:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2061516-atp-chairman-brad-drewett-dies-54.html 2013-05-03T21:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048024-jets-draft-qb-geno-smith-2nd-round.html FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith's surprising slide through the NFL draft stopped in the second round. Now, he might get a chance to be the New York Jets' starting quarterback. The former West Virginia star was taken with the seventh pick in the second round, 39th overall, on Friday night and could be the future — or maybe even present — replacement f... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:43:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048024-jets-draft-qb-geno-smith-2nd-round.html 2013-04-27T03:43:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047740-packers-sign-rodgers-to-110m-contract-extension.html GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers gave Aaron Rodgers his opportunity when 23 other teams passed. On another late April weekend with the NFL draft unfolding anew, there was Rodgers again, expressing his appreciation of the Packers for their latest sign of faith. The Packers signed their franchise quarterback Friday to a five-year contract extens... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2047740-packers-sign-rodgers-to-110m-contract-extension.html 2013-04-27T01:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047364-cuba-ends-half-century-ban-pro-boxing.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semipro league. Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box without protective headgear and earn $1,000 to $3,000 a month. The country has a long and storied boxing tradition and is usually a force at international amateur tournaments. This move represe... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:37:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2047364-cuba-ends-half-century-ban-pro-boxing.html 2013-04-26T19:37:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2039120-wimbledon-announces-40-percent-hike-prize-money.html LONDON (AP) — This year's singles champions at Wimbledon will each receive $2.4 million after the All England Club increased overall prize money by a record 40 percent for the biggest total payout in tennis history. Wimbledon also announced Tuesday that it plans to build a retractable roof on Court No. 1 in the latest move to combat the rain delays that a... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:49:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2039120-wimbledon-announces-40-percent-hike-prize-money.html 2013-04-23T14:49:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2037490-revis-happy-to-chapter-with-buccaneers.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Darrelle Revis walked into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers weight room and received a round of applause from some of his new teammates. The warm reception meant a lot to Revis. The three-time All-Pro may have left the New York Jets feeling underappreciated, but he's a welcome addition to a defense that ranked last in the NFL last season and is... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:36:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2037490-revis-happy-to-chapter-with-buccaneers.html 2013-04-22T21:36:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2034746-jets-trade-darrelle-revis-to-buccaneers.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the patience, persistence and money it took to get Darrelle Revis. Weeks of speculation about the star cornerback's future ended Sunday when the New York Jets traded the three-time All-Pro to the Bucs in exchange for the 13th overall pick in this week's NFL draft and another selection next year. ... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:53:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2034746-jets-trade-darrelle-revis-to-buccaneers.html 2013-04-22T07:53:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015182-wambach-morgan-highlight-pro-soccer-league.html NEW YORK (AP) — Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United States. The U.S. stars of the London Olympics will be joined by other national players in the eight-team league. The season kicks off Saturday night with FC Kansas City hosting scoring-sensat... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:57:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2015182-wambach-morgan-highlight-pro-soccer-league.html 2013-04-12T19:57:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2009810-us-judge-philly-weighs-nfl-concussion-suits.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody has a billion-dollar problem on her hands. Brody, of Philadelphia, heard arguments Tuesday on whether lawsuits that accuse the NFL of glorifying violence and hiding known concussion risks belong in court or in arbitration. Brody could side with the 4,200 players and let them pursue lawsuits, or sh... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:36:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2009810-us-judge-philly-weighs-nfl-concussion-suits.html 2013-04-10T13:36:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008458-ex-players-call-nfl-brain-injury-panel-sham.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lisa McHale wishes her husband had lived long enough to learn more about the links between concussions and long-term brain injuries. Her husband Tom, an All-Ivy athlete who played in 87 NFL games from 1987 to 1995, died of an overdose in 2008 after battling depression and a painkiller addiction. An autopsy later showed he suffered from... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:40:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2008458-ex-players-call-nfl-brain-injury-panel-sham.html 2013-04-09T22:40:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2004698-nfl-ex-players-prep-battle-concussions.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With perhaps billions of dollars at stake, a hearing Tuesday over concussion litigation filed against the NFL promises to be a contest between legal lions. About 4,200 former players have sued the league. Some suffer from dementia, depression, Alzheimer's disease and other neurological problems. Others simply want their health monitore... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:01:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2004698-nfl-ex-players-prep-battle-concussions.html 2013-04-08T20:01:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1999492-nats-beat-marlins-6-1-3-game-sweep-reds.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A familiar cast of characters helped the Washington Nationals complete a lopsided, season-opening three-game sweep of the payroll-slashing, talent-trading Miami Marlins. Now should come more of a test: a visit to the reigning NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds starting Friday. In Washington's 6-1 victory over Miami in the finale Thursda... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:37:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1999492-nats-beat-marlins-6-1-3-game-sweep-reds.html 2013-04-05T00:37:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1998094-rangers-to-ss-andrus-contract.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Elvis Andrus is set to stay with the Texas Rangers for as long as another decade. The Rangers called a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce the new contract that the two-time All-Star shortstop agreed to earlier this week. Andrus is guaranteed $120 million over an additional eight seasons through 2022 with the Rangers. T... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1998094-rangers-to-ss-andrus-contract.html 2013-04-04T15:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1991802-yankees-set-record-payroll-230m-astros-27m.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees set a record for baseball's highest opening-day payroll at $230.4 million, almost 10 times what the Houston Astros are paying their players. After all the talk of spending restraint during the offseason, the Yankees began the season Monday well ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a study of big league contra... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:44:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1991802-yankees-set-record-payroll-230m-astros-27m.html 2013-04-01T22:44:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1987402-cowboys-romo-agree-6-year-108m-extension.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo has a chance to start for the Dallas Cowboys longer than Roger Staubach or Troy Aikman. The question is whether he will ever match their Super Bowl pedigrees. Romo signed a six-year contract extension worth $108 million Friday, with about half of that guaranteed to make him the highest-paid player in franchise history. Th... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:52:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1987402-cowboys-romo-agree-6-year-108m-extension.html 2013-03-29T23:52:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1985504-ailing-a-rod-will-than-houston-astros.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez will make more this year than all the Houston Astros combined — a lot more. And he won't even play the first half of the season, if at all. A-Rod's $29 million salary tops the major leagues for the 13th straight season, according to a study of major league contracts by The Associated Press. ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:24:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1985504-ailing-a-rod-will-than-houston-astros.html 2013-03-28T22:24:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1980688-yankees-complete-trade-vernon-wells.html TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — On his first day with the New York Yankees, Vernon Wells recalled a game in the International League more than a decade ago and he saw Darryl Strawberry in uniform for the opposition. "I remember the first time I played the Triple-A Yankees, when I was 20 years old," the outfielder, now 34, said Tuesday. "It was the first time that I ac... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:24:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1980688-yankees-complete-trade-vernon-wells.html 2013-03-26T22:24:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1974224-bears-lb-dj-williams-reach-1-year-deal.html CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears agreed Friday to a one-year contract with linebacker D.J. Williams, a possible replacement for Brian Urlacher. The deal comes two days after the Bears said they couldn't reach an agreement with Urlacher, the eight-time Pro Bowl selection and the heart and face of the franchise. They also have an opening at strong side line... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1974224-bears-lb-dj-williams-reach-1-year-deal.html 2013-03-22T21:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1973308-mlb-sues-fla-clinic-banned-player-drugs.html MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball on Friday sued a now-shuttered South Florida clinic and its operators, accusing them of scheming to provide banned performance-enhancing drugs to players in violation of their contracts. The lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court seeks unspecified damages from Coral Gables anti-aging clinic Biogenesis of America and its ope... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:35:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1973308-mlb-sues-fla-clinic-banned-player-drugs.html 2013-03-22T20:35:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html HAVANA (AP) — Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution. Back then, pro boxing was deemed corrupting and exploitative, and the big purses not in line with socialist egalitarian ideals. Now the island is on verge of relaxing the monopoly of amateur bo... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:21:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1970506-cuba-eyes-semi-pro-league-to-reinvigorate-boxing.html 2013-03-21T19:21:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968250-qb-manning-considers-reworking-contract-cruz.html NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterback Eli Manning will consider reworking his contract if it will help keep leading receiver Victor Cruz on the New York Giants. The two-time Super Bowl MVP indicated Wednesday at a sponsor event that the Giants haven't asked him to redo his contract to open cap space. However, he said he would consider anything that helps the team. ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1968250-qb-manning-considers-reworking-contract-cruz.html 2013-03-21T02:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966288-apnewsbreak-us-open-tennis-prizes-to-50m-17.html The U.S. Open tennis tournament will increase its annual prize money to $50 million by 2017 — nearly double what it was last year — and switch back to a Sunday men's final in 2015, The Associated Press has learned. As part of an unprecedented five-year agreement with the men's and women's professional tours, New York's Grand Slam also is making an additio... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:19:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1966288-apnewsbreak-us-open-tennis-prizes-to-50m-17.html 2013-03-20T04:19:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1965318-rex-ryan-jets-actively-dangling-revis.html PHOENIX (AP) — Rex Ryan is like every coach: He doesn't want to see his best player leave. Yet even while Ryan was saying Tuesday that the New York Jets are not actively pursuing a trade of Darrelle Revis, he sounded prepared to enter the 2013 season without his star cornerback. Ryan said it's not a foregone conclusion the Jets will deal Revis, who is unh... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1965318-rex-ryan-jets-actively-dangling-revis.html 2013-03-19T17:42:56Z