The NBA recently announced that it is launching what it calls a “three year pilot program,” where it will allow teams to sell patches on their uniforms to corporate sponsors. These patches will appear beginning in the 2017-18 season, and, according to the NBA, will measure approximately 2.5 inches squared and be placed on the front left of the jerseys opposite the Nike Swoosh. Each team will be responsible for negotiating its own deal for this jersey space.
#1: New York Knicks – $1.3 billion #2: Los Angeles Lakers – $1.1 billion #3: Chicago Bulls – $850 million #4: Boston Celtics – $750 million #5: Dallas Mavericks – $700 million #6: Miami Heat – $650 million #7: Houston Rockets – $600 million #8: Golden State Warriors – $560 million #9: Brooklyn Nets – $550 million #10: Sacramento Kings – $550 million #11: San Antonio Spurs $530 million #12: Oklahoma City Thunder – $500 million #13: Phoenix Suns – $475 million #14: Orlando Magic – $470 million #15: Portland Trail Blazers – $460 million #16: Cleveland Cavaliers – $430 million #17: Utah Jazz – $430 million #18: Los Angeles Clippers – $430 million #19: Denver Nuggets – $430 million #20: Philadelphia 76ers – $420 million #21: Toronto Raptors – $400 million #22: Detroit Pistons – $400 million #23: Washington Wizards – $400 million #24: Indiana Pacers – $385 million #25: Memphis Grizzlies – $380 million #26: Minnesota Timberwolves – $370 million #27: New Orleans Hornets – $350 million #28: Atlanta Hawks – $320 million #29: Charlotte Bobcats – $320 million #30: Milwaukee Bucks – $315 million
Darrell Issa is a Republican and the current US Representative from California’s 48th District, which spans parts of southern Orange County, Oceanside, Dana Point, Encinitas and Carlsbad. Prior to entering politics, Darrell earned a fortune in a really unique (and annoying way). Issa’s fortune comes from inventing vehicle theft deterrent systems. AKA, car alarms. The company he founded in 1985, Directed Electronics, pioneered the concept of creating a loud noise when a car was disturbed.
They inherited SHK Properties in 1990 after their father Kwok Tak Seng passed away. Thomas earned a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School, University of London and a Bachelor’s degree from Imperial College, University of London. Thomas and his brother Raymond were arrested on bribery charges in March 2012. They pled not guilty to corruption charges involving payments and loans to Hong Kong’s former #2 official Rafaeul Hui in March 2013.
According to Yahoo! News, the penalty for such an unauthorized construction project at a Grade I Listed historical estate like the 300-acre one Dyson’s Dodington House rests on is, incredibly, “two years in prison or an unlimited fine.” Hopefully for the sake of Dyson as well as fans of high-tech vacuum cleaners everywhere, it won’t come to that, since he’s now submitted a retroactive application to the South Gloucestershire Council that will decide on the matter sometime between now and next month.
Rumours – Fleetwood Mac – 40 million copies sold Fleetwood Mac’s album Rumours is their eleventh studio album. Four of the album’s songs were released as singles. Relationship breakups between Fleetwood Mac members prior to the studio sessions reflected the lyrics on the album. Saturday Night Fever – Bee Gees, various artists – 40 million copies sold Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack to the popular movie of the same name.
Sam Bradford signed his rookie contract with the Rams in 2010: six years for $78 million. The pay was staggered unevenly, so Bradford earned $21.2 million in his first season alone. This was the last contract for a #1 pick under the old CBA, and it’s safe to say it hasn’t quite panned out for St. Louis. Bradford has gone a subpar 18-30-1 in four seasons, and recently tore his ACL, so he’ll miss all of 2014.
But when you realize that the gold medal is only 1.34% percent gold, it almost seems like an insult to the athletes who have worked their entire lives to earn them. In an ironic twist, the gold medals are in actuality mostly silver – about 92.5%. The rest of the medal is made from a little over 6% copper. This means that an gold medal is only in actuality worth about $600.
Through May 2017 he scored 18 goals for Chelsea in 127 games. Willian has also represented Brazil at the under-20 and senior levels. He won five Ukrainian Premier Leagues, four Ukrainian Cups, three Ukrainian Super Cups, and a UEFA Cup with Shakhtar Donetsk. Willian won the Premier League twice and the League Cup once with Chelsea. He was named Chelsea Player of the Year and Chelsea Players’ Player of the Year for the 2015-16 season.
Does this scenario sound impossible to believe? Well then you’ve clearly never seen our list of the highest earning YouTube stars. If you had read that list, you’d know that lots of YouTube stars are easily making over 7 figures a year. The top earners are making more than $5 million a year. The number one highest earning (and most popular) YouTube star in the world, “Pewdiepie”, makes a mind boggling $7 million a year thanks to his 30 million subscribers and 5.
Given the overall economic conditions in communist Cuba, it might surprise you to learn that Castro lived very extravagantly and had a net worth of $900 million. Here are 10 surprising facts about Fidel Castro: #1. Fidel and his younger brother Raul were born on their father, Ángel Castro’s, prosperous sugar plantation in Birán, Cuba. Founded by their father in 1915, the home burnt down in 1954. An exact replica was built in its place in 1974.
He has become known for transferring players to Milan at reduced prices. Some examples of this are Robinho, Mario Balotelli, Kaka, and Ziatan Ibrahimovic. Adriano Galliani has also serves as Non-Executive and Independent Director of SoPaF Spa, and as Director of Mediaset SPA. Galliani married Malika El Hazzazi in 2004 and was previously married to Daniela Rosati. He has three children: Gianluca, Micol, and Fabrizio.
Monteverde is also notable for his personal life, as he is married to model and actress Ali Landry. Landry is most famous for her work as a “Doritos girl” in a 1998 Super Bowl commercial for the popular snack, and as part of the cast of the UPN sitcom Eve. The two met at a Bible study group sponsored by a church and were married in 2006. In 2007, they had their first child, Estrela, and four years later in 2011 their second child was born, a boy named Marcelo.
Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, and De La Hoya have dominated boxing for as long as we can remember. Mayweather is done. Pacquiao’s popularity is on the decline. De La Hoya is retired. What could bring boxing back is the resurgence of the heavyweight division. For decades the focus has been on lighter boxers and their fancy footwork and better technical ability. There is a prevailing thought that this long-dormant division is due for a comeback and there’s one man who can lead it.
She was named “Lady of the Day” by Sports Illustrated in 2010; the “Hottest UFC Octagon Girl” by Maxim in 2010; “Ring Girl of the Year 2010” by the MMA Awards; and she was rated #23 on Maxim’s Hottest 100 List in 2010. She began hosting the “UFC Ultimate Insider” web-series in 2010, as well. She recently made headlines, when she was arrested for battery domestic violence in Las Vegas.
That is simply too much for any one player to count against the cap, especially if the team expects to sign anyone who can help them return to the Super Bowl. They had to create some room. So they did, but it came with a pretty hefty price tag; $66.4 million, to be exact. Flacco had three years worth about $58.6 million left on his last contract. With the extension, he is under contract for the next six years for $125 million.
Matt Elam, who was the Ravens’ first round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, was arrested on multiple drug charges early Sunday morning in Miami. The 25-year-old safety was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to sell or deliver, in addition to being charged with possession of a controlled substance. Elam was originally pulled over for reckless driving, and was found to have 126 grams of marijuana and three grams of oxycodone in his vehicle.
Jorge Paulo Lemann was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1939, the son of a Swiss businessman and a Brazilian mother. He graduated from Harvard in 1961 with a degree in economics. After college Lemann was briefly a business journalist for the Jornal do Brasil, Rio’s newspaper. This newspaper job mainly was used as a way to earn a little bit of money on the side while Jorge pursued a professional tennis career.
Bevan played for ELO from 1970 to 1986. The band released their debut self-titled debut album in 1971. Their albums Discovery in 1979 and Time in 1981 both reached #1 in the UK. ELO had #1 singles with the songs “Living Thing”, “Turn to Stone”, “Shine a Little Love”, and “Xanadu” (featuring Olivia Newton-John). ELO Part II released two albums and sold the rights to ELO back to Jeff Lynne before changing their name to The Orchestra.
His district was located on the South Side of Chicago and was the highest proportion of African-Americans in any congressional district in the nation at 65%. The Illinois General Assembly redistricted the area after the 2010 census. Rush holds the distinction of being the only politician to defeat Barack Obama in an election which came in the 2000 Democratic primary for Illinois’ 1st congressional district. Rush founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers and was a civil rights activist in the 1960s.